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.
REPLAY: Lorrie Moore on Writing, the Afterlife, and Ghost Stories
75 hours 23 mins; April 02, 2026
1028. Jung Yun
83 hours 48 mins; March 31, 2026
REPLAY: Ned Vizzini on Early Success, Mental Illness, and Writing for Young People
89 hours 26 mins; March 29, 2026
Excerpt from 'Black Bag,' by Luke Kennard
23 mins; March 28, 2026
A Few Good Afromen
93 hours 18 mins; March 26, 2026
1027. Luke Kennard
80 hours 21 mins; March 24, 2026
REPLAY: Anakana Schofield on Voice, Violence, and Building a Fictional Universe
96 hours 8 mins; March 22, 2026
Excruciating Oscars Recap
93 hours 55 mins; March 19, 2026
1026. Naeem Murr
69 hours 31 mins; March 17, 2026
REPLAY: Samantha Irby on Finding Humor in the Darkness
99 hours 4 mins; March 15, 2026
Excerpt from 'He's the Devil,' by Tobi Coventry
19 mins; March 14, 2026
AWP, DUI, DOA, JFK, WW3, WTF, SMH
103 hours 27 mins; March 12, 2026
1025. Namwali Serpell
81 hours 33 mins; March 10, 2026
REPLAY: Mark Leidner on Aphorisms, Belief, Purpose, and Loss
70 hours 23 mins; March 08, 2026
REPLAY: Michael Finkel on The Last True Hermit
81 hours 7 mins; March 05, 2026
1024. Tobi Coventry
71 hours 18 mins; March 03, 2026
Tess Gunty on Mysticism, the Midwest, and Winning the National Book Award
74 hours 34 mins; March 01, 2026
Excerpt from 'Clutch,' by Emily Nemens
16 mins; February 28, 2026
The 400 Bros
101 hours 31 mins; February 26, 2026
1023. Emily Nemens
73 hours 47 mins; February 24, 2026
REPLAY: Sarah M. Broom on New Orleans, Family, Race, and Writing
106 hours 22 mins; February 22, 2026
Clavicular Manslaughter
91 hours 25 mins; February 19, 2026
1022. Eric Lichtblau
80 hours 10 mins; February 17, 2026
REPLAY: Yiyun Li on Grief, Attention, Deep Reading, and the Writing Life
84 hours 17 mins; February 15, 2026
Excerpt from 'The End of Romance,' by Lily Meyer
17 mins; February 14, 2026
Bad Bunny Saves America
108 hours 40 mins; February 12, 2026
1021. Lily Meyer
75 hours 3 mins; February 10, 2026
REPLAY: Ingrid Rojas Contreras on Colombia, Pablo Escobar, Immigration, and Amnesia
90 hours 58 mins; February 08, 2026
Elmo is in the Epstein Files
79 hours 40 mins; February 05, 2026
Peter Schmidt on Attention Activism, Corporate Greed, and Reclaiming Our Humanity in the Digital Age
71 hours 32 mins; February 03, 2026
REPLAY: Vesna Maric on War, Political Chaos, Immigration, and Home
93 hours 21 mins; February 01, 2026
Erika Kirk Free Solos Trump Tower
95 hours 30 mins; January 29, 2026
1020. Kathleen Boland
84 hours 46 mins; January 27, 2026
Emily Witt on ICE Raids, Protests, and the Battle for Minneapolis
80 hours 34 mins; January 26, 2026
1019. Brenda Navarro and Megan McDowell
81 hours 25 mins; January 25, 2026
Mira's Screaming Nude Father Scares Away Intruders
93 hours 50 mins; January 22, 2026
1018. Karl Ove Knausgaard
82 hours 55 mins; January 20, 2026
REPLAY: Michael Earl Craig on Poetry, Montana, and Life as a Farrier
75 hours 28 mins; January 18, 2026
We Have Been Snubbed by the Golden Globes
90 hours 14 mins; January 15, 2026
What Needs to Change in the Publishing Industry
80 hours 31 mins; January 13, 2026
REPLAY: Tim O'Brien on America, War, Pacifism, Fatherhood, Death, and the Illusion of Self
76 hours 12 mins; January 11, 2026
Toxic Celebrity Mom Group
92 hours 21 mins; January 08, 2026
1017. Gerald Howard on Malcolm Cowley and the Triumph of American Literature
76 hours 2 mins; January 06, 2026
1016. Jim Newton on Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and the American Counterculture
90 hours 10 mins; January 04, 2026
REPLAY: Susannah Cahalan
91 hours 7 mins; January 03, 2026
REPLAY: Amanda Yates Garcia
102 hours 56 mins; January 01, 2026
REPLAY: What Does It Mean to Be a Minor Writer?
