The Chills at Will Podcast
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The Chills at Will Podcast is a celebration of the visceral beauty of literature. This beauty will be examined through close reads of phrases and lines and passages from fiction and nonfiction that thrills the reader, so much so that he wants to read again and again to replicate that thrill. Each episode will focus on a different theme, such as "The Power of Flashback," "Understatement," "Cats in the Cradle," and "Chills at Will: Origin Story."
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Trailer Episode for The Limited Podcast Series, "Rage is a Gift: 'Evil Empire' at 30"-CLIP
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Episode 344 with Rachel León, Author of How We See the Gray and Woman of All Trades-Compassionate Social Worker, Writer, and Editor Extraordinaire
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May 15, 2026 |
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Episode 343 with Dr. Steven Thrasher, Author of The Viral Underclass, and Stalwart Activist, Journalist, and Educator in Solidarity with Truth and His Students
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May 15, 2026 |
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Episode 342 with Isaac Fitzgerald, Author of American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed, and Master of the Sacred and the Profane, the Quotidian and Spectacular, and the Softly Resonant
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May 13, 2026 |
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Episode 341 with Kerri Schlottman, Author of Daytime Moon, and Master of Wonderful, Flowing Sentences, Real Pathos, and Unforgettable Characters and Storylines
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May 13, 2026 |
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Episode 340 with Donna Minkowitz, Author of Growing Up Golem, and Master Craftswoman of the Conceit, The Juxtaposition, The Universal, and The Ultraspecific
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May 12, 2026 |
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Episode 339 with Sarah Aziza, Author of The Hollow Half, and Writer of Loving and Challenging Prose and Probing and Deeply-Researched Nonfiction
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Episode 338 with Adam H. Johnson, Author of How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza & Dogged Researcher & Accountant of the Unconscionable Gaza Genocide Whitewashing
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Episode 337 with Daniel Tam-Claiborne, Author of Transplants, and Skilled Craftsman of Subtlety, Nuance, and Probing Questions for the Reader to Investigate
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Episode 336 with Rachel Khong, Author of My Dear You, and Brilliant Purveyor of Precise Diction, Profound Absurdity, and Meaningful Fodder for Discussion
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Episode 335 with Toni Ann Johnson, Author of But Where's Home? and Wonderful Builder of Intriguing Family Trees, Memorable Characters, and Subtlety
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Episode 334 with Lisa Lee, Author of American Han and Creator of Wonderful Dialogue and Darkly Humorous, Memorable Characters and Scenes
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Episode 333 with Keith O'Brien, Author of Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird, and Dogged Researcher and Journalist Whose Alchemy Leads to Wondrous Stories
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Episode 332 with Jordy Rosenberg, Author of Night Night Fawn and Master of the Poetic, the Profound, the Hilarious, and the Satirical
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Episode 331 with Davina Agudelo, Founder of Alegria Publishing, and Bright Light Bringing Underrepresented Voices, Stories, and Talent to the Reading and Creative World
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Episode 330 with Gaspare Randazzo, Wry and Hilarious Observer of The Teaching Life, the Student Life, and Life, and Alumnus of Netflix's "The Trust"
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Episode 329 with Grant Ginder, Author of So Old, So Young, and Master Craftsman of Memorable and Funny Scenes, and Profound and Reflection-Inducing Truths
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Episode 328 with Tom Junod, Author of In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What it Means to be a Man, and Masterful Researcher and Writer of Iconic Character and Cultural Studies
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Episode 327 with Adolfo-Guzman Lopez, Author of California Southern: writing from the road, 1992-2025, and Reflective and Intrepid Reporter, Activist, and Chronicler of the Mundane and Marvelous
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Episode 326 with Yiming Ma, Author of These Memories Do Not Belong to Us, and Reflective, Skilled Worldbuilder and Craftsman of "Constellation Writing"
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Episode 325 with Oliver James, Author of Unread, and Dogged Proponent of Literacy, Vulnerability, and Self-Improvement
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Episode 324 with Lillian Li, Author of Bad Asians, and Nuanced Chronicler of the Young and Restless
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Episode 323 with Luke Epplin, Author of Moses and the Doctor, and "Sportswriter" Who Writes so Adroitly about Race and Racism, Culture, and Intersections with Sport
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Episode 322 with Peter Orner, Author of The Gossip Columnist's Daughter and Maestro of the Offbeat, the Original, the Creative, and the Resonant
