“…[an] excellent literary podcast." -The Paris Review
“Fabulously smart.” -The Rumpus
“…fun, quirky, in-depth…” -NPR
“The perfect way to get the story behind your stories.” -Buzzfeed
“…the preplanned responses of NPR personalities sound somewhat counterfeit when stacked against the largely, if not completely, unscripted monologues that open rawer podcasts, such as Marc Maron’s ‘WTF’ and Brad Listi’s literary ‘Otherppl’ podcast.” -New York Times
“Good from the word ‘go.’…funny, pointed, thought-provoking. If there’s any justice in the world, this will become huge.” -McSweeney's
“Revelatory…one more cog in a burgeoning literary media empire.” -Filmmaker Magazine
“Easily one of the best podcasts on the web.” -Electric Literature
I SAY TO MYSELF THE LEVEL OF BRILLIANCE IS HOW LONG IT TAKES TO COME TO A REALIZATION OF SOMETHING... I DON'T KNOW HOW HARD TRUBY HAS TO WORK TO GET THERE, BUT HE IS BRILLIANT, AND THIS INTERVIEW IS SO DENSE AND BRILLAINT ... I CANNOT STOP WATCHING IT.
I have such complicated feelings about Justin Torres. And Ocean Vuong, for that matter. I have so much in common with both of them. I want to feel admiration for them. I want to feel a connection with them. But they both seem to be emotionally detached by their intellectualism. Despite their intimate exploration of identity and personal experiences with trauma, they seem to always speak with the pretentiousness of scholars. Perhaps it's a natural technique for introverts. Or maybe a survival technique because of their experiences. The cynical part of me wants to say it's a result of social climbing that is all too common with the gays who have done well for themselves. Then again I haven't seen this in another queer writer who I quite admirer: Édouard Louis. He remains quite humble and down to earth. But that could be that he's a writer who somewhat stays in the real world.
Damn Mira you clocked gay culture, especially older gay men within the culture. I have no notes for you! 😅 Sorry, Brad, but I was chuckling at your shock. Everything Mira said is one percent correct.
What a wonderful interview. I really love Max Porter a lot. I wonder about his upbringing. He seems to give me working class writer vibes, which gives me a lot of solace as a working class writer. Either way he seems like a really kind and humble guy!
there was a big moment in the middle where we had to pause and take a bathroom break, and this was cut out. so the moment in question is in this video, but the time code is different.
I’ve literally rewatched this interview over a dozen times since this dropped and this was a phenomenal interview. Extremely helpful resource to come back to as I’m preparing to write a horror story. Thank you.
Underrated interview, essential for writers. Mckee mentioned in his Story Book that unfortunately a genre book doesn’t exist, but now it does, amazing reference.
Man if you had a pod cast it’d be cool to come talk about all the people i ran into in Seattle being a little street kid , there’s a dude named rob henley who is credited with breaking up the germs and me and him were buddies man he used to tell me all kinds of stories about Kurt and Darby !!
Dont know where this interview is going but seven minutes in and I'm fixated. So interesting. I applaud your guest for sharing her life as a person/writer and keeping it real.
My beloved musicians. Sonic Youth. Without them art would be soooooooo poor. Almost like an orphan. There is this universal cosmic force that drives them being honest in their art and super creative. Hugs from Greece. Much love and respect to Thurston, Lee, Kim n Steve.
From a reader, not writer: Much appreciation for all the light you shine on so many hidden (to us reader-consumers) machinations that control what books and authors we (readily) can even access.
I loved this Otherppl episode. I haven’t taken this many notes since I read The Tibetan Book of the Dead back in the late 80s! 😅 Thanks Brad and Steve 🙏
