#2102 - Will Storr

Lukas Nelson is a country music singer/songwriter and Grammy Award-winning producer. His new album, “American Romance,” is available now.www.lukasnelson.com The ultimate wireless hack. Make the switch at https://visible.com/rogan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho ... Show More

Paul Stamets is a mycologist and advocate for mushrooms for helping the overall health of people and planet. His new book, "Psilocybin Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats: A Guide to the History, Identification, and Use of Psychoactive Fungi," is available now. www.fungi.comwww.h ... Show More

Jim Lampley is a sports broadcaster and commentator best known for his 30-year run on HBO World Championship Boxing. His new book "It Happened! A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports Broadcasting," is available now. https://jimlampley.com Visit https://blackriflecoffee.com/joe-rogan and ... Show More

BONUS FRIDAY EPISODE: Kirk has two interviews with the authors of books he's recommended on the show. Charles Elton, author of 'Cimino: The Deer Hunter, Heaven’s Gate, and the Price of a Vision' & Alan Shipnuck, author of 'Phil:The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Gol ... Show More

In just a few days the whole story will be known. This is what happens after. Weather: "Endless Dream" by God Is An Astronaut (godisanastronaut.com) Music: Disparition, disparition.info. Logo: Rob Wilson, robwilsonwork.com. Produced by Night Vale Presents. Written by Joseph Fink ... Show More

The author Philip Roth, who died in 2018, was not sure whether he wanted to be the subject of a biography. In the end, he decided that he wanted to be known and understood.His search for a biographer was long and fraught — Mr. Roth parted ways with two, courted one and sued anoth ... Show More

Mark Twain has arguably been called the greatest American author, and in his first interview since his death in 1910, it’s not hard to see why. Twain wrote such classics as Life on the Mississippi and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- and is responsible for some of the wittie ... Show More

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with author Will Storr about his new book detailing the profound role of status-seeking in shaping human societies 

In this interview, British novelist, journalist and screenwriter Ned Beauman discusses his latest novel Venomous Lumpsucker-a brilliant, darkly satirical and terrifying  novel  about endlings (the last of a species), the manipulation of extinction credit markets... the elusive He ... Show More

'It is over before either of us has really understood what is happening.' David Szalay, whose novel 'All That Man Is' was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize, reads his short story, specially written for the FT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Ben Kingsley believes his job is to reflect truth and in order to do that he keeps many voices in his heart and mind. Those voices include Steven Spielberg, Otto Frank, Elie Wiesel, Rajmohan Gandhi, and others who gave him gifts of wisdom and encouragement as he performed some of ... Show More

Today's guest is Rhik Samadder: a writer, actor and broadcaster. He has a regular column with The Guardian and created their cult ‘Inspect a Gadget ’ feature. He has written for The Observer, Men’s Health and Prospect magazine, as well as being a guest, presenter and host on vari ... Show More

They tried Gordon Kent for murder–but who was really responsible? The Sky Was Full of Ships by Theodore Sturgeon, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. We get a lot of comments on our YouTube Channel. This come ... Show More