Plague Remedy Podcast
Episodes
Who Taught Shakespeare to Write? — Dr Alex Davis on Old-School Persuasion
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Dr Alex Davis? His University of St Andrews pageAlex's Two Books & Two Others The True Heart by Sylvia Townsend WarnerThe ...
Grief Like Weather: Stephen Policoff on His New Memoir
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find Stephen Policoff?His websiteWhere can I find his books? (but not al...
'What If the Next Pizza Is My Last?': Jeffrey M. Feingold on Turning Family Stories into Fiction
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Where's Jeffrey M. Feingold?His websiteInstagramWhere can I find Jeffrey's books?The Black Hole Pastrami and Other StoriesThere Is No Death ...
BEST OF: Learning to Notice the World with Poet-Forager Richard Osmond
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find Richard Osmond?His website - richardosmond.comWhere can I find his ...
Where the Veil Is Thin: Malcolm Kempt, on his debut 'A Gift Before Dying'
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Where Malcolm Kempt?His websiteInstagramX/TwitterWhere can I find 'A Gift Before Dying'Amazon UKBookshop.orgMalcolm's Two Books &am...
New Eyes for Old Movies: Oscars Special with author John DiLeo
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find John DiLeo?His websiteWhere can I buy his books? John DiLeo's...
Forbidden Knowledge: Book Banning in the USA with Dr Emily J.M. Knox
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find Dr Emily J.M. Knox?Her websiteWhere can I buy her books? (not all o...
Grief, Art, and Literary Horror with award-winning author Beth Castrodale
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find Beth Castrodale?Her websiteSmall Press PicksWhere can I find Beth&a...
The Most American Place: W. Ralph Eubanks on the Pain and Love of the Delta
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find W. Ralph Eubanks?His websiteCenter for the Study of Southern Cultur...
Murderers, Witches, and Poets: Lauren Scharhag on Kansas City Gothic
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find Lauren Scharhag?Lauren's websiteWhere can I find her books?Fin...
Risk, Laugh, Repeat: Writing, Humor, and Reinvention with Lucy Wang
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find Lucy Wang?Lucy's WebsiteLucy on AmazonLucy's InstagramSta...
Non-Persons: Stories at the Edge of Belonging — with Professor David Herd
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find David Herd?Professor David Herd, University of St AndrewsWhere can ...
Happy Holidays from Story! Stephen and Christian Wrap Up the Season & Make Recommendations
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! It's a wrap! The Story podcast will be back with a new season on 27th of Januar...
Learning to Notice the World with Poet-Forager Richard Osmond
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find Richard Osmond?His website - richardosmond.comWhere can I find his ...
BEST OF: Writing is Dreaming with Acclaimed Irish Author Kevin Barry
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find Kevin Barry?Kevin (heaven bless him!) doesn't have social medi...
What Makes Writing Human? Virtuoso Author David Means on Craft, Trauma, and America
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find David Means?"You can Google me."Where can I buy his boo...
In Memory of Charles Coe: Poet, Musician and All-Around Great Guy
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's with great sadness that we've learned that poet Charles Coe has passed away. As a tribute, we are replying his interview. His memory is...
Home After the War: Lesley Glaister on Memory, Grief, and Her Latest Novel, 'A Particular Man'
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find Lesley Glaister ? Lesley Glaister 's websiteWhere can I bu...
Don’t Plot, Listen: Best-Selling Author Peter Heller on Writing and Life
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find Peter Heller?Peter Heller's websiteWhere can I buy Peter&apo...
Course Corrections: Max Talley on Endings, Beginnings, and His New Novel "Peace Love & Haight"
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find Max Talley?Max Talley's WebsitePeace Love & Haight (Thr...
The Honest Writer: Award-winning author Christine Sneed on Creative Survival
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! Where can I find Christine Sneed?Christine's websiteChristine's Instagra...
Here We Are Now, Entertain Us: Iain Maloney on Grunge, Writing, and Being a Scot in Japan
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buy us a coffee, or a pint, by supporting our GoFundMe campaign! You'll feel good about supporting your fellow artists and keeping our content o...
Poet Don Paterson on music, his memoir, 'Toy Fights', and how many guitars he owns
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Don Paterson?Don's WebsiteNorth Sea PoetsIn his garden shedWhere can I buy Don's books? (not all of them)Toy Fights: A Bo...
Short Stories, Big Hearts: Author John Sheirer Talks Writing, Teaching and This American Moment
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find John Sheirer?John Sheirer's websiteWhere can I buy John's books?Stumbling Through AdulthoodFor Now: One Hundred 100-Word ...
Award-Winning Novelist Cynthia Reeves on Grief, Whalebones, and Writing at the Ends of the Earth
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Cynthia Reeves?Cynthia Reeves's WebsiteWhere can I buy Cynthia's books?The Last WhalerFalling Through the New WorldBadlands...
From West Philly to Mars: Writing, Identity, and the Art of Envy Jujitsu with David Ebenbach
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find David Ebenbach?David Ebenbach's WebsiteWhere can I buy David's books? (But not all of them)Possible Happiness (novel)How t...
Writing Big and Writing Small – with Award-Winning Playwright, Screenwriter, and Director Brooke Berman
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Brooke Berman?Brooke's website Brooke's InstagramWhere can I see/read her work?Ramona at Midlife (film)Brooke's Books...
BEST OF: What's it like to have a headache 24/7? NYT Best-Selling author and classical pianist Andrea J. Buchanan tells us
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Andrea J. Buchanan?Andrea's websiteAndrea's books? (but not all of them)The Beginning of Everything: The Year I Lost My Min...
Creativity as Spiritual Practice — with Actor, Director, Translator, and Jesuit Priest George Drance
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Rev. George Drance, SJ?Magis Theatre/Arts Collective (he's the artistic director)George Drance (website)George Drance on Jesuit ...
Genre Fluidity, Icelandic Sagas & Milton as Sci-Fi — with the Wonderfully Inventive Sarah Tolmie
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Sarah Tolmie?Sarah Tolmie's website Where can I buy her books? (not all of them)All the Horses of Iceland (novella)Sacrament...
BEST OF: Word by Word with Hannah Sward, author of 'Strip: A Memoir'
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Hannah Sward?Hannah's WebsiteWhere can I find Hannah's book?Strip: A MemoirMore of Hannah's writing?My Life After Meth...
Fierce Beats, Fast Food and Fighting for the People with Juanita E. Mantz (AKA JEM)
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Juanita E. Mantz—aka JEM—talks punk rock, public defense, and the power of storytelling. (Plus Flintstone Land!)Where can I find JEM?JEM's we...
Leap into the Void with writer, editor, and publisher John Madera
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CHECK OUT:The NEW Plague Remedy Podcast Facebook PageThe NEW Plague Remedy InstagramThe NEW Plague Remedy ThreadsWhere can I find John Madera?John Mad...
Try a Little Tenderness with poet and musician Charles Coe
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CHECK OUT: The new Plague Remedy Podcast Facebook Page! Follow for updates.Poet and musician Charles Coe discusses his journey as an artist, the inter...
BEST OF: The Shame of Poverty and Why I Had to Tell this Story with Christian Livermore
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Christian Livermore?Christian's websitePlague Remedy websiteChristian's BlueskyChristian's books?We Are Not Okay: Eleg...
BEST OF: Post-Punk and Poetry with poet Mathew Caley
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Poet Matthew Caley discusses his influences, the intersection of text, image and sound, and Punk and Post-Punk influences on his poetry.Where can I fi...
Diving Into the Ocean and the Unconscious with Prize-Winning Novelist David Vann
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Vann joins us for a candid conversation about the unconscious, why we hurt the people we love, and why his latest novels are only available in F...
Robert Fromberg: A Mugging, a Memoir, and the Art of Paying Attention
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Fromberg discusses his memoir, How to Walk with Steve, his unconventional approach to storytelling, and the power of observation in both life a...
Paul Rudnick Wants to Know 'What Is Wrong with You?'
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Rudnick talks to us about his amazing writing career, which has spanned theatre, films, novels, and humour pieces. We also discuss his forthcomin...
An Englishman in New Mexico: Author James Reich talks genre, atmosphere and the election
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
James Reich is a novelist, essayist, and journalist. His latest novel, Skinship, combines science fiction and nostalgia. Originally from Gloucestershi...
The Joy of Callaboration and Community with Steven Dunn & Katie Jean Shinkle
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features authors Steven Dunn and Katie Jane Shinkle discussing their collaboratively written novel Tannery Bay, which explores community ...
The Mischievous, Playful Art of Language with Scotland’s New Makar, Peter Mackay
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pàdraig MacAoidh / Peter Mackay is a Scottish poet, academic, and the newly appointed Scottish Makar (national poet), known for his work in Gaelic an...
BEST OF: A Raucous, Joyful Interview with an OG of Letters Laurie Stone
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie Stone is the author of Streaming Now: Postcards from the Thing That Is Happening and five other books, editor of Close to the Bone, and a forme...
Levitate Like St Teresa of Àvila with Punk Nuyorican author Ann Dávila Cardinal
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Author Ann Dávila Cardinal shares her journey, cultural influences, and insights on writing.Where can I find Ann Dávila Cardinal?WebsiteBlueskyInsta...
