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Amity Gaige on HEARTWOOD Feb 14, 2026

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Heartwood by Amity Gaige is a taut tale about mothers and daughters, survival and life. Amity joins us to talk about the Appalachian Trail, the COVID pandemic, loneliness, connection, friction, identity 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): Heartwood by Amity Gaige Sandwich by Catherine Newman Wreck by Catherine Newman Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar

Poured Over Double Shot: Matthew F. Delmont and Wil Haygood Feb 13, 2026

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Until the Last Gun Is Silent by Matthew F. Delmont is a detailed account of the Vietnam War's effect on Black American communities and the ongoing fight for justice, from the battlefields to the home front. Matthew joins us to talk about PTSD, Coretta Scott King, questioning the historical record and more.

The War Within a War by Wil Haygood analyzes the mirrored struggle of Black Americans who were on the frontlines during the Vietnam War with those living in the states and fighting for freedom. Wil joins us to talk about Skip Dunn, the intersection of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights revolution, Marvin Gaye and more.

Listen in as these authors speak separately with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.

Featured Books (Episode): Until the Last Gun Is Silent: A Story of Patriotism, the Vietnam War, and the Fight to Save America's Soul by Matthew F. Delmont Four Hours in My Lai by Michael Bilton and Kevin Slim Half American: The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad by Matthew F. Delmont The Bitter Heritage: Vietnam and American Democracy 1941-1966 by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. What Comes Naturally: Miscegenation Law and the Making of Race in America by Peggy Pascoe A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America by Ronald Takaki The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home by Wil Haygood Bloods: Black Veterans of the Vietnam War: An Oral History by Wallace Terry Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do by Studs Terkel Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World by Wil Haygood Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America by Wil Haygood

Chloe Michelle Howarth on HEAP EARTH UPON IT Feb 12, 2026

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Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth is a razor-sharp tale of family and obsession from the author of Sunburn. Chloe joins us to talk about sibling dynamics, the Irish gothic, gender roles, childhood, queerness 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): Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth My Husband by Maud Ventura Creep by Emma van Straaten The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

Patmeena Sabit on GOOD PEOPLE Feb 10, 2026

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Good People by Patmeena Sabit is a riveting, timely and thought-provoking story of family and resilience. Patmeena joins us to talk about voice, writing in an interview style format, language, active reading, community 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): Good People by Patmeena Sabit The 42nd Parallel: The U.S.A. Trilogy, Volume 1 by John Dos Passos

Heather Ann Thompson on FEAR AND FURY Feb 07, 2026

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Fear and Fury by Heather Ann Thompson revisits the shooting that rocked the Reagan 80s. Heather joins us to talk about the 1980s, digital archives, investigative journalism, media literacy, history 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): Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage by Heather Ann Thompson Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson The Cycles of American History by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward

Madeline Cash on LOST LAMBS Feb 06, 2026

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Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash is a witty and wry story centered on the enigmatic and ever-entertaining Flynn family. Madeline joins us to talk about world building, puns, humor, character 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): Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion Underworld by Don DeLillo The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt

Adam Higginbotham on CHALLENGER Feb 05, 2026

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Challenger by Adam Higginbotham is a definitive account of the infamous 1986 disaster told in a gripping, detailed account. Adam joins us to talk about the public's perception of NASA, the space shuttle program, investigative journalism, humanity, risk 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): Challenger by Adam Higginbotham Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham

Featured Books (TBR Top Off) American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race by Douglas Brinkley The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe

George Saunders on VIGIL Feb 03, 2026

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Vigil by George Saunders is an imaginative new story about the pivotal moment between life and death. George joined us live from Philadelphia to talk about format, keeping a sense of play, voice, language, ghosts, dialogue, short stories 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): Vigil by George Saunders CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders Liberation Day by George Saunders Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Beloved by Toni Morrison A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Master and Man and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy

Stephen Fishbach on ESCAPE! Jan 31, 2026

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Escape! by Stephen Fishbach is a razor-sharp story centered on a washed up reality star and a disgraced television producer risking everything for a storyline. Stephen joins us to talk about competing on Survivor, show bibles, performance, reality television production, identity 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): Escape! by Stephen Fishbach Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum Orange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell Lord of the Flies by William Golding The Nix by Nathan Hill Severance by Ling Ma The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

Jeanette Winterson on ONE ALADDIN TWO LAMPS Jan 29, 2026

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One Aladdin Two Lamps by Jeanette Winterson is a fascinating blend of memoir, fiction, history and self-discovery. Jeanette joins us to chat about past and present narratives, storytelling, autonomy, imagination 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): One Aladdin Two Lamps by Jeanette Winterson Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson The Passion by Jeanette Winterson Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights by Richard Burton Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

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