Making kindness cool and the world better than yesterday, join us for conversations that shift perspectives toward a more conscious and compassionate collective. The host, Dr. Jeremy Goldberg, is a ferocious never-giver-upper, an empathy-collecting, anti-quitting word wizard, and a connoisseur and collector of fine silver linings. He is also a recovering scientist turned life coach and spoken word poet who speaks fluent burrito. Find him on Instagram @LongDistanceLoveBombs or at www.longdist ...
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The Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores the stories of those who have gone missing. The Vanished goes beyond conventional news reports to take a deep dive into the story of a different missing person each week. Host Marissa Jones brings you exclusive interviews with family members, friends, law enforcement and experts. What will The Vanished uncover next? Listen to The Vanished on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to all episodes ad-free on Wondery+ ...
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Join the guys Blake and Jeremy as they take you on a wild and comical ride through their daily thoughts and ideas. These two bros will have you rolling with some of the craziest real life stories you've heard. From marriage and kids to jobs and faith these Guys Over Here will talk about all the crazy things that people deal with every day. Buckle up for a wild and comedic ride with the Guys Over Here.
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Welcome to The Reality is Sales Training, the podcast that demystifies sales training and reveals how it drives real business success. With over 20 years of global sales training experience, Bob Morrell & Jeremy Blake have helped businesses of all sizes transform their sales teams. Whether you’re a sales professional, manager, or business leader, this podcast will challenge your thinking, sharpen your skills, and show you what it really takes to sell more effectively. What You’ll Learn: ❓ Do ...
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Welcome to The Reality of Business, the go-to podcast for insights, stories, and straight-talking advice on all things business. With over two decades of running Reality Training, Bob & Jeremy have coached thousands, spoken at global conferences, and worked with businesses of all sizes - from start-ups to household names. Their experience, paired with their unique storytelling style, makes this podcast a must-listen for anyone looking to sell smarter, lead better, and think differently about ...
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Host Blake Lovell discusses the latest news and rumors out of WWE, ROH, Impact, AEW, NJPW, and more.
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An interview podcast about travelling entertainers and the stories they collect along the way. Join our host Nick Capper each week as he, along with his co-host Jeremy Webb, interview entertainers who have travelled all over this country and around the world, and have returned with a tale to tell.
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ArchCity Defenders and Action St. Louis present the premiere collaborative podcast, "Under The Arch." Your hosts Blake Strode, Executive Director of ArchCity Defenders, and Kayla Reed, Director of Action St. Louis, explore the issues facing our community and the people working to transform them.
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This podcast will center around the Deep Dark Testimony, where the Lord literally had to step into Hell to pull the person out of the pit and save them from the clutches of Satan and his minions! There will also be topical episodes on spiritual warfare and other subjects such as supernatural encounters with Jesus and/or angels, gifts of the Holy Spirit, fruits of the Spirit, prophecy, and so much more!
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Hosted by Dean Horwitz a trail running enthusiast, who started his journey in 2022, Dean has experienced the transformative power of chasing trails firsthand. Fuelled by a passion for trail running and a knack for connecting with fellow trail chasers, Dean created this podcast to merge both interests. This podcast is all about embracing the adventure, community, and self-discovery that comes with trail running. Join Dean on a journey of exploration and discovery, where you’ll learn about the ...
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Welcome to The Reality of Contact Centres, the essential podcast for advisors, agents, team leaders, managers, and directors in the contact centre industry. Hosted by Bob Morrell & Jeremy Blake, experienced sales trainers and executive coaches, this podcast draws on decades of training thousands of contact centre professionals worldwide. If you're looking for expert advice, fresh strategies, and real-world insights to help your contact centre excel, evolve, and exceed expectations, you’re in ...
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These are the inspiring stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary stuff... How do you do? Your hosts Nik Devidas and Blake Collins interview some of the world's most inspiring Doers, from sporting heroes, to entertainers and artists, best selling authors, entrepreneurs, experts in business and unpack how these amazing people do what they do. The Doers explain how they lean into discomfort, deal with failure and setbacks, conquer the dreaded Imposter Syndrome and put their heads down to ...
