Last fall, Zadie Smith published her prescient historical novel The Fraud. We return to our conversation with the beloved author this week, on the heels of our latest sit-down with writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner. At the top, Smith details her most recent book (7:48), her instinctive writing process (13:37), and the role of projection in her work (20:08). Then, ... Show More
Oct 11
Author Michael Lewis (‘The Big Short’) Pulls Back the Curtain
“The Trump administration was betting that if they broke the law fast enough,” writes Michael Lewis, “the law would never catch up to them.”On the heels of his new book, Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State, the bestselling author of Moneyball and The Big Short returns to the show. ... Show More
1h 30m
Oct 4
Author Isabel Allende: A Life of Storytelling
Isabel Allende (The House of the Spirits, Paula) is one of the most widely-read authors in the world, alternating gracefully between the political and personal on the page for over forty years. We sat with Allende in Los Angeles for a special evening presented by How To Academy, ... Show More
1h 18m
Oct 2023
Zadie Smith on Dickens, Hypocrisy & Justice
This week David talks to the novelist Zadie Smith about Charles Dickens: what he means to her, why we still read him, and what’s missing from the Dickensian view of the world. It’s a conversation about other writers as well – Turgenev, George Orwell and Toni Morrison – and about ... Show More
49m 18s
Sep 2023
Zadie Smith on Her New Historical Novel
<p>Zadie Smith’s new novel, “The Fraud,” is set in 19th-century England, and introduces a teeming cast of characters at the periphery of a trial in which the central figure claimed to be a long-lost nobleman entitled to a fortune. Smith discusses her new novel with Sarah Lyall.</ ... Show More
34m 57s
Sep 2023
Zadie Smith’s Guilty Pleasure is Rap Feuds
Chioma and Chloe talk to Zadie Smith about her style (David Byrne suits and intimidating looks), what she wore to her college interview, internet wormholes she falls into, and how she felt when she finished her new book, The Fraud – her first piece of historical fiction. Learn mo ... Show More
31 m