Otherppl With Brad Listi

Adam Levin is the guest.  He's the author of The Instructions, a 1,030-page novel published by McSweeney's in late 2010 to great critical acclaim. "Evocative of David Foster Wallace," writes Rolling Stone, "full of death-defying sentences, manic wit, exciting provocations ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  Alexander Maksik is the guest.  An old buddy of mine, one of the original writers at The Nervous Breakdown, and a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, where he was a Truman Capote Fellow. He's now the author of ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Such a great pleasure to have Steve Almond on the show.  His new story collection, God Bless America, is due out from Lookout Books on October 25th.  Lorrie Moore calls it "funny and beguiling and completely original." Wanna buy it ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  Okay then.  Here we go.  Episode 8 is here.  It's ready.  You can listen to it.  Just push PLAY (below).  Or subscribe for free at iTunes. The guest is Victoria Patterson, author of the story collection Drift and the ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blake Butler is the guest.  (Just push PLAY below.)  Or listen (and subscribe!), free of charge, at iTunes. He's the founder of the popular literary blog HTML Giant.  He's the author of the novella Ever (Calamari Press); the author of ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I like this show a lot.  I like the conversation.  We get into stuff.  Jess is a fantastic guest—funny as hell and open and honest and all the rest. We talk about books, of course.  But we also talk about ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  Episode 5 - Greg Olear.  Here you go. Greg, in addition to being a terrific author, is the senior editor over at The Nervous Breakdown.  He is the author of novels Totally Killer (2009) and the brand new Fathermucker ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here we have it:  Episode 4 - Ron Currie, Jr. One of the brighter young lights in the literary firmament.  One of those guys who deserves a huge audience, who writes daring books that will, as you read them, change ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 3 is here.  Another sneak preview.  (Just push PLAY below.  Or listen for free via iTunes.  And the podcast is also now available over at Stitcher, gratis.   Listen on your phone, iPod, iPad, etc.  FREE!) In today's show: my ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  And here we have the second episode. Melissa Febos, author of the memoir Whip Smart, which details the years she spent working as dominatrix in New York City.  There was some heroin addiction.  Some college.  Some wild experiences.  Some ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  Okay.  Finally.  This is it.  Episode 1 of Other People is here.  It's done.  It exists.  It's live.  It's real. We start out in style, with Johnny Evison, bestselling author of All About Lulu (Soft Skull) and West of ... Continue reading → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices