Literary Friction Literary Friction

Love this podcast, genuinely look forward to it. Author interviews are great, of course, but Carrie and Octavia carry the show with their smart thoughts on reading, literature, and the theme of the week. It strikes me, listening to this show, how few literature-related podcasts feature intelligent conversations /about/ literature rather than interviews with authors. My only stubstantive complaint: too short! I often feel C. and O. could go on talking for much longer. (Perhaps they do and it's edited down? Please release a full version, too!)

(One minor complaint: I often struggle to hear this podcasts in my earbuds as I'm walking around the city. It's not a phone problem; my other podcasts are fine. Mind bumping up the volume a bit before uploading the podcast into the feed?)

Like the friendship of the two hosts. Also appreciate the “other cultural things we’re into” section. The July 2019 interview with Ocean Vuong made me want to move to Massachusetts to enroll in all his classes. So good!

First time listening and no more. Good program but bad, bad audio. Sounds like Levy is constantly looking for something in her purse. So much noise. So much shifting.