Debbie Graber is the guest. She is the author of Kevin Kramer Starts On Monday, available now from Unnamed Press.

In today's monologue, I respond to listener mail.

Tim Wirkus is the guest. His new novel, The Infinite Future, is available now from Penguin Press.

In today's monologue, I discuss jobs, capitalism, and finding one's "purpose in life."   

Clay Byars is the guest. His memoir Will & I is available from FSG Originals.  

In today's monologue, I comment briefly on the 500th episode milestone and respond to some listener mail.  

Lauren Haldeman is the guest. Her new poetry collection, Instead of Dying, is available now from The Center for Literary Publishing at Colorado State University. It is the winner of the Colorado Prize for Poetry.

In today's monologue, I discuss my vacation in Arizona.