Notes and Links to David Naimon’s Work
David Naimon is a writer and host of the literary podcast Between the Covers. His writing is published widely, from Orion magazine to Tin House. It has garnered a Pushcart Prize and been reprinted in Best American Science & Nature Writing, Best Spiritual Literature, and The Best Small Fictions anthology. He is also the co-author, with Ursula K. Le Guin, of Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing. Between the Covers is his long-running podcast.
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At about 2:40, David responds to Pete’s questions about his early reading and writing, and a pivotal decision in high school
At about 5:30, David talks about reading Crime and Punishment as an "existential moment”
At about 6:55, David reflects on his contemporary reading versus his past history of reading
At about 8:30, Pete references David’s employment history, as laid out in an article by Kylie, and David explains his process in moving from medicine to hosting
At about 10:50, David responds to Pete’s questions about political bents among his previous medical colleagues
At about 15:10, David talks about some writers and texts who have thrilled and inspired him, homing in on Ursula LeGuin’s more obscure/unknown works
At about 17:30, David traces the way his guests rounded out, genre-wise, as his podcast aged
At about 19:50, David recommends works by the great Anthony Doerr, an early guest of David’s on Between the Covers
At about 20:40, Pete asks David about how reading for the podcast has affected the way he reads
At about 23:15, Pete reflects on the same above question, and highlights Rachel Khong and Wright Thompson’s tear-inducing work
At about 24:45, David brings up the incredibly-keen point about high emotions felt over art while on airplanes
At about 26:20, David wrestles with how he describes the podcast
At about 30:10, Pete highlights a recent episode with Valeria Luiselli and its power and variety and intimacy
At about 33:00, Pete asks David if and how he sees himself as a “critic”
At about 36:30, Pete highlights David’s interview style, and David discusses his “mini essays” and the ways in he approaches his questioning
At about 39:45, Pete talks about the options for listeners
At about 40:25, David responds to Pete’s questions about his reading/annotation process, as he and Pete agree on their general styles and bookmarking
At about 41:50, The two discuss the commerce and creativity balance in literary podcasting
At about 48:50, Pete and David discuss the surreal moments in interviewing some of their favorite writers
At about 52:15, Pete and David fanboy over Tobias Wolff and
At about 54:00, David explains the history of Between the Covers, both the title and the continuing shows
At about 55:50, David outlines episodes with Dionne Brand “Nomenclature” and Jorie Graham “Runaway” as good “entryways” to the ethos of the podcast
At about 57:10, David talks about his association with Milkweed and ways in which to listen to Between the Covers
At about 59:45, David talks about future plans
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Please tune in for Episode 357 with Brad Listi, the author of the novel Be Brief and Tell Them Everything (Ig Publishing / May 2022). His other books include the novel Attention. Deficit. Disorder., an LA Times bestseller, and Board, a work of nonfiction collage, co-authored with Justin Benton. In 2011 he launched the Otherppl podcast, one of the longest-running literary interview podcasts in the world. It features in-depth interviews with today's leading authors. He is also the founder of DeepDive, a digital learning platform that creates in-depth audio courses.
The episode airs on October 6 or 7.
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