Poured Over

The Wedding People by Alison Espach is a tender, wise and witty story following a luxe wedding at the Cornwell Inn. Alison joins us to talk about character, middle age, liminal spaces, relationships and more with cohost Brenda Allison. 
This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Brenda Allison and mixed by Harry Liang.                    
New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.
Featured Books:
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Heart the Lover by Lily King

The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson is a hilarious tale of old friends, new lovers and the pressures they face. Jenny joined us live at B&N Upper West Side to talk about small-town gossip, parenting, invisible labor, friendships, editing and more with cohost Brenda Allison. 
This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Brenda Allison 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 Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
Couples by John Updike
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Make Nice by Ryan Effgen
On the Calculation of Volume, Book I by Solvej Balle
Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close

Featured Books (TBR Top Off):
The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson
Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth
Salty by Kate Myers

All That's Unseen by Emilee Hackney is a triumphant memoir of hope, home and reinvention. Emilee joins us to talk about growing up in Appalachia, faith, shame, craft 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 That's Unseen: An Appalachian Memoir by Emilee Hackney
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Shiner by Amy Jo Burns
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader by Melissa Murray is an irreverent and accessible guide to understanding our nation's history, amendment by amendment. Melissa joins us to talk about tyranny, translation, the founding fathers, the curation of history, the Electoral College, language 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 U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader by Melissa Murray
The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People's Constitution by Jesse Wegman
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
Kin by Tayari Jones
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

America, U.S.A. by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is a gripping exploration of the United States' history and its anniversaries. Eddie joins us to talk about storytelling, music, the semiquincentennial, language, W.E.B. Du Bois, James Baldwin 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):
America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadow's the Nation's Anniversaries by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
The 42nd Parallel: The U.S.A. Trilogy, Volume 1 by John Dos Passos
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families by J. Anthony Lukas
Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 by Eric Foner
Black Reconstruction in America, 1860-1880 by W.E.B. Du Bois
Slave Religion: The "Invisible Institution" in the Antebellum South by Albert J. Raboteau
Race Matters by Cornel West
Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry
Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
The Evidence of Things Not Seen by James Baldwin
How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith

Featured Books (TBR Top Off):
America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadow's the Nation's Anniversaries by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. 
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home by Wil Haygood