Rick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column
2,059 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsRick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column Interviews, Book Reviews, News and Commentary.
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2074: A Short 2018 Interview with Neal Stephenson
June 11, 2019 13:00 - 1.59 MBNeal Stephenson discusses Fall, or Dodge in Hell.
2073: A 2018 Interview with Malcolm Nance
July 18, 2018 13:00 - 82.3 MBMalcolm Nance discusses The Plot to Destroy Democracy: How Putin and His Spies Are Undermining America and Dismantling the West.
2072: A 2018 Interview with Ben Rhodes
July 06, 2018 13:00 - 74.1 MBBen Rhodes discusses The World as It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House.
2071: A 2018 Interview with Chris Feliciano Arnold
June 18, 2018 13:00 - 86.5 MBChris Feliciano Arnold discusses The Third Bank of the River: Power and Survival in the Twenty-First-Century Amazon.
2070: A Short 2018 Interview with Chris Feliciano Arnold
June 18, 2018 13:00 - 12.8 MBChris Feliciano Arnold discusses The Third Bank of the River: Power and Survival in the Twenty-First-Century Amazon.
2068: A Short 2018 Interview with Laurie R. King
June 17, 2018 13:00 - 9.42 MBLaurie R. King discusses Island of the Mad.
2069: A 2018 Interview with Laurie R. King
June 17, 2018 13:00 - 73.4 MBLaurie R. King discusses Island of the Mad.
2067: A 2018 Interview with Jennifer Egan
June 12, 2018 13:00 - 70.7 MBJennifer Egan discusses Manhattan Beach.
2066: A 2018 Interview with Edoardo Nesi
April 04, 2018 14:00 - 78 MBEdoardo Nesi discusses Everything Is Broken Up and Dances: The Crushing of the Middle Class, co-written with Guido Maria Brera.
2063: A Short 2018 Interview with Andy Weir
March 29, 2018 14:00 - 9.49 MBAndy Weir discusses Artemis.
2065: A 2018 Interview with Vlad Kreimer
March 29, 2018 14:00 - 76.3 MBVlad Kreimer discusses music,art, Russia, and the Lyra-8.
2061: A Short 2018 Interview with Andre Aciman
March 06, 2018 14:00 - 16.9 MBAndre Aciman discusses Call Me by Your Name and the Oscar-winning movie adaptation.
2062: A 2018 Interview with Andre Aciman
March 06, 2018 14:00 - 67.8 MBAndre Aciman discusses Call Me by Your Name and the Oscar-winning movie adaptation.
2060: A 2018 Interview with David Frum
March 01, 2018 14:00 - 64.8 MBDavid Frum discusses his book Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic.
2059:Two of a Perfect Pair: Jeff Goodell and Kim Stanley Robinson Discuss Our Liquid Future
December 03, 2017 14:00 - 65.3 MBJeff Goodell and Kim Stanley Robinson discuss Our Liquid Future.
2057:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Jeff Goodell
November 16, 2017 14:00 - 78.1 MBeff Goodell discusses his book The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World.
2058:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Jeff Goodell
November 16, 2017 14:00 - 14.5 MBJeff Goodell discusses his book The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World.
2056:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Beth Macy
November 15, 2017 14:00 - 76.4 MBBeth Macy discusses tracking down the stories and truths and myths for her nonfiction work Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South.
2055:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Rob Reid
October 30, 2017 13:00 - 102 MBRob Reid discusses Silicon Valley, super-intelligence and narration and his novel After On.
2054:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Annalee Newitz
October 18, 2017 13:00 - 71.6 MBAnalee Newitz talks about patent failures, emotions, robots, humans and her new novel, Autonomous.
2053:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Muhammed Yunus
October 11, 2017 13:00 - 78.9 MBMuhammed Yunus discusses micro-lending, social business and his new book, A World of Three Zeros: The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Net Carbon Emissions.
2051:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Ann Leckie
October 05, 2017 13:00 - 72.8 MBAnn Leckie discusses The Imperial Radch trilogy and her latest novel set in the same universe, Provenance.
