Otherppl with Brad Listi: Books & Culture

Bob De Niro Has 10 to 18 Dogs

Volume 107 of Brad & Mira For the Culture..Mira recaps her return to the motherland...she did not get diarrhea...the soothing sounds of Siri and Kaya...Brad tries to teac

1057. Sam Tallent

Sam Tallent is the author of the novel Brut, a literary thriller available from Random House. Tallent is a comedian, novelist, and host of the Chubby Behemoth podcast. F

REPLAY: Robin McLean on Feminist Westerns, Cosmic Time, and Unconventional Living

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 748, my conversation with Robin McLean. We were talking about her debut novel Pity the Beast, availa

Excerpt from 'Sunrise,' by Téa Obreht

Téa Obreht reads from her new novel Sunrise, available from Random House. Obreht is the internationally bestselling author of The Tiger’s Wife, Inland and The Morningsid

How to Write a Biography

A new Craftwork conversation with Brendan O'Meara, author of the biography The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine, available from Mariner Books. The paperback ed

1056. Roshan Sethi

Roshan Sethi is the author of the debut novel The Simp, available from Simon & Schuster. Sethi is a writer, director, and practicing oncologist. He is the cocreator of 

REPLAY: Heidi Julavits on Book Reviews, Psychics, & The Believer

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 62, my conversation with Heidi Julavits. We were talking about her novel The Vanishers (Doubleday),

Excerpt from 'The Simp,' by Roshan Sethi

⁠Roshan Sethi⁠ reads from his debut novel ⁠The Simp⁠, available from Simon & Schuster. Sethi is a writer, director, and practicing oncologist. He is the cocreator of The

Angry Adam's Kafkaesque Prison

Volume 106 of Brad & Mira For the Culture..Mira prepares for a return to the motherland...Mira's dad refuses to use soap...Brad's no good very bad terrible morning...Siri

1055. Emily St. John Mandel

Emily St. John Mandel is the author of the novel Exit Party, available from Knopf. Mandel is the author of six novels, most recently Sea of Tranquility, which has been

REPLAY: Margaret Malone on the Portland Writing Scene, Philosophy, Psychology, & Improv

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 396, my conversation with Margaret Malone. We were talking about her debut story collection, People

Ben Loory Reads 'The Poet' & 'The Squid Who Fell in Love with the Sun'

Vol. 19 of Story Time, featuring an author reading aloud from his/her/their work. In this episode, Ben Loory reads two stories. The first story is called 'The Poet,' from

The Least Alive a Non-Dead Person Has Ever Looked

Volume 105 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira's mother-in-law texts her about a bloody dog penis whose penis was bloody...the podcast celebrates 15 years of quality po

1054. Salman Rushdie & Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Salman Rushdie and Rachel Eliza Griffiths join me to talk about Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, the new documentary directed by Academy Award–winning filmm

15 Years of Otherppl: What 1,000+ Conversations with Writers Have Taught Me

In this special anniversary episode, Brad reflects on 15 years of Otherppl, more than 1,000 conversations with writers, and what the experience has taught him about writi

REPLAY: Chuck Klosterman on Journalism, Expertise, & the Complexities of Progress

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 423, my conversation with Chuck Klosterman. We were talking about his book But What If We’re Wrong:

Poems from 'Elegy for Pangaea,' by Mark Leidner

Vol. 18 of Story Time, featuring an author reading aloud from her work. In this episode, Mark Leidner reads from his new poetry collection, Elegy for Pangaea (Fonograf Ed

Thanks for Not Talking

Volume 104 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira weighs in on the death of Gloria Steinem...Florida weather in LA...Mira professes her love for M. Night Shyamalan...is Br

1053. Mark Leidner

Mark Leidner is the author of the poetry collection Elegy for Pangaea, available from Fonograf Editions. Leidner's previous poetry collections are Returning the Sword t

REPLAY: Jonathan Franzen on Fame, Techno-Optimism, and David Foster Wallace

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 426, my conversation with Jonathan Franzen. We were talking about his novel Purity, available in tra