Rick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column
Episodes
205: Interview with Ed Kaufman, M for Mystery Books
13 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Agony Column Podcast News
204: An Audio Book Review of Xiaolu Guo's 'A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers'
12 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Agony Column Podcast News
203: Paul Saffo at the Singularity Summit
11 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Agony Column Podcast News : "If you want to see what thirty-somethings are going to be developing at companies when they are senior managers, find out...
202: Dr. J. Storrs Hall: IA and AI
10 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
From the Singularity Summit 2007
201: A Conversation With Ruthanne Lum McCunn and Fan Wu
07 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Agony Column Podcast News : 'February Flowers' and 'God of Luck'
200: Talking Books with Michael DeSarno
06 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Agony Column Podcast News : Legends in the Making
199: A Conversation With Kim Stanley Robinson
05 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Agony Column Podcast News : The Future Then
198: Agony Column Podcast News: A Conversation With Laura Furman, Editor of 'The O. Henry Prize Stories'
04 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Agony Column Podcast News : "Almost No Yes's"
197: A 2007 Interview With Guo Xiaolu
03 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"Self-censorship is profound as a Chinese author"
196: Preview for Podcast of Monday, September 3, 2007
02 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"Self-censorship is profound as a Chinese author"
195: Agony Column Podcast News : Alan Beatts, Borderlands Books
31 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
From Law Enforcement to Litcrawl
194: Agony Column Podcast News: A Short Interview with Xiaolu Guo
30 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Looking Up 'A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers'
193: Pirate Women, Bookshop Santa Cruz and Seana Graham, Contributor to Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet
29 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Agony Column Podcast News
192: Adrianne Ahern Wants You to 'Snap Out of It NOW'
28 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Agony Column Podcast News
191: A 2007 Interview with Kaui Hart Hemmings
27 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
The Truth Hurts School of Humor
190: Preview for Podcast of August 20, 2007
26 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"It was too hot to rebel."
189: A 2007 Interview With Peter F. Hamilton, 18 minutes
24 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Agony Column Podcast News
188: Mark V. Ziesing, Bookseller, 11 minutes
23 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Agony Column Podcast News
187: Alan Cheuse at the Capitola Book Cafe, 11 minutes
22 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Agony Column Podcast News
186: Launching a New Podcast:Agony Column Audio News
21 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Gavin Grant, Karen Joy Fowler, and Kelly Link on 'Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet'
185: A 2007 Conversation With Alan Cheuse
20 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"It's a tremendous amount of personal power that we gain when we learn how to read."
184: Preview for Podcast of August 20, 2007
19 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Why to read.
183: A 2007 Interview With William Gibson
13 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"Writing a novel like this is like inviting the zeitgeist in for tea."
182: Preview for Podcast of Monday, August 13, 2007
11 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Not enough future to go around.
181: A 2007 Interview of Jean Thompson by KUSP's Kathryn Petruccelli
06 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"She was not at all religious but she did believe in guilt."
180: Preview for Podcast of Monday, August 6, 2007
04 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Watch out for falling anvils.
179: A 2007 Interview With Richard Morgan
30 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
They drink it and piss it up against a wall, or buy an expensive truck.
178: Harry Potter Release Report
30 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Talking to readers of the Harry Potter series about how they have grown.
177: Preview for Podcast of July 30, 2007
28 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"Wake up and smell the burning flesh."
176: A 2007 Conversation with Faith Popcorn
23 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"I think people should be a lot more worried about what seems to be the obvious projection."
175: Preview for Podcast of Monday, July 23, 2007
21 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
We have the future.
174: A 2007 Interview With Jeff Prucher
16 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"It's hard to trace the lines of influence because the boundaries are so loose."
173: Preview for Podcast of Monday, July 16, 2007
14 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Where no lexicographer has gone before.
172:A 2007 Conversation with John Burdett
09 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Original sin, no thanks.
171: Preview for Podcast of Monday, July 09, 2007
07 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"Are you doing the right thing."
170: A 2007 Interview with Austin Grossman
02 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"I wanted to savor how really cool it is to hang out with superheroes"
169: A 2007 Interview with Susanna Moore
25 Jun 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"There's something about it that bothers you"
168: Preview for Podcast of Monday, June 25, 2007
22 Jun 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Compelling reading.
167: From NPR All Things Considered: Readers Sucked in By Vampire Fiction
19 Jun 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Post Mortem. Original Air Date 06-16-2007.
166: A 2007 Interview with Jim Crace
18 Jun 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"That's an optimism which is made from granite."
165: Preview for Podcast of Monday, June 18, 2007
17 Jun 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Be prepared.
164: A 2007 Interview of Helen Simpson by Kathryn Petruccelli
11 Jun 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"Farce, it's just tragedy speeded up"
163: Preview for Podcast of Monday, June 11, 2007
08 Jun 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Speed of Life
162: A 2007 Interview with John Scalzi
04 Jun 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"I blow stuff up real good."
161:Preview for Podcast of Monday, June 4, 2007
02 Jun 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"I blow stuff up real good."
160:A 2007 Interview With Daniel Wilson
28 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"A lot of these technologies seem like magic."
159:Preview for Podcast of Monday, May 28, 2007
26 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Fail to scale.
158: A 2007 Interview With Charlaine Harris
21 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Death and taxes.
157: Preview for Podcast of Monday, May 21, 2007
18 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Death and taxes.
