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Episode 738: Howard Bryant

Episode 738: Howard Bryant

Author and journalist Howard Bryant joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America.

Episode 737: Julian Brave NoiseCat

Episode 737: Julian Brave NoiseCat

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."

Episode 736: Alafair Burke

Episode 736: Alafair Burke

Author Alafair Burke joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her book The Note.

Episode 735: R.L. Maizes

Episode 735: R.L. Maizes

Author R.L. Maizes returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel A Complete Fiction.

Episode 734: Gina Chung

Episode 734: Gina Chung

Author Gina Chung (Sea Change) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her short collection Green Frog.

Episode 732: Craig Thomas

Episode 732: Craig Thomas

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.

Episode 724: Sara Reish Desmond

Episode 724: Sara Reish Desmond

Author Sara Reish Desmond joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut short story collection What We Might Become.

Episode 721: Claudette Sabbag

Episode 721: Claudette Sabbag

Local Reading, Mass., author Claudette Sabbag chats with Daniel Ford at the Writer's Collaborative Learning Center about her debut novel A Deer in the Road.

Episode 720: Sally Quinn

Episode 720: Sally Quinn

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.

Episode 719: Peter Swanson

Episode 719: Peter Swanson

Author Peter Swanson returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book Kill Your Darlings.

Episode 716: Being About It With Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

Episode 716: Being About It With Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

Best-selling author Honorée Fanonne Jeffers joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest book Misbehaving at the Crossroads.

Episode 714: Jess Walter

Episode 714: Jess Walter

Author Jess Walter returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his new novel So Far Gone.

Episode 713: John Kenney

Episode 713: John Kenney

Author John Kenney joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his novel I See You've Called in Dead.

Episode 712: Suzanne Cope

Episode 712: Suzanne Cope

Author and journalist Suzanne Cope joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her book Women of War: The Italian Assassins, Spies, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis.

Episode 710: Steve Oney

Episode 710: Steve Oney

Author and journalist Steve Oney joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR.

Episode 709: Elon Green

Episode 709: Elon Green

Author and journalist Elon Green returns to the show and talks with Daniel Ford about his latest book The Man Nobody Killed: Life, Death, and Art in Michael Stewart's New York.

Episode 708: Annie Hartnett

Episode 708: Annie Hartnett

Author Annie Harnett returns to the show to chat with Daniel Ford about her latest novel The Road to Tender Hearts.