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Helen Pluckrose #107
Helen Pluckrose is the co-author of Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity―and Why This Harms Everybody. We chat feminism, patriarchy, and how almost losing her […]
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D. B. Ramsey #106
D. B. Ramsey is a former Baptist minister and the author of Speaking of God: We Don’t Know Shit: A Former Minister Reflects on God and Religion. So if the […]
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Mitzi Szereto #105
Mitzi Szereto is the author of Normal For Norfolk and Pride and Prejudice: Hidden Lusts. Her new book is an anthology she edited called The Best New True Crime Stories: […]
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Douglas A. Martin #104
Douglas A. Martin is the author of Branwell: A Novel of the Brontë Brother and Wolf. If you’d like to join my intermediate screenwriting course at UCLA Extension click this link and scroll […]
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Rose Andersen #103
Rose Andersen is the author of The Heart and Other Monsters: A Memoir. If you’d like to join my intermediate screenwriting course at UCLA Extension click this link and scroll to remote […]
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Judy Gold #102
Judy Gold is the author of Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble. She has standup specials on HBO and Comedy Central […]
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Joe Clifford #101
Joe Clifford is the author of The Lakehouse. His previous books include the Jay Porter series and Junkie Love. If you’d like to provide coffee for Drinks with Tony send […]
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Neal Pollack #100
Neal Pollack is the author of Pothead: My Life as a Marijuana Addict in the Age of Legal Weed, as well as many other books. He’s also a three time winner […]
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Richard Kadrey #99
Richard Kadrey is the author of Ballistic Kiss, the 11th novel in the Sandman Slim series. He’s currently writing the 12th and final Sandman Slim novel. Richard came on Drinks with […]
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Carolyn Terry and A. M. Black #98
Carolyn Terry and A. M. Black are the co-authors of Tenderloin available from The Outsider Agency. The Tenderloin is a neighborhood in San Francisco that’s often misunderstood, usually just driven […]
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Barbara Bottner #97
Barbara Bottner is the author of I Am Here Now, a Novel in Free Verse. Sign up for her virtual launch party here, happening on August 15th. Barbara is a NY Times […]
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Joe Meno #96
Joe Meno is the author of Between Everything and Nothing: The Journey of Seidu Mohammed and Razak Iyal and the Quest for Asylum. Joe’s other books include Hairstyles of the Damned, The […]
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Miriam Feldman #95
Miriam Feldman is the author of He Came In With It, a Portrait of Motherhood and Madness. It’s not all tragedy as there are layers and Miriam’s memoir is beautiful […]
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Arthur Nersesian #94
Arthur Nersesian is the author of The Five Books of (Robert) Moses. His other books include The Fuck-Up, Mesopotamia, Suicide Casanova, and Manhattan Loverboy. Check him out on Thursday at 7pm […]
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Tommie Vaughn #93
Tommie Vaughn is the author of This Rock ‘n’ Roll Dream, the final book of the Frankie Spencer Trilogy. She’s also the front woman of Wall Of Tom. We chat […]
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Kim Dower #92
Kim Dower is the author of Sunbathing on Tyrone Power’s Grave, Slice of Moon, and The Soapy Shrimp Boat. She was the City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood from 2016-2018. […]
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Isaac Fitzgerald #91
Isaac Fitzgerald is the author of the new children’s book How To Be A Pirate. His previous books include Pen & Ink and Knives & Ink. He’s a regular guest […]
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John Martin Fischer #90
John Martin Fischer is the author of Death, Immortality, and Meaning in Life. Want to join my class at UCLA Extension? There is ONE spot left as of Tuesday evening…and […]
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Danny Plotnick #89
Danny Plotnick is the author of Super 8: An illustrated History, released yesterday on Rare Bird Books. He is the King of Super 8. Danny’s films include Skate Witches and […]
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Billy Van Zandt #88
Billy Van Zandt is the author of Get In The Car, Jane! Adventures In The TV Wasteland. His TV resume is quite impressive and he is the recipient of a […]
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Deborah A. Lott #87
Deborah A. Lott is the author of Don’t Go Crazy Without Me: A Tragicomic Memoir. She’s also the author of In Session: The Bond Between Women and Their Therapists. Thanks […]
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Adam Gnade #86
Adam Gnade is the author of This Is the End of Something But It’s Not the End of You and The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Fighting the Big Motherfuckin’ Sad. Check […]
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Carla Malden #85
Carla Malden is the author of Search Heartache. She’s also the co-author of Where Do I Start? with her father Karl Malden, and Afterimage: A Broken Hearted Memoir of a […]
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Maggie Downs #84
Maggie Downs is the author of Braver Than You Think coming out May 12th on Counterpoint Press. She’s also a skydiver, which is way braver than I could ever be, […]
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Nick Flynn #83
Nick Flynn is the author of, Stay: threads, conversations, collaborations, out now on ZE Books. He’s also the author of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City that was made into […]
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Beth Lisick #82
Beth Lisick is the author of Edie On The Green Screen. It’s her debut novel and she’s also best selling NY Times author with earlier non-fiction including Everybody Into The […]
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Alia Volz #81
Alia Volz is the author of Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana, and the Stoning of San Francisco. Remember to check out www.tonydushane.com if you’re interested in book coaching. I hope you […]
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Cara Black #80
Cara Black is the author of Three Hours in ParisThe Hours in Paris, her first stand alone novel. Cara is known for 19 novels of of the literary investigation series […]
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Chip Jacobs #79
Chip Jacobs is the author of Arroyo, out now on Rare Bird Books. His other books include Smogtown, Strange As It Seems, and The People’s Republic of Chemicals. I teach […]
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Michael Shermer #78
Michael Shermer is the author of Giving The Devil his Due: Reflections of a Scientific Humanist. He’s also the founder of Skeptic Magazine and used to be a Born Again […]
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Robert Anasi #77
Robert Anasi, the author of Last Bohemia, Scenes From the Life of Williamsburg and The Gloves: A Boxing Chronicle, joins me this week on the show. This was recorded a […]
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Sands Hall #76
Sands Hall is the author of the memoir Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology. She is also the author of the novel Catching Heaven and Tools of the Writer’s Craft. Thanks […]
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Charlie Buhler #75
Charlie Buhler is the director of the film Before The Fire. She also played Jasmine in the film Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk, directed by Eric Stoltz, written by […]
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Danko Jones #74
Danko Jones is the author of I’ve Got Something To Say: 10 Years of Rock and Roll Ramblings. He’s also the frontman for the band Danko Jones. In this episode […]
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Tom Lutz #73
Tom Lutz is the author of Born Slippy. He’s also the founding editor of Los Angeles Review of Books and his non-fiction books including And the Monkey Learned Nothing: Dispatches […]
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Chana Porter #72
Chana Porter is the author of The Seep. She’s also a playwright and definitely knows the art of veering conversation. It’s what we strive for here on the show. Go […]
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W. Bruce Cameron #71
W. Bruce Cameron is the author of A Dog’s Promise, the third book in the A Dog’s Purpose Series, which is also a film. He created 8 Simple Rules For […]
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Chloe Hilliard #70
Chloe Hilliard is the author of F*ck Your Diet: And Other Things My Thighs Tell Me. She’s also a standup comic and used to be a warm up comic for […]
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Marilee Albert #69
Marilee Albert is the author of The Tutor. She studied philosophy at Yale before moving to Europe to work in the film business. These days, between TV and movie scripts, […]
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Rykarda Parasol #68
Rykarda Parasol is the author of Aunt Black and Aunt Black Goes To Paris. She’s also an amazing singer and her full length records include The Color of Destruction, Against the […]
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Bernard Meisler #67
Bernard Meisler is the author of There’s Never Been a Better Time To Die. He’s also the founder and editor of Sensitive Skin Magazine, which, includes a literary podcast, so […]
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Mary Ladd #66
Mary Ladd is the author of The Wig Diaries. It’s a humorous, illustrated cancer book that wise cracks its way through hospitals, hair loss, wig-ness, and one huge doctor’s crush. Mary […]
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Lincoln A. Mitchell #65
Lincoln A. Mitchell is the author of San Francisco Year Zero: Political Upheaval, Punk Rock and a Third-Place Baseball Team. His other books include Will Big League Baseball Survive?: Globalization, the End […]
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Anthony Mora #64
Anthony Mora is the author of Virtual Velocity: An L.A. Story. He has been a music journalist and was around the Los Angeles music scene during the punk years and […]
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John Nores – #63, author of Hidden War
John Nores is the author of Hidden War: How Special Operations Game Wardens Are Reclaiming America’s Wildlands From The Drug Cartels. He was a warden for the Department of Fish and Wildlife […]
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Jade Chang #62
Jade Chang is the author of The Wangs vs. the World. She’s also a journalist and a television writer. Chang is the recipient of a Sundance Fellowship for Arts Journalism, […]
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Brad Warner #61
Brad Warner is a Soto Zen priest. He is the author of Letters To a Dead Friend About Zen as well as Hardcore Zen, and Sit Down and Shut Up. […]
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Kim Krizan – #60
Kim Krizan is the author of Spy in the House of Anais Nin. She’s also the co-writer of the fabulous films Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight. In fact, […]
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Matthew Specktor – #59
Matthew Specktor is the author of That Summertime Sound and American Dream Machine. He’s a founding editor at Los Angeles Review of Books and just a damn good person. Enjoy […]
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#58 – Peter Houlahan
Peter Houlahan is the author of NORCO ’80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History. It’s a fantastic real story that reads like a multidimensional […]
- Helen Pluckrose #107 October 14, 2020
- D. B. Ramsey #106 October 7, 2020
- Mitzi Szereto #105 September 30, 2020
- Douglas A. Martin #104 September 23, 2020