Rick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column
Episodes
2169 A 2023 Interview with Molly Prentiss
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly Prentiss discusses her novel Old Flame.
2168: A 2023 Interview with David Grann
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Grann discusses The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder.
2167: A 2023 Interview with Brendan Slocumb
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan Slocumb discusses his novel Symphony of Secrets.
2166: A 2023 Interview with Nathan Ballingrud
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Ballingrud discusses his novel The Strange.
2165: A 2023 Interview with Jinwoo Chong
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jinwoo Chong discusses his novel Flux.
2164: A 2023 Interview with Rosaliie Parker
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rosalie Parker discusses her short story collection, Dream Fox.
2163: A 2023 Interview with Elizabeth Mackenzie
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Mackenzie discusses her novel The Dog of the North.
2162: A 2023 Interview with Jennifer Egan
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Egan discusses The Candy House in 2023.
2161: A 2023 Interview with Jonathan Carroll
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Carroll discusses his novel Mr. Breakfast.
2160: A 2023 Interview with John Scalzi
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Scalzi discusses The Kaiju Preservation Society.
2159: A 2023 Interview with Adam Benforado
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Benforado discusses A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All.
2158: A 2023 Interview with Stephen Graham Jones
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Graham Jones discusses the slasher films and horror movies to see and know before reading The Lake Witch Trilogy.
2157: A 2023 Interview with Stephen Graham Jones
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Graham Jones discusses My Heart Is a Chainsaw and Don't Fear the Reaper.
2156: A 2023 Interview with Wallace J Nichols
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wallace J Nichols discuses Dear Wild Child.
2155: A 2023 Interview with Annalee Newitz
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Annalee Newitz discusses The Terraformers.
2154: A 2023 Interview with Susan Stokes-Chapman
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Stokes-Chapman discusses her novel Pandora.
2153: A 2023 Interview with Iris Yaamashita
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Iris Yamashita discusses her mystery novel City Under One Roof.
2152: A 2022 Interview with Ray Russell and Rosalie Parker
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Russell and Rosalie Parker discuss Literary Hauntings: A Gazetteer of Literary Ghost Stories and 50 Forgotten Books.
2151: A 2022 Interview with Steve Aylett
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Aylett discusses Hyperthick.
2150: A 2022 Interview with Robert Lloyd
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Lloyd discusses The Poison Machine.
2149: A 2022 Interview with Rick Wartzman
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Wartzman discusses working with (and against) Walmart in the creation of his book Still Broke: Walmart's Remarkable Transformation and the Limits...
2148: A 2022 Interview with Emily Dreyfuss
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Dreyfuss discusses the creation of Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America co-written with Joan Donovan ...
2147: A 2022 Interview with Eric Stener Carlson
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Stener Carlson discusses the stories in Dark Arts.
2146: A 2022 Interview with Bonnie Macbird
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bonnie Macbird discusses Sherlock Holmes and her new novel What Child Is This?
2145: A 2022 Interview with Hiron Ennes
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hiron Ennes discusses Leech.
2144: A 2022 Interview with George Saunders
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
George Saunders discusses writing the stories in Liberation Day.
2143: A 2022 Interview with Tracy Perkins
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tracy Perkins discusses her book Evolution of a Movement: Four Decades of California Environmental Justice Activism.
2142: A 2022 Interview with Andrew Sean Greer
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Sean Greer discusses Less is Lost.
2141: A 2022 Interview with Laura Anne Gilman
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Anne Gilman discusses her novel Uncanny Times.
2140: A 2022 Interview with Char Miller, IV
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Char Miller discusses writing essays and his book Natural Consequences: Intimate Essays for a Planet in Peril.
2139: A 2022 Interview with Laurie Loewenstein
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie Loewenstein discusses Funeral Train.
2138: A 2022 Interview with Robert Freeman Wexler
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Freeman Wexler discusses The Silverberg Business.
2137: A 2022 Interview with Laurie R. King
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie R. King discusses Back to the Garden.
