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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Dec 18, 2011 • 1h 25min
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. Martin's and ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 14, 2011 • 1h 21min
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; The Thing About Life Is That ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 11, 2011 • 1h 19min
Episode 25 — John Warner
Today's guest is John Warner. 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. Publishers Weekly calls The Funny ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 7, 2011 • 1h 18min
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 ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 4, 2011 • 1h 19min
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, and sadly beautiful ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 30, 2011 • 1h 20min
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 ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 27, 2011 • 1h 20min
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 ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 23, 2011 • 1h 23min
Episode 20 — Adam Novy
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! 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. "The Avian Gospels has ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2011 • 1h 19min
Episode 19 — Elissa Schappell
The guest is Elissa Schappell, author of the story collections Use Me (William Morrow), which was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award, and the brand new Blueprints for Building Better Girls, available now from Simon & Schuster. A former senior ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 16, 2011 • 1h 19min
Episode 18 — Katie Arnoldi
Today's guest: Katie Arnoldi, the bestselling author of three novels: Chemical Pink, The Wentworths, and Point Dume. This one's gonna blow your mind, people. Just trust me. It'll make you want to buy a plane ticket. It'll make you want ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