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The latest sports topics every Wednesday! From Football, Baseball Hockey and basketball!
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Competitive Pokemon podcast focusing on the official Video Game Championships hosted by Jake Muller (MajorBowman) and Brendan Lewis (mrbdog46)
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Welcome to A Hustlers Corner. Where we talk exclusively about the journey of life and what it means for our hustle.
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A Conway Racing Team production, covering all the news and personalities fron the Tri-State Racing scene! We feature great guests as well as insightful conversation!
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Improviser's Cut is a completely improvised podcast based on popular movies. On this biweekly podcast, your host Alan Santiago, sits down with a group of talented improvisers to cover one classic film and perform their unique version of the plot. In the middle of each episode there is an intermission where the guests are introduced and the movie is discussed. On each episode, Improvisers Cut promises to rival the artistry of the original work. Enjoy! Outro music: Jahzzar- March Madness http: ...
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The Stellar Sound Podcast is a podcast in English hosting guests from the music industry. The Stellar Sound Podcast brings you inspiration by interviewing the most creative, innovative, unique, eccentric, and ground-breaking musicians. This is a never-stop-growing universe that encourages today's scene disruptors to grant their unique voice and enrich the music industry. Our vision is a world that understands and appreciates true musicianship, innovation, and diversity. True creativity comes ...
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Whitney Wilken had always been known as a free spirit to those who loved her. She grew up in South Dakota but later moved west to Olympia, Washington. Life in Olympia wasn’t always easy for Whitney, and the distance made it hard for her family to know what was going on in her day-to-day life. Still, they stayed connected, and her family could alway…
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Hari Krishna Kaul, "For Now, It Is Night: Stories" (NYRB, 2024)
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Hari Krishna Kaul’s short stories, shaped by the social crisis and political instability in Kashmir, explore – with a sharp eye for detail, biting wit, and empathy – themes of isolation, alienation, corruption, and the social mores of a community that experienced a loss of homeland, culture, and language. His characters navigate their ever-changing…
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Brandon Taylor, "Minor Black Figures" (Riverhead, 2025)
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Brandon Taylor is the author of the novels Minor Black Figures (Riverhead, 2025), The Late Americans and Real Life, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, and named a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice and a Science + Literature Selected Title by the National Book Foundation. His …
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Caskey Russell, "The Door on the Sea" (Solaris, 2025)
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Caskey Russell’s novel The Door on the Sea (Solaris, 2025) follows Elan, the youngest member of once revered Flicker Clan, on a journey to find a weapon that can defend his people from the shapeshifting Koosh invaders threatening their existence. To reach his goal, Elan must captain a canoe crewed by an unlikely team and force the cooperation of a …
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Mary Birk, "Violent Seed" (Rookwood, 2025)
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Lady Anne is in the Cotswolds with her 8-month-old son, there to restore a famous walled garden. The magnificent home has been hosting a television cooking special over the summer, and Anne’s husband, Lord Terrence Reid, is there to enjoy a “Summer of Chefs” week with his wife and baby son. Reid’s parents have also been invited to spend the week an…
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Shane Peacock, "A Place of Secrets" (Cormorant Books, 2025)
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A TRAGIC DOUBLE HOMICIDE, OR A HIDDEN SERIAL KILLER? SERGEANT ALICE MORROW IS DETERMINED TO SOLVE A MYSTERY SPANNING SIXTY YEARS. When Evelyn Massey is found dead in her home, it seems like an open-and-shut case: Evelyn was one hundred years old — natural causes. But Sergeant Alice Morrow learns that traces of poison were found in Mrs. Massey’s blo…
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On January 23, 1999, 2-year-old Teekah Lewis vanished from New Frontier Lanes bowling alley in Tacoma, Washington. That night, Teekah was there with her mother, Theresa, and several other relatives. She was playing in the arcade when her mother briefly looked away to bowl. When Theresa turned back, Teekah was gone. Panic set in as family members se…