156: A 2007 Interview With John Marks
14 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"Satirizing a world that is satirizing itself every single day is a very difficult prospect."
155: Preview for Podcast of Monday, May 14, 2007
13 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"The murder, the atrocity, the barbarity of the race being dug up out of the ground."
154: A 2007 Interview With Chuck Palahniuk
07 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"Show it that you are not its bitch."
153: Preview for Podcast of Monday, May 7, 2007
06 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Life's a.
152: A 2007 Interview with David Shipley and Will Schwalbe
30 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Reply without regret.
151: Preview for Podcast of Monday, April 30, 2007
28 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Don't press that send button.
150: A 2007 Interview With Jonathan Lethem
23 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"You have to be a fake before you can be real"
149: Preview for Podcast of Monday, April 23, 2007
21 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"You have to be a fake before you can be real"
148: A 2007 Interview With Scott Rosenberg
16 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"It Was a Big Train Wreck"
147: Preview for Podcast of Monday, April 16, 2007
14 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
The problem was much bigger than that.
146: A 2007 Interview with John Shirley
09 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"It's Dangerous To Be Aware"
145: A 2007 Interview with Jon Clinch
02 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Raisins d'etre.
144: Preview for Podcast of Monday, April 2, 2007
31 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Raisins d'etre.
143: A 2007 Interview With James D. Houston
26 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Every Family is a Conspiracy.
142: Preview for Podcast of Monday, March 26, 2007
23 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
History and this place.
141: Moore and the movies, an excerpt from a 2007 Interview with Christopher Moore
19 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"They still have to do their laundry, even if you're sleeping in dirt"
140: A 2007 Interview with Christopher Moore
19 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"They still have to do their laundry, even if you're sleeping in dirt"
139: Preview for Podcast of Monday, March 19, 2007
18 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready to go.
138: A 2007 Interview with Jenn Ramage and Vendela Vida
12 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Drinking Reindeer Blood
138: A Preview of The Agony Column Podcast for Monday, March 12, 2007
09 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Everybody's Joiking
137: A 2007 Interview with China Mieville
05 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Beneath the Abcity
136: The Consequences of Fantasy
03 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Preview for Podcast of Monday, March 5, 2007
135: A 2005 Interview With Ian McDonald
27 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"The Power of the Edit Is a Mighty, Mighty Thing"
134: A 2007 Interview With Guy Gavriel Kay
26 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"Interesting things happening to interesting people"
133: A Conqueror's Fantasy: Preview For Podcast of Monday February 26, 2007
24 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Preview For Podcast of Monday February 26, 2007
132: A 2007 Interview with Ann Cummins by Kathryn Petruccelli
19 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Where the Dust Settles
131: Where the Dust Settles Promo For Podcast of Monday February 19, 2007
17 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks out to KUSP.
130: A 2007 Interview With Cory Doctorow
12 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
The Book Is 'Overclocked', The Man Is Overbooked
129: Preview for Podcast Monday, February 12, 2007
10 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"The Meat Is Not You" Music by Billy C Reed, Dan Ranalli, Rick Kleffel
128:A 2007 Interview With Dan Simmons
05 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"There's a novel in here"
127: Preview for Podcast Monday, February 5, 2007
02 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
A Chilling Terror
126: Podcast of Dragons Get a Modern Image Makeover
31 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
High-Quality Direct from NPR MP3
126: A 2007 Interview With David Lynch
29 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Room to Dream
125: Preview for Monday, January 29, 2007
26 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Follow the Leader
124: A 2007 Interview With Charlie Huston
22 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Eye-Biting, Funny or Horrific
123: Economic Genre Fiction: A Report for NPR Weekend Edition Sunday, January 6, 2007
16 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Balance Your Checkbook
122: A 2007 Interview With Rudy Rucker
15 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Life is the gnarly zone
121: A 2006 Interview With Charles Frazier
08 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
History As An Alien World
120: A 2006 Interview With Christopher Paolini
01 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
We've Got Five Years
119: A 2006 Interview with Anne and Todd McCaffrey
22 Dec 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Speaking With Legend
118: A 2006 Interview with Heidi Julavits
18 Dec 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Lies, Damn Lies and Therapy
117: A 2006 Interview With Kate Elliott and Melanie Rawn, Part 2
11 Dec 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Idea Soup
116: A 2006 Interview With Kate Elliott and Melanie Rawn, Part 1
04 Dec 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Idea Soup
115: Kathryn Petruccelli Interviews Frank McCourt
27 Nov 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Teacher Man
114: A 2006 Interview with Richard Ford
20 Nov 2006
Contributed by Lukas
The Lay of the Land
113: A 2006 Interview with Erik Larson
13 Nov 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Non-Fiction Steampunk
112: Jenn Ramage Interviews Kate Atkinson 2006
06 Nov 2006
Contributed by Lukas
'One Good Turn'
111: NPR Rolling Darkness Revue Podcast
30 Oct 2006
Contributed by Lukas
MP3 Format of NPR Report
110: A 2006 Interview with Mark Z. Danielewski
30 Oct 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Turning the Literary World Upside-Down
109: A 2006 Interview with Scott E. Smith
23 Oct 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Spoilers, Movies and More
108: A 2006 Interview with Amir D. Aczel
16 Oct 2006
Contributed by Lukas
The Bourbaki New Math Hoax Exposed