TK with James Scott: A Writing, Reading, & Books Podcast

TK with James Scott is one of my favorite podcasts. His conversations with writers, editors, and agents are always fascinating and full of interesting insights and perspectives. Ideal for writers or people who want to learn more about the writing/editing/publishing process.

Interesting and funny. Highly recommended to any fans of fiction or anyone looking for the “inside baseball” of writing and publishing.

I don't like a lot of literary podcasts, often for varied and, perhaps, nutty reasons. But TK is great because James is great—a fine writer and reader who asks smart questions of the authors, many of whom he knows in one way or another—but also because of the format. The two-part structure often leads to a larger conversation (e.g. interviewing the author for Part 1, and that author's agent or editor or publicist for Part 2) that just isn't even attempted elsewhere. The production quality is always high, too. It's superior, in fact, to numerous other podcasts I've sampled that are produced by so-called broadcasting professionals. I have my favorite episodes, of course, and I've liked some more than others, but I'm glad TK exists—and I hope it sticks around for a long time.

Completely addicted to these sessions. I feel like I am in the room with James and each writer or industry professional he is interviewing. I find myself nodding, cringing or laughing out loud to the answers as if I am actually there. He asks the most insightful questions and easily moves to even better off script probing. These feel like genuine converstions between writers who admire and respect each other and the craft. It is an open door to the community. The only downside is I am spending way more money far faster than I am able to ingest all the incredible literature that is out there. James is a one man promotion department, he should get a cut from the publishing houses.