BEST OF: Clay McLeod Chapman Brings the Spooky
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Clay McLeod Chapman?Clay's websiteClay's New York Times InterviewWhere can I buy Clay's books?Wake Up and Open Your Ey...
Writing is Dreaming with Acclaimed Irish Author Kevin Barry
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Barry is an acclaimed Irish author known for his lyrical prose, sharp wit, and unforgettable characters. He has written three short story collec...
Plague Remedy: Season 2 Trailer
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ The Plague Remedy Podcast: Season 2 is Here! 🌟The podcast for writers and those who love them.We're back and better than ever! From Sl...
Two Hosts, Too Many Recomendations & One Snarky Poem: Happy Holidays!
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Christian turns the tables and interviews Stephen as they reflect on this season of Plague Remedy, the power of stories, and the majesty of the imagin...
BONUS: Stephen Reads His Story, 'The Howard County Rapture'
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of The Plague Remedy Podcast, Stephen reads his short story, 'The Howard County Rapture,' first published in The Rumpu...
From the Pulpit to the Page: Rev Dr Donald MacEwan Tells Us Why He's Become a Writing Student
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rev. Dr. Donald MacEwan, chaplain at the University of St. Andrews, joins the podcast to discuss his journey into creative writing and how stories—b...
Christopher Mele: Veteran Journalist, NYT Editor, and New Novelist Reports to Us Without Fear or Favor
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Veteran journalist and New York Times editor Christopher Mele shares insights from his remarkable career, from his early days in the Bronx to his curr...
The Lakota Nation, Writing Crime Thrillers and Being a Dad with David Heska Wanbli Weiden
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find David Heska Wanbli Weiden?David's WebsiteDavid's InstagramWhere can I buy Winter Counts?Winter CountsDavid's two books...
The Shame of Poverty and Why I Had to Tell this Story with Christian Livermore
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Christian Livermore?Christian's websitePlague Remedy websiteChristian's BlueskyChristian's books?We Are Not Okay: Eleg...
What's it like to have a headache 24/7? NYT Best-Selling author and classical pianist Andrea J. Buchanan tells us
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Andrea J. Buchanan?Andrea's websiteAndrea's books? (but not all of them)The Beginning of Everything: The Year I Lost My Min...
Two New Yorkers Walk into a Podcast with essayist Tyler C. Gore
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Tyler C. Gore?Tyler's websiteTyler's FacebookTyler's ThreadsTyler's InstagramWhere can I buy Tyler's book?My...
BONUS: Christian Reads a Spooky Story
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I read Christian's story?Girl, Lost and Found by Christian LivermoreWhere can I listen to more of The Life of JEM podcast?The Life of ...
Horror Writer and Self-Described 'Scaredy Cat' Clay McLeod Chapman Brings the Spooky
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Clay McLeod Chapman?Clay's websiteWhere can I buy Clay's books?Wake Up and Open Your Eyes (pre-order)Ghost EatersWhat Kind...
Nightclubs, Lacy Legs and Scotland v. Pitiless Maggie with novelist Kirstin Innes
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Kirstin Innes?Kirstin's websiteKirstin's InstagramWhere can I buy Kirstin's books?Scabby Queen by Kirstin InnesFishne...
Word by Word with Hannah Sward, author of 'Strip: A Memoir'
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Hannah Sward?Hannah's WebsiteWhere can I find Hannah's book?Strip: A MemoirMore of Hannah's writing?My Life After Meth...
BONUS: A Tribute to Scotland's John Burnside: 1955 - 2024
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen's piece on John BurnsideHe Wrote Like an Angel: An Appreciation of John BurnsideWorks Mentioned'An Essay Concerning Light' by J...
Post-Punk and Poetry with poet Mathew Caley
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Matthew Caley?Mathew Caley's WebsiteMathew Caley ReadingUnicorn Street VideoWhere can I buy Mathew's books?Check out his co...
How a Corporate Lawyer's 5% Chance of Survival led to the Writing Life with Ricky Monahan Brown
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Ricky Monahan Brown?Apoplectic Me: the scribblings of a bloke who had a strokeRick's Artist Formerly Known as Twitter AccountRic...
An Army of Women, Sisters on Elephants, and Mark Twain with author Phong Nguyen
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where can I find Phong Nguyen?Phong's WebsitePhong Nguyen's Books (but not all of them)Bronze DrumThe Adventures of Joe HarperPhong's T...
A Raucous, Joyful Interview with an OG of Letters Laurie Stone
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie Stone is the author of Streaming Now: Postcards from the Thing That Is Happening (Dottir Press), My Life as an Animal, Stories (TriQuarterly Bo...
Plague Remedy: The Trailer
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the podcast for writers and those who love them.While there are countless podcasts, shows, and books about the craft of writing, The Plague Re...