Gilbert, Your interview with Colum McCann was delightful. Your questions were as intriguing as his responses. You’ve really grown into your role as host.

I’m an MFA Creative Writing candidate and I wish I had these hosts in my workshop! Everyone brings such an impressive breadth of literary and theoretical knowledge to the table. Love the book club episodes as much as the interviews. Definitely a top 3 book podcast for me!

I miss Slate’s audio bookclub so much and nothing can compete. However, the monthly offering here is pretty good! I like MJ a lot and I think he does a good job facilitating. The other episodes are less inspired and very hit or miss. (Didn’t like the Pamela Paul era, but loved the Sam Tanenhaus era that ended over a decade ago!)

The interview about the screenplay and the movie Conclave was so interesting. The movie is a beauty in so many ways. A favorite scene (with the look by Ralph Fiennes of helplessness and hope that needed no dialogue) is the xerox scene with Isabella Rossellini. Thank you