Apr 30, 2026

Volume 88 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...***Samantha Irby, substitute podcaster / guest co-host***...Mira is out this week with a herniated disc...the Gonzalez chaos reigns...Sam explains her love of Orc penises and monster smut...Brad obsesses over a children's hospital in Denmark...feels inferior to...

Apr 28, 2026

⁠Julian Zabalbeascoa⁠ is the author of the debut novel called ⁠What We Tried to Bury Grows Here⁠, available now in trade paperback from Two Dollar Radio. It was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

A dual citizen of Spain and the US, Julian Zabalbeascoa was born and raised in California’s Central...

Apr 23, 2026

Volume 87 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira on how her entire life is 4/20...and how her paraplegic dog had surgery....her new author photo is imminent...Brad continues true crime obsession, finishes watching The Jinx...the turkey croissant conundrum...Angry Adam's midlife crisis podcast recommendation...Kash Patel...

Apr 21, 2026

⁠Willy Vlautin⁠ is the author of the novel ⁠The Left and the Lucky⁠, available from Harper. It is the official April pick of the ⁠Otherppl Book Club⁠.

Born and raised in Reno, Nevada, Willy Vlautin is the author of seven novels and is the founder of the bands Richmond Fontaine and The Delines. Vlautin...

Apr 16, 2026

Volume 86 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Brad is visited by animals...a white pigeon...a coyote...Mira is swarmed by bugs...ants...mosquitoes...Coachella, Weekend 1 recap...Trent Reznor wins Mira's jet-black heart...pondering Lena Dunham's tell-all memoir...Lauren Sanchez believes the oligarchy needs to stop...