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952. Mark Leyner

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Leyner is the author of A Shimmering, Serrated Monster!: The Mark Leyner Reader, now available from Back Bay Books. Leyner is the author of th...

Grammys Recap: Beyonce Triumphs, Taylor Swift Meets Bob Weir, Best and Worst Dressed, Etc.

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 31 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...a Grammys recap...Beyonce triumphs...Taylor Swift meets Bob Weir...best- and worst-dressed...Emilia Perez ...

Can AI Change Reading for the Better?

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A new Craftwork episode featuring a conversation with John Kaag, a philosopher and author who is also now the co-founder and chief creative officer of...

Rumpelforeskin

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 30 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...the Baldwins reality show...Bill Maher vs. Luigi stans...Brad & Mira go to the movies...the frozen foreski...

951. Heather O'Neill

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Heather O'Neill is the author of the novel The Capital of Dreams, available from Harper Books. It is the official January pick of the Otherppl Book Cl...

Consider the Lobster

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 29 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...remembering David Lynch...the Megan and Harry marriage and the Royals' propaganda war...what we're watchin...

950. Kevin Maloney

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Maloney is the author of the story collection Horse Girl Fever, available from Clash Books. Maloney's other books include the novels The Red-H...

The Podcast Must Go On

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 28 of Brad & Mira For the Culture. What can we say? A tragic and apocalyptic week here in Los Angeles. Today's episode is a conversation abou...

949. Zahid Rafiq

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Zahid Rafiq is the author of the debut story collection The World with Its Mouth Open, available from Tin House. It was the official December pick of ...

Golden Globes Recap

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 27 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Golden Globes recap...breastmilk controversies and lactating men...the shocking grandeur of Don Johnson's ...

How to Write Revisionist History

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A new Craftwork episode featuring a conversation with Joshua Mohr, author of a new trilogy of novels, the first of which is called Saint the Terrifyi...

My Favorite Nonfiction of 2024

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the final episode of 2024, I share my favorite nonfiction of the year. Five titles by five very gifted writers. Just doing my part to spread the wo...

My Favorite Fiction of 2024

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In what is now possibly an annual tradition, I share my favorite fiction of the year. Specifically, my 5 favorite books. As always, it was next to imp...

Holiday Spectacular

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 26 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...our holiday spectacular and the final episode of 2024. Thank you to everyone for listening to the show. ...

948. Tony Tulathimutte

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Tulathimutte is the author of the novel-in-stories Rejection (William Morrow & Co.). Tulathimutte is also the author of the debut novel Privat...

Dead Like a Dog in the Street

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 25 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...the end of the Eras Tour...the legend of Luigi...Jay-Z gets hit with a lawsuit...the mystery of Gypsy...Pa...

947. Jeff VanderMeer

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff VanderMeer is the author of the novel Absolution, available from MCD Books. It was the official November pick of the Otherppl Book Club. Vander...

Pay Mira's Rent

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 24 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Thanksgiving recap...Kevin Spacey goes to Israel...the Nepo Baby Ball...Britney turns 5?...twinkish bears ...

The Black List Goes Literary

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new Craftwork episode featuring a conversation with Franklin Leonard, founder and CEO of The Black List, a company dedicated to identifying and supp...

Thanksgiving Colonoscopy Episode

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 23 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...the drama and indulgence of Thanksgiving...Mira's husband Tyler gets his first colonoscopy....an investiga...

How to Launch a Book

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new Craftwork episode about book publicity and best practices when it comes to managing a successful book launch. My guest is Leah Paulos, founder o...

946. Sarah LaBrie

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah LaBrie is the author of the debut memoir No One Gets to Fall Apart, available from Harper Books. LaBrie is a writer from Houston, Texas. Her l...

Martha Stewart Gun Kelly

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 22 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira's stiletto nails...Drew Barrymore gets handsy with Martha Stewart...John Mulaney pees in a cup...Leo ...

How to Write a Poem

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new 'Craftwork' episode about how to write a poem. My guest is Matthew Zapruder, author of the poetry collection I Love Hearing Your Dreams, availab...

World-Building 101

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new 'Craftwork' episode about the art of world-building. My guest is Francesca Segal, author of the novel Welcome to Glorious Tuga, available from E...

945. Sebastian Smee

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sebastian Smee is the author of Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism, available from W.W. Norton & Co. Smee is a Pulitzer Prize...

Election 2024 Special with A.M. Homes

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A special episode about Election 2024, featuring A.M. Homes, author of the novel The Unfolding. I spoke with A.M. Homes about her book in Episode 793,...

