S9 Ep. 29 Scott Anderson on the Iranian Revolution
Veteran war correspondent and Kirkus Prize winner Scott Anderson joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and Jennifer Maritza McCauley to discuss his new nonfiction book King of Kings, a history of the Iranian...
7 Touko 48min
S9 Ep. 28: Liam Callanan on Trump Vs. the Pope
Acclaimed novelist Liam Callanan joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss American-born Pope Leo XIV’s recent conflicts with the Trump administration. Callanan, who is Catholi...
30 Huhti 43min
S9 Ep. 27: Caroline Bicks on Stephen King’s Archives of Horror
Writer and scholar Caroline Bicks, the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine, joins co-hosts Jennifer Maritza McCauley and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss her time in King’s ar...
23 Huhti 47min
S9 Ep. 26 Chris Hadfield on Final Orbit, Artemis II, and the Future of Space
Retired astronaut and novelist Chris Hadfield joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss space exploration, geopolitics, and his new book, Final Orbit. Hadfield recalls watching...
16 Huhti 36min
S9 Ep. 25 Kathryn Paige Harden on Behavior, Genetics, and Blame
Psychologist, behavioral geneticist and writer Kathryn Paige Harden joins co-hosts Jennifer Maritza McCauley and Whitney Terrell to discuss her new book, Original Sin: On the Genetics of Vice, the Pro...
9 Huhti 45min
S9 Ep. 24 Ana Gavrilovska on Pynchon’s Prescient Technofascism
Writer Ana Gavrilovska joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about her recent article for Current Affairs, "Thomas Pynchon Saw American Fascism Coming." Gavrilovska reflects o...
2 Huhti 49min
S9 Ep. 23 Ellie Roscher on Fair Game and the Future for Trans Athletes
Author Ellie Roscher joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Jennifer Maritza McCauley to talk about her recent book, Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports, which explores the roadblocks t...
26 Maalis 46min
S9 Ep. 22 Jeff Boyd on Cops, Teachers, and Chicago
Novelist Jeff Boyd joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about his new work of literary crime fiction, Hard Times, which is set in Chicago, where he lived previously. The host...
19 Maalis 42min