2136: A 2022 Interview with Kim Stanley Robinson
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Stanley Robinson discusses The High Sierra A Love Story.
2135: A 2022 Interview with Eli Saslow
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eii Saslow discussing the making of his book Voices from the Pandemic: Americans Tell Their Stories of Crisis, Courage and Resilience.
2134: A 2022 Interview with Gwendolyn Kiste
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gwendolyn Kiste discusses the literary and genre origins of Reluctant Immortals.
2133: A 2022 Interview with Eric Hanson
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Hanson discusses his collection of stories, What I Was Afraid Of.
2132: A 2022 Interview with Ed Lin
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Lin discusses his novel Death Doesn't Forget.
2131: A 2022 Interview with Steve Toltz
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Toltz discusses his novel Here Goes Nothing.
2130: A 2022 Interview with Angela Slatter
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Slatter discusses her novel The Path of Thorns.
2129: A 2022 Interview with Fiona Barton
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fiona Barton discusses Local Gone Missing.
2128: A 2022 Interview with Jane Pek
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Pek discusses The Verifiers.
2127: A 2022 Interview with Karen Joy Fowler
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Joy Fowler discusses Booth.
2126: A 2022 Interview with Katherine Stewart
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine Stewart discusses her book The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism.
2125: A 2022 Interview with Leopoldo Gout and Eva Aridjis
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Leopoldo Gout and Eva Aridjis discuss Monarca.
2124: A 2022 Interview with Jennifer Egan
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Egan discusses The Candy House.
2123: A 2022 Interview with Angela Slatter and Kathleen Jennings
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Slatter and Kathleen Jennings discuss Flight.
2122: A 2022 Interview with Alexander Weinstein
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alexander Weinstein discusses After Yang, Kogonada's film adaptation of his short story Saying Goodbye to Yang from the collection Children of the New...
2121: A 2022 Interview with Mike Meginnis
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Meginnis discusses his novel Drowning Practice.
2120: A 2022 Interview with Lisa Lutz
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Lutz discusses her new mystery novel, the Accomplice.
2119: A 2022 Interview with Amanda Ellison
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Ellison discusses Splitting: The inside story on headaches.
2118: A 2022 Interview with Florence Williams
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Florence Williams discusses Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey.
2118: A 2022 Interview with Julia Cameron
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Cameron discusses Seeking Wisdom.
2117: A 2022 Interview with Ben Percy
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Percy discusses the first two novel in The Comet Cycle, The Ninth Metal and The Unexpected Garden.
2116: A 2021 Interview with Robert J. Lloyd
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert J. Lloyd discusses The Bloodless Boy.
2115: A 2021 Interview with Angela Slatter
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Slatter discusses her stories of Lodellan in The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings, Sourdough and Other Stories, The Tallow-Wife and Other...
2114: A 2021 Interview with Jeff Hertzberg
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Hertzberg discusses The Best of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: Favorite Recipes from BreadIn5.
2113: A 2021 Interview with Wendy Suzuki
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wendy Suzuki discusses her book, Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion.
2112: A 2021 Interview with Laura Davis
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Davis discusses her memoir The Burning Light of Two Stars.
2111: A 2021 Interview with Mary Roach
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Roach discusses Fuzz.
2110: A 2021 Interview with Andrew Kumasaka
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Kumasaka discusses All gone Awry.
2109: A 2021 Interview with Robert Repino
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Repino discusses Malefactor.
2108: A 2021 Interview with Reggie Oliver
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reggie Oliver discusses A Maze for the Minotaur.
2107: A 2021 Interview with Helene Wecker
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Helene Wecker discusses The Hidden Palace.
2106: A 2021 Interview with Andrew Komarnyckyj
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Komarnyckyj discusses Ezra Slef: The Next Nobel Laureate in Literature.
2105: A 2021 Interview with Alexander Weinstein
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alexander Weinstein discusses his short story collection Children of the New World.
2104: A 2021 Interview with Ray Russell and Rosalie Parker
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Russell and Rosalie Parker discuss their writing and Publishing as Tartarus Press.
2103: A 2021 Interview with Christoper Hobbs
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Christoper Hobbs discusses Christopher Hobbs's Medicinal Mushrooms: The Essential Guide: Boost Immunity, Improve Memory, Fight Cancer, Stop Infection,...
2102: A 2021 Interview with Jeff Vandermeer
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Vandermeer discusses Hummingbird Salamander.
2101: A 2021 Interview with Bonnie MacBird
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bonnie MacBird discusses The Three Locks.
2100: A 2021 Interview with Joby Warrick
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joby Warrick discusses Red Line: The Unraveling of Syria and America's Race to Destroy the Most Dangerous Arsenal in the World.
2099: A Second 2021 Interview with Bella Ellis The Diabolical Bones
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bella Ellis discusses her novel The Diabolical Bones.
2098: A 2021 Interview with Bella Ellis
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bella Ellis discusses her novel The Vanished Bride.
2097: A 2021 Interview with Victor L. Wooten
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Victor Wooten discusses his novel The Spirit of Music.
2096: A 2021 Interview with Alexander Weinstein
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alexander Weinstein discusses the stories in Universal Love.
2095: A 2021 Interview with Kim Stanley Robinson
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Stanley Robinson discusses The Ministry for the Future.
2094: A 2021 Interview with Annie Jacobsen
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Annie Jacobsen discusses First Platoon: A Story of Modern War in the Age of Identity Dominance.
2093: A 2020 Interview with Jeff Hertzberg M.D.
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bread baking and Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day: Sweet and Decadent Baking for Every Occasion
2092: A 2020 Interview with Jessica Hagy
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Hagy discusses How to Be Interesting, Indexed and her brilliant novel, One Morning.
2092: A 2020 Interview with Christopher Brown
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher Brown discusses his novel Failed State
2091: A 2020 Interview with Elizabeth Lewes
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Lewes discusses Little Falls.
2090: A 2020 Interview with Michael Katakis
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Katakis discusses Dangerous Men.
2089: A 2020 Interview with Laurie R.King
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie R. King discusses Riviera Gold.
2088: A 2020 Interview with David Frum
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Frum discusses Trumpocalypse.
2087: A 2020 Interview with Jennifer Ackerman
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Ackerman discusses The Bird Way.
2086: A 2020 Interview with Jonathan Karl
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Jonathan Karl about Front Row at the Trump Show.
2085: A 2020 Interview with Cory Doctorow
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Cory Doctorow about the Pandemic as Singularity, siene fition literatur in a science fiction world, and his book Radicalized.
2084: A 2019 Interview with Malcolm Nance
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Malcolm Nance about his book The Plot to Betray America: How Team Trump Embraced Our Enemies, Compromised Our Security, and How W...
2083: A 2020 Interview with Jory Post
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with poet Jory Post about his book The Extra Year.
2082: A 2019 Interview with Andy Greenberg
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Andy Greenberg about Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers.
2081: A 2019 Interview with Daniel Handler
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Daniel Handler about Bottle Grove.
2080: A 2019 Interview with Christopher Brown
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher Brown discusses Rule of Capture.
2079: A 2019 Interview with Tea Obreht
20 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tea Obreht discusses Inland.
2078: Cephalopodcast Plus Dream Journal
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
5 hours of Cephalotron mix plus one hour of Dream Journal soundtrack.
2077: A 2019 Interview with Lisa Lutz
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Lutz discusses The Swallows.
2076: A 2019 Interview with Beth Macy
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Beth Macy discusses Dopesick.
2075: A 2019 Interview with Richard Kadrey
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Kadrey discusses The Grand Dark.
2075: A 2019 Interview with Neal Stephenson
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Neal Stephenson discusses Fall, or Dodge in Hell.
2074: A Short 2018 Interview with Neal Stephenson
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Neal Stephenson discusses Fall, or Dodge in Hell.
2073: A 2018 Interview with Malcolm Nance
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Malcolm Nance discusses The Plot to Destroy Democracy: How Putin and His Spies Are Undermining America and Dismantling the West.