Thomas Kohnstamm - Supersonic Man
Today I sit down with author Thomas Kohnstamm to talk about his wild ride from grocery store deli worker to grad student, Lonely Planet travel writer, and now celebrated novelist. In the early 2000s, ...
22 Okt 20251h
Ruth Whippman - Boy Trouble
Raising a teenage boy today is not easy. Young men face intense pressure to navigate conflicting models of masculinity. They're told that a real man should strive, win and dominate but one misstep cou...
15 Okt 20251h 3min
Bryan Roper - Cruise Ship Confidential
Get ready for a good laugh. Today I talk with my friend, beta reader, piano man - Bryan Roper. Bryan spent years sailing the seas as a piano bar entertainer on all manor of cruise ships. From bargain ...
8 Okt 20251h 6min
Rob Morrow - Paging Dr. Fleischman
When I was living in Los Angeles in 1993-94, I was homesick for the Pacific Northwest. I missed my friends, I missed the rain, and the small-town charms of the Olympic Peninsula. One thing got me thro...
1 Okt 20251h 7min
Jess Walter "So Far Gone"
Jess Walter is one of my favorite modern authors. I love his voice, his sense of humor and the way his characters stick with me long after I finish one of his books. Today we discuss his new novel, "S...
24 Sep 20251h 1min
Stone Gossard - Death, Taxes & Pearl Jam
Today I talk with legendary rock guitarist, Stone Gossard. Stone's distinct guitar sound has become synonymous with what we understand as the other Seattle sound of the '90s. On one hand, there were t...
17 Sep 20251h 5min
Jim Lampley - The Sweet Science
I'm a big fan of boxing. As a novelist I can't think of a sport that lends itself more to dramatic storytelling. Today I'm thrilled to talk "The Sweet Science" with one of my all time heroes, sportsca...
10 Sep 20251h 1min
Officer Bill - Smells Like Bacon
I was at a book signing a week or two ago when a tall, handsome fellow named Bill approached me to say that he was a fan of the podcast. It turns out Bill was a recently retired police sergeant from t...
3 Sep 20251h