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Send us a text Are your days full of meetings, messages, and madness? Feel like you’re reacting instead of creating? In this episode, Bob and Jeremy take on the chaos of modern working life – hybrid schedules, constant pings, and the illusion of being ‘back-to-back’ busy – and show you how to get a real grip on your time. From Stephen Covey’s time …
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Send us a text This episode could literally make you more money! We break down how to convert minutes into money using the Success Six, time blocking, and the three D’s so you finish the day accomplished, not exhausted. Practical steps, simple tools, and a sharper focus on what truly moves revenue. • why time equals money in sales • the Success Six…
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Philip Graubart, "Here There Is No Why" and Philip Graubart "Here There Is No Why"
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In this double interview I talked to Michael Kinnamon, author of A Rooftop in Jerusalem and Philip Graubart author of Here There Is No Why. A Rooftop In Jerusalem: When Daniel Jacobs decides to spend his junior year abroad in Israel, he never dreams he'll fall in love with both Jerusalem's Old City and an Israeli woman, Shoshana. It's the year reli…
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Bruce Hunter, "In the Bear's House" (Frontenac House, 2025)
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In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery interviews award-winning author Bruce Hunter about his CanLit masterpiece, In the Bear's House (Frontenac House Press, 2025). So many different worlds emerge and converge in this lyrical, expansive novel from Bruce Hunter that we need two narrators: Trout, the deaf boy from Ogden, whose vivid imagination and…
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Kasia Jaronczyk, "Voices in the Air" (Palimpsest Press, 2025)
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In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with author Kasia Jaronczyk about her novel, Voices in the Air (Palimpsest Press, 2025). What would drive women to risk the lives of their children and innocent people to leave their mother country forever? On April 30, 1982, two women and their families hijack a Polish passenger plane flying from Bre…
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Aisha Sasha John, "total: poems" (Random House, 2025)
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In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Aisha Sasha John about her poetry collection, total: poems (McClelland & Stewart, 2025). "John is brilliant at communicating. She's also really funny. Poems don't get more direct and precise and unforgettable than this." —National Post The highly anticipated new collection from Griffin Poetry Pri…
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Jemimah Wei, "The Original Daughter" (Doubleday/Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2025)
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Genevieve Yang, the protagonist of Jemimah Wei’s debut novel The Original Daughter (Doubleday/Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2025) works a dead-end job in Singapore, living in the shadow of her adopted younger sister, Arin, a rising movie star. Genevieve’s dying mother asks her to call Arin; Genevieve refuses. Jemimah’s novel then teases out the history of…
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Taylor Byas, "Resting Bitch Face: Poems" (Catapult, 2025)
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The author of the award-winning national bestseller I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times returns with a poetry collection that transforms the Black female speaker from object, artistic muse, and victim to subject, critic, and master of her story. Resting Bitch Face (Soft Skull Press, 2025) is a book for women, for Black women, for lovers of art and …
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Travis Warwick-Oliver: Choosing Amputation, Choosing Life—Why Movement Became Everything
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Virginia Woolf, "The Life of Violet: Three Early Stories" (Princeton UP, 2025)
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In late February of 2024, 46-year-old Samantha Tolbert vanished from Carroll County, Georgia, a rural area in western Georgia, along the Alabama state line. At first, Samantha’s absence didn’t raise an alarm. She kept in touch with her daughter, but it wasn’t unusual for some time to pass between calls. That all changed on March 7, 2024, when deput…
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Barbara Stark-Nemon, "Isabela's Way: A Novel" (She Writes Press, 2025)
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In early-seventeenth-century Portugal, Spain, France, and Germany, dangers are plentiful—especially for those of Jewish heritage. Non-Catholics have been expelled from Spain, and the Inquisition has come to Portugal to impose its prohibitions. In Isabela's Way: A Novel (She Writes Press, 2025), fourteen-year-old Isabela, an obedient “New Christian”…
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Olivia Wolfgang-Smith, "Mutual Interest" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
