brad listi
@bradlisti.bsky.social
author of books. host of the otherppl podcast. in-depth interviews w writers. founder of DeepDive. hermit. good at walking.
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brad listi
@bradlisti.bsky.social
· Feb 21
the smell of hospitals in winter
and the feeling that it's all
a lot of oysters
but no pearl
all at once you look
across a crowded room
and say
'i host a weekly podcast'
to a girl
and the feeling that it's all
a lot of oysters
but no pearl
all at once you look
across a crowded room
and say
'i host a weekly podcast'
to a girl
any list of the best films of the 21st century has to include 'hell or high water.'
February 18, 2026 at 1:15 AM
any list of the best films of the 21st century has to include 'hell or high water.'
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“We didn’t go in thinking we were going to find so many instances of really forcible family separation... Women would come in just sobbing, saying they weren’t even asked if they had kids.”
“We were all crying on the plane...thinking about our children” –mother separated from her 5-year-old child
“We were all crying on the plane...thinking about our children” –mother separated from her 5-year-old child
Leading @huffpost.com this morning.
Parents are getting deported without having any idea where their kids are. www.huffpost.com/entry/parent...
Parents are getting deported without having any idea where their kids are. www.huffpost.com/entry/parent...
February 15, 2026 at 4:52 AM
“We didn’t go in thinking we were going to find so many instances of really forcible family separation... Women would come in just sobbing, saying they weren’t even asked if they had kids.”
“We were all crying on the plane...thinking about our children” –mother separated from her 5-year-old child
“We were all crying on the plane...thinking about our children” –mother separated from her 5-year-old child
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White supremacy is just a job you do, like architect or serial killer
Chicago Magazine named Nick Fuentes #7 in its list of Top 50 powerful Chicagoans of 2025.
February 16, 2026 at 11:16 PM
White supremacy is just a job you do, like architect or serial killer
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Bari Weiss at CBS News sent lawyers to Colbert to block them from even interviewing James Talarico with threats of legal action. Solely because he is a Democratic candidate.
They are officially state-run media.
They are officially state-run media.
February 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Bari Weiss at CBS News sent lawyers to Colbert to block them from even interviewing James Talarico with threats of legal action. Solely because he is a Democratic candidate.
They are officially state-run media.
They are officially state-run media.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Eric Lichtblau is my guest today. His new book is called AMERICAN REICH: A MURDER IN ORANGE COUNTY, NEO-NAZIS, AND A NEW AGE OF HATE, available from @littlebrown.bsky.social.
🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.
🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.
February 17, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Eric Lichtblau is my guest today. His new book is called AMERICAN REICH: A MURDER IN ORANGE COUNTY, NEO-NAZIS, AND A NEW AGE OF HATE, available from @littlebrown.bsky.social.
🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.
🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Republican powers that be -- including the wealthy GOP donors who now control many forms of media -- don't want to let @jamestalarico.bsky.social gain momentum. Why? Because he stands a good chance of flipping a Senate seat blue in red Texas.
Let's support James Talarico and make it happen.
Let's support James Talarico and make it happen.
February 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The Republican powers that be -- including the wealthy GOP donors who now control many forms of media -- don't want to let @jamestalarico.bsky.social gain momentum. Why? Because he stands a good chance of flipping a Senate seat blue in red Texas.
Let's support James Talarico and make it happen.
Let's support James Talarico and make it happen.
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How many of the media outlets eulogizing Rev. Jesse Jackson today spent decades trying to undermine his work & turn him into a punchline?
February 17, 2026 at 2:11 PM
How many of the media outlets eulogizing Rev. Jesse Jackson today spent decades trying to undermine his work & turn him into a punchline?
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Frederick Wiseman, a director whose rigorously objective explorations of social and cultural institutions constitute one of the more revered bodies of work in American documentary filmmaking, died on Monday. He was 96. nyti.ms/4qGpq55
Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies
He exposed abuses in films like “Titicut Follies,” a once-banned portrait of a mental hospital, but ranged widely in subject matter, from a Queens neighborhood to a French restaurant.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Frederick Wiseman, a director whose rigorously objective explorations of social and cultural institutions constitute one of the more revered bodies of work in American documentary filmmaking, died on Monday. He was 96. nyti.ms/4qGpq55
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KCRW has a live tribute to Michael Silverblatt right now. Wonderful replays of many of his author interviews. Sontag, Spiegelman, Beattie, etc. www.kcrw.com/live-now
www.kcrw.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
KCRW has a live tribute to Michael Silverblatt right now. Wonderful replays of many of his author interviews. Sontag, Spiegelman, Beattie, etc. www.kcrw.com/live-now
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'How to Write Autobiographical Fiction,' taught by Hannah Pittard, is the perfect companion for anyone setting out to write a work of autofiction.
The course also features Michael Wheaton, founder & publisher of Autofocus Books.
Get a free episode here: courses.deepdive.audio/How-to-Write...
The course also features Michael Wheaton, founder & publisher of Autofocus Books.
Get a free episode here: courses.deepdive.audio/How-to-Write...
February 16, 2026 at 9:12 PM
'How to Write Autobiographical Fiction,' taught by Hannah Pittard, is the perfect companion for anyone setting out to write a work of autofiction.
The course also features Michael Wheaton, founder & publisher of Autofocus Books.
Get a free episode here: courses.deepdive.audio/How-to-Write...
The course also features Michael Wheaton, founder & publisher of Autofocus Books.
Get a free episode here: courses.deepdive.audio/How-to-Write...
