Poured Over

Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney is a witty and wry story about family, marriage—and happiness. Cynthia joined us live at The Grove to talk about the 1970s, women's agency, revisiting classic novels, Rochester and more with host Miwa Messer.


This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books (Episode):
Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Good Company by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
The Great American Novel by Philip Roth
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Middlemarch by George Eliot
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
Intruder in the Dust by William Faulkner

In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man by Tom Junod is a poignant reflection of fathers, sons and the complex bonds of family. Tom joins us to talk about growing up on Long Island, Mad Men, writing about his father, masculinity, Mr. Rogers and more with host Miwa Messer.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books (Episode):
In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man by Tom Junod

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is a tale of impending catastrophe, survival and interstellar adventure. Andy joins us to talk about his books being adapted into films, astrophysics, placing his characters in tricky situations, world building, The Beatles and more with cohost Chris Gillespie.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Chris Gillespie and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books (Episode):
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The Martian by Andy Weir
A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

Featured Books (TBR Top Off)
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi

All the World Can Hold by Jung Yun is a smart, sharp and surprising novel following three passengers aboard a Bermuda-bound cruise ship. Jung joins us to talk about The Love Boat, character, the aftermath of 9/11, capturing history through art, the early internet, technology and more with host Miwa Messer.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books (Episode):
All the World Can Hold by Jung Yun
Shelter by Jung Yun
O Beautiful by Jung Yun
The Wapshot Chronicle by John Cheever
On Morrison by Namwali Serpell
Blue Ruin by Hari Kunzru

The Complex by Karan Mahajan is a captivating family drama that moves between the US and India during a time of political transformation. Karan joins us to talk about Russian novels, the American Dream, New Delhi, connection, memory vs nostalgia, exile and more with host Miwa Messer.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books (Episode):
The Complex by Karan Mahajan
The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Paradise Lost by John Milton
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
Malgudi Days by R.K. Narayan
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
This Is Not That Dawn by Yashpal
The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
Ravelstein by Saul Bellow
Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar
The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow