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The Los Angeles Review of Books called my memoir, We Are Not Okay, ‘ineffably important...relentless and courageous and entertaining and upsetting.’ New novel Execution of Tertius Lafontaine out from Meat for Tea Press in spring ‘25. Plague Remedy Podcast.

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The Most American Place: W. Ralph Eubanks on the Pain and Love of the Delta Podcast Episode · Plague Remedy Podcast · 17/02/2026 · 58m

New Episode Alert 🚨

The Most American Place: W. Ralph Eubanks on the Pain and Love of the Delta

This week on Story, we sit down with W. Ralph Eubanks to discuss his new book, 'When It's Darkness on the Delta.'

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18.02.2026 14:38 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Murderers, Witches, and Poets: Lauren Scharhag on Kansas City Gothic Podcast Episode · Plague Remedy Podcast · 10/02/2026 · 56m

Murderers, Witches, and Poets: Lauren Scharhag on Kansas City Gothic

This week we sit down with writer @laurenscharhag.bsky.social. We explore the "Midwestern Gothic" — a place where family history, supernatural horror and the best BBQ in America collide.

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12.02.2026 14:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Risk, Laugh, Repeat: Writing, Humor, and Reinvention with Lucy Wang Podcast Episode · Plague Remedy Podcast · 03/02/2026 · 58m

🎙 New Episode 🎙
Risk, Laugh, Repeat: Writing, Humour and Reinvention with Lucy Wang

This week on Story, we're joined by the inspiring Lucy Wang, award-winning playwright, performer, educator and creative force.

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03.02.2026 14:58 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Non-Persons: Stories at the Edge of Belonging — with Professor David Herd Podcast Episode · Plague Remedy Podcast · 27/01/2026 · 54m

New Story episode! David Herd talks about "non-persons" — people pushed to the edge of belonging through detention, dispersal, and silence.

A difficult, necessary and deeply humane conversation.

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31.01.2026 15:18 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Happy Holidays from Story! Stephen and Christian Wrap Up the Season & Make Recommendations Podcast Episode · Plague Remedy Podcast · 16/12/2025 · 36m

🎙 New Episode of STORY — Last of the Year

In this week's episode, Stephen and I reflect on the 2025 season, and it becomes a discussion of noticing, connections and bread dough.

The Story podcast will be back with a new season on the 27th of January!

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16.12.2025 14:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Learning to Notice the World with Poet-Forager Richard Osmond Podcast Episode · Plague Remedy Podcast · 09/12/2025 · 1h 16m

🎙 New Episode of Story!

This week, Stephen sits down with poet and professional forager Richard Osmond for a conversation that moves from hedge-rows to folklore, from medieval charms to modern branding, and from wild food to the art of paying attention.

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10.12.2025 15:46 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

New Story episode out today!

30.09.2025 17:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Donate to Help the STORY podcast get to the next level, organized by Christian Livermore Many of you know and have listened to our podcast, STORY, hosted by S… Christian Livermore needs your support for Help the STORY podcast get to the next level

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29.09.2025 13:07 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📚 New Episode of the Plague Remedy Podcast

Award-Winning Novelist Cynthia Reeves on the Arctic wilds of Svalbard, the emotional terrain of grief, faith, and memory, and Writing at the Ends of the Earth 🎙️

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05.06.2025 13:50 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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🎙 New Episode!
From West Philly to Mars: David Ebenbach on Writing, Identity, and Envy
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🎙 New Episode Alert! Journey with David Ebenbach from West Philly to Mars as we delve into writing, identity, and the green-eyed monster.

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#CreativeLife #Podcast

27.05.2025 18:20 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📚 New Episode of the Plague Remedy Podcast

Award-Winning Novelist Cynthia Reeves on the Arctic wilds of Svalbard, the emotional terrain of grief, faith, and memory, and Writing at the Ends of the Earth 🎙️

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05.06.2025 13:50 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you so much, @standrewsenglish.bsky.social!!!

22.05.2025 15:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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My new novel, The Execution of Tertius Lafontaine, is now available for pre-order.
Cynthia Reeves, whose extraordinary and beautiful novel The Last Whaler was a New York Times-recommended book), calls it, among other things, “Poignant and gripping.”

