Otherppl with Brad Listi

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

Excerpt from 'All That Is Left of Life,' by Roberta Recchia

Vol. 17 of Story Time, featuring an author reading aloud from her work. In this episode, Roberta Recchia reads from her bestselling debut novel All That Is Left of Life (

Is It Illegal to Smell Someone in California?

Volume 103 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira issues a correction after spreading misinformation about Johnny Carson and Porter Wagoner...Mira gets a new tattoo...the

1052. Marlon James

Marlon James is the author of the novel The Disappearers, now available from Riverhead Books. It has been longlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize. James is the Booker Priz

REPLAY: Terry Tempest Williams on Grief, Art, Absence, and Presence

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 149, my conversation with Terry Tempest Williams. We were talking about her book When Women Were Bir

Excerpt from 'Earth 7,' by Deb Olin Unferth

Vol. 16 of Story Time, featuring an author reading aloud from her work. In this episode, Deb Olin Unferth reads from her new novel, Earth 7, now available from Graywolf P

Dolly Parton 4Ever

Volume 102 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Dolly Parton, our Lord & Savior, has shuffled off her mortal coil...Mira laments not being able to cancel the podcast for ment

1051. Roberta Recchia

Roberta Recchia is the author of the debut novel All That is Left of Life, available from Scribner. Translated by Antonella Lettieri. Born in Rome in 1972, Roberta Ross

REPLAY: Madelaine Lucas on Love, Longing, and the Art of the Sad, Horny Novel

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 822, my conversation with Madelaine Lucas, author of the debut novel Thirst for Salt (Tin House). A

1050. Beowulf Sheehan

Beowulf Sheehan is the author of The Father of the Man: The Last Author Portrait Sitting with Cormac McCarthy (Autofocus Books). Sheehan is a photographer of figures i

Escape from Statin Island

Volume 101 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira is late again...was watching a murder trial on her phone...meets her hero Angie K of RHOSC while shopping for underwear..

1049. Deb Olin Unferth

Deb Olin Unferth is the author of the novel Earth 7, available from Graywolf Press. Unferth is the author of six books, including Barn 8 and Wait Till You See Me Dance.

REPLAY: Cara Blue Adams on Writing, Privilege, and Connected Stories

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 761, my conversation with Cara Blue Adams, author of the debut story collection You Never Get It Bac

100 Disgraceful Episodes

Volume 100 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira swims with otters, actually experiences joy...also meets her spirit animal, a sloth...Mira and Tyler confront their extre