Poured Over

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer is a haunting personal account of the Mount Everest disaster in 1996. Jon joins us to talk about looking back on the last 30 years, chasing story, climbing, PTSD, research, magazines 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):
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer
Looking for a Ship by John McPhee
Irons in the Fire by John McPhee
Dear Thief by Samantha Harvey
Orbital by Samantha Harvey

Afternoon Hours of a Hermit by Patrick Cottrell is a darkly funny and poignant story of identity and family from an award-winning author. Patrick joins us to talk about humor, masculinity, teaching, reading 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):
Afternoon Hours of a Hermit by Patrick Cottrell
Sorry to Disrupt the Peace by Patrick Cottrell
Ninety-two in the Shade by Thomas McGuane
A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley
Ray by Barry Hannah
Belly Up by Rita Bullwinkel
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel
Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson
The Hours by Michael Cunningham
Moderation by Elaine Castillo
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Audition by Katie Kitamura
Intimacies by Katie Kitamura

Babylon, South Dakota by Tom Lin is a hopeful family saga that offers a striking look at the American West. Tom joins us to talk about the Midwest, language, nature, time, family stories and more with cohost Jenna Seery.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

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

Featured Books (Episode):
Babylon, South Dakota by Tom Lin
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Antidote by Karen Russell
Canon by Paige Lewis
John of John by Douglas Stuart
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
Bog Queen by Anna North

Homebound by Portia Elan is a vibrant, moving story about connection, humanity and the unwavering power of love. Portia joins us to talk about story structure, voice, research, technology, connection and more with cohost Jenna Seery.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

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

Featured Books (Episode):
Homebound by Portia Elan
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

Sarah Jessica Parker discusses being a book publisher, a reader, a Booker Prize judge, and how she knew she had to publish The Radiant Dark while SJPLit author Alexandra Oliva takes us behind the scenes of her new novel in a special episode of Poured Over taped at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC 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 Radiant Dark by Alexandra Oliva
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Milkman by Anna Burns
A Place for Us Fatima Farheen Mirza
I Am You by Victoria Redel
Flesh by David Szalay
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
Flashlight by Susan Choi
The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits
Universality by Natasha Brown
Audition by Katie Kitamura