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Episode 321 with Carolina Ixta, Author of Few Blue Skies and Master of Nuance and the Balance Between Nonfiction Concepts and Real-Life Ossues and Fiction in Her Fictional Work
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Episode 320 with Larry Strauss, Author of A Lasting Impact in the Classroom and Beyond Knowledge and Insight for Brave Teachers, and Sage Writer of a Diverse Listing of Opinion Pieces, & (Non)Fiction
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Episode 319 with Farah Ali, Author of Telegraphy, and Master Finesser of Understated Characters, the Macro Informing the Micro, and Connector of the Past and the Present
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Episode 318 with Timothy Welbeck, Esq., Professor for and Creator of "Kendrick Lamar and the Morale of M.A.A.D. City" Class at Temple University, and Devoted and Thoughtful Civil Right Advocate
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Episode 317 with Kasim Ali, Author of Who Will Remain and Master of Snappy Dialogue, Dynamic Characters, and Resonant and Creative Plot
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Episode 316 with Kiese Laymon, Author of the Award-Winning Heavy: An American Memoir and Inimitable Writer of Culture, History, and the Personal, and Standout Literary Citizen and Teacher
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Episode 315 with Cole Cuchna, Creator and Host of Dissect Podcast and an Intellectually Curious, Master Analyst and Researcher of Sound and Lyrics and the Alchemy of the Great Artists
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Episode 314 with Joe McGinniss Jr., Author of Damaged People: A Memoir of Fathers and Sons and Master of Nuance, Resonant Scenes, and Reflection Created by Juxtaposition
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Episode 313 with Jackie Domenus, Author of No Offense: A Memoir in Essays, and Standout Builder of Subtlety and The Macro and Micro, The Societal and the Personal
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Episode 312 with Amber Sparks, Author of Happy People Don't Live Here, and Creator of Wonderfully Weird Characters, Resonant Settings, and Clever Page-Turners
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Episode 311 with Kurt Baumeister, Author of Twilight of the Gods, and Skilled Worldbuilder, Craftsman of the Subtle and Resonant, and Curious Student of History
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Episode 310 with Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Author of Art Above Everything: One Woman’s Global Exploration...of a Creative Life, and Empathetic Listener, Dogged Researcher, and Curious Learner
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Episode 309: Kaila Yu, Author of Fetishized: A Reckoning With Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty, and Nuanced Writer of Historical and Contemporary Pop Culture, Misogyny, & Anti-Asian Racist Othering
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Episode 308 with Jeff Pearlman, Author of Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur and Dogged Researcher, Master of Story "Layering" and of Both Concepts in "Work of Art"
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Episode 307 with Nicole Cuffy, Author of O Sinners! and Master of Subtlety, Dynamic Characters, and Historical Fiction that Shines a Light on Today
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Episode 306 with Shea Serrano, Author of Expensive Basketball, Master of Earnest Storytelling and Pop Culture Hilarity, and Transmitter of a Love of the Game
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Episode 305 with Myriam Gurba, Author of Poppy State: A Labyrinth of Plants and a Story of Beginnings, and Brilliant Thinker, reflection-Inducer, and Master Connector of the Allegorical and Immediate
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Episode 304 with Erin Somers, Author of The Ten Year Affair, and Crafter of Hilarious, Incisive, and Clever Characters and Scenes
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Episode 303 with Anthony Gedell, Author of Love Lies in the Throes of Rhetoric, and Brilliant Creator of Worlds Internal and External, and Dystopia in its Macro and Micro
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Episode 302 with Ellen Birkett Morris, Author of Beware the Tall Grass, and Talented Worldbuilder and Skilled Writer of the Past-Tinged Present, the Human and the Humane
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Episode 301 with Nishant Batsha, Author of A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart, and Master of Subtlety, the Singular and the Universal, and the Historical and Personal
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Episode 300 with Nathan Thrall, Author of A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy and Deep Researcher and Brilliantly-Objective Chronicler of Life under Israeli Occupation
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Episode 299 with Dr. Matthew Boedy, Author of The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy, and Thoughtful Chronicler of Christian Nationalism
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Episode 298 with Robert Paylor, Author of Paralyzed to Powerful: Lessons from a Quadriplegic's Journey, and Writer of the Profound, the Uplifting, and the Heartening
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Episode 297-Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Author of Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism, and Skilled Chronicler of Misogyny and Hate, and Crafter of Reasonable, Data-Driven Remedies
