The Outrider Podcast

• Episode 28 Greg Michalson February 23, 2015
  In this episode, I talk with Greg Michalson, editor and co-publisher of Unbridled Books about his partnership with Fred Ramey, Greg’s time at The Missouri Review, influences like William Peden and Thomas McAfee (a collection of work is coming out this spring), Booches bar, messing with Texas, and the difficult conflict between being an editor and writer at t […]
• Episode 27 Bonnie ZoBell February 9, 2015
  For this episode, I talk with Bonnie ZoBell about dogs and cats, growing up in southern California, tragic plane crashes, living in New York in the early 80’s, and the stamina it sometimes takes to be a writer when it seems no one wants to read your work.  Bonnie’s short fiction has appeared in numerous journals, she’s received an NEA Fellowship and PEN Synd […]
• Episode 26 Scott Phillips January 26, 2015
  Today I talk with Scott Phillips about growing up in Kansas, working in Paris as the world’s worst translator, his experience as a screenwriter in Hollywood, the inspiration behind The Ice Harvest, and how strip clubs are the saddest places on earth - even if they do make good settings for crime novels.  We also talk a lot about his influences and like James […]