Ranked #1

S3E31: Heightened Rootlessness with Timothy Taylor
S3E31: Heightened Rootlessness with Timothy Taylor
Colin Marshall sits down above Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia with novelist Timothy Taylor, author of Stanley Park... Read more
16 Jun 2013
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59mins
Ranked #2

S1E11: How Serious Are You? with Megan Ganz
S1E11: How Serious Are You? with Megan Ganz
Colin Marshall sits down in Larchmont with comedy writer Megan Ganz, who's written for the Onion and Important Things wi... Read more
22 Mar 2012
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #3

Marginal Revolution's Tyler Cowen on personal economies
Marginal Revolution's Tyler Cowen on personal economies
A conversation with Tyler Cowen, professor of economics at George Mason University and founding blogger of Marginal Revo... Read more
6 Aug 2009
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49mins
Ranked #4

Trial, error, and economics: Tim Harford, Undercover Economist
Trial, error, and economics: Tim Harford, Undercover Economist
Colin Marshall talks to Tim Harford, also known as the Undercover Economist. He wrote the book of the same name as well ... Read more
19 Jul 2011
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58mins
Ranked #5

S4E31: Is This London? with Iain Sinclair
S4E31: Is This London? with Iain Sinclair
Colin Marshall sits down in Hackney, London with Iain Sinclair, author of numerous books, all rooted in London and all o... Read more
19 Apr 2014
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #6

On Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left with Trevor Dann, Patrick Humphries and Peter Hogan
On Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left with Trevor Dann, Patrick Humphries and Peter Hogan
Colin Marshall talks to three music writers who have written books on English singer-songwriter Nick Drake, whose debut ... Read more
3 Sep 2009
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #7

We have ham radios: Merlin Mann on media, fear, and caring about what you make
We have ham radios: Merlin Mann on media, fear, and caring about what you make
Colin Marshall talks to Merlin Mann, thinker, writer, and speaker on time, attention, and creative work. Following up on... Read more
26 Jul 2011
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #8

S1E14: Fathers Chosen and Unchosen with Pico Iyer
S1E14: Fathers Chosen and Unchosen with Pico Iyer
Colin Marshall sits down in downtown Los Angeles with Pico Iyer, writer about place — both our dreams of it and its real... Read more
4 Apr 2012
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1hr 1min
Ranked #9

Comic artist and comic journalist Peter Bagge
Comic artist and comic journalist Peter Bagge
Colin Marshall talks to Peter Bagge, the comic artist behind the beloved series Hate as well as Apocalypse Nerd, Neat St... Read more
9 Oct 2009
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54mins
Ranked #10

S4E35: Path and Place with Doug Suisman
S4E35: Path and Place with Doug Suisman
Colin Marshall sits down in Santa Monica with architect and urban designer Doug Suisman, author of Los Angeles Boulevard... Read more
9 May 2014
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #11

Literary auteurhood: Geoff Dyer, writer and intellectual gatecrasher
Literary auteurhood: Geoff Dyer, writer and intellectual gatecrasher
Colin Marshall talks to Geoff Dyer, the "intellectual gatecrasher" who has written, in addition to several novels, books... Read more
26 May 2011
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #12

S4E29: This Used to Be the Future with Owen Hatherley
S4E29: This Used to Be the Future with Owen Hatherley
Colin Marshall sits down for bangers and mash in Woolwich, London, England, with writer on political aesthetics Owen Hat... Read more
6 Apr 2014
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #13

S2E11: Authenticity v. Utopia with Jonathon Keats
S2E11: Authenticity v. Utopia with Jonathon Keats
Colin Marshall sits down somewhere in between San Francisco's Chinatown, Nob Hill, and Russian Hill with conceptual arti... Read more
4 Oct 2012
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1hr 1min
Ranked #14

S3E6: Form Over Function with John Dougill
S3E6: Form Over Function with John Dougill
Colin Marshall sits down seven stories above Kawaramachi, Kyoto, Japan with John Dougill, professor of British culture a... Read more
24 Jan 2013
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53mins
Ranked #15

Michel de Montaigne's examined life, re-examined
Michel de Montaigne's examined life, re-examined
Colin Marshall talks to Sarah Bakewell, author of biographies on Jorgen Jorgenson, Margaret Caroline Rudd, and, most rec... Read more
19 May 2011
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49mins
Ranked #16

S3E14: New York, Tokyo, and Back Again with Roland Kelts
S3E14: New York, Tokyo, and Back Again with Roland Kelts
Colin Marshall sits down in Echo Park, Los Angeles with Roland Kelts, lecturer at the University of Tokyo, co-editor of ... Read more
6 Mar 2013
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #17

S2E1: Affinity for the Dead with Nate DiMeo
S2E1: Affinity for the Dead with Nate DiMeo
Colin Marshall sits down at the West Hollywood Library with Nate DiMeo, public radio producer and creator of the podcast... Read more
7 Aug 2012
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #18

Failures, fiascos, and secret successes: A.V. Club critic Nathan Rabin
Failures, fiascos, and secret successes: A.V. Club critic Nathan Rabin
Colin Marshall talks to Nathan Rabin, head writer at The A.V. Club, the cultural magazine published by The Onion. There,... Read more
12 Dec 2010
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59mins
Ranked #19

S2E2: The Crushing Burden of History with Frances Anderton
S2E2: The Crushing Burden of History with Frances Anderton
Colin Marshall sits down in Ocean Park with Frances Anderton, host of KCRW's Design and Architecture and Dwell magazine'... Read more
11 Aug 2012
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1hr 1min
Ranked #20

S3E12: Freaks and Outcasts with Kevin Smokler
S3E12: Freaks and Outcasts with Kevin Smokler
Colin Marshall sits down in Westwood, Los Angeles with Kevin Smokler, author of Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread... Read more
21 Feb 2013
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1hr 1min