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.
Episodes
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Jan 22, 2012 • 1h 20min
Episode 37 — Alan Heathcock
The guest is Alan Heathcock, author of the critically acclaimed story collection Volt, now available from Graywolf Press. Volt was named a Best Book of 2011 by a variety of publications, including Publishers Weekly, GQ, the Chicago Tribune, the ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 18, 2012 • 1h 19min
Episode 36 — D.R. Haney
D.R. Haney is the guest. He's the author of the novel Banned for Life (And/Or Press) and the nonfiction collection Subversia, now available from TNB Books. PANK magazine calls Subversia "...heartfelt and personal...a joyful read..." Duke is an old ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 15, 2012 • 1h 20min
Episode 35 — Tayari Jones
The guest today is Tayari Jones, author of the novels Leaving Atlanta, The Untelling, and most recently, Silver Sparrow, now available from Algonquin Books. Library Journal, in a starred review, calls it a "a graceful and shining work about finding ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 11, 2012 • 1h 15min
Episode 34 — Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay is the guest. Her debut, Ayiti, is a collection of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and it is now available from Artistically Declined Press. She is an English professor at Eastern Illinois University, co-editor of PANK magazine, fiction ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 8, 2012 • 1h 19min
Episode 33 — Rex Pickett
Rex Pickett is the guest. He's the author of the novel Sideways, which was adapted for the screen by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor. The movie went on to win the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, among many other awards, ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 4, 2012 • 1h 20min
Episode 32 — Cecil Castellucci
The guest is Cecil Castellucci. She's the author of several novels for young adults, the most recent of which is First Day on Earth, now available from Scholastic Press. Kirkus calls it "a simple, tender work that speaks to the ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 1, 2012 • 1h 22min
Episode 31 — Dana Spiotta
Happy New Year, everybody! The guest today is Dana Spiotta. She's the author of three novels: Lightning Field, Eat the Document (a finalist for the National Book Award), and, most recently, Stone Arabia, now available from Scribner. Publishers Weekly calls ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 28, 2011 • 1h 27min
Episode 30 — Jamal Joseph
Today's guest is Jamal Joseph, 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 leading ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 25, 2011 • 1h 20min
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 ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2011 • 1h 22min
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 ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
