Best Jim Junot Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 42: Jim Phelan and Daniel Punday — Charles Yu’s “Problems for Self-Study” 49:05

21h ago49:05

49:05

In this episode of the Project Narrative Podcast, Jim Phelan and Daniel Punday discuss Charles Yu’s 2020 short story, “Problems of Self-Study,” which you can access here to read along with the podcast. Daniel Punday is Professor of English at Mississippi State University, where he specializes in contemporary American literature, digital media, and …

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Lights, Camera, Author - Robert Sellers 29:12

10d ago29:12

29:12

My interview with Robert Sellers, author of "The Real Pink Panther"

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Lights, Camera, Author - Miguel Conner 27:10

14d ago27:10

27:10

My interview with Miguel Conner, author of "The Occult Elvis"

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Lights, Camera, Author - Alicia Malone 27:26

20d ago27:26

27:26

My conversation with Alicia Malone, TCM Host and author of "TCM Imports"

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Lights, Camera, Author - Jem Roberts 27:49

28d ago27:49

27:49

Lights, Camera, Author featuring Jem Roberts, author of "Soupy Twists"

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Lights, Camera, Author - Nancy Kwan 21:17

1M ago21:17

21:17

My interview with actress Nancy Kwan, author of "The World of Nancy Kwan"

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Episode 41: Jim Phelan & David Richter — Katherine Anne Porter’s “Theft” 54:37

1M ago54:37

54:37

In this episode of the Project Narrative Podcast, Jim Phelan and David Richter discuss Katherine Anne Porter’s short story “Theft,” originally published in 1929 and republished in 1935. David Richter is Professor Emeritus at Queens College of the City University of New York and at the CUNY Graduate Center. Richter is an expert on The Bible, on 18th…

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Lights, Camera, Author - Jennifer Jones 26:20

1M ago26:20

26:20

My interview with Jennifer Jones, first African-American Rockette and author of "Becoming Spectacular"

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Lights, Camera, Author - Michael Seth Starr 27:55

1M ago27:55

27:55

My conversation with Michael Seth Starr, author of "Nothin' Comes Easy: The Life of Rodney Dangerfield"

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Lights, Camera, Author #298 - Nick Spake 27:33

1M ago27:33

27:33

My conversation with Nick Spake, author of "Bright and Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows." Order now at Amazon.com: Bright & Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows Volume I: 9798887716947: Spake, Nick: Books

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Lights, Camera, Author #297 - Kristin Casey 28:32

2M ago28:32

28:32

My conversation with Kristin Casey, author of "Casey Dancer"

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Episode 40: Jim Phelan & Robert Caserio — Elizabeth Bowen’s “I Hear You Say So” 52:43

2M ago52:43

52:43

In this episode of the Project Narrative Podcast, Jim Phelan and Robert Caserio discuss Elizabeth Bowen’s 1945 short story, “I Hear You Say So.” Robert Caserio is Professor Emeritus of English, Comparative Studies, and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies at Penn State University. Caserio has multiple areas of expertise, but perhaps most relevant f…

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Lights, Camera, Author #295 - Anne Soon Choi 25:58

3M ago25:58

25:58

My conversation with Anne Soon Choi, author of LA Coroner: Thomas Noguchi and Death in Hollywood"

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Episode 39: Jim Phelan & Eyal Segal — Sholem Aleichem’s “Baranovich Station” 55:30

3M ago55:30

55:30

In this episode of the Project Narrative Podcast, Jim Phelan and Eyal Segal discuss Sholem Aleichem’s short story, “Baranovich Station.” Eyal Segal is an independent scholar based in Tel Aviv. He has published articles on narrative closure, beginnings and endings, temporal experimentation in narrative, narration in the modernist novel, the poetics …

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Lights, Camera, Author #294 - Patrick McGilligan 31:42

3M ago31:42

31:42

My conversation with Patrick McGilligan, author of "Woody Allen: A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham"

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Lights, Camera, Author #293 - Chris McKittrick 28:36

3M ago28:36

28:36

My conversation with Chris McKittrick, author of "Vera Miles, the Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away"

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Lights, Camera, Author #292 - Bruce Vilanch 27:33

3M ago27:33

27:33

My conversation with Emmy Award Winner Bruce Vilanch, author of "It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time"

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Lights, Camera, Author #291 - Kevin Farley 22:42

3M ago22:42

22:42

My conversation with Kevin Farley, brother of Chris Farley and author of the upcoming graphic novel "Growing Up Farley"

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Lights, Camera, Author #290 - Diane Kiesel 31:15

3M ago31:15

31:15

My conversation with Diane Kiesel, author of "When Charlie Met Joan: The Tragedy of the Chaplin Trials and the Failings of American Law"

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Lights, Camera, Author #289 - David Roberts 27:26

4M ago27:26

27:26

Lights, Camera, Author #289 - David Roberts, author of "Protecting Whitney"

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Lights, Camera, Author #288 - Johnny Heller 24:29

4M ago24:29

24:29

My conversation with voice artist Johnny Heller, narrator of the upcoming audiobook "Harpo Speaks"

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Episode 38: Jim Phelan & Amy Elias — Lemony Snicket’s “The Lump of Coal” 41:27

4M ago41:27

41:27

In this episode of the Project Narrative Podcast, Jim Phelan and Amy Elias discuss Lemony Snicket’s 2004 short story, “The Lump of Coal.” Amy Elias teaches and writes at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she holds the title of UT Chancellor’s Professor and Distinguished Professor of English. Elias is also the director of UT’s Denbo Cent…

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Episode 37: Jim Phelan & Aaron Oforlea — James Baldwin’s “Going to Meet the Man” 1:16:48

5M ago1:16:48

1:16:48

In this episode of the Project Narrative Podcast, Jim Phelan and Aaron Oforlea discuss James Baldwin’s “Going to Meet the Man,” published in Baldwin’s 1965 short story collection of the same title. Aaron Oforlea is an Associate Professor of English at Washington State University and is an alumnus of the Ohio State University. Oforlea has cultivated…

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Lights, Camera, Author #287 - Deborah Presley Brando 27:27

6M ago27:27

27:27

A conversation with Deborah Presley Brando, biological daughter of Elvis Presley and author of "Memoirs of a Starseed Child."

