Who is César Aira?: translators Chris Andrews, Katherine Silver, and Rosalie Knecht
Colin Marshall talks to Chris Andrews, Katherine Silver, and Rosalie Knecht, English translators of the Argentine novelist César Aira, whom some readers in the Anglosphere are now finding as exciting ...
22 Sep 20111h 6min
Black dog, disgust, or watery house: Peter Toohey, scholar of boredom
Colin Marshall talks to Peter Toohey, professor of Greek and Roman studies at the University of Calgary and author of Boredom: a Lively History. You don't need to keep your finger on the pulse of the ...
8 Sep 201154min
To Japan by cow: Nick "Momus" Currie, musician, writer, and artist
Colin Marshall talks to musician, writer, and artist Nick Currie, also known as Momus. Having recently relocated from Berlin to Osaka, he returns to the program to discuss his brand new book Solution ...
17 Aug 20111h
The world dreamed but not judged: traveler and writer Pico Iyer
Colin Marshall talks to essayist, novelist, traveler, and "global soul" Pico Iyer. Since Video Night in Kathmandu, his journey through the rapidly changing Asia of the mid-1980s, Iyer has told us all ...
10 Aug 20111h 6min
The surreal life of Mexico City: bilingual bicultural binational journalist Daniel Hernandez
Colin Marshall talks to Daniel Hernandez, bilingual bicultural binational journalist, blogger at Intersections, and author of Down and Delirious in Mexico City: The Aztec Metropolis in the 21st Centur...
4 Aug 201151min
We have ham radios: Merlin Mann on media, fear, and caring about what you make
Colin Marshall talks to Merlin Mann, thinker, writer, and speaker on time, attention, and creative work. Following up on his June 2009 visit, he's back on the show to talk about a great many things, n...
26 Juli 20111h 4min
Trial, error, and economics: Tim Harford, Undercover Economist
Colin Marshall talks to Tim Harford, also known as the Undercover Economist. He wrote the book of the same name as well as The Logic of Life and now Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure. In t...
19 Juli 201158min
The modern decorative hermit: novelist Steve Himmer
Colin Marshall talks to Steve Himmer, editor of the webjournal Necessary Fiction and author of the novel The Bee-Loud Glade, wherein an eccentric millionaire named Crane picks Finch, a former corporat...
8 Juli 201156min
