Podcast appearances and mentions of daniel mallory ortberg

CHAPTERS 7-11 FEATURING OLA AND LIV! Who we forgot to mention on air... got MARRIED since the last time you saw them!!! This week is all about making monsters, pursuing your desires, and second boyfriends. Tell us in the comments what you think of Hermes and Daedalus!!! External Reading Mentioned In The Episode:Trans creation quote: “As my friend Julian puts it, only half winkingly: “God blessed me by making me transsexual for the same reason God made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine, so that humanity might share in the act of creation.”― Daniel Mallory Ortberg, Something That May Shock and Discredit YouMadeline Miller's photo essay: https://madelinemiller.com/circe/circe-photo-essay/Circe Reading Schedule: Part 3: Ch. 12-14 Medea and Jason *CONTENT WARNING: Ch. 14 depicts Sexual Assault*Part 4: Ch. 15-17 Odysseus Part 5: Ch. 18-20 Motherhood, Trygon, Telegonus leaves Part 6: Ch. 21-END Penelope, Telemachus, FinaleSUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON for exclusive Discord access, monthly special episodes, behind the scenes outlines, and On-Demand Watch-Alongs of PJOTV Season 1! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/seaweedbrain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our show on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SeaweedBrainPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SeaweedBrainPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EricaSeaweedBrain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our merch shop! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/stores/seaweed-brain-podcast?ref_id=21682⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join us for NIGHTMARE BEFORE BEDTIME a Storytime series for Adults and Teens. This installment is a short story titled “Six Boy Coffins,” taken from the book, The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror by Daniel Mallory Ortberg. It is a story about six brothers who are banished by their mother for their safety when their father declares they will die if the next child born is a girl. Indeed a girl is born and she goes through lengths to make up for the suffering she believes she caused her brothers. With fairytale vibes this short story may make you feel a bit creeped out. Nighty night...

Yi Chen, the director of the new documentary film First Vote, joins us to discuss making a film about first-time Asian American voters on both sides of the political spectrum and digs into why recent Chinese immigrants fear socialism so much that they end up becoming Trump supporters. Dolly and Joey also did their first *mailbag* episode where we responded to questions from YOU, our beloved audience and listeners. Dolly shares her tips on how to pull back from the news cycle, Joey talks about how he turns on Do Not Disturb mode at 5pm. We also discuss Donald Trump’s tax evasion and ponder how many cod had to die for Mr. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to cast a vote for Joe Biden. Write to us! We respond to listener questions every Monday night on IG Live: hi@plumradio.com We watched First Vote with our Patreon subscribers and had Yi drop in for an intimate discussion after the viewing party. We host exclusive screening events and monthly Q&As for just our Plum Posse on Patreon so make sure you subscribe today for less than the price of a movie ticket over at patreon.com/plumradio. And for pure giggles and context for the show, we insist you read, “My Real-Time Response To Learning What The Rock Eats Every Day” by Daniel Mallory Ortberg: https://the-toast.net/2015/04/03/my-real-time-response-to-learning-what-the-rock-eats-every-day/ -- We pride ourselves on being independent media at Plum Radio. Follow us on IG (@listentoplumradio), and support us on Patreon (patreon.com/plumradio) if you’re here for the culture and want to be part of the vision

Daniel Mallory Ortberg’s narration is undeniably powerful as he combines memoir, Biblical exegesis, and a trans retelling of fiction and myth into a book about gender and transition unlike any other. His narration is multilayered and alive, and even listeners who are unfamiliar with the author’s writing will be drawn in. It is a fresh listen—and odd in the best possible way. Every moment of this audiobook is a joy to listen to. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for Behind the Mic for AudioFile Magazine comes from Naxos AudioBooks. Naxos AudioBooks says, celebrate the birth of two authors born on April 2nd: Giacomo Casanova, the infamous libertine who wrote The Story of My Life, an explosive and exhilarating autobiography, read by Peter Wickham, and Émile Zola, whose Nana receives a “beautiful and devastating” performance by Leighton Pugh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel Mallory Ortberg is the writer behind Slate's Dear Prudence advice column. But now in his new book, Something That May Shock and Discredit You, Ortberg writes about something closer to home: his journey of transition from Mallory to Daniel. He talks to Sam about his relationship with religion, the power of self-knowledge and being able to fully own who you are.Email the show at samsanders@npr.org.

