Margaret Atwood Tells The Rest Of The Story

September 23, 2019 Current Events, Global Issues, Literature, Politics

Novelist Margaret Atwood joins us to talk about her new book,“The Testaments.”

When Fans Write The Story

September 20, 2019 Culture, Literature

Michael Schulman joins us to talk about the rise of superfans and the power they command.

When Bombs Tried to Kill Them, Books Kept Their Souls Alive

September 12, 2019 Culture, Current Events, Education, Literature

Journalist Mike Thompson joins us to talk about one bright spot in the Syrian Civil War: a secret world of books that offered normality and refuge.

How Pop Culture Demonizes Powerful Women

August 27, 2019 Culture, Literature, Race/Identity

Feminist author Sady Doyle joins us to talk about how the violent woman trope affects the conversation about equality.

The Widow And The Washout

August 1, 2019 Culture, Literature

Linda Holmes, host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour joins guest host Courtney Collins to talk about her new book “Evvie Drake Starts Over”.

A Texas Roadtrip (With A Possible Killer)

July 29, 2019 Culture, Literature

Author Julia Heaberlin joins guest host Courtney Collins to talk about her new novel “Paper Ghosts: A Novel of Suspense”.

Chuck Klosterman Returns To Fiction

July 17, 2019 Culture, Literature

Chuck Klosterman joins us to talk about his new collection of far-from-normal fictional stories.

In Defense Of Puns

May 31, 2019 Culture, Literature

James Geary joins us to talk about the importance of wit in everyday life, and to make the case that puns – yes puns! – may be the highest form of wit.

How We’ve Used Anne Frank

December 20, 2018 History, Literature, Race/Identity

Dara Horn joins us to talk about the most well-known victim of the Holocaust and what she might have become.

How White Gatekeepers Restrain Black Thinkers

December 11, 2018 Culture, Literature, Race/Identity

Mychal Denzel Smith joins us to talk about how black writers from James Baldwin to Ta-Nehisi Coates consider the race of their readers – and the relationship they have with their publishers.

George Saunders’ Fable For Adults

December 7, 2018 Literature

The Man Booker Prize-winner joins us to talk about his story of a fox who learns to speak.

A Novel Of The Modern Native American

October 29, 2018 Literature, Race/Identity

We talk with Tommy Orange about Native Americans who hold tightly to their identities in the modern world.