Aspiring writers, best-selling scribes, and award-winning screenwriters confront existential dread and writing angst! A podcast for the conversationalist.
44 min
Mike Sielski, author and sports columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his latest book Going the Distance: Stallone, Philly, and the Story of Rocky. To learn more about Mike Sielski, read his column and listen to our first interview with him for Magic in the Air in Episode 696. This episode is sponsored by As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast and Libro.fm.
31 min
Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the 2026 midterm elections and what the Congressional Democratic majority should focus on in the new year. Author Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes then joins Daniel Ford to chat about her novel Clear Water. To learn more about Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast and Libro.fm.
31 min
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Joby Warrick (Black Flags, Red Line) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World's First Super-Terrorist. To learn more about Joby Warrick, listen to our interviews with him about his books Red Line: The Unraveling of Syria and America's Race to Destroy the Most Dangerous Arsenal in the World and Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS. This episode is sponsored by As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast and Libro.fm.
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44 min
Mike Sielski, author and sports columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his latest book Going the Distance: Stallone, Philly, and the Story of Rocky. To learn more about Mike Sielski, read his column and listen to our first interview with him for Magic in the Air in Episode 696. This episode is sponsored by As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast and Libro.fm.
31 min
Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the 2026 midterm elections and what the Congressional Democratic majority should focus on in the new year. Author Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes then joins Daniel Ford to chat about her novel Clear Water. To learn more about Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast and Libro.fm.
31 min
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Joby Warrick (Black Flags, Red Line) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World's First Super-Terrorist. To learn more about Joby Warrick, listen to our interviews with him about his books Red Line: The Unraveling of Syria and America's Race to Destroy the Most Dangerous Arsenal in the World and Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS. This episode is sponsored by As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast and Libro.fm.
38 min
Author Natalie Baszile (Queen Sugar) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel Friends and Family. To learn more about Natalie Baszile, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast and Libro.fm.
40 min
On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit and guest co-host Scott Cassell discuss the looming Major League Baseball lockout and the debate over a potential salary cap. Malcuit also pays tribute to former Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday—who passed away this week and who graced our airwaves back in 2018—and Anthony Varvaro—a standout pitcher at St. John's University and played in the majors for the Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves, and Boston Red Sox—who lost his life in a car accident on Sept. 11, 2022 and was honored with a plaque at Jack Kaiser Stadium this past weekend. Longtime sportswriter and author Ken Davidoff then joins Daniel Ford to chat about his book 101 Lessons from the Dugout: What Baseball and Softball Can Teach Us About the Game of Life (written with Harley A. Rotbart). This episode is sponsored by As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast and Libro.fm.
54 min
Actress Jane Leeves ("Frasier," "Hot in Cleveland") and her daughter/co-writer Isabella Kathryn Coben join Daniel Ford and As Told To's Daniel Paisner to chat about their collaboration Daphne & Me: My Life on Frasier (And a Bit More). This episode is sponsored by As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast and Libro.fm.
31 min
Author Leslie Bazzett joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut novel Mia. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and Libro.fm.
46 min
Host Caitlin Malcuit shares some of her favorite ghost and horror stories on the screen, including "Over the Garden Wall," "The Halloween Tree," "Ghost Watch," "The Witch," and more! Then, author Dane Bahr joins Daniel Ford to discuss his novel The Dead Ringer. To learn more about Dane Bahr, visit his official website. Also listen to his appearance on Mark Cecil's The Thoughtful Bro. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and Libro.fm.
36 min
Author and historian Nathaniel Philbrick returns to the show tomorrow and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World. To learn more about Nathaniel Philbrick, visit his official website. Also listen to his past appearances in Episode 126, Episode 322, and Friday Morning Coffee. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and Libro.fm.
35 min
Author, short story writer, and essayist George Singleton joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his latest short story collection Wounded Boarders. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and Libro.fm.
35 min
Author and journalist James Queally joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss Surviving the Lie, the final installment of his Russell Avery series. To learn more about James Queally, read his work for the Los Angeles Times. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and Libro.fm.
