Rick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column
Episodes
1873: A 2015 Interview with Michael Gazzaniga
05 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"We made the first observation and BAM there was the disconnection effect..."
1872: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 208: Michael Gazzaniga
05 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience
1871: A 2015 Interview with Neal Stephenson
26 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"...and know that you're never going to se a tree again..."
1870: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 207: Neal Stephenson
26 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Seveneves
1869: A 2015 Interview with Dan Simmons
03 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"...yes, they really did bring those bombs..."
1868: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 206: Dan Simmons
03 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Fifth Heart
1867: A 2015 Interview with John Waters
23 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"...you change how you would be in real life...”
1866: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 205: John Waters
23 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Carsick
1865: A 2015 Interview with Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD
09 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"..its influence to be as hegemonic as it was..."
1864: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 204: Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD
09 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry
1863: A 2015 Interview with Barney Frank
29 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"...while you're trying to change it, don't ignore it..."
1862: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 203: Barney Frank
29 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage
1861: A 2015 Interview with Kazuo Ishiguro
21 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
".... by the time I was writing this novel, the lines between what was fantasy and what was real had blurred for me..."
1860:Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 201: Kazuo Ishiguro
21 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Buried Giant
1859: A 2015 Interview with Erik Larson
17 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"...said to have been found in the arms of a dead German sailor..."
1858: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 201: Erik Larson
17 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dead Wake
1857: A 2014 Interview with Peter Bell
15 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"...I looked up some of the old books..."
1856: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 200: Peter Bell
15 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A Certain Slant of Light and Strange Epiphanies
1855: A 2015 Interview with Marc Goodman
14 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"...every physical object around us is being transformed, one way or another, into an information technology..."
1854: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 199: Marc Goodman
14 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Future Crimes: Everything Is Connected, Everyone Is Vulnerable and What We Can Do About It
1853: A 2015 Interview with William Ury
01 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"...he proceeded to shout at me for approximately 30 minutes..."
1852: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 198: William Ury
01 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Getting to Yes with Yourself: And Other Worthy Opponents
1851: A 2014 Interview with Jennifer Senior
22 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"...it becomes a source of enormous tension once a baby comes along..."
1850: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 197: Jennifer Senior
22 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
1849: Now Playing… 50 Shdes of Dave Barry
15 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Barry on the Book that "inspired" the film
1848: A 2015 Interview with Stewart O'Nan
08 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"...we see him as a tragedian because is life is a tragedy..."
1847: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 196: Stewart O'Nan
08 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
West of Sunset
1846: A 2015 Interview with Armistead Maupin
04 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"I could see what silliness was going on while it was happening..."
1845: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 195: Armistead Maupin
04 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Days of Anna Madrigal
1844: A 2014 Interview with Christine Carter
31 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"...a real tipping point..."
1843: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 194: Christine Carter
31 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Sweet Spot: How to Find Your Groove at Home and Work
1842: A 2014 Interview with Jake Halpern
23 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"...he goes to Las Vegas to this debt-buyers' convention..."
1841: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 193: Jake Halpern
23 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Bad Paper: Chasing Debt from Wall Street to the Underworld
1840: A 2014 Interview with David Shields and Caleb Powell
18 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"I read no book reviews any more; the level of discussion is really pedestrian." David Shields "I'm just saying it's a conflict of interest!" Caleb ...
1839: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 192: David Shields and Caleb Powell
18 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
I Think You're Totally Wrong
1838: A 2015 Interview with Charles and Caroline Todd
17 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"...let them be themselves and sort it out..." Caroline Todd "...it's more on a personal level..." Charles Todd
1837: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 191: Charles and Caroline Todd
17 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A Fine Summer's Day
1836: A 2014 interview with Ray Russell and Rosalie Parker
13 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"I thought I'd write something for fun.." Ray Russell "..there was a side of me of that was interested in the strangeness..." Ros Parker
1835: A 2014 Interview with Richard Ford
11 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"...most of our politicians are morons..."
1834: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 190: Richard Ford
11 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Let Me Be Frank with You
1832: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 189: Bessel van der Kolk
11 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Body Keeps the Score
1833: A 2015 Interview with Bessel van der Kolk
06 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"...being able to see what happens in the brain really helps us to understand certain things..."
1831: Audio Book Review: Rebecca Lloyd, Mercy and Other Stories
03 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"Our knives and monsters are ever ready, and as real as we need them to be."
1830: A 2014 Interview with Kathy Freston
30 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...visualize how you'd like your life to look..."
1829: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 188: Kathy Freston
30 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Quantum Wellness, Veganist and The Lean
1828: A 2014 Audio Review of 'Written in Darkness' by Mark Samuels
19 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"This is an abyss that is not content to merely gaze back."
1827: A 2014 Interview with Christopher Hobbs
16 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"I want to integrate both the traditional uses and the traditional wisdom and knowledge and experience with modern science."
