Ranked #1

Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files, the Codex Alera, and the Cinder Spires. He... Read more
27 Jun 2018
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48mins
Ranked #2

Lev Grossman
Lev Grossman
Lev Grossman is TIME Magazine's book critic, their lead technology writer and the author of The Magicians, The Magician ... Read more
6 Apr 2016
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #3

Andy Weir
Andy Weir
Andy Weir is the author of The Martian and, most recently, Artemis. Though he's wanted to be a writer his whole life, it... Read more
15 Nov 2017
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #4

Tim Urban (Part I of II)
Tim Urban (Part I of II)
Tim Urban is a writer for Wait But Why, a very unique blog with a cult following that Kyle and I love. We love it so muc... Read more
18 May 2016
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #5

Laurie Frankel
Laurie Frankel
Laurie Frankel joins us via Skype from Seattle to discuss her work, her life, and her untold stories. Laurie is a writer... Read more
1 Apr 2016
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51mins
Ranked #6

John August
John August
John August is the author of Arlo Finch and the Valley of Fire and the host of Scriptnotes and Launch. He’s mostly known... Read more
7 Feb 2018
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #7

Ken Liu
Ken Liu
A winner of the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards, Ken Liu is the author of The Dandelion Dynasty, a silkpunk epic ... Read more
28 Jun 2017
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #8

Jessica Pressler
Jessica Pressler
Jessica Pressler is a contributing writer for New York Magazine and has written for Elle, GQ, and a number of other outl... Read more
11 May 2016
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #9

Melissa Albert
Melissa Albert
This week on the show we speak with NYT bestselling author Melissa Albert, who's new novel The Hazel Wood is out now. We... Read more
16 May 2018
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52mins
Ranked #10

Ester Steinberg
Ester Steinberg
Ester Steinberg is a comedian in Los Angeles. She is the star of Oxygen’s hit show Funny Girls. Her dark comedy smoking ... Read more
15 Jun 2016
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #11

Michael Finkel
Michael Finkel
Michael Finkel is a journalist who has written for The New York Times Magazine, GQ, Men's Journal, The Atlantic, and Ski... Read more
7 Mar 2018
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #12

Beau Lotto
Beau Lotto
Beau Lotto is one of the few speakers to have given two TED talks, which have amassed over 5 million views combined. He ... Read more
17 May 2017
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #13

Claire Messud
Claire Messud
Claire Messud is a recipient of Guggenheim and Radcliffe Fellowships and the Strauss Living Award from the American Acad... Read more
20 Sep 2017
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #14

Dana Schwartz
Dana Schwartz
Dana Schwartz is an arts and entertainment writer for the New York Observer. She was formerly a New Yorker cartoon assis... Read more
1 Jun 2016
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #15

Bijan Stephen
Bijan Stephen
Bijan Stephen, an associate editor for The New Republic. Bijan has written for Wired, The New Republic, Fast Company (To... Read more
1 Apr 2016
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57mins
Ranked #16

Dave Weigel
Dave Weigel
Dave Weigel is a National Reporter for the Washington Post and author of the book The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and... Read more
13 Jul 2017
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #17

Elliot Ackerman
Elliot Ackerman
Elliot Ackerman is an American author and journalist, currently based in Istanbul. Prior to his writing career, he serve... Read more
18 Oct 2017
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #18

Jennifer Wright
Jennifer Wright
Jennifer Wright is the Author of Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them, and It Ended Bad... Read more
11 Jul 2018
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #19

Jennifer Brody
Jennifer Brody
Jennifer Brody is the author of the award-winning Continuum Trilogy and chats with us about YA, science fiction, world b... Read more
9 Aug 2017
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1hr
Ranked #20

Dara Horn
Dara Horn
Dara Horn is the award winning author of Eternal Life, as well as four other novels: A Guide For The Perplexed, All Othe... Read more
21 Feb 2018
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1hr 2mins