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👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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A prominent Bluesky elder already hosts Jeopardy
How many followers for a prominent Bluesky elder to host Jeopardy
February 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
A prominent Bluesky elder already hosts Jeopardy
Pour one out for the GOAT.
You can’t be a literary interviewer without reckoning with the work and influence of Michael Silverblatt.
Ours is not a large tribe—especially not over time. Very few people devote decades to this oddball, obsessive niche. I should know. 1/
You can’t be a literary interviewer without reckoning with the work and influence of Michael Silverblatt.
Ours is not a large tribe—especially not over time. Very few people devote decades to this oddball, obsessive niche. I should know. 1/
February 16, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Pour one out for the GOAT.
You can’t be a literary interviewer without reckoning with the work and influence of Michael Silverblatt.
Ours is not a large tribe—especially not over time. Very few people devote decades to this oddball, obsessive niche. I should know. 1/
You can’t be a literary interviewer without reckoning with the work and influence of Michael Silverblatt.
Ours is not a large tribe—especially not over time. Very few people devote decades to this oddball, obsessive niche. I should know. 1/
Tomorrow: 2x Pulitzer Prize-winner Eric Lichtblau, author of AMERICAN REICH: A MURDER IN ORANGE COUNTY, NEO-NAZIS, & A NEW AGE OF HATE (Little Brown & Co.).
🎧 Available tomorrow wherever you get your podcasts.
🎧 Available tomorrow wherever you get your podcasts.
February 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Tomorrow: 2x Pulitzer Prize-winner Eric Lichtblau, author of AMERICAN REICH: A MURDER IN ORANGE COUNTY, NEO-NAZIS, & A NEW AGE OF HATE (Little Brown & Co.).
🎧 Available tomorrow wherever you get your podcasts.
🎧 Available tomorrow wherever you get your podcasts.
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Today on the program, a return to Episode 863, my conversation with Yiyun Li from 2023.
Li is the author of several works of fiction, including 'Wednesday’s Child,' and 'The Book of Goose,' and the acclaimed memoir 'Things in Nature Merely Grow.'
Original air date: September 6, 2023.
Li is the author of several works of fiction, including 'Wednesday’s Child,' and 'The Book of Goose,' and the acclaimed memoir 'Things in Nature Merely Grow.'
Original air date: September 6, 2023.
February 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Today on the program, a return to Episode 863, my conversation with Yiyun Li from 2023.
Li is the author of several works of fiction, including 'Wednesday’s Child,' and 'The Book of Goose,' and the acclaimed memoir 'Things in Nature Merely Grow.'
Original air date: September 6, 2023.
Li is the author of several works of fiction, including 'Wednesday’s Child,' and 'The Book of Goose,' and the acclaimed memoir 'Things in Nature Merely Grow.'
Original air date: September 6, 2023.
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Zohran genuinely loves the people of his city and wants the best for them. It’s astonishing how much we’ve all been starved of that by our leaders.
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 15, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Zohran genuinely loves the people of his city and wants the best for them. It’s astonishing how much we’ve all been starved of that by our leaders.
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The one thing I think the WaPo really needs more of is staff editorials about the mayor of nyc
February 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM
The one thing I think the WaPo really needs more of is staff editorials about the mayor of nyc
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In this clip from 'How to Write a Novel,' Emily St. John Mandel— bestselling author of the novel 'Station Eleven' & other books — talks about how she handles rejection and criticism.
📲 Stream the course online or through the DeepDive app for iOS + Android.
👉🏼 courses.deepdive.audio/how-to-write...
📲 Stream the course online or through the DeepDive app for iOS + Android.
👉🏼 courses.deepdive.audio/how-to-write...
February 15, 2026 at 7:51 PM
In this clip from 'How to Write a Novel,' Emily St. John Mandel— bestselling author of the novel 'Station Eleven' & other books — talks about how she handles rejection and criticism.
📲 Stream the course online or through the DeepDive app for iOS + Android.
👉🏼 courses.deepdive.audio/how-to-write...
📲 Stream the course online or through the DeepDive app for iOS + Android.
👉🏼 courses.deepdive.audio/how-to-write...
Today on the program, a return to Episode 863, my conversation with Yiyun Li from 2023.
Li is the author of several works of fiction, including 'Wednesday’s Child,' and 'The Book of Goose,' and the acclaimed memoir 'Things in Nature Merely Grow.'
Original air date: September 6, 2023.
Li is the author of several works of fiction, including 'Wednesday’s Child,' and 'The Book of Goose,' and the acclaimed memoir 'Things in Nature Merely Grow.'
Original air date: September 6, 2023.
February 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Today on the program, a return to Episode 863, my conversation with Yiyun Li from 2023.
Li is the author of several works of fiction, including 'Wednesday’s Child,' and 'The Book of Goose,' and the acclaimed memoir 'Things in Nature Merely Grow.'
Original air date: September 6, 2023.
Li is the author of several works of fiction, including 'Wednesday’s Child,' and 'The Book of Goose,' and the acclaimed memoir 'Things in Nature Merely Grow.'
Original air date: September 6, 2023.
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It's unchartered, but we can see the terrain: the territory ahead includes masked secret police taking people to concentration camps but not new vaccines. That's our reward for a system in which fewer than 20 people, all of them deranged and malicious, control over $3 trillion.
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 3:19 PM
It's unchartered, but we can see the terrain: the territory ahead includes masked secret police taking people to concentration camps but not new vaccines. That's our reward for a system in which fewer than 20 people, all of them deranged and malicious, control over $3 trillion.
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(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.