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.
My Favorite Fiction of 2024
30 mins; December 24, 2024
Holiday Spectacular
122 hours 52 mins; December 19, 2024
Tony Tulathimutte
95 hours 5 mins; December 17, 2024
Dead Like a Dog in the Street
102 hours 36 mins; December 12, 2024
Jeff VanderMeer
73 hours 53 mins; December 10, 2024
Pay Mira's Rent
106 hours 5 mins; December 05, 2024
The Black List Goes Literary
71 hours 39 mins; December 03, 2024
Thanksgiving Colonoscopy Episode
58 mins; November 28, 2024
How to Launch a Book
76 hours 20 mins; November 26, 2024
Sarah LaBrie
92 hours 50 mins; November 19, 2024
Martha Stewart Gun Kelly
96 hours 1 min; November 14, 2024
How to Write a Poem
86 hours 52 mins; November 12, 2024
World-Building 101
71 hours 1 min; November 07, 2024
Sebastian Smee
79 hours 45 mins; November 05, 2024
Election 2024 Special with A.M. Homes
71 hours 8 mins; November 03, 2024
Corn vs. Kale
101 hours 8 mins; October 31, 2024
Sarah Gerard
89 hours 16 mins; October 29, 2024
Pink Cocaine (Taylor's Version)
90 hours 47 mins; October 24, 2024
Mark Haddon
76 hours 53 mins; October 22, 2024
The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Chewing
95 hours 48 mins; October 17, 2024
Betsy Lerner
105 hours 5 mins; October 15, 2024
The Midlife Crisis Episode
121 hours 35 mins; October 10, 2024
941. Emily Witt
90 hours 3 mins; October 08, 2024
Lawyers, Nudes, and Money
111 hours 18 mins; October 03, 2024
How to Write Literary Collage
98 hours 6 mins; October 01, 2024
Sexting with a 70-Year-Old Man on Steroids
123 hours 22 mins; September 26, 2024
What Sells a Book?
103 hours 43 mins; September 24, 2024
'Reservoir Bitches' and the Art of Literary Translation
73 hours 27 mins; September 22, 2024
Martin Short [Bleeped] at the Beverly Hills Hotel
122 hours 48 mins; September 19, 2024
940. Regina Porter
64 hours 19 mins; September 17, 2024
Mira Took a Very Strong Edible
136 hours 16 mins; September 12, 2024
939. Elizabeth Strout
64 hours 34 mins; September 10, 2024
Don't Eat While Listening
107 hours 22 mins; September 05, 2024
Kerry Howley
75 hours 45 mins; September 03, 2024
Whale Juice
110 hours 9 mins; August 29, 2024
Lena Valencia
69 hours 28 mins; August 27, 2024
A Hundred Pounds of Weed
95 hours 21 mins; August 22, 2024
Keziah Weir
76 hours 58 mins; August 20, 2024
Francine Prose
77 hours 0 mins; August 13, 2024
Bear With Us
87 hours 36 mins; August 08, 2024
Kevin Barry
73 hours 49 mins; August 06, 2024
Cannibals, Constipation, and the Trad Wife Blues
94 hours 55 mins; August 01, 2024
Elisa Gabbert
85 hours 51 mins; July 30, 2024
Mira Lived
115 hours 50 mins; July 25, 2024
932. Nina Sharma
95 hours 46 mins; July 23, 2024
931. Juliet Escoria
79 hours 34 mins; July 16, 2024
930. Aleksandr Skorobogatov
70 hours 36 mins; July 11, 2024
Can Fasting Feed Creativity?
