
Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly books and culture podcast featuring in-depth conversations with today's leading authors. Literature, screenwriting, the creative process, pop culture, and more. Available wherever you get your podcasts. Follow the show on Bluesky and Instagram.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 1259 | Founded | 14 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsSociety & CultureBooks | |||

Peter Schmidt is a member of an activist collection called The Friends of Attention. Together they have published a book called Attensity: A Manifesto of the Attention Liberation Movement, available from Crown.
Schmidt is a writer and organizer orig... more
Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 696, my conversation with Vesna Maric from March 2021.
Maric was born in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in 1976. She left Bosnia-Herzegovina at sixteen as part of a convoy of refuge... more
Volume 77 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Brad goes to the nursery...encounters an angry pit bull...confronts Mira about her unused Christmas gift...Mira rewatches Mad Men...Angry Adam returns with a vegeance...Kanye takes out a full-page ad in the ... more
Kathleen Boland is the author of the debut novel Scavengers, now available from Viking.
Boland’s fiction has appeared in Tin House, Conjunctions, Gulf Coast, and elsewhere, and she has received support from the Tin House Summer Workshop, the Bread L... more
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You really should rest. But I’d like to know your reading routine and reading speed. I’m struggling but managed to read 52 books this year. My goal is a book a week. Ironically I don’t read the authors on your show but I like to hear the interviews.
I love to read but I have trouble finding my next book and Brad never let’s me down. If you’re someone who doesn’t want to just pick up the next bestseller, you want something that expand your understanding of people or just this world in general, Brad delivers! Joining the book club is one of the beat decisions I’ve ever made! The interviews are superb and he satisfies that curiosity I always have about the author and their origin story. I’m stuck in the midwest and Brad delivers some much need... more
i dig this podcast and it makes me listen to more of the book ones. brad, please wait for mira to record. also don’t trip for these episodes, they are diff from your other ones. angry andrew was also great. more of him please.
A beautiful podcast full of fascinating and surprising guests. Brad cultivates conversations that go beyond the surface, making it a regular listen for me. Thank you!
When she asked you what is going to happen when you die, I laughed out loud when I thought you said pass gas. You actually said best guess. I think pass gas is an equally great answer. You can’t take this too seriously.
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The content primarily revolves around literature, creative writing, and the cultural phenomena that inform contemporary discourse. Noteworthy episodes feature discussions on current societal issues, the intricacies of personal relationships, and the intersection of literature with broader cultural narratives. The podcast presents an eclectic mix of guests, including authors who explore themes of love, loss, identity, and societal dynamics through their works. The engaging format invites both established and emerging writers to share their insights and experiences, making it appealing for those interested in exploring the creative process behind storytelling as well as current pop culture trends.
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Recent guests on Otherppl include:
1. Karl Ove Knausgaard
2. Kathleen Schmidt
3. Tim O'Brien
4. Gerald Howard
5. Susannah Cahalan
6. Rosemary Woodruff Leary
7. Jeff Alessandrelli
8. Ocean Vuong
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