2052:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Ann Leckie
October 05, 2017 13:00 - 11 MBAnn Leckie discusses The Imperial Radch trilogy and her latest novel set in the same universe, Provenance.
2050:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Loren Rhoads
October 02, 2017 13:00 - 13.5 MBLoren Rhoads discusses life, death, everything in-between and her book 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die.
2049:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Loren Rhoads
October 02, 2017 13:00 - 77.5 MBLoren Rhoads discusses life, death, everything in-between and her book 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die.
2047:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Daniel Handler
September 27, 2017 13:00 - 64.1 MBDaniel Handler discusses his new novel All the Dirty Parts.
2048:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Daniel Handler
September 27, 2017 13:00 - 8.88 MBDaniel Handler discusses his new novel All the Dirty Parts.
2046:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Robin Sloan
September 25, 2017 13:00 - 11.3 MBRobin Sloan discusses his new novel Sourdough, robotics, and cultures of all varieties.
2045:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Robin Sloan
September 25, 2017 13:00 - 67.8 MBRobin Sloan discusses his new novel Sourdough, robotics, and cultures of all varieties.
2044:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Gabriel Tallent
September 21, 2017 16:00 - 13.4 MBGabriel Tallent discusses his book My Absolute Darling.
2043:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Gabriel Tallent
September 21, 2017 16:00 - 68.9 MBGabriel Tallent discusses his book My Absolute Darling.
2041:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Robert Wright
September 18, 2017 16:00 - 96.6 MBRobert Wright discusses his book Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment.
2042:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Robert Wright
September 18, 2017 16:00 - 7.48 MBRobert Wright discusses his book Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment.
2039:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Andrew Sean Greer
September 15, 2017 13:00 - 75.8 MBAndrew Sean Greer discusses his book Less.
2040:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Andrew Sean Greer
September 15, 2017 13:00 - 6.19 MBAndrew Sean Greer discusses his book Less.
2038:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Meg Gardiner
September 12, 2017 16:00 - 55.2 MBMeg Gardiner discusses her book Unsub.
2038:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Robert Repino
September 11, 2017 16:00 - 71.6 MBRobert Repino discusses his book DArc.
2037:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Daniel H. Wilson
September 05, 2017 16:00 - 9.42 MBDaniel H. Wilson discusses his book The Clockwork Dynasty.
2036:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Daniel H. Wilson
September 05, 2017 16:00 - 80.1 MBDaniel H. Wilson discusses his book The Clockwork Dynasty.
2034:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Tal M. Klein
August 31, 2017 16:00 - 76.2 MBTal M. Klein discusses his book The Punch Escrow.
2035:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Tal M. Klein
August 31, 2017 16:00 - 9.42 MBTal M. Klein discusses his book The Punch Escrow.
2032:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Christopher Brown
August 07, 2017 13:00 - 79.6 MBChristopher Brown discusses his book Tropic of Kansas.
2033:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Christopher Brown
August 07, 2017 13:00 - 10.3 MBChristopher Brown discusses his book Tropic of Kansas.
2031:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman
July 31, 2017 16:00 - 80.5 MBJinny Soni and Rob Goodman discuss A Mind at Play:How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age.
2029:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Rick Wartzman
July 31, 2017 16:00 - 72.6 MBRick Wartzman discusses his book The End of Loyalty: The Rise and Fall of Good Jobs in America.
2030:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Rick Wartzman
July 31, 2017 16:00 - 9.64 MBRick Wartzman discusses his book The End of Loyalty: The Rise and Fall of Good Jobs in America.
2028:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Thomas E. Ricks
July 21, 2017 16:00 - 67 MBThomas E. Ricks discusses Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom.
2027:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Danny Goldberg
July 18, 2017 16:00 - 76 MBDanny Goldberg discusses In Search of the Lost Chord: 1967 and the Hippie Idea.
2026:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Leslie S. Klinger and Laurie R. King
July 14, 2017 13:00 - 63.8 MBLeslie S. Klinger and Laurie R. King discuss Anatomy of Innocence, an anthology.