A Phone Call From Paul

W.S. Merwin and Paul Holdengraber discuss the pleasure of literary discovery, the joys of paying attention, and much, much more. For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Berger talks with Paul Holdengraber about President Donald Trump, the emptiness of American political commentary, desire, place, and how the hell to keep going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Holdengraber talks to Isaac Mizrahi about storytelling, looking back at life, and the joys of art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Junot Diaz talks to Paul Holdengraber about death, pain, the joys of teaching, and the magic of the library. For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Margaret Atwood talks to Paul Holdengraber about technology, magic, and Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this charming conversation the great travel writer Jan Morris talks to Paul Holdengraber about the religion of kindness, her love of Trieste, and plays one of her favorite records (bonus: there is whistling). For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of Paul Holdengraber’s conversation with Etgar Keret, the pair discuss the relationship between writers and readers, rediscovering books with your children, and how to get slapped at a book signing. For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part one of their conversation, Etgar Keret and Paul Holdengraber discuss real estate, time travel, and the pleasures of artistic collaboration. For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second part of her conversation with Paul Holdengraber, Tracy K. Smith talks race in the Obama years, trying to find a vocabulary for love and tolerance, and the brilliance of Lucille Clifton. For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part one of their conversation, the poet Tracy K. Smith talks with Paul Holdengraber about God, death, parenthood, and loving children the way we love books. For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of their conversation, Werner Herzog and Paul Holdengraber discuss the most important things a filmmaker must learn, the (first) time a b-movie cowboy lived in the White House, and the art of forgery. For more, visit LItHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part one of Werner Herzog's wide-ranging conversation with Paul Holdengraber, the two discuss the human side of massive volcanoes, making promises to North Koreans, and that thing known as the Internet. For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of their conversation composer Nico Muhly and Paul Holdengraber discuss the transcendence of great writing and the claustrophobia of a certain way of thinking about Paris. For more, head to LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nico Muhly talks with Paul Holdengraber about adapting Hitchcock, being challenged to a duel, and the genius of C.P. Cavafy (among other things). For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of their conversation, Laurie Anderson and Paul Holdengraber talk about the Tibetan afterlife, the power of film, and standing in the snow in Central Park. For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laurie Anderson talks to Paul Holdengraber about art, virtual reality, and telling jokes on stage. For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of their conversation Alain de Botton and Paul Holdengraber discuss the cultural critic as excavator of ideas, how the French do it better, and the addictive nature of Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part one of their conversation Alain de Botton and Paul Holdengraber discuss the Romantic fallacies of love, the squickiness of soulmates, and information overload. For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cheryl Strayed and Paul Holdengraber discuss self-discovery, self-help, and the staying power of Alice Munro. A LitHub.com podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of their conversation, Salman Rushdie and Paul Holdengraber discuss Christopher Hitchens's prodigious memory, V.S. Naipaul's self regard, and the joy of going to the movies. For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices