Personal Rejection Letter

32:36 | Aug 2nd, 2017

Something different this week. No banter, no topic, no intro, no outro, just a brief introduction and the first chapter of Kelly's memoir, Cloudbreak, California.  Please note that PRL will take a bre...Show More

48:50 | Jul 26th, 2017

Dan and Kelly wrack their memories to find writers famous for either their horribleness or their kindness. Beneath the various stories lurks a question: to what degree to we reward or punish writers b...Show More

53:07 | Jul 19th, 2017

Kelly enjoys a reunion with his old friend from graduate school, Marc P: poet, fiction writer, teacher, and publisher of his own small press. Dan adds his wit and verve to a lively chat about the stat...Show More

41:40 | Jul 12th, 2017

Dan and Kelly take on a topic that's been dogging graduate students for millenia (a word my mouth-breathing spellchecker doesn't recognize as the plural of "millenium"). Why does it have to be so fric...Show More

45:59 | Jul 5th, 2017

Dan and Kelly share experiences with their favoritest and least favoritest "how to" manuals, trying to get at this vital question: can you learn to write by readings books about how to write? An "AJWi...Show More

38:16 | Jun 28th, 2017

Classic guest Joe Bonomo joins the boys for a live podcast from the ballpark. Heated debate about America's most literary sport ensues, as do hot dogs and beer. Also, raccoons.

46:43 | Jun 21st, 2017

The boys talk book reviews, their own and those of others. Leaning hard on A Reader's Manifesto, by B.R. Myers, they present  an unintentional conspiracy, whereby book reviews have become part of the ...Show More

56:09 | Jun 14th, 2017

Dan and Kelly opine on the subject of titles. They offer examples of good ones, bad ones, and ugly ones. If only they had a fistful of dollars every time they had to come up with a title... Tune in to...Show More