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1. Robert Kolker on THE VANISHING FAMILY

   5 november 2026 · 57 min

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   Expertly researched and intimately narrated, The Vanishing Family by Robert Kolker is the harrowing and hopeful account of one family's experience with a terrifying genetic illness. Robert joins us to talk about memory, personality, agency, illness, and resilience with host Miwa Messer. Lees meer

   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 & Writers:

   The Vanishing Family by Robert Kolker

   Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker

   Lost Girls by Robert Kolker

   The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe

   Nick Cohn

   Joan Didion

   In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

   Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

   Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo

   Moneyball by Michael Lewis

   Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

   The Fifties by David Halberstam

2. Ariel Lawhon on THE PIRATE QUEEN

   3 november 2026 · 57 min

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   The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon follows the headstrong Grace O'Malley, a young woman who defies her family's expectations by becoming a sea captain with her own mighty fleet of ships. As she sails, she learns to defend her land, her people and herself. Ariel joins us to talk about the craft of historical fiction, defying genre, and Irish folklore with cohost Brenda Allison. Lees meer

   This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Brenda Allison and mixed by Harry Liang.

   New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

   Featured Books & Authors:

   The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon

   Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

   Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls

   Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon

   Lisa Gardner

   I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon

   The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon

   Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon

   Madeline L'Engle

3. Emily St. John Mandel on EXIT PARTY

   31 oktober 2026 · 55 min

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   Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel begins in future America, where society is crumbling, and a bewildering mystery unravels after a man vanishes during a house party. Emily joined us live in Philadelphia to talk about the craft of fiction, hinge moments, world-building, transience, and quantum entanglement with host Miwa Messer. Lees meer

   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 & Authors:

   Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel

   Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

   Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

   The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

   Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel

   Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

   Zone One by Colson Whitehead

   The Road by Cormac McCarthy

   Sebastian Junger

   Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

   The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu

4. Nathaniel Philbrick on THE RUSH: CALIFORNIA GOLD, THE CIVIL WAR, AND THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD

   29 oktober 2026 · 59 min

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   The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World by Nathaniel Philbrick vividly brings to life the western migration that changed the United States forever, propelling it into a new era of expansion and conflict. Nathaniel joins us to talk about the Wild West, vigilante justice, Herman Melville, and the value of reading history with host Miwa Messer. Lees meer

   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:

   The Rush by Nathaniel Philbrick

   The Last Stand by Nathaniel Philbrick

   In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick

   Away Off Shore by Nathaniel Philbrick

   Why Read Moby-Dick by Nathaniel Philbrick

   Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick

   In the Hurricane's Eye by Nathaniel Philbrick

   Valiant Ambition by Nathaniel Philbrick

   Sea of Glory by Nathaniel Philbrick

   Second Wind by Nathaniel Philbrick

   Suttree by Cormac McCarthy

   The Confidence-Man by Herman Melville

   Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

   McTeague by Frank Norris

   The Octopus by Frank Norris

   The Great Game by Peter Hopkirk

5. Jane Schoenbrun on PUBLIC ACCESS AFTERWORLD

   27 oktober 2026 · 34 min

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   Public Access Afterworld, a harrowing mystery from filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun, follows a content moderator who discovers the horrific realm beyond the television static. Jane joins us to talk about creating a mythology, nostalgia, screenwriting and more with cohost Jenna Seery. Lees meer

   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 Authors & Films:

   Public Access Afterworld by Jane Schoenbrun

   I Saw The TV Glow

   Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

   Cormac McCarthy

   Don DeLillo

   TBR Featured Books:

   Slade House by David Mitchell

   Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay

6. T. Geronimo Johnson on THE OCCIDENTAL BOOK OF THE DEAD

   24 oktober 2026 · 47 min

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   The Occidental Book of the Dead by T. Geronimo Johnson is a sharp-eyed look at America which follows George Washington Jonson across two decades of his life as a Black cop in Atlanta. T. Geronimo joins us to talk about class, community, belonging, and empathy with host Miwa Messer. Lees meer

