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Otherppl with Brad Listi

Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly books and culture podcast featuring in-depth conversations with today's leading authors. Literature, screenwriting, the creative process, pop culture, and more. Available wherever you get your podcasts. Follow the show on Bluesky and Instagram.

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Every guest on Otherppl with Brad Listi

865 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

  1. —
    Alan Heathcock

    Episode 37 — Alan Heathcock · Jan 2012

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    Alejandra Oliva

    844. Alejandra Oliva · Jun 2023

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    Alejandro Zambra

    915. Alejandro Zambra and Megan McDowell · Apr 2024

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    Aleksandr Skorobogatov

    930. Aleksandr Skorobogatov · Jul 2024

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    Alex Branson

    685. Alex Branson · Dec 2020

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    Alex Gilvarry

    Episode 480 — Alex Gilvarry · Sep 2017

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    Alexander Chee

    Alexander Chee on Titles, Endings, Writer Types, Anger, Patience, Deadlines, and the Messiness of the Creative Process · 2 episodes

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    Alexander Maksik

    Episode 10 — Alexander Maksik · Oct 2011

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    Alexandra Kleeman

    REPLAY: Alexandra Kleeman on Hollywood, Climate Catastrophe, and the Ghosts of the Future · 4 episodes

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    Alexandra Oliva

    1043. Alexandra Oliva · Jul 2026

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    Alexandra Tanner

    911. Alexandra Tanner · Mar 2024

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    Alexis Smith

    Episode 86 — Alexis Smith · Jul 2012

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    Alina Simone

    Episode 189 — Alina Simone · Jul 2013

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    Alissa Nutting

    Episode 192 — Alissa Nutting · Jul 2013

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    Alix Ohlin

    Episode 102 — Alix Ohlin · Sep 2012

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    Allegra Hyde

    803. Allegra Hyde · Dec 2022

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    Allie Rowbottom

    535. Allie Rowbottom · Aug 2018

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    Amanda Goldblatt

    638. Amanda Goldblatt · Apr 2020

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    Amanda Stern

    536. Amanda Stern · Aug 2018

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    Amanda Yates Garcia

    A Conversation with a Witch: Amanda Yates Garcia on Empire, Resistance, Contemporary Culture, and Radical Enchantment · 2 episodes

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    Amber Dermont

    Episode 159 — Amber Dermont · Mar 2013

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    Amber Sparks

    998. Amber Sparks · 2 episodes

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    Amelia Gray

    Episode 467 — Amelia Gray · 3 episodes

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    Amina Cain

    623. Amina Cain · 2 episodes

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    Amity Gaige

    Episode 162 — Amity Gaige · Apr 2013

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    Amy Lawless

    Episode 310 — Amy Lawless · Sep 2014

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    Amy Shearn

    672. Amy Shearn · Sep 2020

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    Ana Carrete

    Episode 281 — Ana Carrete · May 2014

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    Anakana Schofield

    766. Anakana Schofield · Apr 2022

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    Andre Dubus III

    Andre Dubus III on Family, Divorce, Fear, Poverty, Vigilante Justice, Writing as Salvation, and the Divine · 2 episodes

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    Andrea Bajani

    702. Andrea Bajani · Apr 2021

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    Andrea Kleine

    Episode 389 — Andrea Kleine · Nov 2015

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    Andrea Seigel

    Episode 144 — Andrea Seigel · Jan 2013

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    Andrew Lipstein

    970. Andrew Lipstein · 2 episodes

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    Andrew Sean Greer

    797. Andrew Sean Greer · Nov 2022

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    Andrew Weatherhead

    680. Andrew Weatherhead · Nov 2020

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    Angela Flournoy

    996. Angela Flournoy · Oct 2025

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    Anita Felicelli

    555. Anita Felicelli · Dec 2018

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    Anna Qu

    725. Anna Qu · Sep 2021

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    Anna Stothard

    Episode 173 — Anna Stothard · May 2013

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