All Episodes

Season 5 Episode 12 | Laurie Sheck | Exploring AI, Art, and Empathy

Season 5 Episode 11 | Walt Hunter | Teaching, Poetry, and Refusing to Lower the Bar

Season 5 Episode 10 | Gina Gershon | Autonomy, Art, and Refusing the Path of Least Resistance

Season 5 Episode 9 | Stephen Marche | Writing, Failure, Endurance...and Civil War

Season 5 Episode 8 | John Lingan | Marching to the Beat of Many Drummers

Season 5 Ep 7 | Shane Hinton | Writing, Teaching, & Giving Away Books for Free

Season 5 Ep 6 | Sara Stibitz | A Ladder to the Stars

Season 5 Ep 5 | Chris Colin | Modern Life is Designed to Exhaust You

Season 5 Ep 4 | Jenna Blum | Changing Genres, Creative Identity, & the Business of Writing

Season 5 Ep 3 | Tim Wendel | Baseball, History, and Craft

Season 5 Ep 2 | From Prison to Advocacy: Stephanie Shepard on Justice and Reform

Season 5 Ep 1 | Matt Davis | What does Mount Rushmore tell us about America?

Season 4 Ep 11 | Karen E. Bender | Literary Fiction, Storytelling, and the Times We Live In

Season 4 Ep 10 | Caroline Bock & Jona Colson | Talking "America's Future" with Washington Writer's Publishing House

Season 4 Ep 9 | Karen Eber | The Art & Science of Storytelling

Season 4 Ep 8 | Lisa Cooper Ellison | Writing, Resilience, and the Creative Life

Season 4 Ep 7 | Whitney Matheson | Talking Shop with the Queen of Pop

Season 4 Ep 6 | Robert Rodriguez | The Long and Winding Road with a Beatles Expert

Season 4 Ep 5 | Leah Paulos | Finding Your Book PR Superpower

Season 4 Ep 4 | Gregg Wilhelm | Telling Better Stories in Troubled Times

Season 4 Ep 3 | Dinaw Mengestu | Art, Immigration, Masculinity, and the Power of Storytelling

Season 4 Ep 2 | Emma Sarappo | On Novels, Lists, and Literary Life

Season 4 Ep 1 | Richard Blanco | The Inaugural Poet on Politics, Poetry, and Power

Some Things Considered: Season 3 Recap

Season 3 Ep 10 | Paula Whyman | In the Weeds: Writing, Identity, & Belonging

Season 3 Ep 9 | Shawn DuBravac | AI, Technology, and the Cultural Shift Ahead

Season 3 Ep 8 | Ryan Flahive | Fighting Disinformation and Inspiring Change

Season 3 Ep 7 | Will Boast | Gut Feelings: Storytelling, Writing, and Indigestion

Season 3 Ep 6 | Jason Zinoman | For Comedians, PR & Branding is No Joke

Season 3 Ep 5 | Ed Simon | The Great American Novel Remains a Work-in-Progress

Season 3 Ep 4 | Leeya Mehta & Bill Miller | International Literature as Cultural Force

Season 3 Ep 3 | Jessa Crispin | Cultural Criticism as Political Project

Season 3 Ep 2 | Matthew Shipp | Visions of Icons & Artistry

Season 3 Ep 1 | Jacob Silverman | Crypto, Chaos, & the Culture War

Some Things Considered: Get Ready for Season 3

Season 2 Ep 10 | Jane Friedman | The Truth About AI and the Future of Writing

Season 2 Ep 9 | Grant Shonkwiler | How Storytelling Powers Best-Selling Games

Season 2 Ep 8 | Karen E. Bender & Robert Anthony Siegel | How to Adapt & Thrive as a Writer

Season 2 Ep 7 | Hannah Grieco | A Literary Powerhouse on Writing & Motherhood

Season 2 Ep 6 | Jordan Blum | Prog Rock, Honest Criticism, & Managing Modern Media

Season 2 Ep 5 | Justen Ahren | Creativity, Community, & Devotion to Art

Season 2 Ep 4 | Holly Karapetkova | Poet Laureate to Professor: Art Advocacy and Higher Education

Season 2 Ep 3 | Louis Bayard | #1 Netflix Novelist Tells Oscar Wilde's Story

Season 2 Ep 2 | Charles Bock | Writing Success in the Age of Overload

Season 2 Ep 1 | Austin Smith | The Corporatization of Colleges is an Epic Fail

Ep. 10: Redemption on Death Row: The Power of Story

Ep. 9: A Literary Icon on Creating a Positive Platform

Ep. 8: How to Survive --and Thrive-- in the Music Industry

Ep. 7: Behind the Scenes & Untold Stories From the White House

Ep. 6: Are Short Stories the Key to Success?

Ep. 5: Sarah Trembath on Creative and Cultural Applications of Invitational Rhetoric

Ep. 4: Courtney Maum on The Continuing Story of Literary Citizenship

Ep. 3: The Intersection of Artistry & Advocacy

Ep. 2: Building a Better Male

Ep. 1: Flipping the Script on Toxic Masculinity