Episode 479 — Ben Loory

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi

Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.8 • 554 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2017

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Brad Listi talks with Ben Loory, author of the new story collection TALES OF FALLING AND FLYING, available from Penguin. Loory has appeared 'This American Life' and other radio programs, and first guested on this podcast in Episode 29 on December 25, 2011. Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. All episodes are free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. The Other People podcast is a listener-supported program. All episodes of this podcast are free.
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0:20.4	I would appreciate that.
0:21.5	You can do it at patreon.com slash other ppl pod.
0:26.3	Patreon.com slash other ppl pod.
0:31.8	Right?
0:32.8	Is that what it is?
0:33.5	Patreon.com slash other ppl pod.
0:37.5	You are not alone.
0:39.9	You have found other people.
0:43.3	You and I have a friend in common.
0:45.8	Every stupid thing that a writer could do I've done.
0:48.7	I think it's really beautiful.
0:50.3	What a struggle, you know?
0:52.6	It was incredible.
0:53.8	It's like your head exploded. It's being what like your headache. And now here's your host, Brad Listy. Hey, everybody, how's it going? I'm Brad Listy. This is the Other People podcast. I'm in Los Angeles. It's good to be with you. Thank you for tuning in. Guess who I have on the program today? Guess who makes his triumphant return after six years almost? Ben Lurie. He was my guest back in
1:12.6	2011, the show's inaugural year. He is now back to celebrate the publication of his latest story
1:18.7	collection called Tales of Falling and Flying. It is available from Penguin. The official
1:24.2	publication date is September 5th, 2017. Tales of Falling and Flying by Ben Lurie,
1:30.8	and he and I are going to be in conversation in just a second.
1:34.0	I want to say that my thoughts are with people in Houston.
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