A New Co-Host, the True Crime podcast wave, and a Final Word on All That Harvard Crap

Hello!

I’m very excited to announce that Tyler Austin Harper will be our co-host for the next month or so.

Tyler was on the show last month and introduced himself then, but for those who missed it, he’s a writer at the Atlantic and a professor of literature in the environmental studies department at Bates College. He specializes in extinction literature and film.

For the next month or so, Tyler and I are going to talk to guests and to one another about a variety of topics, including literature and movies. In this episode, for example, you’ll find a “Book Corner” at the end where we talk about the rise of true crime podcasts and a recent op-ed in the Times.

Tyler also wrote a piece about the Claudine Gay scandal at Harvard, which we discussed at some length here.

As always, if you’re getting this email and want to support the show, please subscribe for $5 a month and you’ll receive access to our Discord server, where all these things are discussed at great length.

thank you!

Jay