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Olivia Wolfgang-Smith is the author of the novels Mutual Interest (2025) and Glassworks, which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Apple, and Good Housekeeping. She is a 2024 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Fiction and lives in Brooklyn with her partner. Recommended Books: Hugh Ryan, Whe…
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In the northern Alberta town of Slave Lake, the nights in late December are long and unforgiving. On December 28, 2019, 27-year-old Joel Judd was staying with a relative in town. By the end of that evening, he had set out for a night out. By the next morning, he was gone, and no one ever saw or heard from Joel again. That night in Slave Lake, Joel …
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Zilla Jones, "The World So Wide" (Cormorant Books, 2025)
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In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Zilla Jones about her debut novel, The World So Wide (Cormorant Books, 2025). Felicity Alexander should be charming audiences at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, not under house arrest in Grenada in October 1983, as rumours swirl that United States troops are preparing to invade.Born and raised in …
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Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, "The Creation of Half-Broken People" (House of Anansi, 2025)
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In this NBN episode, NBN host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu about her phenomenal novel, The Creation of Half-Broken People. (House of Anansi Press, 2025). Stupendous African Gothic, by the winner of Yale University’s Windham–Campbell Prize Showcasing African Gothic at its finest, The Creation of Half-Broken People is the extraord…
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William Dyer: From Setback to Startup—Transforming Pain Into Purpose for Athletes Everywhere
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Send us a text 💭 “If you can, you must. If you're physically able, do it.” — William Dyer, Founder of Collagen for Athletes What does it take to turn a painful rugby injury into a business that’s now helping athletes across South Africa and beyond? In this episode of Trail Chasers, host Dean Horwitz is joined by William Dyer — trail runner, communi…
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230: Nikki Weaver - Can you speak your truth and survive it?
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Nikki Weaver teaches writing, yoga, and self-expression to women in prisons. She is the founder of On The Inside, an organization that builds a creative connection for incarcerated women, both individually and collectively, by telling stories, igniting hearts, and sparking dialogue. They aim to spread creative connections for women on the inside an…
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Lucy Black, "A Quilting of Scars" (Now or Never Publishing, 2025)
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In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery interviews historical fiction legend Lucy E.M Black about her phenomenal new novel, A Quilting of Scars (Now or Never Publishing, 2025). Filled with the pleasure of recognizable yet distinctively original characters and a deftly drawn sense of time and place, A Quilting of Scars brings to life a story of for…
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In northern Alberta, long roads cut through forest and farmland, connecting small, close-knit communities. It was along these highways in the summer of 2016 that 43-year-old Conrad Jason Ducharme, known to family and friends simply as Jason, was last seen. Jason was believed to be traveling on foot to Dixonville for a tent meeting. He made it there…
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Karen Smythe, "A Town with No Noise" (Palimpsest Press, 2025)
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In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Guelph, Ontario author Karen Smythe about Karen's novel, A Town With No Noise (Palimpsest Press, 2025). Samara and J., a struggling young couple, are off to J.’s birthplace, Upton Bay, a small town turned upscale theatre and winery destination. Sam has been hired by an editor friend to write a pr…
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Yiming Ma, "These Memories Do Not Belong To Us" (Mariner Books, 2025)
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Yiming Ma holds an MBA from Stanford and an MFA from Warren Wilson College, where he was the Carol Houck Smith Scholar. His stories and essays appear in the New York Times, The Guardian, The Florida Review, and elsewhere. Born in Shanghai, he now lives in Toronto, New York, and Seattle. Recommended Books; Rita Bullwinkle, Headshot Aube Rey Lescure,…
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Episode #53 - From the Battlefield to Redemption: The Thomas Reif Story | Black Sheep Recovery Warfare Podcast
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Today on the Black Sheep Recovery Warfare Podcast, John Gallagher and Dr. Monica Webber sit down with Thomas Reif from Mercy House Adult and Teen Challenge. Thomas shares his incredible story — from a chaotic childhood marked by addiction and prison, to becoming a soldier in Afghanistan, to finally finding freedom and redemption through Jesus Chris…
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Blake Nex Part 2: Unraveling the Threads
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Last week, we introduced you to the story of Blake Nex, who vanished from his home in Claremont, California, in March of 1993. At his house in Palmer Canyon, his family found groceries still sitting on the counter, his cats left inside, and no sign of Blake. Weeks later, his truck was discovered parked at Ontario International Airport, which led so…
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Marissa Groenewald: Beyond the Rope—Running for Change, Courage & Connection
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Send us a text 💭 “Discipline takes you places where motivation can’t.” — Marissa Groenewald, the Rope Runner What does it take to create an entirely new running discipline — rope running — while balancing motherhood, business, and a mission to fight human trafficking? In this episode of Trail Chasers, host Dean Horwitz is joined by Marissa Groenewa…
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Nadia Ragbar, "The Pugilist and the Sailor" (Invisible Publishing, 2025)
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In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery interview debut Toronto author, Nadia Ragbar, about her novel, The Pugilist and the Sailor (Invisible Publishing, 2025). The Pugilist and the Sailor follows conjoined twins, Bruce and Dougie. Dougie is an ambitious amateur boxer, having dragged his brother into the ring since childhood. Bruce is a bookkeeper…
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Susan Gregg Gilmore, "The Curious Calling of Leonard Bush" (Blair, 2025)
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In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Susan Glimore about her wonderful novel, The Curious Calling of Leonard Bush (Blair, 2025). Young Leonard Bush buries his lost leg and saves his whole East Tennessee town in this winsome and miracle-making novel. When twelve-year-old Leonard Bush loses his leg in a freak accident, he decides to g…
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Emily Adrian, "Seduction Theory" (Little, Brown, 2025)
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Emily Adrian is the author of Seduction Theory (Little, Brown, 2025) Daughterhood, The Second Season, and Everything Here Is Under Control, as well as two critically acclaimed novels for young adults. Her work has appeared in Granta, The Point, Joyland, EPOCH, Alta Journal, Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Millions. Originally from Portland, Or…
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Listen to Ori Gersht speak about his novel Ham’s Heaven (Warbler Press, 2025). Inspired by the true story of the first great ape in space, it explores the friendship of an ape and his trainer to examine what we do with animals in the name of progress. Drawing on careful research and echoing the existential questions of Kafka’s “Report to an Academy…
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229: Blake Kasemeier - Is art anything you can get away with?
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Blake Kasemeier tells stories, mostly with words, and also makes videos you've probably watched on your phone before. He is a multifaceted content creator, writer, and poet, and in this chat, we dive into authenticity in art, the journey of content creation, and the importance of perspective. Blake shares his experiences navigating vulnerability in…
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Thomas Schlesser, "Mona's Eyes" (Europa Editions, 2025)
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Mona’s Eyes (Europa Editions, 2025) is an enchanting debut novel written by art historian Thomas Schlesser. It tells the story of a 10-year-old girl living in Paris who briefly loses her vision. After much testing, the doctor suggests that Mona might benefit from seeing a psychiatrist, and Mona’s grandfather offers to take her to her appointment ea…
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In March of 1993, 37-year-old Blake Nex vanished from his home in Claremont, California. Blake’s family grew concerned when they couldn’t reach him, so a relative went to check his house. At first glance, nothing seemed amiss. There were no signs of a struggle or forced entry, but the scene inside Blake’s home told an even stranger story. Groceries…
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25 Years of Bob, Jeremy & Reality: Lessons from Building a Training Business
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Send us a text What does it take to build a successful sales training business - and still be laughing 25 years on? In this special anniversary episode, Bob and Jeremy reflect on the lessons, surprises, and stories they’ve collected over a quarter of a century of running a training company. One of the biggest revelations? Learning to take business …