14.05.2025 08:35 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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My new novel, The Execution of Tertius Lafontaine, is now available for pre-order.
Cynthia Reeves, whose extraordinary and beautiful novel The Last Whaler was a New York Times-recommended book), calls it, among other things, “Poignant and gripping.”

14.05.2025 08:35 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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🎙️ New Episode Out Now: "Writing Big and Writing Small" with Brooke Berman ✍️
🎬 Brooke Berman's Ramona at Midlife is out now!

In this episode of Plague Remedy, award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director Brooke Berman joins me to talk about how her new film came to life.
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13.05.2025 13:11 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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🎙 BEST OF: Andrea J. Buchanan on What's it like to have a headache 24/7

We're revisiting one of our most resonant and inspiring conversations—our episode with Andrea J. Buchanan, author memoir 'The Beginning of Everything.' Andrea opens up about recovery.

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08.05.2025 12:34 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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🎙️ New Episode — Creativity as Spiritual Practice with George Drance

🎙️ Tune in to the latest episode of the Plague Remedy Podcast featuring George Drance — a multifaceted actor, director, translator, and Jesuit priest.
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06.05.2025 15:17 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Discover the intriguing mind of Sarah Tolmie—poet, novelist, scholar, and author of *All the Horses of Iceland*. Her boundless, poetic imagination is wonderfully unique. This podcast episode is a goldmine for both writers and readers! #WritingCommunity #Podcast

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22.04.2025 14:51 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Hey West Coast friends, remember today's gathering with not one, not two, but THREE authors from the Plague Remedy Podcast! #WestCoastEvent #PodcastAuthors

19.04.2025 12:22 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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✨ BEST OF EPISODE — Hannah Sward ✨

In our Best Of series, revisit our fifth episode with Hannah Sward, author of 'Strip: A Memoir.' Explore themes of writing, addiction, sex work, resilience, shame, and healing.

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#Memoir #PodcastEpisode

17.04.2025 12:43 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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🚨 New Episode Alert! 🎙️

What do McRibs, mixtapes, punk rock, and public defense have in common?

Juanita E. Mantz (aka JEM) tells you in this electric, heartfelt, and eye-opening conversation.

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15.04.2025 13:34 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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🚨 New Episode Alert! 🎙️

What do McRibs, mixtapes, punk rock, and public defense have in common?

The brilliant and insightful Juanita E. Mantz (aka JEM) tells you in this electric, heartfelt, and eye-opening conversation this week on the Plague Remedy Podcast.

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15.04.2025 13:49 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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🌀 Just dropped a new Plague Remedy Podcast episode with John Madera—writer, editor, publisher, arts advocate, and champion of the weird and the strange. Leap into the Void!

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#BigOther #IndiePublishing #BookTalk #LiteraryPodcast #BlueskyBooks #KeepBooksWeird

08.04.2025 13:02 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks so much, Lucy; I’m so gratified to hear that the stories moved you. Growing up poor really does something to you, doesn’t it.

07.04.2025 17:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#books #podcast #writers #creativewriting

03.04.2025 22:04 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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🚨 New Episode Alert! 🚨

This week on the Plague Remedy Podcast, we sit down with poet, musician, and storyteller Charles Coe! 🎙️✨ He shares his journey as an artist, the magic of blending poetry and jazz, and why kids make the best poets. He even sings for us.

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01.04.2025 13:33 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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New podcast cover and a new episode coming tomorrow, no fooling!

31.03.2025 10:27 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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We continue with our BEST OF episodes of the Plague Remedy Podcast with Christian Livermore, talking about her memoir 'We Are Not Okay: Elegy for a Broken America.'
Her writing is so honest, painfully at times, but not without humor.

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27.03.2025 14:32 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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🚨 New Episode Alert! 🚨

This week on the Plague Remedy Podcast we sit down with the fearless and brilliant David Vann, winner of the Grace Paley Prize in Short Fiction, the California Book Award, the Prix Medicis Etranger, among many other prizes. 🤯

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18.03.2025 14:22 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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