Podcast appearances and mentions of Daniel Ford

Author Catherine Newman (Sandwich) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel Wreck.  To learn more about Catherine Newman, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.

Any comments/questions?https://x.com/IAmDanielFordEx-IDF Military Intelligence chief, Amos Yadlin, says a military confrontation between the US and Iran could begin in the coming days and be an intensive, multi-week campaign, sources said Wednesday, despite ongoing diplomatic talks between Washington and Tehran, but what is the wider context here, and where is a conflict with Iran planned to lead?...Project for the New American Century document:https://web.archive.org/web/20070213191802/http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdfA Clean Break document:https://www.dougfeith.com/docs/Clean_Break.pdfDefense Planning Guidance document:https://www.archives.gov/files/declassification/iscap/pdf/2008-003-docs1-12.pdf

Debut author Yosha Gunasekera joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her book The Midnight Taxi. To learn more about Yosha Gunasekera, visit her official website. Also read her feature "I Help People Imprisoned for Crimes They Didn't Commit. My New Novel Is for Them." in People magazine and learn more about her work at Innocence Project. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.

Author Jenna Blum (The Lost Family, Woodrow on the Bench) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her thriller debut Murder Your Darlings. To learn more about Jenna Blum, visit her official website, check out A Mighty Blaze, and listen to our previous interview with the author. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.

Any comments/questions?https://x.com/IAmDanielFordRichard Willett Substack:https://richardwillett.substack.com/The Epstein files have apparently revealed the existence of a paedophile and satanic ring connecting Jeffrey Epstein and rich and famous people in power, but what else was Epstein involved in, and what does it mean for the future of humanity?...

Author Eleanor Shearer (River Sing Me Home) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her book Fireflies in Winter. To learn more about Eleanor Shearer, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.

Host Caitlin Malcuit and Daniel Ford discuss the recent layoffs at The Washington Post.  Suggested reading and resources: "You Can't Kill Swagger" by Sally Jenkins "He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years" by Erik Wemple X thread from Barry Svrluga "The Washington Post Is No Longer Useful to Jeff Bezos" by Jason Koebler Job Sheet from Washington Association of Black Journalists Then literary agent and now author Alia Hanna Habib joins Daniel to chat about her book Take It from Me: An Agent's Guide to Building a Nonfiction Writing Career from Scratch. To learn more about Alia Hanna Habib, visit her website and subscribe to her substack Delivery & Acceptance. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.

Any comments/questions?https://x.com/IAmDanielFordThe Epstein Files have been released, and names and the content of the files are circulating on social media, but what is the wider context of the files and why are so many rich and powerful people involved in the activities described in the files? And how long has it been going on?...

Author Kathleen Boland joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut novel Scavengers.  To learn more about Kathleen Boland, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.

Any comments/questions?https://x.com/IAmDanielFordAn American high school teacher said she is fed up with students scrolling social media and using artificial intelligence to complete assignments, but where is this leading?...

Any comments/questions?https://x.com/IAmDanielFordNew year and a new format! A ton of Paper View to come in 2026!Fascist tyranny is unfolding on the streets of America in the form of ICE arrests and violence against illegal immigrantsand those protesting against ICE fascism, but what is the wider context, and why is it really happening?...

Author Alejandro Varela (The Town of Babylon, The People Who Report More Stress) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel Middle Spoon.  To learn more about Alejandro Varela, visit his official website. Also listen to our previous interview with the author. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.

Host Caitlin Malcuit brews up the first Friday Morning Coffee of 2026 by discussing *deep breath* Canadian Brass' tuba rendition of "Flight of the Bumblebee," the rad Lowell, Mass.-based, aptly named brass ensemble The Party Band, Somerville's HONK! Festival, and Minnesota's Brass Solidarity, "a band founded in 2021 in response to the murder of George Floyd and the ongoing fight in the movement for Black lives." Author and journalist Sam Quinones (The Least of Us, Dreamland) then returns to chat with Daniel Ford about his book The Perfect Tuba: Forging Fulfillment from the Bass Horn, Band, and Hard Work. To learn more about Sam Quinones, visit his official website. Listen to our past Friday Morning Coffee conversation with the author, as well as our discussion about his book Dreamland in Episode 253. Also check out Daniel's Friday Morning Coffee chat with his high school band director. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.

Award-winning and best-selling author and journalist Howard Bryant (Rickey, The Last Hero) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America.  To learn more about Howard Bryant, visit his official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.

Any comments/questions?https://x.com/iamdanielfordHumanity is heading fast towards a human-AI fusionIn this episode...The parent company of Sky is in talks to buy ITV's broadcasting business for about £2bn, in a move that would upend the British television landscape. Media ownership is in the hands of ever fewer people, but why? It's not just about moneyThe founder of ChatGPT, Sam Altman, is backing a controversial genetic engineering startup that aims to eliminate hereditary diseases from babies. Where is the gathering focus on synthetic biology and genetic editing planned to end?...Scientists issue ominous warning over mind-altering 'brain weapons' that can control your perception, memory and behaviourAnd finally, the leading vaccine regulator at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a far stricter course for federal vaccine approvals, following claims from his team that Covid vaccines were linked to the deaths of at least 10 children.

Caitlin Malcuit reheats some of her favorite Friday Morning Coffee conversations from 2025 and finishes up her eighth year (!) as our host. Author Tamar Shapiro then joins Daniel Ford to chat about her novel Restitution.  To learn more about Tamar Shapiro, visit her official website.  This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.  

Author and Academy Award-nominee Julian Brave NoiseCat joins Daniel Ford on the final show of 2025 to discuss his book We Survived the Night and his documentary film "Sugarcane."  To learn more about Julian Brave Noise Cat, visit his official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Alafair Burke (The Wife, Find Me, The Better Sister) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her book The Note, now available in paperback.  To learn more about Alafair Burke, visit her official website.  This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses AI's continued encroachment into the music business and Warner Music Group's licensing deal with a tech start up Suno that will likely lead to AI-generated music sourced from artists who opt-in. Sounds above board and nonexploitative to us!  Then author Sarah Curtis joins Daniel Ford to chat about her memoir, Daughter of a Song, and her father, the legendary Sonny Curtis. To learn more about Sarah Curtis, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author R.L. Maizes (Other People's Pets, We Love Anderson Cooper) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel A Complete Fiction.  To learn more about R.L. Maizes, visit her official website. Also listen to our interviews with the author in Episode 376 and Friday Morning Coffee. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Gina Chung (Sea Change) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her short story collection Green Frog.  To learn more about Gina Chung, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses Seth Gordon's new book Crossroads in the American Theatre, which explores the current state of the U.S. nonprofit theatre movement. Then, author Robert M. Dowling (Eugene O'Neill: A Life in Four Acts, Slumming in New York: From the Waterfront to Mythic Harlem) chats with Daniel Ford about his book Coyote: The Dramatic Lives of Sam Shepard. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Yael van der Wouden joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her Booker Award-nominated novel The Safekeep. To learn more about Yael van der Wouden, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Craig Thomas, co-creator of "How I Met Your Mother" and co-host of the podcast "How We Made Your Mother," joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his debut novel That's Not How It Happened. To learn more about Craig Thomas, follow him on Instagram. Also listen to our interview with Carter Bays in Episode 534. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

In this edition of Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the life of David Ruggles, a New York City-based abolitionist who operated the first known Black bookstore and is featured in our guest's book, and his connections to New England. She also mentions the David Ruggles Center for History & Education, located in Northampton, Mass.  Then author and journalist Char Adams joins Daniel Ford to chat about her book Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore. To learn more about Char Adams, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Michael McFaul, former Ambassador to Russia for President Barack Obama and NBC News contributor, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his new book Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder. To learn more about Ambassador Michael McFaul, visit his official website. This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, Caitlin Malcuit, with an assist from the late comedian George Carlin, discusses poverty and homelessness in America (and who is getting rich off of both).  Author and activist David Ambroz then joins Daniel Ford to chat about his memoir A Place Called Home.  To learn more about David Ambroz, visit his official website. This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

Author and journalist Jeff Pearlman returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur. To learn more about Jeff Pearlman, visit his official website. Also listen to our first interview with the author and subscribe to his podcast "Two Writers Slinging Yang." This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses why it's healthy and helpful to question and explore the seedier aspects of our nostalgic fandom.  Author and journalist Joshua Moore then joins Daniel Ford to chat about his book Morphenomenal: How the Power Rangers Conquered the World. To learn more about Joshua Moore, visit his official website.  This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

Author Sam Sussman joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his debut novel Boy From the North Country.  To learn more about Sam Sussman, visit his official website. Also read his piece "The Silent Type: On (Possibly) Being Bob Dylan's Son" in Harper's Magazine. This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

Author and comedian Amy Silverberg chats with Daniel Ford about her debut novel First Time, Long Time.  To learn more about Amy Silverberg, visit her official website. Also listen to her appearance on Daniel Paisner's As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast. This episode is sponsored by Accountability Workshops' Fall Writing Camp, The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes, As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast, and Libro.fm.

