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brad listi
@bradlisti.bsky.social
author of books. host of the otherppl podcast. in-depth interviews w writers. founder of DeepDive. hermit. good at walking.
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Pinned
the smell of hospitals in winter
and the feeling that it's all
a lot of oysters
but no pearl

all at once you look
across a crowded room
and say
'i host a weekly podcast'
to a girl
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Tomorrow on the program, I’ll be in conversation w the one and only Karl Ove Knausgaard, whose new novel, THE SCHOOL OF NIGHT, is now available from Penguin Press.

Karl Ove is on tour in the US and spoke to me from his hotel in Pittsburgh.

🎧 Available tomorrow wherever you get your podcasts.
January 19, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Tomorrow on the program, I’ll be in conversation w the one and only Karl Ove Knausgaard, whose new novel, THE SCHOOL OF NIGHT, is now available from Penguin Press.

Karl Ove is on tour in the US and spoke to me from his hotel in Pittsburgh.

🎧 Available tomorrow wherever you get your podcasts.
January 19, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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If writing matters to you, don’t leave it to chance.

Learn the craft with real instruction from accomplished authors.

Start here: www.deepdive.audio
January 18, 2026 at 10:16 PM
🐴Today on the program, we’re revisiting my conversation with poet Michael Earl Craig in Episode 308, which first aired on August 31, 2014.

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January 18, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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January 17, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO

this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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January 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
change a word, ruin a band:

the stephen miller band
January 16, 2026 at 6:12 AM
you know how some people get really into wine? that's how i am with avocados.
January 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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breathtakingly embarrassing for absolutely everyone involved lol
January 15, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Every couple of weeks we get a different description of the apparently awful stench coming off our necrotic president and I think it's high time the media nail down exactly what kind of rotten meat covered in women's perfume he actually smells like.
January 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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January 15, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:10 PM
You watched the Golden Globes. You saw what happened. You know it wasn't right.

Let's discuss.

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January 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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January 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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I DM'd him on Facebook to tell him his name had been released, and he may want to private his socials. His response was to change his PFP to this.

Absolute king shit, gives zero fucks
January 14, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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January 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Had a great convo with @bradlisti.bsky.social on his podcast. Take a listen. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
What Needs to Change in the Publishing Industry
Podcast Episode · Otherppl with Brad Listi · 01/13/2026 · 1h 21m
podcasts.apple.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Auto worker named TJ should already be polling at 20% in the Dem Primary for 2028
UPDATE: TJ Sabula, the worker who shouted "pedophile protector" at Trump, has been suspended - WaPo
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 14, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Tomorrow on the program, I'll be talking w Kathleen Schmidt about what needs to change in publishing in 2026. Kathleen has guested multiple times before, and every time we talk, it's enlightening and thought-provoking.

Don't miss it!

🎧 Available tomorrow wherever you get your podcasts.
January 12, 2026 at 6:57 PM