73 hours 20 mins; July 09, 2024
It's Hard to Talk About
29 mins; July 08, 2024
929. Porochista Khakpour
81 hours 35 mins; July 03, 2024
Tori Spelling's Placentas
93 hours 56 mins; July 02, 2024
The Errors Tuah
97 hours 43 mins; June 27, 2024
How to Write from the Inside Out
98 hours 9 mins; June 26, 2024
Big Asses, Plane Crashes, & Donald Sutherland's Ashes
86 hours 7 mins; June 25, 2024
Kathryn Miles on the 90s, the Shenandoah Murders, LGBTQ Rights, Finding Refuge in Nature, and Wilderness Crime
26 mins; June 21, 2024
Down Bad Cruising at the Gym
55 mins; June 20, 2024
928. Ayana Mathis
78 hours 37 mins; June 19, 2024
We Need to Talk About Kevin
71 hours 54 mins; June 18, 2024
Fear of Dogs, Earthing, and My Terrible Dream
26 mins; June 17, 2024
927. Teddy Wayne
91 hours 22 mins; June 16, 2024
Richard Chiem on Joy Williams, Tonal Struggles, Kristin Iversen, Hippo Attacks, Mountain Lions, Depression, Pot, Childhood, and the Joy of Being a Sad Person
24 mins; June 14, 2024
926. Kimberly King Parsons
102 hours 51 mins; June 12, 2024
Schrödinger's Kate Middleton
108 hours 3 mins; June 11, 2024
It Could All Be Over
29 mins; June 10, 2024
925. Morgan Talty
98 hours 36 mins; June 09, 2024
Tony Tulathimutte on Book Reviews, Literary OmertĂ , Writing for Oneself, Attention Problems, Page Layout, and Permanence
23 mins; June 07, 2024
924. Max Porter
84 hours 47 mins; June 05, 2024
The Real Podcasters of Los Angeles
66 hours 37 mins; June 04, 2024
There Was Something in the Sky
19 mins; June 03, 2024
923. Rita Bullwinkel
93 hours 33 mins; June 02, 2024
Bill Clegg on Literary Agents, Humility, Excellence, Fame, Sales, and the Mysteries of Publishing
23 mins; May 31, 2024
922. R.O. Kwon
79 hours 2 mins; May 29, 2024
921. Colombe Schneck
71 hours 52 mins; May 26, 2024
Mark Leidner on Aphorisms, Writing, Risk, Memory, Parables, Myth, Poetry, Religion, Miracles, Nature, Childhood, and Church
27 mins; May 24, 2024
920. Hari Kunzru
83 hours 55 mins; May 22, 2024
919. Myriam Lacroix
74 hours 51 mins; May 19, 2024
Sam Tallent on Publishing, Comedy, Community, Doug Stanhope, Vegas, Reading, Self-Education, Writing, Weed, and Panic Attacks
28 mins; May 17, 2024
918. Carvell Wallace
92 hours 15 mins; May 15, 2024
The Life of a Bookseller
84 hours 25 mins; May 12, 2024
Garth Greenwell on Style, Opera, Kentucky, Mentors, Poetry, Bulgaria, Prose, Good Art, and Magnetism in Language
21 mins; May 10, 2024
917. Hanif Abdurraqib
74 hours 15 mins; May 08, 2024
916. Helen Tworkov
89 hours 13 mins; May 05, 2024
Alexandra Kleeman on Los Angeles, Filmmaking, Boredom, Adaptation, Todd Haynes, Writing, Idealism, Cynicism, Hamlet, Climate Change, and Public Breakdowns
28 mins; May 03, 2024
The Power of Names in Writing and Real Life
75 hours 28 mins; May 01, 2024
915. Alejandro Zambra and Megan McDowell
84 hours 11 mins; April 28, 2024
Bud Smith on Jersey, Childhood, Cop Cars, Libraries, Heavy Construction, Suburbs, Bands, Vonnegut, Rage, Seinfeld, Boredom, Blogs, and Universality
26 mins; April 26, 2024
How to Structure a Novel
97 hours 25 mins; April 24, 2024
914. Annell LĂłpez
75 hours 32 mins; April 21, 2024
Karolina Waclawiak on Beverly Hills, Headhunters, Money, Helping, The Believer, Being a Creative Person, Tangerine, Hollywood, Walk of Fame, and Do It Yourself
Min Jin Lee on Writing Slowly, Confidence, Rejections, 19th Century Social Novels, Outlining, Big Frank, Despondency, Neurotic Lawyering, Cirrhosis, and Mortality
27 mins; April 12, 2024
How to Write Good Stories
97 hours 10 mins; April 10, 2024
912. Lydia Millet
79 hours 58 mins; April 07, 2024
Tommy Pico on Touring, Performing, Alter Egos, Tricking Yourself, Poetry, Voice, Longform, Improv, Daily Writing Practice, Beyonce, Bird Songs, Purpose, and Building Community
26 mins; April 05, 2024
How to Get Somewhat Better at Art
92 hours 40 mins; April 03, 2024
911. Alexandra Tanner
96 hours 34 mins; March 31, 2024
John Keene on Ghost Books, Song Cave, Publishing, Reading Poetry, Delayed Gratification, Language, Meaning, Youth, Freedom, Identity, Memories, Stories, History, and Punks
