Poured Over

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  • 39 minutes 30 seconds
    Karen Russell on THE ANTIDOTE

    The Antidote by Karen Russell is a transportive story about history, American ideology, and community. Russell joins us to talk about creating her cast of characters, her research process and historical inspiration, writing short stories vs. novels and more with cohost Jenna Seery. 

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.                     

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. 

    Featured Books (Episode): 

    The Antidote by Karen Russell 

    Swamplandia! by Karen Russell 

    Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar 

    The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich 

    Stag Dance by Torrey Peters 

    Dust Bowls of Empire by Hannah Holleman 

    Canon by Paige Lewis 

    The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino 

    Portalmania by Debbie Urbanski 

    The Ghost Variations by Kevin Brockmeier 

    13 March 2025, 10:00 am
  • 41 minutes 43 seconds
    Torrey Peters on STAG DANCE

    Stag Dance by Torrey Peters is a series of short stories and a novel that examine gender identity, pushing societal boundaries and more. Peters joins us to talk about exploring complicated themes, creating understanding for complex characters and a unique use of literary form with cohost Jenna Seery. 

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

    Featured Books (Episode):

    Stag Dance by Torrey Peters

    Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

    Moby Dick by Herman Melville

    Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov

    Nevada by Imogen Binnie

     A Safe Girl to Love by Casey Plett

    I’ve Got a Time Bomb by Sybil Lamb

    A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

    Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

    True Grit by Charles Portis

    Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower

    When the Harvest Comes by Denne Michele Norris

    Trauma Plot by Jamie Hood

    Aggregated Discontent by Harron Walker

    Hot Girls with Balls by Benedict Nguyen

    Realistic Fiction by Anton Solomonik

    Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

    Tai-Pan by James Clavell

    The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez

    The Shape of the Ruins by Juan Gabriel Vásquez

    11 March 2025, 10:00 am
  • 47 minutes 23 seconds
    Chloe Dalton on RAISING HARE

    Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton is the inspiring and extraordinary story of an unlikely connection between a woman and a wild hare. Dalton joins us to talk about how her life changed after encountering the leveret, her transformed perspective on nature, finding a sense of wonder and more with cohost, Jenna Seery.  

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.                     

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. 

    Featured Books (Episode): 

    Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton 

    Black Beauty by Anna Sewell 

    Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 

    Watership Down by Richard Adams 

    The Call of the Wild by Jack London 

    Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell 

    8 March 2025, 11:00 am
  • 47 minutes 22 seconds
    Karen Thompson Walker on THE STRANGE CASE OF JANE O.

    The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker is a mesmerizing story about motherhood, memory and complicated family ties based on case notes from Oliver Sacks. Walker joins us to talk about returning to the theme of time in her work, her writing process, her teaching career and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

    Featured Books (Episode):

    The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker

    The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker

    The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

    Blindness by José Saramago

    Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

    Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

    The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

    6 March 2025, 11:00 am
  • 56 minutes 10 seconds
    Laila Lalami on THE DREAM HOTEL

    The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami is an engrossing, dire and dystopian story about authoritarianism, survival and the fight for privacy in a surveillance state. Lalami joins us to talk about the idea that inspired the novel, worldbuilding, creating her characters and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. 

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                     

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. 

    Featured Books (Episode): 

    The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami 

    The Other Americans by Laila Lalami 

    The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa 

    True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey 

    The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami  

    4 March 2025, 11:00 am
  • 36 minutes 8 seconds
    Sarah Jones on DISPOSABLE

    Disposable by Sarah Jones is a compassionate examination of the most overlooked people in the United States. Jones joins us to talk about what inspired her to write this book, balancing personal narratives with broader themes, the lasting effects of the pandemic and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Marc and Jamie.

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

    Featured Books (Episode):

    Disposable by Sarah Jones

    Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich

    The Fact Checker by Austin Kelley

    A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

    Featured Books (TBR Top Off):

    Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

    Invisible Child by Andrea Elliott

    1 March 2025, 11:00 am
  • 41 minutes 58 seconds
    Sonya Walger on LION

    Lion by Sonya Walger is an autobiographical novel detailing the life and loss of her complicated and charismatic father. Walger joins us to talk about writing themes of grief and love, crafting her own experience into fiction, nonlinear storytelling and more with cohost, Jenna Seery.

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

    Featured Books (Episode):

    Lion by Sonya Walger

    On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

    War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

    Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

    Her First American by Lore Segal

    Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

    Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh

    Scoop by Evelyn Waugh

    The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt

    27 February 2025, 11:00 am
  • 49 minutes 27 seconds
    Holly Brickley on DEEP CUTS

    Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley is a big-hearted story with an eclectic soundtrack and sentences that'll stick in your head like your favorite lyrics. Brickley joins us to talk about her emotional connection to music, weaving together the lives of her characters, the effects of nostalgia in the novel and more with guest host Allyson Gavaletz.  We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Marc and Jamie.

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Allyson Gavaletz and mixed by Harry Liang.                     

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. 

    Featured Books (Episode):

    Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley

    High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

    Normal People by Sally Rooney

    A Feather on the Breath of God by Sigrid Nunez

    Featured Books (TBR Top Off):

    Love is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield

    Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

    25 February 2025, 11:00 am
  • 53 minutes 4 seconds
    Matthew Goodman on PARIS UNDERCOVER

    Paris Undercover by Matthew Goodman sheds new light on the story of two women who rescued Allied soldiers during World War II and the complicated history that came after. Goodman joins us to talk about his research process, the consequences and challenges of analyzing the past, the cyclical nature of history and more with guest host Chris Gillespie. 

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Chris Gillespie and mixed by Harry Liang.                     

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. 

    Featured Books (Episode): 

    Paris Undercover by Matthew Goodman 

    Eighty Days by Matthew Goodman 

    22 February 2025, 11:00 am
  • 35 minutes 45 seconds
    Ali Smith on GLIFF

    Gliff by Ali Smith is the story of two siblings navigating a dystopian world that feels timely and hopeful amid themes of isolation and identity. Smith joins us to talk about the meaning of the title, the beauty of physical books, creating empathy and understanding through reading and more with cohost Jenna Seery.   

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.                     

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.  

    Featured Books (Episode):  

    Gliff by Ali Smith 

    How to be both by Ali Smith 

    Autumn by Ali Smith 

    The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 

    Brave New World by Aldous Huxley  

    Metamorphoses by Ovid 

    Theory and Practice by Michelle de Kretser 

    Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser 

    The Bee Sting by Paul Murray 

    Skippy Dies by Paul Murray 

    Baumgartner by Paul Auster 

    20 February 2025, 11:00 am
  • 47 minutes 11 seconds
    Eric Puchner on DREAM STATE

    Dream State by Eric Puchner is a story spanning fifty years, with three best friends grappling with life, love, family and climate change set against the Montana terrain. Puchner joins us to talk about what inspired the novel, his writing process, what he loves about storytelling and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

    Featured Books (Episode):

    Dream State by Eric Puchner

    To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

    Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

    Light Years by James Salter

    North Woods by Daniel Mason

    The End of Vandalism by Tom Drury

    Skylark by Dezső Kosztolányi

    Stoner by John Williams

    Mrs. Bridge by Evan S. Connell

    18 February 2025, 11:00 am
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