"What if you were a man, sort of?" In his new memoir, author Daniel M. Lavery remembers how, in the early days of his transition, he would say it was as if a demon ambushed him in the night, whispered this question into his ear, and then disappeared without another word. It was an immediate and instantaneous revelation, but also exceptionally vague on what was supposed to happen next. "Something That May Shock and Discredit You" (published under Daniel Mallory Ortberg - he got married!) is a sprawling collection of essays, pop culture pulls, comedic historical re-tellings, and personal reflections on Lavery's life as a transgender man. It is equal parts hilarious, poignant, weird and beautiful, jumping from the Rapture to transition to Mean Girls to sobriety and then over to Marcus Aurelius, for good measure. Together they form an evocative and personal look at Lavery's own journey, and what happens when you stop letting "I dare not" wait upon "I dare".RELATED READING:Something That May Shock and Discredit You

We've all felt passionately about a novel from our past, but have we ever taken the time to write a heartfelt note to it directly, thanking it for the way it shaped and moved us? Hear Amal Awad, Ruby Hamad, Sarah Krasnostein and Daniel Mallory Ortberg do just this. Recorded live at Melbourne Writers Festival 2019.

We've all felt passionately about a novel from our past, but have we ever taken the time to write a heartfelt note to it directly, thanking it for the way it shaped and moved us? Hear Amal Awad, Ruby Hamad, Sarah Krasnostein and Daniel Mallory Ortberg do just this. Recorded live at the 2019 Melbourne Writers Festival.Support MWF: https://mwf.com.au/donate/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel talks about the “Untitled Goose Game” he's playing on Nintendo Switch (1:30) Origin: Daniel's upbringing and origin story (2:40) On fame: Is it difficult to be well-known? (10:00) Daniel talks about his transition and how it's influenced his work (11:20) Technique: Daniel discusses his technique in comedy and writing (18:20) Drawing unexpected but feasible associations/comparisons for comedic effect (23:48) Comedy as natural talent vs. learned skill/technique (26:06) Daniel's upcoming book (29:25) Random personal question time: “Where do you go after you die?” (31:50) Ezra's happiest moment and the movie Melancholia (33:30) Pre-order Daniel's upcoming book Something That May Shock and Discredit You  here.   See Daniel's Instagram here!You can also subscribe to Daniel's hilarious and fun newsletter The Shatner Chatner and/or check out The Toast  (which Daniel co-founded).

Comedian and writer Bjorn Stewart on Saturday Night Live's hiring and firing of Shane Gillis plus he shares a nerdy pop culture confession, Slate's Dear Prudence AKA Daniel Mallory Ortberg on writing and giving advice on the internet and we take a look at She Said - the new book about the Harvey Weinstein investigation and the #metoo movement.

Comedian and writer Bjorn Stewart on Saturday Night Live's hiring and firing of Shane Gillis plus he shares a nerdy pop culture confession, Slate's Dear Prudence AKA Daniel Mallory Ortberg on writing and giving advice on the internet and we take a look at She Said - the new book about the Harvey Weinstein investigation and the #metoo movement.

Comedian and writer Bjorn Stewart on Saturday Night Live's hiring and firing of Shane Gillis plus he shares a nerdy pop culture confession, Slate's Dear Prudence AKA Daniel Mallory Ortberg on writing and giving advice on the internet and we take a look at She Said - the new book about the Harvey Weinstein investigation and the #metoo movement.

In this episode, Current Affairs senior editor Brianna Rennix and amusements editor Lyta Gold sit down with Daniel Mallory Ortberg, writer and co-founder of The Toast. This is a preview of an episode available in full to our Patreon subscribers. To gain access to this episode, as well as lots of other incredible bonus content, please consider becoming one of our patrons at www.patreon.com/CurrentAffairs! We also have a Kickstarter, which you can donate to here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/804992239/help-current-affairs-expand-in-2020