32 min
On the latest Friday Morning Coffee episode, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the shooting of a 28-year-old man in Austin, Texas, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent this past week and the resulting fallout and protests. Then, author Nina Chayka joins Daniel Ford to discuss her debut Seagulls. To learn more about Nina Chayka, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and Libro.fm.
40 min
Author Kayla Rae Whitaker (The Animators) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel Returns and Exchanges. To learn more about Kayla Rae Whitaker, visit her official website. Also listen to Whitaker's first appearance on the show. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and Libro.fm.
43 min
Author Sebastian Barry (Days Without End, The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty) returns to the show to discuss his latest novel The Newer World, which is out today from Viking. To learn more about Sebastian Barry, revisit his first appearance on our show. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and Libro.fm.
1 hr 5 min
This episode originally aired on the As Told To podcast on Sept. 8, 2026. John Feal is a native New Yorker and Army veteran who worked as a demolition supervisor at Ground Zero until an 8,000-pound beam crushed his left foot during the clean-up. As he struggled with his own post-9/11 trauma, and scrambled to get out from under his also-disabling medical bills, he watched his fellow responders suffer and die from cancer and other ailments caused by the dust in the air they were told was safe to breathe. Forgotten by a broken healthcare system and lawmakers who had promised to #NeverForget, and inspired by the men and women who continued to suffer in the fallout from that fateful day, he resolved to fight. In I Will Follow You Anywhere: The True Story of the 9/11 Responders Who Took on Congress, he shares his remarkable story of grit and resolve, alongside the accounts of his fellow responders, presenting their shared "recipe" for getting things done—including the passage of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund. Working with ghostwriter, developmental editor, and book coach Charles Daly, himself a maritime first responder on the Atlantic coast of Ireland, John offers a rogue approach to the ground game of representative government, empowering readers in all walks of life to take on the system and win. Join us as John and Charlie commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, and discuss how they worked together on their compelling new book—"A graphic but powerful reminder of the horrors of that day," according to Booklist, "and the horrors that first responders have faced ever since." Learn more about our guests: John Feal Instagram John Feal Threads John Feal Facebook Charles Daly website Charles Daly LinkedIn Charles Daly Instagram Please support the sponsors who support our show: Ritani Jewelers Daniel Paisner's Balloon Dog Daniel Paisner's SHOW: The Making and Unmaking of a Network Television Pilot Heaven Help Us by John Kasich Unforgiving:...
39 min
Author Courtney Maum (The Year of the Horses, Before and After the Book Deal) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her most recent novel Alan Opts Out. To learn more about Courtney Maum, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and Libro.fm.
51 min
Nick Harmer, founding member and bassist for Death Cab for Cutie, joins Daniel Ford to discuss the indie rock band's latest album "I Built You a Tower." To learn more about Death Cab for Cutie, visit their official website and check out their "Tiny Desk Concert" on NPR. Photo credit: Shervin Lainez This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and Libro.fm.
32 min
Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses a joint United Nations – Red Cross call for rules on lethal autonomous weapons, President Barack Obama's "lethal presidency," and ICE spending major dollars on Boston Dynamics robot dogs. Then, former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall chats with Daniel Ford about his book Lethal Autonomy. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and Libro.fm.
38 min
*in our best Batman voice* Author Daniel Dockery answers our signal and chats with Daniel Ford about I Am the Night: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of Batman: The Animated Series. *lightning strikes* To learn more about Daniel Dockery, visit his official website. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and Libro.fm.
34 min
Author Jamie Fisher joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut book Nobody Broke Your Heart: An Intimate Biography of Elliott Smith. To learn more about Jamie Fisher, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Simply Dag: The Private Man in a Public—and Dangerous—Office, a book by Sara Causey and Libro.fm.
39 min
Host Caitlin Malcuit laments heavy metal in our toothpaste, a cottage cheese shortage, and whatever the f**k is going on with our blueberries. (The reason for all of this might be that private equity funds are evil.) Then, writer and activist Ann Larson chats with Daniel Ford about her book Cleanup on Aisle Five: Essential Work, Poverty Wages and the View from Behind the Supermarket Register. To learn more about Ann Larson, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Simply Dag: The Private Man in a Public—and Dangerous—Office, a book by Sara Causey and Libro.fm.
