A new 'Craftwork' episode about writing deeply personal narratives. My guest is Rachel Krantz, author of the debut memoir Open: An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-Monogamy, now available in trade paperback from Harmony Books. Krantz is a journalist and one of the founding editors of Bustle, where she served as senior features editor …

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...J-Law's New Movie...Kanye Insanity...Rap Beefs...Boeing Nosedives...and more... Brad & Mira For the Culture is a series about popular culture and generational divides. Brad is inept when it comes t…

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 journalist and science writer. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Saint Louis University and took both her Master of Arts and Doctorate in English from the University of Delaware. The long-…

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... 'Brad & Mira For the Culture' is a series about popular culture and generational divides. Brad is inept when it comes to pretty much anything mainstream, while Mira is a a voracious consumer. Brad's …

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 Hattie was a New York Times best seller, an NPR Best Book of 2013, the second selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0. and has been translated into sixteen languages. Her nonfiction has been published in the T…

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...the return of Kate Middleton...and the weird and twisted downfall of Oscar winner Kevin Spacey. 'Brad & Mira For the Culture' is a series about popular culture and generational divides. Brad is inept whe…

In this week's monologue, I talk about a terrible dream I had, in which I killed Matt Damon in cold blood. I also contemplate male rage, fear of dogs, and the pros and cons of barefoot hiking. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available:…

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 the Young Lions Fiction Award, PEN/Bingham Prize, and Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He writes regularly for the New Yorker, New York Times, Vanity Fair, McSweeney's, and other publications. *** Otherppl wi…

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 Private Person (Sorry House Classics) and the novel King of Joy (Soft Skull Press, 2019). His work has appeared in City Arts Magazine, NY Tyrant, and Gramma Poetry, among other places. His book, You Priv…

A visit with one of the 1980's most prolific NFL wide receivers; selected to the Pro Bowl four times, and when he retired, was ranked twelfth in NFL history in receiving yards and thirteenth in receptions. The San Diego Chargers and College Football Hall of Famer discusses his company WCTE and his mission to help those suffering from CTE. TWITTER: …

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. Parsons is the author of Black Light, a collection of stories that was long-listed for the National Book Award and the Story Prize. In 2020, she received the National Magazine Award for fiction. Born i…

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, porn in the Amazon, the mystery of Kate Middleton, 'hot rodent' men, Tortured Poets Department, and more. 'Brad & Mira For the Culture' is a series about popular culture and generational divides. Brad …

In this week's monologue, I offer my thoughts on Duolingo and tell a story about the fragility of existence. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi’s email newsletter. …

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 short story collection, Night of the Living Rez, won the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Sue Kaufman Prize, the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, the New…