Prudence is joined this week by Daniel Mallory Ortberg, a lover of peanut butter who---WAIT! Prudence is Daniel Mallory Ortberg. Buckle up for this rare solo flight. Prudie tackles letters about how to come out to your parents while also protecting the privacy of your genderqueer identical twin, how to bring up a complicated history of sexual assault issues to your new boyfriend, how to tamp down a tendency to “over support” your boyfriend’s acting career, what to know about starting a conversation about your inheritance when you’ve never talked about money with your parents before. Slate Plus members get an additional mini-episode of Dear Prudence every Friday. Sign up now to listen. Email: prudencepodcast@gmail.com Production by Phil Surkis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prudence is joined this week by Daniel Mallory Ortberg, a lover of peanut butter who---WAIT! Prudence is Daniel Mallory Ortberg. Buckle up for this rare solo flight. Prudie tackles letters about how to come out to your parents while also protecting the privacy of your genderqueer identical twin, how to bring up a complicated history of sexual assault issues to your new boyfriend, how to tamp down a tendency to “over support” your boyfriend’s acting career, what to know about starting a conversation about your inheritance when you’ve never talked about money with your parents before. Slate Plus members get an additional mini-episode of Dear Prudence every Friday. Sign up now to listen. Email: prudencepodcast@gmail.com Production by Phil Surkis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 47, “Cloth Doesn’t Photograph That Well” about James Wan’s The Conjuring, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer and Mary Beyer welcome on Rachel Estridge as their lovely guest. They answer important questions like these: Can dental patients take their teeth home? What clearly evil household object would you possessed if your soul was trapped on earth, that the Warrens would then be like “This is cute” and put it on a shelf in their horror museum? Did you think this movie was scary? Did you wake up at 3:07? Did you like the storytelling structure? Who were the protagonists of this film? Why didn’t their real estate agent tell them about the GIANT MESS in the hallways? Was the frame story even scarier than the main narrative? If the movie itself wasn’t scary, what WAS scary about it? Why was Annabelle missing from her case? Why do the demons in this universe go after the weakest constitution? And why is the mom always the most vulnerable one? Shouldn’t that be the LAST person you come for? Why does the demon want children specifically? How do the animals factor into the fear factor of the movies? Why doesn’t Daddy Warren ask his wife what she saw during the exorcism? What song would you want Patrick Wilson to sing to you at karaoke? The Conjuring (2013) directed by James Wan, performances by Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Drama, Supernatural, Spiritualism, Ghosts, Demons, HauntingsWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: In 1971, Carolyn and Roger Perron move their family into a dilapidated Rhode Island farm house and soon strange things start happening around it with escalating nightmarish terror. In desperation, Carolyn contacts the noted paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, to examine the house. What the Warrens discover is a whole area steeped in a satanic haunting that is now targeting the Perron family wherever they go. To stop this evil, the Warrens will have to call upon all their skills and spiritual strength to defeat this spectral menace at its source that threatens to destroy everyone involved. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)Links:“The Rabbit” in The Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg– the retelling of The Velveteen RabbitThe story of La Llorona (the drowned ghost)

Nicole Cliffe and Daniel Mallory Ortberg met in the Hairpin comments section and quickly became long-distance friendship soulmates--they went on to start the website The Toast together. This week, they tell us about everything that's happened since they first bonded over Rebecca, answering questions like: How does a friendship change when one of you transitions? What about when one of you finds God? And who the fuck is Loretta?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[image_crop:71425:full] Daniel Mallory Ortberg is an American author and humourist, and the current voice behind Dear Prudence, Slate's wildly popular online advice column, which has been written by a number of Prudences since 1997. Before taking on the role, Mr. Ortberg co-founded, edited and wrote for the feminist humour website The Toast; he now runs a newsletter called The Shatner Chatner. He has written the books The Merry Spinster and Texts from Jane Eyre.

It’s almost the end of 2018 which means we are doing part one of our two-part year in review. We start with a softball, which Chris had the best 2018. Ken brings us through his top 5 list of best movies: The Favourite, If Beale Street Could Talk, Mission Impossible 6 Fallout, Ballad Of Buster Scruggs, and Bad Times at the El Royale. Ken’s honorable mentions are all Kendra’s favorites: The Spy Who Dumped Me, To All The Boys I Loved Before, A Star is Born, The Greatest Showman, and Sorry To Bother You. Then in the podcast category. Kendra talks about a few of her favorites like the advice column podcast Dear Prudence from Slate with Daniel Mallory Ortberg. She is convinced it is a quiz for your brain about interacting with conflict. Keep It from Crooked Media with Ira Madison III is one of our top favorite podcasts for a delicious midweek snack. For you news heads, Kendra recommends The Daily 202 by the Washington Post which is a quick daily podcast that tells you what things mean and what the ramifications will be without going to deep. Other favorites are Pop Culture Happy Hour and The Good Place: The Podcast. If you like reading more than listening we are now doing articles on Medium. Our upcoming article will feature all the content we talked about today in word form. Easier to search and find. If you’re in the mood you can also support us via Listener Support! The first 25 Listener Supporters will get a t-shirt. You can access that here: anchor.fm/kendraken/support.  Follow us below: www.instagram.com/degreesofperi/  twitter.com/DegreesofPeri  medium.com/@kgaylord --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kendraken/support

