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Otherppl with Brad Listi

515. Natalia Sylvester

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi

Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.8554 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2018

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Natalia Sylvester is the author of the novel EVERYONE KNOWS YOU GO HOME (Little A Books). Sylvester was born in Lima, Peru and came to the U.S. at age four. She was raised in Florida and Texas. Her debut novel CHASING THE SUN was named the Best Debut Book of 2014 by Latinidad and was chosen as a Book of the Month by the National Latino Book Club. A former magazine editor, she now works as a freelance writer in Texas and is a faculty member of the low-res MFA program at Regis University.  *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi’s email newsletter Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram  YouTube TikTok Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.5

dot com slash other ppl pod okay okay you are not alone you have found pod. Okay. Okay.

0:43.1

You are not alone. You have found other people.

0:49.4

You and I have a friend in common. Every stupid thing that a writer could do I've done.

1:12.9

I think it's really beautiful. Jesus, it's what I struggle, you know? It was incredible. It was like your head exploded, seeing what was really there. And now here's your host, Brad Listy. Just one person. Everybody has a going. Welcome to the Other People podcast. It's good to be with you. I'm Brad Listy. I'm in Los Angeles. I have Natalia Sylvester on the program today. She has a new novel out from Little A Books. It is called Everyone Knows You Go Home. Natalia Sylvester is coming up in just a second.

1:19.9

I am just back from walking the dog. I just want to file a grievance. I have a couple of grievances,

1:25.9

one of which was, you know, I was reading Twitter and it reminded me of a grievance. I have a couple of grievances, one of which was, you know,

1:28.3

I was reading Twitter and it reminded me of this grievance that I have and have long harbored.

1:34.0

And then I also, just now as a result of walking my dog, was reminded of another. So the first

1:40.9

thing I want to bitch about is this trend that I have noticed lately in Los Angeles,

1:45.5

particularly up in the hills on hiking trails where people are wearing like wearable speakers.

1:55.9

So instead of wearing earbuds like a normal civilized human being,

2:00.0

have I talked about this before?

2:01.5

I always have that sense that I'm repeating myself

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