Otherppl with Brad Listi

Today's episode is a bit unorthodox. It's just me talking for an hour. Sorry about that. As most of you know, the podcast has been homeless since June. I've managed to have a guest each week since that time, but this week I finally hit the wall. Couldn't get my shit together. Logistically too difficult.  The good news is, I should have a recording space within the next few days. The new home studio is almost done, almost operational. I even got myself some new gear to celebrate the show's 5-year anniversary. So once I get everything set up and moved into the new space, it'll be all systems go. Thanks for bearing with me.  And thanks for supporting the show for the past 5 years.   Here's to whatever's next. -BL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicole Dennis-Benn is the guest. Her debut novel Here Comes the Sun is available now from Liveright. It is the official September pick of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club. In today's monologue, I talk about my novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Garth Risk Hallberg is the guest. His debut novel, City on Fire, is available now in trade paperback from Vintage. In today's monologue, I talk briefly about my weekend trip to Wisconsin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Margaret Wappler is the guest. Her debut novel Neon Green is available now from The Unnamed Press. This is the final conversation recorded in the old garage.   In today's monologue, I catch up on listener mail.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S.J. Watson is the guest. His novel Second Life is available now in paperback from Harper. It was the official July pick of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club. In today's monologue, I talk about recording in a crowded house. And I talk with my daughter, who is about to celebrate her sixth birthday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lesley M. M. Blume is the guest. Her new book is called Everybody Behaves Badly: The True Story Behind Hemingway's Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises, available now from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In today's monologue, I talk about Lesley's book and Ernest Hemingway.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Franzen is the guest. His latest novel, Purity, is available now in trade paperback from Picador. It is the official August selection of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club. In today's monologue, I discuss being in flux. And my dog Walter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dorthe Nors is the guest. Her new book, So Much For That Winter, is available now in the United States from Graywolf Press. I had a great time talking with Dorthe. She is, I believe, the first Danish author to guest on the program.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sloane Crosley is the guest. Her debut novel, The Clasp, is available now in trade paperback from Picador.  A great pleasure to have Sloane on the program.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chuck Klosterman is the guest. His new book, But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past, is available now from Blue Rider Press. So great to have Chuck on the program.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices