Poured Over

Latest Episodes:

Nick Harkaway on KARLA'S CHOICE Oct 26, 2024

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Nick Harkaway takes on his father's iconic George Smiley series with Karla's Choice — another thrilling journey into the world of espionage. Harkaway joins us to talk about how he came to this challenge, his time working in entertainment, how he generates ideas and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Donald and Jamie.

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):

Karla's Choice by Nick Harkaway

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold John le Carré

Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy by John le Carré

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Featured Books (TBR Top Off):

American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson

A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre

Sabaa Tahir on HEIR Oct 24, 2024

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Sabaa Tahir's Heir returns to the fractured and fraught world of her Ember in the Ashes series as 3 young people's lives come together in surprising and heartbreaking ways. Tahir joins us to talk about revisiting familiar worlds and characters, dropping readers right in the action, writing complex heroes and villains and more with cohost Jenna Seery. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Marc and Donald.

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):

Heir by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

Featured Books (Episode):

The City in Glass by Nghi Vo

The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks

Dava Sobel on THE ELEMENTS OF MARIE CURIE Oct 22, 2024

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The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel takes a new look at the life and impacts of Marie Curie, focusing on the ways she fostered growth for other women in science. Sobel joins us to talk about why she wanted to tell Curie's story, her research process, the importance of continuing to analyze our history 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):

The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel

Longitude by Dava Sobel

Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel

Mark Haddon on DOGS AND MONSTERS Oct 19, 2024

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Mark Haddon's Dogs and Monsters is a collection of stories that span a wide range of topics and themes based on Greek myth and other literary influences. Haddon joins us to talk about the way he compiles his stories, their connections to other works of literature, writing in different genres and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

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):

Dogs and Monsters by Mark Haddon

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

The Porpoise by Mark Haddon

To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon

Susan Minot on DON'T BE A STRANGER Oct 17, 2024

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Don't Be a Stranger by Susan Minot is a story of obsession, lust and life populated by intriguing characters and full of simmering tension. Minot joins us to talk about the start of the novel, the many ways she creates art, the fluidity of time and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Marc and Donald.

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):

Don't Be a Stranger by Susan Minot

Monkeys by Susan Minot

All Fours by Miranda July

Sandwich by Catherine Newman

Why I Don't Write: And Other Stories by Susan Minot

Nocturnes for the King of Naples by Edmund White

Rememberings by Sinead O'Connor

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Featured Books (TBR Top Off):

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

All Fours by Miranda July

Ta-Nehisi Coates on THE MESSAGE Oct 15, 2024

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In The Message,Ta-Nehisi Coates delivers a gripping account of some of our world's hardest truths all within a book that's ultimately about the craft of writing. Coates joins us to talk about the inspiration for telling these stories, the role of memory, his influences and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Marc and Donald.

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):

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk

Featured Books (TBR Top Off):

The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

Avengers of the New World by Laurent DuBois

Dan Jones on HENRY V Oct 12, 2024

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Henry V by Dan Jones takes us back in time to an age of grandeur, guts and glory with an astonishing account of a complicated king. Jones joins us live to talk about the way he crafted the book, the importance of analyzing our past, the roles of the historian 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):

Henry V by Dan Jones

The Plantagenets by Dan Jones

The Wars of the Roses by Dan Jones

The Templars by Dan Jones

The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming

American Tabloid by James Ellroy

Abraham Chang on 888 LOVE AND THE DIVINE BURDEN OF NUMBERS Oct 09, 2024

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888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers by Abraham Chang is a debut about the coming-of-age search for love and meaning via family, friendships, education, and (especially) pop culture. Chang joins us to talk about his career in publishing, the Easter eggs he hides in his work, his ensemble of characters and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

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):

888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers by Abraham Chang

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

Ina Garten on BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS Oct 08, 2024

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Be Ready When the Luck Happens is an inspiring, heartfelt and intimate memoir chronicling the life of the one and only Ina Garten. She joins us to talk about choosing to tell her story, some of the most memorable moments, the cookbooks she loves and more with guest host, Kat Sarfas.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Kat Sarfas and mixed by Harry Liang.

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

Featured Books (Episode):

Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten

The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten

Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten

Richard Osman on WE SOLVE MURDERS Oct 05, 2024

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We Solve Murders by Richard Osman is the start of a cat-and-mouse thriller series with new characters you'll love and the humor and wit you've come to expect from this sharp and sly author. Osman joined us live at Barnes & Noble Union Square to talk about crafting an ensemble of voices, writing propulsive narratives, why we love mysteries 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):

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

Karla's Choice by Nick Harkaway