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Otherppl with Brad Listi

63. James Bernard Frost

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi

Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.8 • 554 Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 22 April 2012

ā±ļø 73 minutes

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Summary

James Bernard Frost is the guest.Ā He's the author of the novel A Very Minor Prophet, now available from Hawthorne Books. Frost is also the author of the novelĀ World Leader Pretend,Ā and the award-winning travel guideĀ The Artichoke Trail.Ā His fiction and nonfiction has been published in many places, including theĀ San Francisco Examiner,Ā theĀ San Francisco Bay Guardian,Ā andĀ Wired.Ā He lives in Oregon with the author Kerry Cohen, their four children, the rain, the freaks, and the trees. His bike is currently in disrepair. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Launched in 2011. Books. Literature. Writing. Publishing. Authors. Screenwriters. Life. Death. Etc. Support the show on Patreon Merch www.otherppl.com @otherppl InstagramĀ  Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com Get Otherppl t-shirts, sweatshirts, etc. 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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It was incredible. You know, it's like your head exploded, seeing what was really there.

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And now here's your host, Brad Listing.

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Just one person at just one time.

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