Best Olivia Gatwood Podcasts (2024)

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EP. 91 - MOTHERHOOD IS THAT YOU? 50:16

4M ago50:16

50:16

Meli & Olivia talk about their shriveled up eggs at the historic age of 32, and imagine what it look like to be mothers.By SAY MORE

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EP. 89 - THE TRAUMA PLOT 1:08:16

4M ago1:08:16

1:08:16

a few listener emails including: an update on brian's bedbug saga and a story about The One That Got Away. then, m&o chat about trauma as a vehicle for storytelling: when it's overdone, when it's helpful, when it's actually Too Vulnerable To Be Shared. the prison journalism project is mentioned on this episode! check them out here: https://prisonjo…

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EP. 88 bonus episode teaser GAB HOUR 10:15

4M ago10:15

10:15

To listen to the rest of the episode, subscribe to patreon.com/saymorepodcast. the gals gab about whatever is on their mind including: lucy letby, RFK Jr. (one of these people is honest and it isn't RFK), and listener emails about a sweet karmic loop and finding love amidst the prison system.By SAY MORE

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EP. 87 - DO WE EVEN LIKE WRITING? 57:08

5M ago57:08

57:08

M & O read an update from The Brian Bedbug Saga and an email from a listener about breeding kinks and chosen single parenthood. Then, they talk about the existential crises they experience each month around their careers, relevancy, creativity, productivity, and other shit that seems very Not Possible to Deal With when you're about to get your peri…

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EP. 85 - WRITING ABOUT GRIEF w/ AMY LIN 1:07:51

6M ago1:07:51

1:07:51

We were overjoyed to talk with Amy Lin, author of the new memoir, HERE AFTER, which details her relationship with her late husband and his sudden passing, the singular experience of young windowhood, and how grief is a language in which we we all eventually become fluent.By SAY MORE

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EP. 84 - bonus episode - CANDELARIA & PICK ME GIRLS 5:22

6M ago5:22

5:22

Listen to the full episode on Patreon. It's here! Well, mostly. Here is a partial recording of our conversation at Skylight Books in Los Angeles, where we celebrated Melissa's novel Candelaria and talked about the caucasity of spin classes, abuelas surviving the apocalypse, and how archaeologists are similar to writers, among other things. The weir…

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EP. 83 - FATHERHOOD w/ LUCAS MANN 1:21:43

6M ago1:21:43

1:21:43

We chat with author Lucas Mann about his most recent collection of essays, ATTACHMENTS, which unpacks the tender, scary, and hilarious experience of contemporary fatherhood. We talk about the impossible image of the Perfect Leftist Father, and the Lack of Personal Space when raising a child.By SAY MORE

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EP. 82 - bonus episode - WRITING ABOUT SEX 5:15

6M ago5:15

5:15

TEASER. we help a listener through a tough friendship/roommate breakup and talk about how we go about writing about SEX. are u trying to turn your readers on or just show them something about the characters? are sex scenes meant to move the plot forward or are they just a fun break? we also discover we might be prudes.…

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EP. 81 - TRAD WIVES w/ GABY DEL VALLE 1:22:11

6M ago1:22:11

1:22:11

the gals talk to trad-wife expert, gaby del valle, who has done extensive reporting on the women bringing old school homesteading onto the main feed.By say more

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EP. 80 - bonus episode - FROM POETRY TO FICTION 4:04

7M ago4:04

4:04

Melissa & Olivia keep getting asked: what is it like to go from poetry to fiction. They talk about it! Also, listeners share a story about their end-of-times pastor grandpa and also ask: is it possible to escape writing commercial and institutional poetry? Only on patreon :)By SAY MORE

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EP. 79 - WRITING ABOUT FOOD 1:12:05

7M ago1:12:05

1:12:05

We talk through a few listener emails about surviving your mid-twenties, surviving with a UTI on Survivor, and surviving a boss who keeps showing up to work with hickeys. After that, we talk about being hungry. Writing about food, eating while writing, forgetting to eat because we are writing, soylent (????), and why food is such an important detai…

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EP. 78 - bonus episode - A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF SLAM POETRY 10:03

