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The Catapult

A podcast of the best new writing, read aloud and sent straight to your ears. Find us online at CatapultPodcast.com and follow us on twitter at @CatapultPodcast.

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Ep 53: Marian Bull & Anthony Michael Morena

Ep 53: Marian Bull & Anthony Michael Morena

Today's episode features writing about food and writing about space, objectively the two best kinds of writing. Marian B... Read more

26 Apr 2016

21mins

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Ep 52: Zoe Rana Mungin & Lucas Mann

Ep 52: Zoe Rana Mungin & Lucas Mann

Two pieces set in New York City, with narrators trying to make sense of their present and their past—Zoe Rana Mungin rea... Read more

11 Apr 2016

27mins

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Ep 51: Ari Baum-Hommes, Tania Nwachukwu, & Corinne Manning

Ep 51: Ari Baum-Hommes, Tania Nwachukwu, & Corinne Manning

Today we bring you readings from three excellent independent literary magazines: NOÖ, Synaesthesia, and Moss, with short... Read more

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Ep 50: Lynn Steger Strong, Sasha Fletcher, & Kaitlyn Greenidge

Ep 50: Lynn Steger Strong, Sasha Fletcher, & Kaitlyn Greenidge

On today's episode: a mother tries to reach her daughter, a woman tries to make sense of a stranger in town, and some ex... Read more

14 Mar 2016

46mins

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Ep 49: Kerry Cullen, A. Igoni Barrett, & Sara Majka

Ep 49: Kerry Cullen, A. Igoni Barrett, & Sara Majka

Three readings on the moments when our bodies and lives surprise us and betray us, in ways common and seemingly supernat... Read more

29 Feb 2016

35mins

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Ep 48: Tony Tulathimutte & Belinda McKeon

Ep 48: Tony Tulathimutte & Belinda McKeon

This is not a Valentine's Day episode. But it is inappropriate for workplace listening, inappropriate for children, inap... Read more

15 Feb 2016

31mins

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Ep 47: KT Billey, Anna Rosenwong, & Gregory Pardlo

Ep 47: KT Billey, Anna Rosenwong, & Gregory Pardlo

Let's call this our Translation Special! Pulitzer Prize–winner Gregory Pardlo reads his essay, "On Translation," and poe... Read more

1 Feb 2016

37mins

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Ep 46: Cara Parks & Paul Lisicky

Ep 46: Cara Parks & Paul Lisicky

After some discussion of reading that can change your life, two readings about life in huge moments of change: marriage,... Read more

18 Jan 2016

28mins

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Ep 45: Helen Ellis & Michael Ian Black

Ep 45: Helen Ellis & Michael Ian Black

The many ages of man. And girl. And mothers. And bodies. It's all terrifying and hilarious. Helen Ellis reads a story fr... Read more

7 Jan 2016

31mins

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Ep 44: Josh Fruhlinger & Josh Gondelman

Ep 44: Josh Fruhlinger & Josh Gondelman

Two Joshes for the price of a free podcast today! Josh Fruhlinger reads from his novel, The Enthusiast, and Josh Gondelm... Read more

7 Dec 2015

32mins

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