The New Yorker: Fiction - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I love the curation of the short stories and the selection of the writers to read them. The writers bring such insight to their readings. There are so many magical moments hearing brilliant writers talk about brilliant stories in brilliant conversation with the New York fiction editor. . It is one of the most passionate, literate and insightful podcasts I have ever come across. I plan on listening to every one of them as I paint or do printmaking….the imaginary becoming real. I plan to subscribe.

The host is the New Yorker’s fiction editor whose interviews are superb. I’ve been introduced to some wonderful authors, both the story writers and the readers (who are also published authors).

I love the discussion before and afterward the story as it enhances my appreciation of the writing. Sometimes I even go back and listen to the story again after the discussion and appreciate it even more. Sometimes I struggle to listen if the reader has a strong accent, but that is rare. The host has a quiet intelligence, the bring out the best in her guests.

Deborah’s conversations with the writers before/after the story add so much to each story. This podcast is a masterpiece.

Great pod, but there seems to be a technical issue with the Hemon episode. There are increasingly long pauses in Hemon’s reading of the story. I think the audio file has been corrupted or not fully edited. It’s a shame because it sounds like an interesting story.