Winter is upon us, and with it comes a multi-directional wave of norms and assumptions around how to best spend the holidays. Angela and Naomi talk about how to physically and emotionally navigate holiday interactions with family in ways that support the relationships you want to nurture and hold firm boundaries where they are needed. Resources mentioned in this episode include both Captain Awkward's and Daniel Mallory Ortberg's writings on families and holidays. ___ Want to follow the hosts elsewhere on the Internet? Angela writes poetry at www.patreon.com/philosofemme Naomi talks about game design at twitter.com/adanarama

Amanda and Jenn discuss fall mood reading, books about friendship, horror short stories, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the GCP Clubcar and The Good Demon by Jimmy Cajoleas.   Questions   1. Hi there! I’m looking for books that hit the sweet spot towards fulfilling my reading challenges for this year. I’m trying to read at least 75% female authors and at least 75% non-US/UK/Canadian (especially trying to add books from new countries). Therefore, I’ve been reading a lot of women in translation and finding a lot of great books, but I’ve come to realize that the vast majority of what I’ve been reading are new books from the very late 20th or 21st centuries. So I’m really digging now for recommendations that touch each decade of the 20th century and/or earlier. Do you have any ideas for books or authors? Some good books from the last year or two I’ve loved were “Fever Dream” by Samantha Schweblin (Argentina), Han Kang’s books from South Korea, Ali Smith’s Autumn (not helping my goal :), and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Thanks :) --Patrik   2. Hello, I love listening to the show and learning about new books to add to my ever-growing TBR pile. But this request is for my husband. He's lately just gotten back into reading science fiction and I would love to surprise him with a new book for his birthday. He loves science fiction that mixes hard science with a good story. His recent obsession has been the Three Body Trilogy by Cixin Liu; he is also a big Arthur C. Clarke fan. Any recommendations would be appreciated! --Lee   3. Hello! I sent in this question a while back but I don’t think it was answered yet, so I thought I’d re-submit. I’m seeking some eerie, atmospheric books to read this fall and winter. Bonus points for books set in rainy, stormy, dreary places. My most recently read books that fall into this type of category are “Rebecca” and “And Then There Were None,” and “The Woman in Cabin 10.” I’m open to books from all eras, as well as both YA and adult novels. Thanks a lot! And I’m sorry if I might have missed this question on a recent show. --Katie   4. Hello, My best friend and I no longer live anywhere near each other and may not for many years to come. One way we have maintained our bond is through reading books together. We love contemporary literature especially focused on women's experiences. I am specifically looking for some lovely books about female friendship. As teens we both loved and deeply bonded over the sisterhood of the traveling pants series but I'm now looking for something more geared towards adults and maintaining friendship through the trials of adulthood, including perhaps long distance friendship. Thank you! --Rhiannon   5. Hi there! I'm looking for recommendations for my cousin who loves books that look at the world or history honestly, but still make her laugh. Her all-time favorites are The Sellout, The Good Lord Bird, A Confederacy of Dunces, and most recently Less by Andrew Sean Greer. She keeps asking me for some absurdist satire like those books, except written by and centered on women. I know of no books that fit the bill, especially none that speak to a more diverse experience (i.e., NOT Confessions of a Shopaholic). She's an intellectual, funny woman of color currently living in Europe, and I'd love to send her a couple books to accompany her on her travels. Please help! --CoCo   6. Recently I’ve gotten into manga and I’ve been really loving the books I’ve been picking up. I’m reading Fullmetal Alchemist at the moment and have become obsessed. It’s made me realize however how little I’ve read in translation by Japanese authors, and was wondering if you two had any novel recommendations. I read pretty much anything in any genre, so long as it’s engaging and well written I’m happy. Also before you ask I have read some Murakami. He’s a great author, but I’ve had difficulty with how he writes women. Thanks ladies! --Anonymous   7. Hello! I love your show and all of your recommendations. I have just started reading short story collections and, since I am a fan of horror books, I wonder if y'all would know of any horror short story collections (that are not Stephen King, already have all of those!). Thank you! --Aldo   Books Discussed The Tangled Tree by David Quammen Headscarves and Hymens by Mona Eltahawy Agua Viva by Clarice Lispector (1970s, Brazil), transl. Stefan Tobler Angelica Gorodischer (Argentina), Kalpa Imperial, translated by Ursula K. Le Guin All Systems Red by Martha Wells Daniel H Wilson (Robopocalypse or Guardian Angels and Other Monsters) Weathering by Lucy Wood The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins She Matters by Susanna Sonnenberg Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam Severance by Ling Ma The Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg (published under Mallory Ortberg) Penance by Kanae Minato, transl by Philip Gabriel Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami, transl. by Allison Markin Powell (rec’d by Pierce Alquist) North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud Fen by Daisy Johnson

