Poured Over

More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen is tender novel of self-exploration which reminds us it's never too late to discover something new about yourself. Anna joins us to talk about friendship, teachers, Jane Austen, motherhood, chosen family and more with guest host Brenda Allison.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Brenda Allison and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books (Episode):
More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Miller's Valley by Anna Quindlen
Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden

A World Appears by Michael Pollan is a fascinating meditation on the mysterious world we live in. Michael joins us to talk about sentience, theory of mind, AI, hubris, computers vs human brains, faith, immersive journalism and more with cohost Chris Gillespie.

Featured Books (Episode):
A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness by Michael Pollan
This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan

Featured Books (TBR Top Off)
Replaceable You: : Adventures in Human Anatomy by Mary Roach
Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross

Wolf Hour by Jo Nesbø is a gripping crime story centered on the chilling exploration of a murderer's mind. Jo joins us to talk about travel, crime novels, Minneapolis, taxidermy and more with guest host Chris Gillespie.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Chris Gillespie and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books (Episode):
Wolf Hour by Jo Nesbø
The Bat by Jo Nesbø

How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley follows two sisters who plot to kill their uncle in the summer of 1986. Nina joined us live at B&N Upper West Side to talk about story adaptation, the mythology of the American West, biracial characters, Wyoming, extraction, colonialism and more with host Miwa Messer.

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):
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley
Cowboys and East Indians by Nina McConigley
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Ulysses by James Joyce
In the Distance by Hernan Diaz
Stoner by John Williams
Butcher's Crossing by John Williams
A Passage to India by E.M. Forster
Folktales from India by A.K. Ramanujan
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder

On Morrison by Namwali Serpell is Toni Morrison like you've never seen her before. Namwali joins us to talk about teaching Morrison's texts, genre, the literary canon, language and more with host Miwa Messer.

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):
On Morrison by Namwali Serpell
Toni at Random by Dana Williams
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Jazz by Toni Morrison
Seven Modes of Uncertainty by Namwali Serpell
A Mercy by Toni Morrison
Sula by Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Black Book by Middleton A. Harris
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Tar Baby by Toni Morrison
Corregidora by Gayl Jones
Fish Tales by Nettie Jones
Love by Toni Morrison
Paradise by Toni Morrison
Paradise Lost by John Milton
The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
James by Percival Everett
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Moderation by Elaine Castillo
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison

Featured Books (TBR Top Off)
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
Home by Toni Morrison