Poured Over

Vigil by George Saunders is an imaginative new story about the pivotal moment between life and death. George joined us live from Philadelphia to talk about format, keeping a sense of play, voice, language, ghosts, dialogue, short stories 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):
Vigil by George Saunders
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders
Liberation Day by George Saunders
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Beloved by Toni Morrison
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Master and Man and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy

Escape! by Stephen Fishbach is a razor-sharp story centered on a washed up reality star and a disgraced television producer risking everything for a storyline. Stephen joins us to talk about competing on Survivor, show bibles, performance, reality television production, identity and more with cohost Isabelle McConville.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Isabelle McConville and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

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

Featured Books (Episode):
Escape! by Stephen Fishbach
Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum
Orange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Nix by Nathan Hill
Severance by Ling Ma
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

One Aladdin Two Lamps by Jeanette Winterson is a fascinating blend of memoir, fiction, history and self-discovery. Jeanette joins us to chat about past and present narratives, storytelling, autonomy, imagination 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):
One Aladdin Two Lamps by Jeanette Winterson
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
The Passion by Jeanette Winterson
Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson
The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights by Richard Burton
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

This Is Where the Serpent Lives by Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniyal Mueenuddin is a carefully woven story of survival and community. Daniyal joins us to talk about innovative writing, ambition, class, time, power, Pakistan 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):
This Is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Wartime Lies by Louis Begley
A Sport and a Pastime by James Salter
Solo Faces by James Salter

Crux by Gabriel Tallent is a big-hearted novel about a group of friends climbing boulders in the Mojave Desert. Gabriel joins us to talk about friendship, developing his characters, the 2000s, rock climbing, risk and more with guest host 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):
Crux by Gabriel Tallent
My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Exhibit by R.O. Kwon