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Lights, Camera, Author #286 - Gene Popa 26:57

6M ago26:57

26:57

My conversation with Gene Popa, author of "The Colour of Your Dreams"

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Lights, Camera, Author #285 - Robert Cremer 34:38

6M ago34:38

34:38

My conversation with Robert Cremer, author of "Bela Lugosi: The Man Behind the Cape"

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Lights, Camera, Author #284 - Allan Korzinn & Adrian Sinclair 25:51

6M ago25:51

25:51

My conversation with music journalist Allan Korzinn and documentarian Adrian Sinclair, author of "The McCartney Legacy" series

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Lights, Camera, Author #283 - Tripp Whetsell 28:00

6M ago28:00

28:00

My conversation with Tripp Whetsell, author of "Norman Lear: His Life and Times"

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Episode 36: Jim Phelan & Suzanne Keen — John Cheever’s “The Death of Justina” 51:12

6M ago51:12

51:12

In this episode of the Project Narrative Podcast, Jim Phelan and Suzanne Keen discuss John Cheever’s 1960 short story, “The Death of Justina.” Suzanne Keen is a Professor of English at Scripps College in Claremont, California. Keen wrote the book on narrative empathy, Empathy in the Novel, which came out in 2007 and opened up a rich and wide rangin…

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Lights, Camera, Author #282 - Joseph Dougherty 39:40

6M ago39:40

39:40

My conversation with Emmy Award winner Joseph Dougherty (thirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars) and author of "Rod Serling at 100."

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Lights, Camera, Author - Jennifer Love Hewitt 17:21

6M ago17:21

17:21

A conversation with actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, author of "Inheriting Magic"

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Lights, Camera, Author - Stephen Follows 27:18

7M ago27:18

27:18

An interview with Stephen Follows, author of "The Horror Movie Report 2024"

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Lights, Camera, Author - Paul Tweed 23:03

7M ago23:03

23:03

An interview with Paul Tweed, author of "From Holywood to Hollywood"

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Lights, Camera, Author - Scott Huver 21:50

7M ago21:50

21:50

An interview with Scott Huver, author of "Beverly Hills Noir."

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Lights, Camera, Author - Burt Kearns 29:49

7M ago29:49

29:49

An interview with Burt Kearns, author of "SHEMP"

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Episode 35: Jim Phelan & Christopher González — Junot Díaz’s “The Books of Losing You” 45:19

7M ago45:19

45:19

In this episode of the Project Narrative Podcast, Jim Phelan and Christopher González discuss Junot Díaz’s 2024 flash fiction, “The Books of Losing You.” Christopher González is a graduate of The Ohio State University. He is Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Department of English at Southern Methodist University, and González has also …

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Lights, Camera, Author - Lola Reid Allen 28:45

8M ago28:45

28:45

An interview with Lola Reid Allin, author of "Highway to the Sky"

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Lights, Camera, Author - Melissa Ludtke 29:30

9M ago29:30

29:30

My interview with Melissa Ludtke, author of "Locker Room Talk: A Woman's Struggle to Get Inside"

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Lights, Camera, Author - Jared Stearns 27:47

9M ago27:47

27:47

An interview with Jared Stearns, author of "PURE: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers"

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Episode 34: Jim Phelan & Dorothee Birke — Ali Smith’s “Text for the Day” 45:43

9M ago45:43

45:43

In this episode of the Project Narrative Podcast, Jim Phelan and Dorothee Birke discuss Ali Smith’s short story, “Text for the Day,” from her 1995 collection, Free Love and Other Stories. Dorothee Birke is professor for Anglophone Literatures at the University of Innsbruck, and her many areas of expertise include the history of the novel, reading a…

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Lights, Camera, Author - Ariane Sherine 28:38

9M ago28:38

28:38

An interview with Ariane Sherine, author of "The Real Sinead O'Connor"

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Lights, Camera, Author - Kathy Reichs 25:48

9M ago25:48

25:48

An interview with Kathy Reichs, author of "Fire and Bones" and producer of the Fox TV series "Bones"

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Lights, Camera, Author - Catherine Curzon 27:51

9M ago27:51

27:51

An interview with Catherine Curzon, author of "The Real Bogie and Bacall"

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Lights, Camera, Author - Nancy Jones & Ken Abraham 26:40

9M ago26:40

26:40

An interview with Nancy Jones & Ken Abraham, author of "Playin' Possum: My Memories of George Jones"

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Lights, Camera, Author - Jim Berkenstadt 27:28

10M ago27:28

27:28

An interview with Jim Berkenstadt, author of "The Beatle Who Vanished"

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Episode 33: Jim Phelan & Brian McAllister — Juliana Spahr’s “Gentle Now Don’t Add to Heartache” 49:48

10M ago49:48

49:48

In this episode of the Project Narrative Podcast, Jim Phelan and Brian McAllister discuss Juliana Spahr’s 2005 poem, “Gentle Now Don’t Add to Heartache.” Brian McAllister is Assistant Professor of English at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. McAllister’s areas of expertise include modern and contemporary literature, po…