Michael Schulman joins us to talk about the rise of superfans and the power they command.
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How Pop Culture Demonizes Powerful Women
Feminist author Sady Doyle joins us to talk about how the violent woman trope affects the conversation about equality.
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The Widow And The Washout
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”.
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A Texas Roadtrip (With A Possible Killer)
Author Julia Heaberlin joins guest host Courtney Collins to talk about her new novel “Paper Ghosts: A Novel of Suspense”.
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Chuck Klosterman Returns To Fiction
Chuck Klosterman joins us to talk about his new collection of far-from-normal fictional stories.
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In Defense Of Puns
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.
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How We’ve Used Anne Frank
Dara Horn joins us to talk about the most well-known victim of the Holocaust and what she might have become.
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How White Gatekeepers Restrain Black Thinkers
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.
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George Saunders’ Fable For Adults
The Man Booker Prize-winner joins us to talk about his story of a fox who learns to speak.
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A Novel Of The Modern Native American
We talk with Tommy Orange about Native Americans who hold tightly to their identities in the modern world.
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A Soldier, A Ghost, Shared Love And Betrayal
Elliot Ackerman joins us to tell the story of a soldier coming to grips with this life before and after the war.
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A Novel Way To Talk About Abortion
Jodi Picoult joins us to talk about her latest book, “A Spark of Light.”
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