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Episode 296 with Ursula Villarreal-Moura, Author of Like Happiness and Master of the Subtle Shifts in Relationships and through Phases of Life
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Episode 295 with Wright Thompson, Author of The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi and One of America's Foremost Storytellers of the Shocking, The Banal, The Instructive, The Profound
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Episode 294 with Andrew Porter, Author of the Imagined Life and Creator of Beautiful Images, Unforgettable Settings, and Layered, Resonant Characters
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Episode 293 with Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Author of Beyond All Reasonable Doubt, JESUS IS ALIVE!: Stories, and Creator of the Ludicrous and Resonant, the Hilarious and the Profoundly Sad
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Episode 292 with Joan Silber, Author of Mercy and Award-Winning and Consistent Creator of Dynamic Characters, Realistic Dialogue, and Memorable Settings
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Episode 291 with Ruben Reyes, Jr., Author of Archive of Unknown Universes, and Master Craftsman of the Sad and Ecstatic, the Historical and the Immediate
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Episode 290 with Adnan Virk, Author of Cinephile, Emmy-Award Winning Broadcaster for MLB Network and More, and Host of 336 Episodes of the Passionate, Fun, and Information-Packed Cinephile Podcast
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Episode 289 with Jahmal Mayfield, Author of Smoke Kings, and Master of the Heart-Racing and Nuanced and Profound
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Episode 288 with Camille U. Adams, Author of How to Be Unmothered, and Master Wordsmith of the Precise and the Flowery, the Banal and the Extraordinary
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Episode 287 with Jordan Harper, Author of She Rides Shotgun, and Master of "Lies that Tell the Truth," Wonderfully Contradictory Characters, and The Visceral, the Gutting, and the Memorable
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Episode 286 with Hannah Pittard, Author of If You Love It, Let It Kill You, and Master Craftswoman of Memorable, Witty, Zany, Profound Dialogue, Characters, and Storylines
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Episode 285 with The Philharmonik, Winner of 2024's NPR Tiny Desk Contest for "What's It All Mean?" and Master Arranger, Producer, and Reflective Lyricist
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May 16, 2025 |
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Episode 284 with Vanessa Saunders, Author of the Flat Woman, and Creator of Fantastical and Believable Worlds Built Upon Creative and Timely Storylines
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May 07, 2025 |
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Episode 283 with Jason Bailey, Author of Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend, and a Reflective, Sympathetic Film Historian and Vault of TV and Film Knowledge
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Episode 282 with Emely Rumble, LCSW, Author of Bibliotherapy in the Bronx, and Thoughtful, Reflective, and Artistic/Scientific Reader, Writer, and Bibliotherapist
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Episode 281 with Alexander Chee, Author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, Wonderful Literary Citizen and Activist, and Reflective, Brilliant Thinker and Craftsman of the Nuanced and Poignant
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Episode 280 with Désirée Zamorano, Author of Dispossessed, and Crafter of Poignancy, a Thorough Chronicler of and Student of Los Angeles History and Moral Voice for Progress and Learning from History
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Episode 279 with Jon Hickey, Author of Big Chief, and Thoughtful Creator of Profound Scenes, Memorable Characters, and Resonant Connections to Yesterday and Today
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Episode 278 with Kevin Nguyen, Author of My Documents and Keen Observer and Chronicler of the Old and the New, and Connections Between Historical Tragedies and Today's World
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Episode 277 with Douglas J. Weatherford, Translator of Juan Rulfo's Pedro Páramo and The Burning Plain, and Precise Wordsmith, Thorough Researcher, and Passionate Scholar of Film, Language, and Symbol
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Episode 276 with Donna Minkowitz, Author of Donnaville and Master Worldbuilder and Detail-Oriented Painter of Vivid Scenes and Characters
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Episode 275 with Deborah Jackson-Taffa, Author of National Book Award Finalist Whiskey Tender, and Chronicler and Reflective Craftswoman of Endearing and Enduring and Resonant Stories
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Episode 274 with Annell López, Author of the Short Story Collection, I'll Give You a Reason, and Skilled Craftswoman of Resonant, Layered Characters, Subtle Twists, and the Universal and Hyperspecific
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Episode 273 with Raúl Pérez, Author of The Souls of White Jokes: How Racist Humor Fuels White Supremacy, and Master Connector of Racist Humor and Systems of White Supremacy in the United States
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Episode 272 with Lamya H., Author of Hijab Butch Blues and Reflective, Thoughtful, and Masterful Crafter of the Universal and Ultra-Specific
