Otherppl with Brad Listi

Annabelle Gurwitch is the guest. Her new book, Wherever You Go, There They Are: Stories About My Family You Might Relate To, is available now from Blue Rider Press. In today's monologue, I tell a tragic, over-long story involving spinning class, code names, spelling, and grim humiliation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lidia Yuknavitch is the guest. Her new novel, The Book of Joan, is available now from Harper. It is the official April selection of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club. This is Lidia's third appearance on the podcast. She first appeared on August 5, 2012, in Episode 93, and again on July 15, 2015, in Episode 370. All episodes can be streamed free of charge.  In today's monologue, I read more listener...

Michael Finkel is the guest. He is the author of True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa, which was made into a film starring Jonah Hill and James Franco. His latest book is called The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit, available now from Knopf.  In today's monologue, I talk briefly about becoming a hermit, and then I respond to some listener mail.   Learn more a...

Melissa Febos is the guest. Her new memoir is called Abandon Me, available now from Bloomsbury.   This is Melissa's second appearance on the program. She was my guest in Episode 2, which first aired on September 22, 2011. In today's monologue, I read listener mail. The topic is drinking and writing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ron Currie is the guest. His new novel, The One-Eyed Man, is available now from Viking. It is the official March selection of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club. In today's monologue, I respond to listener mail.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abigail Ulman is the guest. Her debut story collection, Hot Little Hands, is now available from Spiegel & Grau.  In today's monologue, I talk about writing to and calling Republicans, and pouring my heart out to Lachlan Murdoch of Fox News.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristin Dombek is the guest. Her new book, The Selfishness of Others: An Essay on the Fear of Narcissism, is available now from FSG Originals.  In today's monologue, I talk about my decision to open up the archive and make the Otherppl podcast completely free of charge.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Berenbaum is the guest. He is an accomplished screenwriter whose credits include the Christmas classic Elf, directed by Jon Favreau and starring Will Ferrell.  In today's monologue, I read some listener mail.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Min Jin Lee is the guest. Her new novel, Pachinko, is available now from Grand Central Publishing. It is the official February pick of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club. In today's monologue, I basically just get right to the interview. But I talk a little bit about the Academy Awards at the end of the show.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Shields is the guest. His new book, Other People: Takes and Mistakes, is available now from Knopf.  David last appeared on this program on Episode 26, in December 2011. In today's monologue, I talk about possibly starting a blog.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Natashia Deón is the guest. Her debut novel is called Grace. It is available now from Counterpoint Press. In today's monologue, I offer outtakes from a failed attempt at a monologue.  � Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

�Sarah Manguso is the guest. Her new book, 300 Arguments, is available now from Graywolf Press. In today's monologue, I basically just get right to the interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Herman is the guest. He is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter of the film Straight Outta Compton. In today's monologue, I talk about my new email newsletter and read some reactions from subscribers��.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom McAllister�� is the guest. His debut novel The Young Widower's Handbook is available now from Algonquin Books. It is the official January pick of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club.  In today's monologue, I pay tribute to Mark Baumer.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsey Lee Johnson is the guest. Her debut novel, The Most Dangerous Place on Earth, is available now from Random House. In today's monologue, I read some listener mail in response to last week's conversation with Roxane Gay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roxane Gay is the guest. Her new story collection, Difficult Women, is available now from Grove Press. This is Roxane's second appearance on the podcast. She was my guest on Episode 34, which you can listen to via Otherppl Premium. In today's monologue, I read listener mail.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa Hua is the guest. Her debut story collection, Deceit and Other Possibilities, is available now from Willow Press.  In today's monologue, I talk about the holidays, Christmas presents, and New Year's resolutions.       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Masande Ntshanga is the guest. His debut novel The Reactive is now available in the United States from Two Dollar Radio. It is the official December pick of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club. In today's monologue, I get right to the interview. Happy New Year, everybody! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the second annual Holiday Spectacular. The guests are Melissa Broder, Gene and Jenny Schlief Morgan, Amelia Gray, Lee Shipman, Ben Loory, Rich Ferguson, and Adam Greenfield. Recorded on December 10, 2016.  Get the free Otherppl app. Listen via iTunes. Support the show at Patreon. Happy holidays, everyone. I should be back next week with the final episode of the year. Stay tuned...    Learn...

The Oracle of Los Angeles is the guest. Her name is Amanda Yates Garcia. She is an artist, writer, witch, healer, and oracle. Recent performance rituals include Capitalism Exorcism at Human Resources and Devouring Patriarchy at the Women’s Center for Creative Work. Other venues to feature her work include Side Street Projects, REDCAT, Public Fiction, Highways Performance Space, and the Laband and...

Jason Diamond is the guest. His new memoir Searching for John Hughes is available now from William Morrow.  In today's monologue, I talk about the current shit show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Soldofsky is the guest. His new poetry collection, Memory Foam, is available now from Disorder Press. In today's monologue, I talk about cold meds and gas lines and no heat and our plumber's fear of heights.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kool A.D. is the guest. His new novel OK is available now from Sorry House.  In today's monologue, I talk about Kool A.D. and how he describes his own book. And I talk some more at the end of the show too.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sonya Chung is the guest. Her new novel The Loved Ones is available now from Relegation Books. It was the official October pick of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club. In today's monologue, I talk about dystopia and Thanksgiving.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jade Chang is the guest. Her debut novel The Wangs vs. the World is available now from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In today's monologue, I talk about going pro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices