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A podcast of the best new writing, read aloud and sent straight to your ears. Find us online at CatapultPodcast.com and follow us on twitter at @CatapultPodcast.

The Catapult Jaime Green

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A podcast of the best new writing, read aloud and sent straight to your ears. Find us online at CatapultPodcast.com and follow us on twitter at @CatapultPodcast.

    Ep 53: Marian Bull & Anthony Michael Morena

    Ep 53: Marian Bull & Anthony Michael Morena

    Today's episode features writing about food and writing about space, objectively the two best kinds of writing. Marian Bull reads "In the Morning Kitchen," which was originally published in Lucky Peach, and Anthony Michael Morena reads from his book, The Voyager Record: A Transmission. 

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    • 21 min
    Ep 52: Zoe Rana Mungin & Lucas Mann

    Ep 52: Zoe Rana Mungin & Lucas Mann

    Two pieces set in New York City, with narrators trying to make sense of their present and their past—Zoe Rana Mungin reads her short story, "Never Get Married," and Lucas Mann reads from his memoir, Lord Fear, which is out in paperback now.

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    • 27 min
    Ep 51: Ari Baum-Hommes, Tania Nwachukwu, & Corinne Manning

    Ep 51: Ari Baum-Hommes, Tania Nwachukwu, & Corinne Manning

    Today we bring you readings from three excellent independent literary magazines: NOÖ, Synaesthesia, and Moss, with short prose from Ari Baum-Hommes, a poem from Tania Nwachukwu, and an excerpt from a short story from Corinne Manning. 

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    • 27 min
    Ep 50: Lynn Steger Strong, Sasha Fletcher, & Kaitlyn Greenidge

    Ep 50: Lynn Steger Strong, Sasha Fletcher, & Kaitlyn Greenidge

    On today's episode: a mother tries to reach her daughter, a woman tries to make sense of a stranger in town, and some extraordinarily exuberant love poems. Readings from Lynn Steger Strong (Hold Still), Sasha Fletcher (It Is Going To Be A Good Year), and Kaitlyn Greenidge (We Love You, Charlie Freeman).

    Also discussed: The Tournament of Books!

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    Ep 49: Kerry Cullen, A. Igoni Barrett, & Sara Majka

    Ep 49: Kerry Cullen, A. Igoni Barrett, & Sara Majka

    Three readings on the moments when our bodies and lives surprise us and betray us, in ways common and seemingly supernatural. Kerry Cullen reads her short story, "Unidentifiable," A. Igoni Barrett reads from his novel, Blackass (on sale March 1) and Sara Majka reads an excerpt from her collection, Cities I've Never Lived In (on sale now).

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    • 35 min
    Ep 48: Tony Tulathimutte & Belinda McKeon

    Ep 48: Tony Tulathimutte & Belinda McKeon

    This is not a Valentine's Day episode. But it is inappropriate for workplace listening, inappropriate for children, inappropriate for tender souls—wait, it's exactly right for tender souls. (Isn't all art?) Tony Tulathimutte and Belinda McKeon read from their new novels: on desire, longing, lust, shame, loneliness, family, and, yes, love. And porn. 

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