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Episode 271 with Alejandro Heredia, Author of Loca, Crafter of Beautiful, Indelible Images, and Resonant Characters and Scenes
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Episode 270 with Jason De León, Author of Soldiers and Kings: 2024's National Book Award for Nonfiction, and Relentless Researcher, Attuned Listener, and Master Storyteller
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Episode 269 with David Ebenbach: Author of Possible Happiness, Multitalented with Genre, and Thoughtful, Generative Writer of Relatable, Flawed, and Sympathetic Characters
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Episode 268 with Dan Gutman: Writer of Fun, Funny, Challenging, Educational, Enriching, Page-turners in Multiple Genres and for Motivating Reluctant and Voracious Readers
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Episode 267 with Keith O'Brien, Author of Charlie Hustle and Award-Winning Journalist Who Skillfully and Faithfully Shows and Tells Well-Rounded Stories
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Episode 266 with Lydia Kiesling, Author of Mobility and Keen Observer and Reflection-Inducing Craftswoman of Psychological and Geopolitical Storylines with Unforgettable Characters
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Episode 265 with Carvell Wallace, Author of Another Word for Love, a Modern Classic, and Upturner of Tropes in Beautifully and Honestly Portraying Darkness and Beauty and Love's Vagaries
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Episode 264 with Maggie Sheffer, Author of the Award-Winning Collection, The Man in the Banana Trees, and Master of the Weird, The Offbeat, The Clever, The Poignant, and The Resonant
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Episode 263 with Fernanda Trias, Author of Mugre Rosa/Pink Slime, and Acute and Detail-Oriented World Builder and Creator of Thought-Provoking Fiction
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Episode 262 with Rus Bradburd, Author of Big Time, His First Novel that Connects to Four Nonfiction Works Passionately and Thoroughly Exploring Intersections Between Sport, Race, and Larger Culture
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Episode 261 with Greg Mania, Author of Born to Be Public, and Hilarious Chronicler of the Absurd, Eccentric, and Profound
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Episode 260 with Lauren Markham, Author of A Map of Future Ruins, and Sympathetic and Empathetic Chronicler of The Forgotten, The Neglected, and Those With Complex Stories Often Reduced to Tropes
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Episode 259 with Jessica Whipple, Author of Enough Is... and I Think I Think a Lot, and Skilled Craftswoman of Nuanced, Sympathetic Works that Bring Security and Inspiration for Kids and Adults Alike
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Episode 258 with Porochista Khakpour, Author of Tehrangeles, Savvy and Skilled Chronicler of the Essence of Modern Life, and Writer of Varied, Hilarious, and Incisive Works
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Episode 257 with Mirin Fader, Author of Dream, and Keen and Empathetic Observer and Chronicler of Stories within Stories and Stellar Portraits of Athletes that Show Their Completeness
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Episode 256 with Andrew Maraniss, Author of Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke, Strong Inside, Beyond the Game Series, and Other Empathetic, Inspiring, and Enlightening Works
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Episode 255 with Chris Knapp, Author of States of Emergency and Keen and Darkly Humorous Chronicler of Contemporary Chaos
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Episode 254 with Jami Attenberg, Author of A Reason to See You Again, and Skilled Craftswoman of Eccentric and Sympathetic Characters and Unique Family Bonds
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Episode 253 with Akshaj Mehta, Author of Five Books, Including The Butterfly Effect, Intrepid and Curious Journalist, and Advocate for Reading and Writing Diverse Stories
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Episode 252 with Byron Graves: Author of Rez Ball and Master of the Hyperspecific and Universal Through Synpathetic and Dynamic Characters
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Episode 251 with Alexandra Alessandri, Author of Grow Up, Luchy Zapata; Lupita's Hurricane Palomitas, and Other Beautiful, Affirming Books for Children and All Readers
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Episode 250 with Ben Tanzer, Author of The Missing, a Fresh Take on Old Tropes, and Podcaster, Coach, Strategist, and More-All Creative Pursuits for The Renaissance Man
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Episode 249 with Jesse Katz, Author of The Rent Collectors, Ardent Researcher and Thorough and Thoughtful Researcher
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Episode 248 with Katya Apekina, Author of the Hilarious, Offbeat, Tragic, Cathartic Mother Doll, and Multiskilled and Multidimensional Writer
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Episode 247 with Christina Cooke, Author of Broughtupsy and Creator of Compelling Characters, Relatable Diasporic Plots, and Singular Yet Universal Characters
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Episode 245 with Shannon Sanders, Author of Company, the Winner of the LA Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, and a Master Class in Creating Empathy, Sympathy, and Awe for Their Smoothness
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Aug 06, 2024 |