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Poured Over is a show for readers who pore over details, obsess over sentences and ideas and stories and characters; readers who ask a lot of questions, just like Poured Over’s host, Miwa Messer, a career bookseller who’s always reading. Follow us here for surprising riffs, candid conversations, a few laughs, and lots of great book recommendations from big name authors and authors on their way to being big names. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional bonus episodes on Saturdays).
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Rufi Thorpe on MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES
Margo’s Got Money Troubles features Rufi Thorpe’s wry voice and sharp insights in a rollicking ride about the hustle and grind life, complicated families, and social media. Thorpe joins us to talk about empowered characters, stigmas and societal judgements of young mothers, the dangers of ambition and more with guest host, 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):
Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe
Piglet by Lottie Hazell
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid -
KB Brookins on PRETTY
In Pretty, poet KB Brookins shines a light on their life with a remarkable queer coming-of-age memoir. Brookins joined us to talk about gender identity, resiliency and joy in the face of adversity, nonlinear storytelling and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.
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):
Pretty by KB Brookins
Heavy by Kiese Laymon
Freedom House by KB Brookins
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer -
Griffin Dunne on THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB
Griffin Dunne's long-awaited memoir, The Friday Afternoon Club is a stunning portrait of the 70s and 80s, and the stubborn persistence of life through tragedy. Dunne joins us to talk about his childhood, relationships with artists like Joan Didion and Carrie Fisher, overcoming tragedy and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.
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 Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
The White Album by Joan Didion
Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion
Featured Books (TBR Top Off):
South and West by Joan Didion
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman -
Nicola Yoon on ONE OF OUR KIND
Nicola Yoon’s adult fiction debut, One of Our Kind, is a novel of class, privilege and how things may not always be what they seem. Yoon joins us to talk about writing for a new audience, literary influences, themes of race and belonging and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Marc and Donald.
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):
One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Featured Books (TBR Top Off):
Paradise by Toni Morrison
Out There Screaming by Jordan Peele -
Morgan Talty on FIRE EXIT
Fire Exit by Morgan Talty centers around a man grappling with a secret and trying to care for the few loved ones left in his life. Talty joined us live to talk about Native American identity and his work, the process of writing novels and short form fiction, the importance and impact of storytelling and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.
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):
Fire Exit by Morgan Talty
Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange -
Essie Chambers on SWIFT RIVER
Swift River by Essie Chambers is a story of family mythology and coming-of-age that you won't want to put down. Chambers joins us to talk about themes of race and class in her work, navigating identity, growth through storytelling and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with a TBR Top Off from Marc and Jamie.
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):]
Swift River by Essie Chambers
Miracle’s Boys by Jacqueline Woodson
Caucasia by Danzy Senna
Citizen by Claudia Rankine
Featured Books (TBR Top Off):
Within Arm’s Reach by Ann Napolitano
Sundown Towns by James W. Loewen