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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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