1826: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 187: Christopher Hobbs
16 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Grow it, Heal It: Natural and Effective Herbal Remedies from Your Garden or Windowsill
1825: A 2014 Interview with Tad Williams
09 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...Heaven and Hell couldn't be an open, on-going dramatic conflict; it would be more like the Cold War.:"
1824: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 186: Tad Williams
09 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Sleeping Late on Judgment Day
1823: A 2014 Interview with Anne Rice
04 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"I have to woo him..."
1822: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 185: Anne Rice
03 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Prince Lestat
1821: Four Books With Alan Cheuse
03 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
: Maureen Corrigan So We Read On, Casey Walker Last Days in Shanghai, Ron Rash Something Rich and Strange, Nicholson Baker Traveling Sprinkler
1820: A 2014 Interview with Anne-Sylvie Salzman
03 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"You really have to enter a world and it's not some kind of guided tour."
1819: A 2014 Interview with William Gibson-All
22 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...recalibrate my yardstick of weirdness..."
1818: A 2014 Interview with William Gibson-Interview and Reading Excerpt
22 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...recalibrate my yardstick of weirdness..."
1817: A 2014 Interview with William Gibson-First Chapter Reading
22 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Peripheral, Chapter One
1816: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 184: William Gibson
22 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Peripheral
1815: A 2014 Interview with David Greene
19 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"It was very easy to literally just tell their stories..."
1814: A 2014 Interview with Azar Nafisi
16 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"I wanted to show how close reality and fiction are..."
1813: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 183: Azar Nafisi
16 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Republic of the Imagination: America in Three Books
1812: A 2014 Interview with Cary Elwes
15 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...an unwise decision on my part..."
1811: A 2014 Interview with Dana Cowin
09 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...so I add a little more citrus..."
1810: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 182: Dana Cowin
09 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Mastering My Mistakes in the Kitchen: Learning to Cook with 65 Great Chefs and Over 100 Delicious Recipes
1809: A 2014 Interview With A. S. King and Paolo Bacigalupi
06 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"You're handing us all the problems..." Paolo Bacigalupi "That gray area is so important for readers..." A. S. King
1808: A 2014 Interview With A. S. King
05 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"How much do we really change?"
1807: A 2014 Interview with Paolo Bacigalupi
04 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...these are perfectly nice people..."
1806: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 181: Paolo Baccigalupi
30 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Doubt Factory
1805: A 2014 Interview with Brian J. Showers
27 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"I have a lot reference materials on my desk..."
1804: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 180: Brian J. Showers
26 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Old Albert: An Epilogue and Dreams of Shadow and Smoke: Stories for J.S. Le Fanu
1803: A 2014 Phone Interview with Azar Nafisi
22 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"..trying to create a reality which had not existed before..."
1802: A 2014 Interview with William T Vollmann
20 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...that's the choice we make with death..."
1801: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 179: William T. Vollmann
19 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Last Stories and Other Stories
1800: A 2014 Interview with Alix Christie
16 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"This was the world's first tech start-up."
1799: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 178: Alix Christie
15 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Gutenberg's Apprentice
1798: A 2014 Interview with Maureen Corrigan
13 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"On his death in 1940, there were remaindered copies..."
1797: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 177: Maureen Corrigan
08 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures
1796: A 2014 Interview with Lawrence Wright
03 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...peace is possible..."
1795: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 176: Lawrence Wright
01 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David
1794: A 2014 Interview with Rebecca Alexander
30 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"... like your hands are, and their arms are, engaged in this poetic dance..."
1793: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 175: Rebecca Alexander
28 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found
1792: A 2014 Interview with Lauren Beukes
23 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...fiction allows you to step into someone's head..."
1791: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 174: Lauren Beukes
21 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Broken Monsters
1790: A 2014 Interview with Walter Mosley
19 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"... it was him saying what he felt, but for me it was a revelation about what I felt..."
1789: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 173: Walter Mosley
18 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore
1788: A 2014 Interview with Lisa See
17 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"..it's not my worldview, but it was the worldview at that time..."
1787: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 172: Lisa See
16 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
China Dolls
1786: A 2014 Interview with Alan Cheuse
15 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...one of the first books I ever wrote was a Bobbsey Twins novel..."
1784: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 171: Nick Harkaway
07 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tigerman
1782: A 2014 Interview with Alastair Reynolds, Part Three
20 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...the first book was going to contain about a hundred years of implicit future history..."
1781: A 2014 Interview with Alastair Reynolds, Part Two
20 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...the first book was going to contain about a hundred years of implicit future history..."
1780: A 2014 Interview with Alastair Reynolds, Part One
08 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...the first book was going to contain about a hundred years of implicit future history..."
1785: A 2014 Interview with Nick Harkaway
23 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...we do a lot of policy-based evidence making here..."
1779: A 2014 Interview with Roz Chast
11 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...I had no idea of how it worked because we had never talked about it."
1778: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 170: Roz Chast
08 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
1776: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 169: Alan Furst
08 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Midnight in Europe
1777: A 2014 Interview with Alan Furst
30 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...certain periods are echoic..."
1775: A 2014 Interview with Sarah Lotz
27 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...people need answers..."
1774: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 168: Sarah Lotz
25 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Three
1773:A 2014 Interview with Steven Galloway
21 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"...so much has been written about Harry Houdini..."