On Margins Podcast
1) W. David Marx — The Culture of Fashion in Japan
W. David Marx and I talk about his book Ametora, Japanese culture, and books in translation. Full transcript is available online: https://craigmod.com/onmargins/s02e03/ Noted: Ametora: How Japan Sa...Show More
2) Sam Anderson (Part 2)
Sam Anderson is back, 10 months later, discussing his 2020 pandemic writing life. We cover his Weird Al essay, his NBA bubble excursion, how closely observing something makes for a wonderful writing e...Show More
3) Sam Anderson (Part 1/2)
Sam Anderson is a New York Times Magazine staff writer and the author of Boom Town, a book about the "great minor city of America" — Oklahoma City. This is part one of a two part interview. We recorde...Show More
4) Gray318 (Jon Gray)
An extended interview with Jon Gray, aka Gray318, the award winning, London based, book designer. Gray318 has designed covers for William Gibson, Zadie Smith, Salman Rushdie, David Foster Wallace, Rob...Show More
5) Lynne Tillman and What She Would Do
An interview with novelist, essayist, and cultural critic, Lynne Tillman. Craig Mod sits down with Lynne Tillman at her apartment in Manhattan and they go through the covers of her novels, essay colle...Show More
6) Jessica Hische, Tomorrow I'll Be Brave
In this episode we're talking with designer and letterer, Jessica Hische, author of the New York Times best-selling children's book: Tomorrow I'll Be Brave. You've almost certainly seen Jessica's wor...Show More
7) Lisa Brennan-Jobs, the designing and writing of Small Fry
An interview with Lisa Brennan-Jobs, author of the best selling memoir, Small Fry. Lisa and Craig Mod discuss the design, production, and writing of this fascinating book about family, identity, and g...Show More
8) A walk in the woods with Craig Mod discussing his book Koya Bound
Craig Mod has been walking the historical mountains and paths of Japan for the last five years. In April of 2018 he went on a solo Kumano Kodo walk and made this recording discussing the economics and...Show More
9) Jason Kottke and Twenty Years of kottke.org
Kottke.org is a website. It is not an app. It is not a product. It is simply a static website, updated daily, running some rickety old blogging software. As of March of 2018 it's been consistently upd...Show More
10) Elena Favilli, the making of Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls
An extended interview with Goodnight Stories for Rebel girls co-creator, Elena Favilli. Co-founder of Timbuktu Labs, Elena Favilli, delves into how the company went from an award winning but ultimate...Show More