Jonathan Safran Foeris an American novelist. He is known for his novels Everything Is Illuminated, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Eating Animals and We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast. Jonathan sits down with the armchair expert to discuss his struggle to eat vegetarian, his first book gettingrejected by every publisher and he walk ... Show More
Feb 4
Claudia Rowe (on the foster care system)
Claudia Rowe (Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care) is a decorated journalist, advocate, and author. Claudia joins the Armchair Expert to discuss making the shift from using long-form journalism to a book to tell a story, touching off a five-year correspond ... Show More
2h 10m
Aug 2023
Bedtime Stories: Julie Andrews, Jonathan Franzen, George Saunders
It can be tough to wind down after hosting The Late Show, so sometimes Stephen needs a bedtime story to help him fall asleep. We're thrilled to present this spoonful of sugar from the one and only Julie Andrews, who recited Stephen's favorite children's poem 'The King's Breakfast ... Show More
14m 34s
Sep 2021
Discovering What Actually Makes You Happy & Drives You To Be Your Best w/ Jonathan Fields
Today’s guest is Jonathan Fields. Jonathan is the best selling author of multiple books as well as the host/executive producer of the extremely popular podcast, The Good Life Project. Jonathan’s work has been featured widely in the media, including The New York Times, FastCompany ... Show More
1h 9m
May 2017
Ep 238 - Everything is Illuminated, by Jonathan Safran Foer
<p>NOTE: A short stretch of fairly explicit sex talk earns this one the "Explicit" tag, though as usual we avoid cussing. You've been warned! </p><p>This week, we illuminate everything about Jonathan Safran Foer's debut novel. It's not Andrew's cup of tea, exactly, but we try our ... Show More
1h 15m
Oct 2021
Thomas Mallon on the Career of Jonathan Franzen
<p>Jonathan Franzen’s new novel, “Crossroads,” has generated a lot of discussion, as his work tends to do. The novelist and critic Thomas Mallon, who <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/books/review/jonathan-franzen-crossroads.html" target="_blank">reviewed “Crossroads”</ ... Show More
59m 32s