67 hours 59 mins; December 31, 2025
REPLAY: Ocean Vuong
81 hours 9 mins; December 30, 2025
REPLAY: Claire Hoffman
87 hours 56 mins; December 28, 2025
REPLAY: Jessa Crispin
84 hours 5 mins; December 27, 2025
Best of 2025 - Part 2
34 mins; December 25, 2025
Best of 2025 - Part 1
35 mins; December 23, 2025
1015. Carla Kaplan
90 hours 21 mins; December 21, 2025
Excerpt from 'A Silent Treatment,' by Jeannie Vanasco
21 mins; December 20, 2025
We're Already in Hell: Our Year in Review
107 hours 5 mins; December 18, 2025
1014. Susan Straight
96 hours 34 mins; December 16, 2025
1013. Jeannie Vanasco
103 hours 9 mins; December 14, 2025
Excerpt from 'Only Way Out,' by Tod Goldberg
15 mins; December 13, 2025
Don't Take Your Shoes Off
90 hours 42 mins; December 11, 2025
1012. Jordan Castro
88 hours 9 mins; December 09, 2025
1011. Lauren Rothery
79 hours 58 mins; December 07, 2025
Excerpt from 'Empire of Orgasm,' by Ellen Huet
22 mins; December 06, 2025
Kevin Spacey: Live from the Congo
84 hours 57 mins; December 04, 2025
1010. Laura K. Field
77 hours 11 mins; December 02, 2025
1009. Tod Goldberg
81 hours 49 mins; November 30, 2025
Excerpt from 'Open Wide,' by Jessica Gross
23 mins; November 29, 2025
A Badussy Thanksgiving
85 hours 7 mins; November 27, 2025
1008. Ellen Huet
117 hours 53 mins; November 25, 2025
1007. Joseph O'Neill
83 hours 1 min; November 23, 2025
Bustin' a Nuzzi
80 hours 38 mins; November 20, 2025
1006. Jennifer Eli Bowen
89 hours 23 mins; November 18, 2025
1005. Jessica Gross
90 hours 5 mins; November 16, 2025
70 is the New 35
88 hours 10 mins; November 13, 2025
1004. Chris Kraus
82 hours 26 mins; November 11, 2025
1003. Aja Gabel
93 hours 28 mins; November 09, 2025
Six Seven Eleven Frozen Burrito
94 hours 20 mins; November 06, 2025
1002. Jonathan Lethem
69 hours 33 mins; November 04, 2025
1001. Donika Kelly
77 hours 57 mins; November 02, 2025
Space Mountain Death Trip
98 hours 14 mins; October 30, 2025
1000. Susan Orlean
87 hours 25 mins; October 28, 2025
999. Francesca Wade
86 hours 16 mins; October 26, 2025
Me Love You, J-Lo
83 hours 25 mins; October 23, 2025
998. Amber Sparks
72 hours 2 mins; October 21, 2025
997. Vincenzo Latronico
80 hours 9 mins; October 19, 2025
Where in the World Are Mira's Psych Meds?
97 hours 3 mins; October 16, 2025
996. Angela Flournoy
64 hours 47 mins; October 14, 2025
What Does It Mean to Be a Minor Writer?
67 hours 59 mins; October 12, 2025
The Life of a Showboy
66 hours 27 mins; October 09, 2025
995. Jade Chang
87 hours 21 mins; October 07, 2025
994. Melissa Febos
83 hours 26 mins; October 05, 2025
Brad Bunny
92 hours 5 mins; October 02, 2025
993. Jason Diamond
81 hours 29 mins; September 30, 2025
Special Episode: DeepDive Sneak Preview!
58 mins; September 28, 2025
Dancing with the Stars on 300mg of THC
96 hours 40 mins; September 25, 2025
992. Leigh Stein
84 hours 11 mins; September 23, 2025
Kyle Spencer on the Dangers of Political Extremism, the Tragedy of Charlie Kirk, and the Future of American Democracy
