Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi

Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly books and culture podcast featuring in-depth conversations with today's leading authors. Literature, screenwriting, the creative process, pop culture, and more. Available wherever you get your podcasts. Follow the show on Bluesky and Instagram.

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Dec 28, 2011 · 1 hr 26 min
Episode 30 — Jamal Joseph
Jamal Joseph is the guest. He is the author of the memoir PANTHER BABY, which details his coming of age within the Black Panther movement during the 1960s and '70s—a journey that took him to Riker's Island and Leavenworth prisons before ultimately lea.
Dec 25, 2011 · 1 hr 20 min
Episode 29 — Ben Loory
Ben Loory is the guest. He's the author of the debut collection STORIES FOR NIGHTTIME AND SOME FOR THE DAY, now available from Penguin. Long a favorite of small zine readers in print and online, as well as a longtime contributor to The Nervous Breakd...
Dec 21, 2011 · 1 hr 22 min
Episode 28 — Edan Lepucki
Edan Lepucki is the guest. She's the author of the novella IF YOU'RE NOT YET LIKE ME, originally published by Flatmancrooked and now available from Nouvella Books. She's a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop and a staff writer over at The Millions,
Dec 18, 2011 · 1 hr 24 min
Episode 27 — Barry Eisler
The guest is Barry Eisler. He's the author of several bestselling thrillers, the most recent of which is THE DETACHMENT, which caused a stir in publishing earlier this year when Eisler turned down a six-figure deal from St.
Dec 14, 2011 · 1 hr 21 min
Episode 26 — David Shields
David Shields is the guest. He's the author of twelve books, including REALITY HUNGER: A MANIFESTO (Knopf, 2010), which was named one of the best books of the year by more than thirty publications. An interesting conversation with a provocative and i...
Dec 11, 2011 · 1 hr 19 min
Episode 25 — John Warner
John Warner is the guest. He's the author of four books, most recently a debut novel called THE FUNNY MAN, available now from SoHo Press. And he's also the longtime editor of McSweeney's Internet Tendency. Topics of conversation include: Lake Charles,
Dec 7, 2011 · 1 hr 18 min
Episode 24 — Charles Shields
Charles Shields is the guest. He's the author of AND SO IT GOES — KURT VONNEGUT: A LIFE, now available in hardcover from Henry Holt. Shields is also the author of MOCKINGBIRD: A PORTRAIT OF HARPER LEE, also available from Holt.
Dec 4, 2011 · 1 hr 18 min
Episode 23 — Dennis Cooper
Dennis Cooper is the guest. He's the author of several books, including THE SLUTS, GOD JR., the five novels of the George Miles cycle, and, most recently, THE MARBLED SWARM, now available from Harper Perennial. "Disquieting, humbling,
Nov 30, 2011 · 1 hr 19 min
Episode 22 — Darin Strauss
Darin Strauss is today's guest. He is the author of three novels—CHANG & ENG, THE REAL MCCOY, and MORE THAN IT HURTS YOU. And his most recent book is a memoir called HALF A LIFE (McSweeney's) which won the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Nov 27, 2011 · 1 hr 19 min
Episode 21 — Janet Reitman
Janet Reitman is the guest. She is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine and the author of the bestselling INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY: THE STORY OF AMERICA'S MOST SECRETIVE RELIGION, recently named by the New York Times as one of its 100 Notable Bo...
Nov 23, 2011 · 1 hr 22 min
Episode 20 — Adam Novy
The guest is Adam Novy, author of the debut novel THE AVIAN GOSPELS, available now from Short Flight / Long Drive Books, an independent press run by the good people over at Hobart. Topics of conversation include: birds, birding, reviews,
Nov 20, 2011 · 1 hr 19 min
Episode 19 — Elissa Schappell
The guest is Elissa Schappell, author of the story collections USE ME (William Morrow), which was nominated for the PEN/Hemingway Award, and the brand new BLUEPRINTS FOR BUILDING BETTER GIRLS, available now from Simon & Schuster.
Nov 16, 2011 · 1 hr 18 min
Episode 18 — Katie Arnoldi
Today's guest: Katie Arnoldi, the bestselling author of three novels: CHEMICAL PINK, THE WENTWORTHS, and POINT DUME. Topics of conversation include: marijuana, Mexican drug cartels, surfing, surf Nazis, art, discipline,
Nov 13, 2011 · 1 hr 27 min
Episode 17 — Joshua Mohr
Joshua Mohr is the guest. He's the author of three novels: SOME THINGS THAT MEANT THE WORLD TO ME, TERMITE PARADE, and, most recently, DAMASCUS. All are available from Two Dollar Radio, one of America's finest independent presses.
Nov 9, 2011 · 1 hr 25 min
Episode 16 — Gina Frangello
Gina Frangello is the guest. She is the critically acclaimed author of the story collection SLUT LULLABIES (Emergency Press), and the forthcoming novel A LIFE IN MEN (Algonquin). She is also the esteemed fiction editor over at The Nervous Breakdown.
Nov 6, 2011 · 1 hr 25 min
Episode 15 — Jillian Lauren
The guest is Jillian Lauren, bestselling author of the new novel PRETTY, now available from Plume Books, as well the memoir SOME GIRLS: MY LIFE IN A HAREM. Topics of conversation include: youth, addiction, fearlessness,
Nov 2, 2011 · 1 hr 23 min
Episode 14 — Shann Ray
The guest is Shann Ray, author of the critically acclaimed story collection AMERICAN MASCULINE, now available from Graywolf Press. A very impressive guy. A college basketball star. A doctorate in psychology.
Oct 30, 2011 · 1 hr 15 min
Episode 13 — Megan Boyle
Megan Boyle is the guest. She is the author of SELECTED UNPUBLISHED BLOG POSTS OF A MEXICAN PANDA EXPRESS EMPLOYEE, an unorthodox debut poetry collection from Muumuu House. At the time of this interview, she had been up for 36 hours and was staying a...
Oct 26, 2011 · 1 hr 17 min
Episode 12 — Diana Spechler
A great conversation with Diana Spechler, author of the novels WHO BY FIRE and SKINNY, both from Harper Perennial. Topics of conversation include: tequila, book tour, cocktail waitressing, pizza delivery, horrible bosses, getting fired,
Oct 23, 2011 · 1 hr 16 min
Episode 11 — Adam Levin
Adam Levin is the guest. He is the author of THE INSTRUCTIONS, a 1,030-page novel published by McSweeneys in late 2010 to great critical acclaim. Topics of conversation include: page counts, cigarettes, discipline, work schedules, exotic fowl,