
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 | 1322 | Founded | 15 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsBooksSociety & Culture | |||

Volume 96 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira sleeps through her alarm by 2 hours...Mira wants Brad to be a drag queen...Mira gets botox....Brad gets the shingles vaccine...insane evangelicals on airplanes...the explosive diarrhea outbreak of 2026.... more
Scott McClanahan is the author of the novel Fights!, available from Rose Books.
His other books include Crapalachia, Hill William, and The Sarah Book. He lives in West Virginia.
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Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 693, my conversation with Candace Jane Opper, author of the debut memoir Certain and Impossible Events (Kore Press).
Air date: February 17, 2021.
Candace Jane Opper is a writer, ... more
Vol. 13 of Story Time, featuring an author reading aloud from her work. In this episode, Alexandra Oliva reads from her new novel, The Radiant Dark (SJP Lit). It is the official July pick of the Otherppl Book Club.
Oliva's other novels include Forge... more
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My favorite book-ish podcast.
Brad’s interviews of the authors he invites are perceptive, unique and have led to my finding some true gems! Thank you, Brad!
I listen to a lot of different podcast. This episode was perfection.
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
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A culture-forward, in-depth interview show that centers on authors, storytelling craft, and the broader world of books and literary culture. Conversations routinely explore writing process, publishing realities, and the personal journeys behind acclaimed novels, poetry, and short fiction, often weaving in practical craft lessons and industry insights. A standout quality is the relaxed, insightful dialogue that balances rigorous literary analysis with candid, intimate storytelling, plus regular crossovers into screenwriting and pop culture. Those seeking thoughtful literary conversations with approachable, seasoned hosts will likely find this program both inspiring and useful for understanding how great writing fits into contemporary culture... more
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