In which we discuss GERD, THE GIRL WITH TOO MANY ARMS by Zachary Doss and THE THANKLESS CHILD by Daniel Mallory Ortberg, along with, among other things, Aimee Bender, magical vacuum cleaners, and Dolly Parton's "Coat of Many Colors."

Brea and Mallory talk about personalizing your library and test out some library tech. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!   Reading Glasses Merch     Sponsor - Mslexia   CODE - GLASSES25   Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group   Apex Magazine Page Advice Article   Amazon Wish List     Books Mentioned - Sanpaku by Kate Gavino   We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix   The Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg   The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine Disco’s Out… Murder’s In! by Heath Mattioli and David Spacone  

Mara Wilson shares an excellent childhood co-worker crush, plus Daniel Mallory Ortberg, Nicole Cliffe, and Great British Bake-Off fandoms (all three), grief bacon, and the Catholic-Jewish connection. I wasn’t weird when I told her my dog is named Matilda. Smart Mouth is on Patreon - contribute and help keep this thing going! www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart%E2%80%A6/id1171755407?mt

Litquake's "Lit Cast Live" series of events at Bay Area bookstores continues with Sloane Crosley, New York Times–bestselling author of "Look Alive Out There"―a brand-new collection of essays filled with her trademark hilarity, wit, and charm. The characteristic heart and punch-packing observations are back, but with a newfound coat of maturity. A thin coat. More of a blazer, really. In conversation with Daniel Mallory Ortberg. This appearance was recorded live at Green Apple Books on the Park in San Francisco.  ww.facebook.com/litquake  https://twitter.com/Litquake  

Memoirist and racial justice leader, Austin Channing Brown, is here to chat about her celebrated debut: I’M STILL HERE: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness. From the book’s first line—“White people can be exhausting,” she had my undivided attention as I—like countless white women—am exasperated by white privilege and feel a great urgency to cease being exhausting. But where do we start? There is so much to learn! Thankfully, Austin is wise and patient, huge-hearted and playful. As she masterfully lays out what we need to know, we can’t help but hang on her every written word. Because it’s time. Time to know better. Be better. Do better. My prediction is that upon hearing Austin read an excerpt from her chapter, “Why I love being a black girl” you'll instantly understand why Brené Brown, Glennon Doyle, and Jen Hatmaker are fans. By the close, when she shares part of a letter she wrote to her then unborn son, you will be too. Our guest co-host on this episode, Daniel Mallory Ortberg, is a dear friend of Austin’s and their easy laughter is contagious. Daniel is the author of the New York Times bestseller TEXTS FROM JANE EYRE: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters, and the recent, THE MERRY SPINSTER: Tales of Everyday Horror—a collection of short stories based on fairy-tales. He is also the Slate advice columnist, Dear Prudence, syndicated in over 200 newspapers. But you’d never know any of that by his humble nature and hilarious newbie stories. Listen in as we delight in talking shop together. Other topics include: life-changing tech programs we use to organize our writing; favorite writing books on craft that have been career game changers; details of landing agents and book deals; how we've utilized groups and beta readers for up-leveling our work pre-publication; persevering through early rejections, and how sometimes life indeed conspires to make your dreams come true. Welcome.

