Beyond The Zero
Dick's Pizza Media
Weekly long-form discussions about books with authors, translators and critics from around the world.
Episodes
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Dec 23, 2025 • 3h 53min
End of Year Special Part 3
All Aussie Edition Featuring Bram Presser and Michael WinklerSteve Toltz Jen Craig Emmett StinsonErin VincentOn this episode:A diamond thief loses a valuable necklace while on the run from the police in the park. The thief sees Skippy find it and places it in her pouch, and follows her back to Ranger Headquarters where everyone is busy constructing a float for the Waratah Festival. The thief stows away on the float and Mark and Sonny start fighting the thief, and they win the fight and the trophy.
Dec 23, 2025 • 2h 11min
BTZ End of Year Special Part 2
Featuring:Daniel Davis WoodAndrei from The Untranslated Nick Black Laurie Sheck Nicholas DuringShow notes coming soon via Substack
Dec 23, 2025 • 3h 1min
BTZ End of Year Special Part 1
Featuring:Avner Landes, Sara Lippmann, Adam Levin Lee KleinLori FeathersLuke from GeorgiaBen SlotkyShow notes to come via Substack.
Dec 11, 2025 • 52min
Laurie Sheck - CYBORG FEVER
https://lauriesheck.comBuy the book fromhttps://tupelopress.org/bookstore/p/cyborg-fever
Dec 9, 2025 • 50min
THE CALF - Leif Høghaug
Buy the book here https://store.deepvellum.org/products/the-calfhttps://booksfromnorway.com/translators/357-david-m-smithDavid M. Smith@smithigans_wakeMatthias Friedrich@nordicnovellashttps://literaturuebersetzungen-friedrich.de
Dec 4, 2025 • 45min
Dmitry Samarov
https://www.dmitrysamarov.comhttps://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/arcade-publishing/9781648211850/the-suicides-grave/https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/arcade-publishing/9781648211843/the-marvel-universe/
Nov 27, 2025 • 55min
Tehila Hakimi - HUNTING IN AMERICA
tehilahaBuy the book from: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2307647/tehila-hakimi/
Nov 20, 2025 • 42min
Cynthia Weiner - A GEORGOUS EXCITEMENT
https://cynthiaweiner.comcynthiaweinerBuy the book from https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/761141/a-gorgeous-excitement-by-cynthia-weiner/
Nov 13, 2025 • 52min
John Haskell - TRYING TO BE
https://www.johnhaskell.netBUY THE BOOK FROM https://fc2.org/authors/haskell/
Nov 6, 2025 • 44min
BLOWFISH BY Kyung-Ran Jo - WITH Chi-Young Kim
Chi-Young Kim, a Los Angeles-based translator renowned for her work in contemporary Korean literature, delves into her journey from law to translation. She explores the global rise of Korean culture and discusses the intricacies of translating Jo Kyung-Ran's "Blowfish," focusing on themes of grief and generational trauma. Kim highlights the balance of sorrow and humor in the narrative and the significance of the blowfish symbol. Additionally, she shares her favorite Korean authors and insights on cultural pressures surrounding mental health in Korea.