Corn vs. Kale

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 21 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...listener mail...Trump's hate rally at MSG ...Gisele's love child, Tom's landslide....the return of Hammer ...

944. Sarah Gerard

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Gerard is the author of Carrie Carolyn Coco: My Friend, Her Murder, and an Obsession with the Unthinkable, available from Zando Projects. Gera...

Pink Cocaine (Taylor's Version)

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 20 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Abercrombie Sex Events...Woody Allen at the Merkin sex app party....Swifties of the Caribbean...One Direct...

943. Mark Haddon

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Haddon is the author of the story collection Dogs and Monsters, available from Doubleday. It is the official October pick of the Otherppl Book Cl...

The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Chewing

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 19 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Brad's insane, Alec Baldwin-esque voice memos about food....Trump's senior moment town hall DJ set...Kid R...

942. Betsy Lerner

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Betsy Lerner is a longtime literary agent and the author of the debut novel Shred Sisters, available from Grove Press. Lerner's other books include ...

The Midlife Crisis Episode

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 18 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira jumps on the Mets bandwagon...Taylor's football social life...Leo wines and dines the parents of his ...

941. Emily Witt

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Witt is a New Yorker staff writer and the author of the memoir Health and Safety: A Breakdown, available from Pantheon. Witt has covered brea...

Lawyers, Nudes, and Money

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 17 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Lizza leaks, Nuzzi lawyers up...the Diddy storm gathers...Britney almost burns her face off...Brad learns ...

Sexting with a 70-Year-Old Man on Steroids

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 16 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...RFK Jr and Olivia Nuzzi's sexting scandal...Bennifer in mediation...Jeff Bezos's top secret campfire retre...

What Sells a Book?

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new 'Craftwork' episode about the business of selling books. My guest is Kathleen Schmidt, publishing industry veteran, founder of Kathleen Schmidt ...

'Reservoir Bitches' and the Art of Literary Translation

22 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new 'Craftwork' episode about the art of literary translation. My guests are Julia Sanches and Heather Cleary, co-translators of Reservoir Bitches, ...

Martin Short [Bleeped] at the Beverly Hills Hotel

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 15 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Taylor Swift endorses Kamala (Bras was right)...the downfall of Diddy...Dave Grohl's surprise love child a...

940. Regina Porter

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Regina Porter is the author of the novel The Rich People Have Gone Away, available from Hogarth Books. Porter is an award-winning playwright and aut...

Mira Took a Very Strong Edible

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 14 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...the return of the Royals...deciphering the Damon/J-Lo heart-to-heart...Anna Wintour shushes famous people....

939. Elizabeth Strout

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Strout is the author of the novel Tell Me Everything, available from Random House. Strout is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of...

Don't Eat While Listening

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 13 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira's heat stroke journey...the silly glory of Pitt and Clooney...Anna Wintour vs. Naomi Campbell...the h...

938. Kerry Howley

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kerry Howley is the author of Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs, now available in trade paperback from Vintage. Howley is a feature writer at New York...

Whale Juice

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 12 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...the great Beyonce hoax...RFK Jr., a chainsaw, and a whale...Taylor Swift and cults of personality....astro...

937. Lena Valencia

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lena Valencia is the author of the debut story collection Mystery Lights, available from Tin House. It is the official August pick of the Otherppl Boo...

A Hundred Pounds of Weed

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 11 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...healthy garbage foods...artificial Trump endorsements...the Taylor Swift debate...cults of personality.......

936. Keziah Weir

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keziah Weir is the author of the debut novel The Mythmakers, available in trade paperback from Marysue Rucci Books. Weir is a senior editor at Van...

935. Francine Prose

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Francine Prose is the author of the memoir 1974: A Personal History, available from Harper. Prose is the author of twenty-two works of fiction incl...

Bear With Us

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 10 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...listener mail...sad about David Lynch...Tom Cruise's stuntman death wish....Vanna White vs. Ryan Seacrest....

934. Kevin Barry

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Barry is the author of the novel The Heart in Winter, available from Doubleday. Barry is the author of the novels Night Boat to Tangier, Bea...

Cannibals, Constipation, and the Trad Wife Blues

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 9 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...developments in the Timberlake DWI narrative...analyzing the subtext of a Mormon trad wife's social media f...

933. Elisa Gabbert

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elisa Gabbert is the author of the essay collection Any Person is the Only Self, available from FSG Originals. Gabbert is the author of Normal Dis...

Mira Lived

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 8 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira recounts her battle with Covid...celebrities weigh in on Biden's exit from the presidential race...Haw...

932. Nina Sharma

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nina Sharma is the author of the debut memoir-in-essays The Way You Make Me Feel: Love in Black and Brown, available from Penguin Press. It is the off...

931. Juliet Escoria

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Juliet Escoria is the author of the story collection You Are the Snake, available from Soft Skull Press. Escoria is the author of the novel Juliet t...

930. Aleksandr Skorobogatov

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Aleksandr Skorobogatov is the author of Russian Gothic, available from Rare Bird. Translated by Ilona Yazhbin Chavasse. Skorobogatov was born in G...

Can Fasting Feed Creativity?

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new 'Craftwork' episode—all about the practice of fasting and its many implications. My guest is John Oakes, author of The Fast: The History, Scie...

It's Hard to Talk About

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's monologue, I talk about the presidential election and how I've been finding it unusually difficult to talk about. *** Otherppl with B...

929. Porochista Khakpour

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Porochista Khakpour is the author of the novel Tehrangeles, available from Pantheon. Khakpour was born in Tehran and raised in the Greater Los Angele...

Tori Spelling's Placentas

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 7 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...the fall of the house of Jennifer...Swifties v Julia...Andy Cohen's Oprah regrets...the Hawk Tuah concert e...

The Errors Tuah

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 6 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...deep fakes...edibles in Las Vegas...Liam Gallagher's neighbors...Kourtney Kardashian inducing labor...the r...

How to Write from the Inside Out

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new 'Craftwork' episode about writing deeply personal narratives. My guest is Rachel Krantz, author of the debut memoir Open: An Uncensored Memoir o...

Big Asses, Plane Crashes, & Donald Sutherland's Ashes

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 5 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...juice cleansing....RIP Donald Sutherland...J-Lo's Photogenic Ass....Bill Belichick's Geriatric Gen Z Romance...

Kathryn Miles on the 90s, the Shenandoah Murders, LGBTQ Rights, Finding Refuge in Nature, and Wilderness Crime

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 774, my conversation with Kathryn Miles. It first aired on May 25, 2022. Miles is an award-winning jour...

Down Bad Cruising at the Gym

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The fourth episode of 'Brad & Mira For the Culture'...O'Reilly Auto Parts...Ozempic...John Travolta at the gym...Justin Timberlake's DUI...and more......

928. Ayana Mathis

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ayana Mathis is the author of the novel The Unsettled, now available in trade paperback from Vintage. Mathis's first novel, The Twelve Tribes of Hatt...

We Need to Talk About Kevin

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The third episode of 'Brad & Mira For the Culture,' in which we cover Grimace— McDonald's character, gay icon, and talisman of the New York Mets...t...

927. Teddy Wayne

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Teddy Wayne is the author of the novel The Winner, available from Harper. Wayne is the winner of a 2011 Whiting Writers' Award and a finalist for th...

Richard Chiem on Joy Williams, Tonal Struggles, Kristin Iversen, Hippo Attacks, Mountain Lions, Depression, Pot, Childhood, and the Joy of Being a Sad Person

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 574, my conversation with Richard Chiem. It first aired on April 3, 2019. Chiem is the author of You ...

926. Kimberly King Parsons

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kimberly King Parsons is the author of the debut novel We Were the Universe, available from Knopf. The official June pick of the Otherppl Book Club. ...

Schrödinger's Kate Middleton

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The second episode of 'Brad & Mira For the Culture,' in which we cover a wide range of subject matter, including the impending Baldwin reality show, ...

925. Morgan Talty

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Morgan Talty is the author of the debut novel Fire Exit, available from Tin House. Talty is a citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation. His debut shor...

Tony Tulathimutte on Book Reviews, Literary Omertà, Writing for Oneself, Attention Problems, Page Layout, and Permanence

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 409, my conversation with author Tony Tulathimutte. It first aired on April 13, 2016. Tulathimutte is th...

924. Max Porter

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Max Porter is the author of the novel Shy, available in trade paperback from Graywolf Press. Porter is the author of Lanny, which was longlisted for...

The Real Podcasters of Los Angeles

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Another new experimental content offering! This one is called 'Brad & Mira For the Culture,' and for the next few weeks, it'll be happening on Tuesday...

923. Rita Bullwinkel

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rita Bullwinkel is the author of the debut novel Headshot, available from Viking. Bullwinkel is the author of Belly Up, a story collection that won t...

