522. Sloane Crosley

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi

Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.8 • 554 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2018

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Sloane Crosley is the author of the essay collection LOOK ALIVE OUT THERE (MCD Books). Crosley's other books include the bestselling essay collections "I Was Told There’d Be Cake," a finalist for The Thurber Prize, "How Did You Get This Number," and the novel "The Clasp." Her work has appeared in Esquire, Elle, GQ, Vogue, The New York Times Book Review, The Guardian, NY Magazine, McSweeney's, The Believer, Vice and on NPR. She lives in Manhattan. *** 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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0:00.0	The Other People podcast is a free show.
0:02.8	All episodes are offered freely more than 500 in counting.
0:07.0	Your support makes a difference.
0:08.4	If you would like to support this show, you can do so at patreon.com slash other ppl pod.
0:14.4	That's patreon.com slash other ppl pod.
0:18.7	Thank you.
0:21.0	You are not alone.
0:23.4	You have found other people.
0:26.8	You and I have a friend in common.
0:29.3	Every stupid thing that a writer could do I've done.
0:32.2	I think it's really beautiful.
0:33.8	Jesus, did it what I struggle, you know?
0:36.1	It was incredible.
0:37.4	You look like your head exploded. See what was really there. And now here's your host, Brad Listy. Just one person at just one time. Hey, everybody, how's it going? Welcome to the other people podcast. I'm Brad Listy. It's nice to be with you. Thank you for listening. I'm in Los Angeles, and I'm very pleased to have Sloan Crosley
0:55.9	back on the program for a second time. She is celebrating the publication of a new essay collection.
1:02.1	It is called Look Alive Out There. It is critically acclaimed. Steve Martin, the comedian,
1:08.0	blurbed it. What do you think about that?
1:13.9	Again, it's called Look Alive out there.
1:17.3	Sloan Crosley and I in conversation in just a second.
1:19.1	I do have some mail.
1:20.9	A listener named Joseph says,
1:24.5	Brad, my four-year-old wants to know what your favorite part of something is.
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