7M ago10:03

10:03

head over to patreon.com/saymorepodcast to listen to the full episode! we got to sit down in real life with one of our closest friends & favorite writers, hieu minh nguyen. together, we got nostalgic about our wild (we were so corny) days of competing in poetry slam and how the artform influenced our professional lives as writers today (we are just…

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EP. 77 - LOVE IS BLIND & POV 1:11:20

7M ago1:11:20

1:11:20

back with another HOME RUN. this week, the gal pals chat about their favorite high-brow television show, love is blind, as well as the infinite ways Point of View can change a story. if this were a dissertation, they would make clearer how these two themes are related, but you get it. right?By Say More

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EP. 75: ROMANCE - A PROBE 1:04:11

8M ago1:04:11

1:04:11

In honor of Melissa's favorite holiday, we are talking about love. We spoke with Puloma Ghosh, author of Mouth, about tropes in the romance genre, fan-fiction, and why women turn to romance in times of need. Order Puloma's short story collection wherever books are sold!By SAY MORE

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EP. 73 - AUTOFICTION & THE SELFHOOD PLOT 1:13:40

8M ago1:13:40

1:13:40

it's the new season of SAY MORE! thank you for waiting literally two years. this week, we are discussing the genre of autofiction — where it started, who's doing it, and our personal journey to adulthood aka choosing not to share every single thing about our private life in a nonfictional space. for next week's bonus episode, subscribe to our patre…

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Tamla Horsford 51:54

10M ago51:54

51:54

From 1920 to 1940, no Black people lived in Forsyth County, Georgia. None. But by the time Tamla Horsford moved there with her family, a lot had changed. Or so it seemed, until Tamla was found dead in the Fall of 2018. Suddenly, a century’s worth of trauma resurfaced in the once all-white Georgia county. Today’s episode reveals what happens when a …

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Sam Mandez 54:03

10M ago54:03

54:03

Sam Mandez was just 14 years old when his elderly neighbor, Frida Winter, was found murdered in her home, the same home Sam had painted with his grandfather just a few summers prior. It would be years before they set their eyes on Sam as their main suspect. And while he was just a kid when the crime took place, Sam was tried as an adult and eventua…

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Sam Mandez

10M ago

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Sam Mandez was just 14 years old when his elderly neighbor, Frida Winter, was found murdered in her home, the same home Sam had painted with his grandfather just a few summers prior. It would be years before they set their eyes on Sam as their main suspect. And while he was just a kid […]By Celisia Stanton

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Mindy Dodd 55:29

10M ago55:29

55:29

If you consume a lot of true crime, you might have heard Mindy Dodd’s story before. Or at least one like it – the classic story of a housewife who, pushed too far, snaps and murders her husband. The scary music swells and the story ends neatly. The housewife is locked away. But what if that’s not the whole picture? Today’s episode is about the mudd…

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Mindy Dodd

10M ago

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If you consume a lot of true crime, you might have heard Mindy Dodd’s story before. Or at least one like it – the classic story of a housewife who, pushed too far, snaps and murders her husband. The scary music swells and the story ends neatly. The housewife is locked away. But what if […]By Celisia Stanton

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New Episodes Available Now! 2:20

10M ago2:20

2:20

Do you ever listen to a true crime podcast and think “that’s not quite right…?” Same. Crime stories are hard to ignore and even harder to forget. But the thing is... they’re stories. And getting a story right is all about how you tell it. Truer Crime talks about real people — murdered, missing, misled — with more nuance, more context, and more ques…

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Season 1 Trailer 2:20

10M ago2:20

2:20

Do you ever listen to a true crime podcast and think “that’s not quite right…?” Same. Crime stories are hard to ignore and even harder to forget. But the thing is... they’re stories. And getting a story right is all about how you tell it. Truer Crime talks about real people — murdered, missing, misled — with more nuance, more context, and more ques…

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Relisha Rudd Remembrance Day (Republish) 47:45

1y ago47:45

47:45

July 11th marks “Relisha Rudd Remembrance Day’' in Washington DC. The purpose of this event is to spread awareness and let the public know that the search for Relisha is not over. Today we republish Episode 5 covering Relisha’s disappearance to bring more attention to her story. --- No one had seen 8-year-old Relisha Rudd for weeks before she was f…

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BONUS The Real Impacts of True Crime Media w/ Sarah Turney 41:54

2y ago41:54

41:54

In 2001, Sarah Turney’s sister, Alissa, went missing. Nearly two decades later and no arrests in the case, the police told her they could no longer help her and she needed to get media coverage for the case. So, in 2019, Sarah started The Voices for Justice Podcast as a way to tell Alissa’s story. In August 2020, an arrest was made in the case and …

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BONUS The Real Impacts of True Crime Media w/ Sarah Turney

2y ago

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In 2001, Sarah Turney’s sister, Alissa, went missing. Nearly two decades later and no arrests in the case, the police told her they could no longer help her and she needed to get media coverage for the case. So, in 2019, Sarah started The Voices for Justice Podcast as a way to tell Alissa’s story. […]…

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EP. 72 - ROCKSTARS, MISTRESSES, SURROGATES, THE MONARCHY 1:00:45

2y ago1:00:45

1:00:45

pop culture is truly losing itBy SAY MORE

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EP. 71 - WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT ROE V. WADE w/ PAIGE GREEN 50:41

2y ago50:41

50:41

The gals welcome former guest Paige Green—nurse, doula, star—to talk about the dismal state of reproductive rights in America and how to generally deal.By SAY MORE

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EP. 70 - ORIGIN STORIES 1:03:16

2+ y ago1:03:16

1:03:16

M&O, together at last, talk about how they met the most important people in their lives.

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EP. 69 - ORGASMS APLENTY 54:57

2+ y ago54:57

54:57

M&O talk (humbly) all things related to cumming: the different genres orgasm, the lack thereof, and why you can't trust your life decisions if you're having good sex.

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EP. 68 - AN ODE TO OUR TWENTIES 1:03:50

2+ y ago1:03:50

1:03:50

As Melissa and Olivia depart the tragic & exhilarating decade of their twenties, they reminisce on the years they spent being whores in punk houses, sexless in relationships, and a sudden burst of hyper-visibility.By SAY MORE

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Olivia Gatwood Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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SAY MORE

Melissa Lozada-Oliva & Olivia Gatwood

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Truer Crime

Celisia Stanton

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Girl Talk

Jasmine Millner

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EP. 91 - MOTHERHOOD IS THAT YOU? 50:16

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EP. 89 - THE TRAUMA PLOT 1:08:16

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EP. 88 bonus episode teaser GAB HOUR 10:15

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EP. 87 - DO WE EVEN LIKE WRITING? 57:08

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EP. 85 - WRITING ABOUT GRIEF w/ AMY LIN 1:07:51

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EP. 84 - bonus episode - CANDELARIA & PICK ME GIRLS 5:22

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EP. 83 - FATHERHOOD w/ LUCAS MANN 1:21:43

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EP. 82 - bonus episode - WRITING ABOUT SEX 5:15

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EP. 81 - TRAD WIVES w/ GABY DEL VALLE 1:22:11

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EP. 80 - bonus episode - FROM POETRY TO FICTION 4:04

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EP. 79 - WRITING ABOUT FOOD 1:12:05

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EP. 78 - bonus episode - A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF SLAM POETRY 10:03

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EP. 77 - LOVE IS BLIND & POV 1:11:20

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EP. 75: ROMANCE - A PROBE 1:04:11

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EP. 73 - AUTOFICTION & THE SELFHOOD PLOT 1:13:40

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Tamla Horsford 51:54

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Sam Mandez 54:03

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Sam Mandez

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Mindy Dodd 55:29

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Mindy Dodd

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New Episodes Available Now! 2:20

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Season 1 Trailer 2:20

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Relisha Rudd Remembrance Day (Republish) 47:45

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BONUS The Real Impacts of True Crime Media w/ Sarah Turney 41:54

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BONUS The Real Impacts of True Crime Media w/ Sarah Turney

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EP. 72 - ROCKSTARS, MISTRESSES, SURROGATES, THE MONARCHY 1:00:45

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EP. 71 - WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT ROE V. WADE w/ PAIGE GREEN 50:41

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EP. 70 - ORIGIN STORIES 1:03:16

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EP. 69 - ORGASMS APLENTY 54:57

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EP. 68 - AN ODE TO OUR TWENTIES 1:03:50

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