Bill Clegg on Literary Agents, Humility, Excellence, Fame, Sales, and the Mysteries of Publishing

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 381, my conversation with author and literary agent Bill Clegg. It first aired on September 23, 2015. C...

922. R.O. Kwon

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

R.O. Kwon is the author of the novel Exhibit, available from Riverhead Books. Kwon is the author of the nationally bestselling novel The Incendiarie...

921. Colombe Schneck

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Colombe Schneck is the author of Swimming in Paris: A Life in Three Stories, available from Penguin Press. Translated by Lauren Elkin and Natasha Lehr...

Mark Leidner on Aphorisms, Writing, Risk, Memory, Parables, Myth, Poetry, Religion, Miracles, Nature, Childhood, and Church

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 545, my conversation with author and poet Mark Leidner. It first aired on October 3, 2018. Leidner is a...

920. Hari Kunzru

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hari Kunzru is the author of the novel Blue Ruin, available from Knopf. Kunzru is the author of six other novels, Red Pill, White Tears, Gods With...

919. Myriam Lacroix

19 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Myriam Lacroix is the author of the debut novel How It Works Out, available from The Overlook Press. It is the official May pick of the Otherppl Book ...

Sam Tallent on Publishing, Comedy, Community, Doug Stanhope, Vegas, Reading, Self-Education, Writing, Weed, and Panic Attacks

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 708, my conversation with author and comedian Sam Tallent. It first aired on May 26, 2021. Tallent is a ...

918. Carvell Wallace

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Carvell Wallace is the author of the debut memoir Another Word for Love, available from MCD Books. Wallace grew up between Southwestern PA, Washingto...

The Life of a Bookseller

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new 'Craftwork' episode entitled 'The Life of a Bookseller.' My guest is Paul Yamazaki, principal book buyer for City Lights Bookstore. His new boo...

Garth Greenwell on Style, Opera, Kentucky, Mentors, Poetry, Bulgaria, Prose, Good Art, and Magnetism in Language

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 626, my conversation with author Garth Greenwell. The episode first aired on February 26, 2020. Greenwe...

917. Hanif Abdurraqib

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hanif Abdurraqib is the bestselling author of the memoir There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, available from Random House. Abdurraqi...

916. Helen Tworkov

05 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Helen Tworkov is the author of the debut memoir Lotus Girl, available from St. Martin's Essentials. Tworkov is founding editor of Tricycle: The Buddh...

Alexandra Kleeman on Los Angeles, Filmmaking, Boredom, Adaptation, Todd Haynes, Writing, Idealism, Cynicism, Hamlet, Climate Change, and Public Breakdowns

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 732, my conversation with author Alexandra Kleeman. The episode first aired on October 13, 2021. Kleema...

The Power of Names in Writing and Real Life

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new 'Craftwork' episode, about the power of names in writing and real life. My guest is Ethel Rohan, author of the novel Sing, I, available from Tri...

915. Alejandro Zambra and Megan McDowell

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alejandro Zambra is the author of the story collection My Documents, available from Penguin Books. Official April pick of the Otherppl Book Club. Meg...

Bud Smith on Jersey, Childhood, Cop Cars, Libraries, Heavy Construction, Suburbs, Bands, Vonnegut, Rage, Seinfeld, Boredom, Blogs, and Universality

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 373, my conversation with author Bud Smith. The episode first aired on July 29, 2015. Bud Smith works he...

How to Structure a Novel

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how to structure a novel. My guest is Mark Cecil, author of the debut novel Bunyan and Henry, available from Pantheon...

914. Annell López

21 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Annell López is the author of the debut story collection I'll Give You a Reason, available from The Feminist Press. Winner of the Louise Meriwether F...

Karolina Waclawiak on Beverly Hills, Headhunters, Money, Helping, The Believer, Being a Creative Person, Tangerine, Hollywood, Walk of Fame, and Do It Yourself

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 377, my conversation with author Karolina Waclawiak. The episode first aired on August 26, 2015. Waclaw...

How to Build a Rewarding Creative Life

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how to build a rewarding creative life. My guest is Ben Tanzer, author of the novel The Missing, available from 7.13 ...

913. José Vadi

14 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

José Vadi is the author of a memoir-in-essays called Chipped: Writing from a Skateboarder's Lens, available from Soft Skull Press. Vadi is also the a...

Min Jin Lee on Writing Slowly, Confidence, Rejections, 19th Century Social Novels, Outlining, Big Frank, Despondency, Neurotic Lawyering, Cirrhosis, and Mortality

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 455, my conversation with author Min Jin Lee. The episode first aired on January 9, 2019. Min Jin Lee is...