Poured Over

So happy to have discovered this podcast. I searched Jesmyn Ward’s Let Us Descend after finishing this hauntingly moving novel and wanted to learn more about the author, her perspective, and her writing process. I loved listening to the show! I’ll be listening regularly!

Overall, this is a gem of a podcast…but it depends on who is hosting. While Miwa Messer seems absolutely brilliant concerning writing, publishing, etc., she’s not a great interviewer and this impacts the quality of the show. Messer tends to turn the focus to herself, and often times talks more than the guest. I still listen, but usually choose episodes for which she isn’t hosting.

The host keeps talking and talking and talking while the guest waits patiently to get a word in.

I just discovered this podcast and started listing from the beginning. So far, most have been interesting. However, is Kristen Arnett aware that, in 43 minutes, she used the word “like” over 800 times? It was, like, so distracting, right? With over 450 author interviews to listen to, I’m sure this episode will become, like, a distant memory.