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Maria Dadouch, "I Want Golden Eyes" (U Texas Press, 2025)
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This interview is with one of the translators, M. Lynx Qualey. A girl must save herself and her family after discovering her society's secrets in this sci-fi novel in translation. I Want Golden Eyes (U Texas Press, 2025) is set on the Comoros Islands at the end of this century in a futuristic city called Quartzia, the home of a genetically privileg…
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Meghana V. Nayak, "Tilt: A Novel on Intergenerational Trauma" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024)
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Kavya is an Indian-American professor and single mother struggling with debilitating panic attacks. Bombarded by flashbacks of cruelty and violence that disrupt her everyday life, she is left with no choice but to confront the intergenerational trauma tormenting her. At first, Kavya finds some relief in piecing together the legacies of her family's…
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Jonas Hassen Khemiri, "The Sisters" (FSG, 2025)
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Jonas Hassen Khemiri is the author of six novels, seven plays, and a collection of short stories and essays. His work has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. The Family Clause was a finalist for the National Book Award for translated literature, and Invasion! Won an Obie Award for best script. His work has appeared in The New York…
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Jeremy Gordon, "See Friendship: A Novel" (Harper Perennial, 2025)
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Ahead of looming layoffs within the ongoing decimation of media, Jacob Goldberg, a culture writer in New York, knows what will save him: a podcast. Not just any podcast, but something that will demonstrate his singular thoughtfulness in an oversaturated, competitive market. When Jacob learns the true, tragic circumstances behind the mysterious deat…
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Replay: William Jamison Part 3 - Sliding Down the Back of the Mountain
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This episode originally aired on May 23, 2022. In the last two episodes, we shared Bill Jamison’s story. In Part 1, we walked through the night Bill disappeared and the early investigation into his case. In Part 2, we examined the unusual circumstances at Bill’s job and the people connected to his work who may have had motives to harm him. Today, i…
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Lynda Williams, "The Beauty and the Hell of It and Other Stories" (Guernica, 2025)
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The Beauty and the Hell of It and Other Stories (Guernica, 2025) conjures up images of women who struggle through difficult transitions, unpleasant encounters, or ghastly boyfriends and husbands. One woman is a lesbian who sees the man who raped her a decade before, another suffers from bipolar disease, and a third is harassed by her professor. Som…
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Replay: William Jamison Part 2 - The Cost of Doing Business
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This episode originally aired on May 17, 2022. In the early morning hours of March 27, 1981, Bill Jamison vanished after a night out. He had spent time at a bar before stopping for a quick bite at a diner. The waitress remembered nothing unusual. Bill ordered his usual late-night meal, finished eating, and walked out into the cool March night. That…
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Catherine Merridale, "Moscow Underground" (HarperColins, 2025)
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Moscow Underground (HarperCollins, 2025) by Dr. Catherine Merridale is a sweeping novel of life, death and politics in the quicksand world of Stalin's tyranny. Moscow's glittering new subway is under construction at last. The first line will run through the centre of the city, cutting deep through Moscow soil. But futures cannot be created without …
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Replay: William Jamison Part 1 - The Drive Home
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This episode originally aired on May 16, 2022. On March 26, 1981, 33-year-old William “Bill” Jamison followed his usual routine. He spent the day at Haug Die Casting Company in Kenilworth, New Jersey, where he worked as vice president of production. After work, he grabbed dinner at a restaurant, then stopped at the Chez Lounge inside the Linden Lan…
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Lily Lloyd Burkhalter, "Raffia Memory," The Common Magazine (Spring, 2025)
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Lily Lloyd Burkhalter speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her essay “Raffia Memory,” which appears in The Common’s spring issue. Lily talks about traveling to the Cameroon Grassfields to research the rituals and production of ndop, a traditional dyed cloth with an important role in both spiritual life and, increasingly, economic life as w…
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