Author and journalist Peter Ames Carlin joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run. To learn more about Peter Ames Carlin, visit his official website. This episode is sponsored by Accountability Workshops' Fall Writing Camp, The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes, and Libro.fm.

Author Sara Reish Desmond joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut short story collection What We Might Become.  To learn more about Sara Reish Desmond, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Accountability Workshops' Fall Writing Camp, The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes, and Libro.fm.

In honor of today's guest and subject matter, host Caitlin Malcuit talks about what author and journalist Robert W. Fieseler might call  "the Floridafication" of the United States and how minority rights are still under attack in the Sunshine State. Then, Fieseler returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book American Scare: Florida's Hidden Cold War on Black and Queer Lives. To learn more about Robert W. Fieseler, visit his official website and listen to our first interview with the author in Episode 362. Also read his column in The Tampa Bay Times about the 1951 murder of Harry T. Moore, president of the Florida Conference of the NAACP. This episode is sponsored by Accountability Workshops' Fall Writing Camp, The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes, and Libro.fm.

Author Dave Patterson (Soon All the Light Will Be Perfect) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his short story collection Euphoria. To learn more about Dave Patterson, visit his official website or listen to our first interview with the author in Episode 353. Also stop by his Euphoria book event, emceed by Richard Russo, at Print: A Bookstore in Portland, Maine, on Aug. 12 from 7 - 8 p.m. This episode is sponsored by Accountability Workshops' Fall Writing Camp, The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

Author C.M. Kushins (Nothing's Bad Luck: The Lives of Warren Zevon, Beast: John Bonham and the Rise of Led Zeppelin) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book Cooler Than Cool: The Life and Work of Elmore Leonard. This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the "chop and drop" gardening method and how new insights into how erosion fosters river creation could aid in river restoration and rehabilitation. Then, author Dheepa R. Maturi joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her eco-thriller 108. To learn more about Dheepa R. Maturi, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

Local Reading, Mass., author Claudette Sabbag chats with Daniel Ford at the Writer's Collaborative Learning Center about her debut novel Deer in the Road. This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

Legendary Washington Post journalist and columnist, Washington D.C. insider, and author Sally Quinn joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel Silent Retreat.  To learn more about Sally Quinn, visit her official website. Also read her Washington Post column about her husband Ben Bradlee's struggle with Alzheimer's. This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee episode, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses Pura Belpré, New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian. Author Allison King then chats with Daniel Ford about her debut The Phoenix Pencil Company. To learn more about Allison King, visit her official website. Also catch her at Porter Square Books on July 24.  This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

Author Peter Swanson (The Kind Worth Killing, Eight Perfect Murders) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book Kill Your Darlings. To learn more about Peter Swanson, visit his official website. Also listen to our preview interviews with the author in Episode 410 and Episode 279.  This episode is sponsored by The Dark Road by Kathleen Rhodes and Libro.fm.

Author Michelle Huneven (Search, Off Course) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel Bug Hollow. To learn more about Michelle Huneven, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.  

Author and historian Greg Grandin (The Empire of Necessity, Fordlandia, Empire's Workshop) joins Daniel Ford to discuss his latest book America, América: A New History of the New World. To learn more about Greg Grandin, visit his official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author and journalist Rachel Slade talks with Caitlin Malcuit and Daniel Ford about her book Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (And How It Got That Way), which is now out in paperback. To learn more about Rachel Slade, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Best-selling author Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest book Misbehaving at the Crossroads: Essays & Writings. To learn more about Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Ivy Pochoda (Sing Her Down, These Women) joins Daniel Ford to discuss her novel Ecstasy, out now from G.P. Putnam's Sons. To learn more about Ivy Pochoda, visit her official website. Also watch her appearance on "CBS Saturday Morning." Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses sports betting in America with guest co-host Scott Cassell. Then, author and journalist John W. Miller joins Daniel Ford to chat about his book The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball. To learn more about John W. Miller, visit his official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author Jess Walter returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his new novel So Far Gone, out now from Harper. To learn more about Jess Walter, visit his official website. Also listen to our previous interviews with the author in Episode 537 and Episode 452. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

Author John Kenney joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his novel I See You've Called in Dead.  To learn more about John Kenney, read his work with The New Yorker. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses The Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania launching a $5 million solar energy initiative, billed as "the largest solar energy project in Sylvania and one of the largest for a non-profit organization in Northwest Ohio." Author and Science correspondent Lizzie Wade then joins Daniel Ford to chat about her book Apocalypse: How Catastrophe Transformed Our World and Can Forge New Futures. To learn more about Lizzie Wade, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.