   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 & Authors:

   The Occidental Book of the Dead by T. Geronimo Johnson

   Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson

   Hold It 'Til It Hurts by T. Geronimo Johnson

   House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

   Percival Everett

   Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

   Tibetan Book of the Dead

   Egyptian Book of the Dead

   Middlemarch by George Eliot

   Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

   James Baldwin

   There Is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstone

7. Julie Orringer on LUNA, PHOENIX, QUEEN

   22 oktober 2026 · 1 uur

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   Luna, Phoenix, Queen is Julie Orringer's latest, a thoughtful, and thought-provoking novel about the stories we tell about ourselves—and who gets to tells them. Julie joins us to talk about autonomy, memory, patience, and her adopted dog, Hazel with cohost Jenna Seery. Lees meer

   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:

   Luna, Phoenix, Queen by Julie Orringer

   The Flight Portfolio by Julie Orringer

   How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer

   The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer

   Dear Life by Alice Munro

   How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend by The Monks of New Skete

   The Art of Raising a Puppy by The Monks of New Skete

   Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

   Last Days of the Dog-Men: Stories by Bad Watson

   Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poet's Journey by Stephen Kuusisto

   Middlemarch by George Eliot

   Day for Night by Frederick Reiken

   Intimacies by Katie Kitamura

   Foster by Claire Keegan

   A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

8. Yiyun Li on MUSIC AGAINST THE NIGHT

   20 oktober 2026 · 48 min

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   Music Against the Night is an epic story about love and betrayal, music and power, creativity and lust, that cuts across time and countries, from Yiyun Li, the acclaimed author of The Book of Goose. Yiyun joins us to talk about Hilary Mantel, movement and music, laughter and more with host Miwa Messer. Lees meer

   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:

   Music Against the Night by Yiyun Li

   Book of Goose by Yiyun Li

   Wednesday's Child by Yiyun Li

   Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

   A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel

   Childhood; Boyhood; Youth by Leo Tolstoy

   War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

   King Lear by William Shakespeare

   Moby Dick by Herman Melville

   The Collected Stories by William Trevor

   Nocturnes for the King of Naples by Edmund White

   Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

   Moderation by Elaine Castillo

   Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

   Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin

   Duel Duet: Selected Stories by Graham Greene

   East of Eden by John Steinbeck

9. Bonnie Garmus on PECK & PECK

   17 oktober 2026 · 50 min

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   After the global sensation Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus delivers a charming and funny novel about a young man searching for his place in the world in Peck & Peck. When he stumbles into a job at an unconventional New York City poetry journal, Batter Gray discovers the transformative power of language and a community he never knew he needed. Bonnie joined us live in New York to talk about her dog Friday, the magic of poetry, and the future of the arts with host Miwa Messer. Lees meer

   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 & Poets:

   Peck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus

   Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

   Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant

   Robert Lowell

   Sylvia Plath

   Jericho Brown

   Aimee Nezhukumatathil

   Jorie Graham

   Geraldine Brooks

   Langston Hughes

   Claudia Rankine

   Edgar Allen Poe

   Charles Bukowski

   A. A. Milne

   Phillip Larkin

10. Elizabeth Kostova on MYSTERY PLAY

    16 oktober 2026 · 44 min

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    When a dark secret comes to light after his mother's death, Jay sets out to uncover the truth in Mystery Play, a haunting tale steeped in Dracula lore from master storyteller, Elizabeth Kostova. Elizabeth joins us to talk about seances, mysticism, the theater and Indiana Jones with cohost Jenna Seery. Lees meer

    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 & Authors:

    Mystery Play by Elizabeth Kostova

    The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

    Booth by Karen Joy Fowler

    Dracula by Bram Stoker

    Henry James

    Robert Louis Stevenson

    The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

    Arthur Conan Doyle

    Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

    King Lear by William Shakespeare

    Macbeth by William Shakespeare

    Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare

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