29 min
Author Joan F. Smith joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her novel Your Soulmail Is Attached. To learn more about Joan F. Smith, visit her official website. Also subscribe to The Darling Killers Podcast. This episode is sponsored by Simply Dag: The Private Man in a Public—and Dangerous—Office, a book by Sara Causey and Libro.fm.
28 min
Author Eric Scot Tryon joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his debut novel I'm the Undertow. To learn more about Eric Scot Tryon, visit his official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.
30 min
Host Caitlin Malcuit talks about Harry Belafonte's activism and how it differs from the MO of today's pop stars and celebrities. She also highly recommends checking out Harry Belafonte's appearance on "The Muppet Show." Geographer and writer Joshua Jelly-Schapiro then joins Daniel Ford to chat his book Daylight Come: Harry Belafonte and the World He Made. To learn more about Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, visit his official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.
40 min
Author and sportswriter Dave Zirin sits down with Daniel Ford to discuss his book The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn. To learn more about Dave Zirin, visit his official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.
30 min
Author Lori Gold returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel Kiss, Marry, Kill. To learn more about Lori Gold, visit her official website. Also listen to the author's first appearance on the show (as Lori Goldstein) in Episode 375. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.
33 min
Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the fires still burning in northern Ontario; sewage main breaks in Haverhill, Mass., dumping "8 million gallons of wastewater per day" into Merrimack River; and data centers being...the literal worst. Then, author and journalist Matthew Wolfe joins Daniel Ford to chat about his book Fires in the Night: The Earth Liberation Front, the FBI, and a Secret History of Eco-Sabotage. To learn more about Matthew Wolfe, visit his official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.
32 min
Author David Heska Wanbli Weiden (Winter Counts) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel Wisdom Corner. To learn more about David Heska Wanbli Weiden, visit his official website and listen to our Friday Morning Coffee conversation with the author. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.
34 min
Author Julie Buntin (Marlena) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel Famous Men. To learn more about Julie Buntin, visit her official website and listen to our Friday Morning Coffee interview with the author. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.
28 min
Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses a UN Women's report about how war impacts women and girls. "Bombs do not discriminate between men and women, but the consequences of war do," the report reads. Then, author, journalist, and professor Helen Benedict chats with Daniel Ford about her book The Soldier's House. To learn more about Helen Benedict, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.
39 min
Author and journalist Tim Brown joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book Nolan: The Singular Life of an American Original. To learn more about Tim Brown, visit his official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.
38 min
Author Jenny Jackson returns and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel The Shampoo Effect. To learn more about Jenny Jackson, visit her official website. Also listen to our first interview with the author in Episode 572. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.
1 hr 5 min
Welcome to Author-poolza 2026! We're joined by a trio of authors who felt like a complete set, so we decided to include them all in one episode. Best-selling author Louise Fein chats about her novel Book of Forbidden Words (2:44). We're then joined by Kara McDowell, author of her adult fiction debut The Write Off (25:24). Our third and final guest is Edith Forbes, author of The Lawnmower Lady (46:44). This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.
34 min
Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses Roberta Smith and Jerry Saltz's "House of Criticism" documentary and the current, troubled state of criticism and journalism. Then, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Sarah L. Kaufman joins Daniel Ford to chat about her book Verb Your Enthusiasm. To learn more about Sarah L. Kaufman, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.
32 min
Author Ben Fountain (Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Devil Makes Three) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel Rasputin Sails the Potomac. To learn more about Ben Fountain, visit his official website. Also listen to our first conversation with the author in Episode 623. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.
28 min
Author Caroline Kepnes returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about You First, the latest installment in the Joe Goldberg series. To learn more about Caroline Kepnes, visit her official website. Also listen to our past interviews with the author in Episode 583 and Episode 297. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.
