I talked with author/publisher/podcaster Zibby Owens about my novel-in-progress, and things got surprisingly personal (Zibby has therapist energy).

Big Fiction is a literary podcast where editors interview writers about craft, motivation, and the creative process.

Skylight Books is the legendary LA bookstore. I had my book launch here and brought everyone pies from House of Pies.

Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast that’s been running since 2011 (!) Brad has interviewed me twice - this episode was about my novella, A Familiar Beast.

#1 bestselling author Jenny Lawson (aka the Bloggess) joined me to talk about her latest book, How to Be Okay When Nothing Is OK—a mix of humor, honesty, and over a hundred small but powerful ways to make a big, bad, lonely world feel a little more manageable.

Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki joined me to discuss Hope for Cynics and the surprising data showing that optimism isn’t naive—it actually leads to better outcomes.

I talked with tech journalist Kashmir Hill about her book, Your Face Belongs to Us, a story that starts with one photo and quickly spirals into a privacy nightmare.

Susan Dominus, New York Times journalist and author of The Family Dynamic, shares what she learned from families who raise kids to believe the sky’s the limit.

Maggie Jackson, author of Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure, makes the case for why a little uncertainty can be incredibly powerful.