So we'll be honest, this episode kinda got away from us and we ended up talking about ALL the stories. But they're so good! The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror by Daniel Mallory Ortberg is full of wondrous stories that take a dark (and relevant) spin on your favorite folklore and fairytales. It was a perfect read for Short Story Month! If you want to read along with us, our June pick is "Goodbye, Vitamin" by Rachel Khong. Find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Litsy, Goodreads and check out our blog at thelibrarianssuggest.com for more of our bookish thoughts. https://www.instagram.com/thelibrarianssuggest/ https://twitter.com/libssuggest http://www.goodreads.com/thelibrarianssuggest See you in the stacks!

In this week's Overflow episode, we talk about Broadway musicals, Daniel Mallory Ortberg's new look, new advice columns, trans-antagonistic family members, and more! Here we go: Final Week to Guess the Critically Acclaimed Musical We Hate! Correct Musical Guesses This Week Listener The Quantum Feline Listener Raal'tuc, Vexing Archfiend BroadwayADay App For alerts on entering Broadway lotteries Facebook topics now have tags! Daniel Mallory Ortberg's Dear Prudence Photo Update Advice Column Alert: Stack Overflow's 'Interpersonal Skills' Stack Overflow: "Can we be game master as a couple?" Dame Magazine Advice Column Ft. Ashley Nicole Black Help choose a name on Twitter Miss Manners' Take on 'Must jilted bride pay for guests’ expenses?' Reference: Han and Matt Yield the Floor "Strength-Based Thinking" Tips From Listener Xantar, Fearless Aeronaut Reference: Han and Matt Step It Up More Advice for Friends Who Want to Hug Reference: Hannah and Matt Podcast With PodcastPodcast Update on Walking In on the Masturbating Teenage Boy Reference: Hannah and Matt Podcast With PodcastPodcast Listener Druvaali, The Great Deity of Melodies: "Should I Confront My Trans Antagonistic Sister?" Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmattknowitall@gmail.com, anonymously at bit.ly/askhanandmatt, or to askahelpinghan@gmail.com for a Han-only written answer on hanandmattknowitall.com. Looking to support us? Desperately in need of a fantastical alter-ego? You can become a Patreon supporter and donate to us monthly for all kinds of sweet perks!

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we read and discuss Daniel Mallory Ortberg's new short story collection "Merry Spinster." The book reimagines classic fairy tales but with very dark twists. Then, inspired by "Merry Spinster" we move on to discuss other books inspired by fairy tales that we love. And as always, we close with recommendations: Peter recommends the video game "God of War." "It is just an incredibly well rought game in terms of basically everything. It feels great, it looks great, but I think what's captivated me most about it is how the story itself is such a mature standing for a character that had previously been an incarnation of greedy bloodbaths. I think it's symobolic of a lot of growth in the video game inudstry as a whole." (You can check out Mashable's review of the game here.) Martha recommends the 1997 version of Cinderalla featuring Brandy and Whitney Houston. "These are all legends and it's fantastic. It's the black Cinderella. It's perfect." She also recommends doing facemasks during your flights. "You put your facemask on and so that you wake up wherever you're landing, you feel fantastic and you look fantastic." MJ recommends the New York Times podcast Still Processing's episode about Beychella, Beyonce history-making Coachella performance. "They talk about Beychella in terms of pop culture, pop culture history, race. It's the smartest deconstruction and reading of what this performance is." Next week we are reading "The Rosary," an essay by Alexander Chee from his new collection How To Write An Autobiographical Novel. You can find it online here and we hope you'll join us in reading it.

NOTE: This interview took place before Daniel Mallory Ortberg came out as a man, so you'll hear me call him by his previous name and use female pronouns.Here are the rest of the show notes as they ran in May 2017:We conclude our two-part conversation series around The Handmaid's Tale, which you can find in an Audio Drama form over at Secrets, Crimes, and Audiotape. This week, I had the great pleasure of talking to Mallory Ortberg, a writer, culture critic, and advice columnist. She's Dear Prudence over at Slate, and she used to run a magnificent site called The Toast.In this episode, we discuss:* The Handmaid's Tale and White Feminism* How to avoid becoming an Internal Expat* Fending off the Republic of Gileadand much, much more!