Concavity Show Podcast
1) Episode 88 - Brandon Hobson, author of The Devil Is a Southpaw
In Episode 88, we welcome Brandon back to the show to talk about his new novel, The Devil Is a Southpaw, out now from HarperCollins. We discuss things like metafiction, abjection, doppelgängers, alt-c...Show More
2) Episode 87 - Jonathan Lethem, author of A Different Kind of Tension & The Fortress of Solitude
For Episode 87, Matt and Dave are joined by the Jonathan Lethem, who has a new short story collection out on September 23rd, A Different Kind of Tension. We discuss it, many of his novels and his non-...Show More
3) Episode 86 - Matt Bucher, author of The Summer Layoff
In Episode 86, Matt Bucher not only co-hosts, but guests as the author of interest, whose new novel, a follow-up to The Belan Deck, has just recently released. Matt's latest book is a Marksonian treat...Show More
4) Episode 85 - Camille Bordas, author of The Material & How to Behave in a Crowd
In Episode 85, we're joined by Camille Bordas, whose recent novel The Material explores what a fictionalized MFA program in stand-up comedy might look like. It's funny (as you might imagine) and philo...Show More
Episode 85 - Camille Bordas, author of The Material & How to Behave in a Crowd
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5) Episode 84 - Sergio De La Pava, author of Every Arc Bends Its Radian
In Episode 84, the incredible Sergio De La Pava joins Dave and Matt to talk about his latest novel, Every Arc Bends Its Radian, out now from Simon & Schuster. We also discuss David Lynch and his recen...Show More
6) Episode 83 - 2024 Year in Review
Join Matt and Dave as they look back at the best of their year in reading during 2024, each with a list of ten(ish) books they found compelling and noteworthy. Stay tuned for the Patreon bonus episo...Show More
7) Episode 82 - Lauren Elkin, author of Scaffolding
In this episode, Matt speaks with Lauren Elkin about her new novel, Scaffolding. They discuss Lacan, marriage, and why Paris is so damn literary, among other things. Lauren Elkin is a French and Ameri...Show More
8) Episode 81 - Benjamín Labatut, Author of The MANIAC and When We Cease to Understand the World
We're delighted to present our conversation with the remarkable Benjamín Labatut for Episode 81, in which we primarily discuss his 2023 non-fiction novel The MANIAC, its primary figure John von Neuman...Show More
9) Episode 80 - Jessica Anthony, author of The Most
For episode 80, we welcome Jessica Anthony back to the show. She has long been one of our favorite writers and she returns this month with a new novel titled The Most (out July 30 from Little Brown).
10) Episode 79 - Matt Lowell of Lo Moon
In this episode, Matt Bucher interviews Matt Lowell of the band Lo Moon. They discuss the genesis of Lo Moon's new hit song, "Water." Lowell shares how he discovered David Foster Wallace's writing an...Show More