Writer's Bone

Author Leslie Bazzett joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut novel Mia .  This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm . 

Host Caitlin Malcuit shares some of her favorite ghost and horror stories on the screen, including " Over the Garden Wall, " " The Halloween Tree ," " Ghost Watch ," " The Witch ," and more!  Then, author Dane Bahr joins Daniel Ford to discuss his novel The Dead Ringer .   To learn more about Dane Bahr, visit his official website . Also listen to his appearance on Mark Cecil's The Thoughtful Bro ....

Author and historian Nathaniel Philbrick returns to the show tomorrow and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World .  To learn more about Nathaniel Philbrick, visit his official website . Also listen to his past appearances in Episode 126 , Episode 322 , and Friday Morning Coffee . This episode is sponsored by  Libro....

Author, short story writer, and essayist George Singleton joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his latest short story collection Wounded Boarders .  This episode is sponsored by  Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.  

Author and journalist James Queally joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss Surviving the Lie , the final installment of his Russell Avery series.  To learn more about James Queally, read his work for the Los Angeles Times . This episode is sponsored by  Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee episode, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the shooting of a 28-year-old man in Austin, Texa s, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent this past week and the resulting fallout and protests.   Then, author Nina Chayka joins Daniel Ford to discuss her debut Seagulls .  To learn more about Nina Chayka, visit her official website . This episode is sponso...

Author Kayla Rae Whitaker ( The Animators ) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel Returns and Exchanges . To learn more about Kayla Rae Whitaker, visit her official website . Also listen to Whitaker's first appearance on the show. This episode is sponsored by  Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

Author Sebastian Barry ( Days Without End , The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty ) returns to the show to discuss his latest novel The Newer World , which is out today from Viking. To learn more about Sebastian Barry, revisit his first appearance on our show .  This episode is sponsored by  Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

This episode originally aired on the As Told To podcast on Sept. 8, 2026. John Feal is a native New Yorker and Army veteran who worked as a demolition supervisor at Ground Zero until an 8,000-pound beam crushed his left foot during the clean-up. As he struggled with his own post-9/11 trauma, and scrambled to get out from under his also-disabling medical bills, he watched his fellow responders suff...

Author Courtney Maum ( The Year of the Horses , Before and After the Book Deal ) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her most recent novel Alan Opts Out . To learn more about Courtney Maum, visit her official website . This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm . 

Nick Harmer, founding member and bassist for Death Cab for Cutie , joins Daniel Ford to discuss the indie rock band's latest album " I Built You a Tower ." To learn more about Death Cab for Cutie, visit their official website and check out their "Tiny Desk Concert" on NPR . Photo credit: Shervin Lainez This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm . 

Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses a joint United Nations – Red Cross call for rules on lethal autonomous weapons, President Barack Obama's " lethal presidency ," and ICE spending major dollars on Boston Dynamics robot dogs . Then, former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall chats with Daniel Ford about his book Lethal Autonomy .  This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro...

*in our best Batman voice* Author Daniel Dockery answers our signal and chats with Daniel Ford about I Am the Night: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of Batman: The Animated Series . *lightning strikes* To learn more about Daniel Dockery, visit his official website . This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm . 

Author Jamie Fisher joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut book Nobody Broke Your Heart: An Intimate Biography of Elliott Smith . To learn more about Jamie Fisher, visit her official website . This episode is sponsored by Simply Dag: The Private Man in a Public—and Dangerous—Office , a book by Sara Causey and  Libro.fm . 

Host Caitlin Malcuit laments heavy metal in our toothpast e, a cottage cheese shortage , and whatever the fuck is going on with our blueberries . (The reason for all of this might be that private equity funds are evil.) Then, writer and activist Ann Larson chats with Daniel Ford about her book Cleanup on Aisle Five: Essential Work, Poverty Wages and the View from Behind the Supermarket Registe r ....

Author Joan F. Smith joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her novel  Your Soulmail Is Attached . To learn more about Joan F. Smith, visit her official website . Also subscribe to The Darling Killers Podcast . This episode is sponsored by Simply Dag: The Private Man in a Public—and Dangerous—Office , a book by Sara Causey and  Libro.fm . 

Author Eric Scot Tryon joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his debut novel I'm the Undertow . To learn more about Eric Scot Tryon, visit his official website . This episode is sponsored by  Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

Host Caitlin Malcuit talks about Harry Belafonte's activism and how it differs from the MO of today's pop stars and celebrities. She also highly recommends checking out Harry Belafonte's appearance on " The Muppet Show ." Geographer and writer Joshua Jelly-Schapiro then joins Daniel Ford to chat his book Daylight Come: Harry Belafonte and the World He Made .  To learn more about Joshua Jelly-Schap...

Author and sportswriter Dave Zirin sits down with Daniel Ford to discuss his book The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn .  To learn more about Dave Zirin, visit his official website . This episode is sponsored by  Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

Author Lori Gold returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel Kiss, Marry, Kill .  To learn more about Lori Gold, visit her official website . Also listen to the author's first appearance on the show (as Lori Goldstein) in Episode 375 . This episode is sponsored by  Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the fires still burning in northern Ontario ; sewage main breaks in Haverhill, Mass., dumping "8 million gallons of wastewater per day" into Merrimack River; and data centers being...the literal worst . Then, author and journalist Matthew Wolfe joins Daniel Ford to chat about his book Fires in the Night: The Earth Liberation Front, the FBI, and a Secret History of Ec...

Author David Heska Wanbli Weiden ( Winter Counts ) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel Wisdom Corner . To learn more about David Heska Wanbli Weiden, visit his official website and listen to our Friday Morning Coffee conversation with the author. This episode is sponsored by  Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

Author Julie Buntin ( Marlena ) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel Famous Men . To learn more about Julie Buntin, visit her official website and listen to our Friday Morning Coffee interview with the author . This episode is sponsored by  Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.

Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses a UN Women's report about how war impacts women and girls. "Bombs do not discriminate between men and women, but the consequences of war do," the report reads. Then, author, journalist, and professor Helen Benedict chats with Daniel Ford about her book The Soldier's House . To learn more about Helen Benedict, visit her official website . This episode is sponsored by ...

Author and journalist Tim Brown joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book Nolan: The Singular Life of an American Original .  To learn more about Tim Brown, visit his official website . This episode is sponsored by  Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.