32 min
Friday Morning Coffee host Caitlin Malcuit discusses how Swords into Plowshares is reclaiming bronze melted down from Confederate monuments and the three finalists to replace the Robert E. Lee statue in Virginia. Author and architect Michael P. Murphy then joins Daniel Ford to chat about his book Our World in Ten Buildings: How Architecture Defines Who We Are and How We Live. To learn more about Michael P. Murphy, visit his official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast.
34 min
Author Nicole Blades (Have You Met Nora?, The Thunder Beneath Us) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel Would I Lie to You? To learn more about Nicole Blades, visit her official website and listen to our past interviews with the author in Episode 377 and Episode 234. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
36 min
Author and journalist Kate Crane joins Daniel Ford for a powerful conversation about her book What Ever Happened to Eddy Crane? To learn more about Kate Crane, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
47 min
Author Dimitry Elias Léger (God Loves Haiti) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel Death of the Soccer God. To learn more about Dimitry Elias Léger, listen to our past interview with the author in Episode 67 and read our first print interview with him! This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
42 min
Author, screenwriter, director, and "Twin Peaks" co-creator Mark Frost joins Caitlin Malcuit on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss his new book The Yankee Sphinx. We also give hearty congratulations to Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown for her 2026 Pulitzer Prize special citation for her reporting on Jeffrey Epstein in her Perversion of Justice series. The Pulitzer Prize board writes that Brown "went on to document and give voice to the scores of victims who had been groomed and abused by him and others in his circle. Her work, and the release of the government's Epstein files, continue to reverberate around the world." Read our interview with her way back in 2014. To learn more about Mark Frost, visit his official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
33 min
Author Rachel Khong joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her short story collection My Dear You. To learn more about Rachel Khong, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
39 min
Author and journalist Jeffrey Kluger returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his book Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story. To learn more about Jeffrey Kluger, read his work with Time magazine. Also listen to our first interview with the author in Episode 193. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
32 min
Author Allison LaMothe joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut mystery Dirty Metal. To learn more about Allison LaMothe, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
27 min
Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses Reed Peggram's Boston connections and his niece Debra Farrar-Parkman's docudrama "The Final Letter: Reed Peggram's Harrowing Quest to Belong." Author Ethelene Whitmire then talks with Daniel Ford about her book The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram. To learn more about Ethelene Whitmire, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
32 min
Author Tolani Akinola joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut novel Leave Your Mess at Home. To learn more about Tolani Akinola, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
44 min
Author and journalist Molly Knight joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about the start of the 2026 Major League Baseball season, her Substack The Long Game, and building a non-toxic community for baseball fans. To learn more about Molly Knight, visit her official website, subscribe to The Long Game, and pick up her book The Best Team Money Can Buy: The Los Angeles Dodgers' Wild Struggle to Build a Baseball Powerhouse. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
1 hr 12 min
Best-selling author and good friend of the pod Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (Seinfeldia, Sex and the City and Us, When Women Invented Television) returns to the show to discuss her book Parks and Rec: The Underdog TV Show That Lit'rally Inspired a Vision for a Better America. To learn more about Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, visit her official website. Also listen to our interviews with the author in Episode 632, Episode 293, and our first chat with her during a Friday Morning Coffee episode from 2016! This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
56 min
Author and podcaster A.M. Gittlitz joins Daniel Ford and As Told To host Daniel Paisner on the show to discuss his book Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team. To learn more about A.M. Gittlitz, subscribe to his podcast The Wreckage. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
34 min
Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses a New York Focus investigation into the state's theater tax credit that appears to provide monetary help to short-run flops and established hits that would likely succeed without assistance. She also highlights how Florida Repertory Theatre in Fort Meyers, Fla., and the Columbia Theater Arts Foundation in Washington State are finding innovative ways to stay solvent int he face of state budget cuts and fighting for audiences. Theater director, educator, and author Seth Gordon then joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his book Crossroads in the American Theatre: New Leaders in a New Age and the issues facing the nonprofit theater world and what the future might hold. To learn more about Seth Gordon, follow him on LinkedIn. Also listen to our first mention of his book in the intro to our Friday Morning Coffee conversation with author Robert M. Dowling. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
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