Otherppl With Brad Listi

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 more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Ben Maltz galleries among others. Her writing has been featured in publications such as CARLA, Black Clock, the Rough Magickanthology, Entropy, Synema Publikationen (Cinema Magazine), and WITCH. Amanda hosts her bi-monthly show The Oracle Hour on KCHUNG radio; teaches the Magical Praxis monthly mystery school; and performs private rites of healing and empowerment at her magical studio in West Adams. Please support this podcast at http://patreon.com/otherpplpod In today's monologue, I basically just get right to the main event.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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