Poured Over

A Walk in the Park by Kevin Fedarko is an inspired look at our beautiful world and where we fit in it. Kevin joins us to talk about setting off on his hike, the unique terrain of the Grand Canyon, perseverance, the beauty of the natural world, the National Park Service and more with cohost 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):
A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko
The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko
The Man Who Walked Through Time: The Story of the First Trip Afoot Through the Grand Canyon by Colin Fletcher

How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay by Jenny Lawson shares tips and tricks for all of life's messy bits. Jenny joins us to talk about the joys of reading, finding community, doom scrolling, empathy, expectations, Freud and more with cohost Jenna Seery.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery 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 Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay: Tips and Tricks That Kept Me Alive, Happy, and Creative in Spite of Myself by Jenny Lawson
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson

Featured Books (TBR Top Off)
How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay: Tips and Tricks That Kept Me Alive, Happy, and Creative in Spite of Myself by Jenny Lawson
Joyful Recollections of Trauma by Paul Scheer
The Creative Act: : A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

Son of Nobody by Yann Martel is an imaginative retelling of the Trojan War from the bestselling author of Life of Pi. Yann joins us to talk about the Trojan War, studying the classics, writing epic poetry, structure, Greek mythology, storytelling and more with cohost 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):
Son of Nobody by Yann Martel
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Iliad by Homer, translated by Stephen Mitchell
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso by Dante Alighieri, translated by John Ciardi
The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati
Waiting for Godot: : A Tragicomedy in Two Acts by Samuel Beckett
The Iliad by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson

Featured Books (TBR Top Off)
Son of Nobody by Yann Martel
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Stop Me If You've Heard This One by Kristen Arnett is a heartfelt and hilarious romp through Central Florida following an unlikely protagonist: a clown working the birthday circuit. Kristen joins us to talk about the polarization of clowns, following your creative intuition, the tourism economy, art, friendship, Florida, third spaces and more with cohost Isabelle McConville. 

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Isabelle McConville and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

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

Featured Books (Episode):
Stop Me If You've Heard This One by Kristen Arnett
Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett
With Teeth by Kristen Arnett
It by Stephen King
Brawler: Stories by Lauren Groff
Alligator Tears: A Memoir in Essays by Edgar Gomez
Whidbey by T Kira Madden
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden
State of Paradise by Laura van den Berg

Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar features her award-winning folktales that invite readers into fantastic new worlds. Amal joins us to talk about Dungeons & Dragons, creating characters, long form vs short form writing, the life of the internet, creativity, birds and more with cohost Isabelle McConville. 

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Isabelle McConville and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

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

Featured Books (Episode):
Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories by Amal El-Mohtar
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison
There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
Jade City by Fonda Lee
The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee
Metal from Heaven by August Clarke