Friday Morning Coffee: Sam Quinones
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Host Caitlin Malcuit brews up the first Friday Morning Coffee of 2026 by discussing *deep breath* Canadian Brass' tuba rendition of "," the rad Lowell, Mass.-based, aptly named brass ensemble , Somerville's , and Minnesota's , "a band founded in 2021 in response to the murder of George Floyd and the ongoing fight in the movement for Black lives." Author and journalist Sam Quinones (The Least of Us, Dreamland) then returns to chat with Daniel Ford about his book . To learn more about Sam Quinones, visit his . Listen to our with the author, as well as our discussion about his book Dreamland in...
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Episode 738: Howard Bryant
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Award-winning and best-selling author and journalist Howard Bryant (Rickey, The Last Hero) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book . To learn more about Howard Bryant, visit his . This episode is sponsored by and the podcast, the newest addition to the .
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Celebrating As Told To's 100th Episode With Daniel Paisner
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We’re a week away from launching our 2026 campaign, beginning with Howard Bryant, author of , but we wanted to dust off our feed and take a moment to celebrate a milestone in the Writer’s Bone Podcast Network. Daniel Paisner’s podcast cracked 100 episodes a couple of months ago and we wanted to share it here and have Paisner on to talk about what it means for him. Original show notes: Nelson and Alex DeMille’s is an electrifying read and a chillingly timely one,” writes The New York Times best-selling novelist Megan Abbott of the third and final father-son collaboration in the...
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Friday Morning Coffee: Tamar Shapiro
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Caitlin Malcuit reheats some of her favorite Friday Morning Coffee conversations from 2025 and finishes up her eighth year (!) as our host. Author Tamar Shapiro then joins Daniel Ford to chat about her novel . To learn more about Tamar Shapiro, visit her . This episode is sponsored by .
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Episode 737: Julian Brave NoiseCat
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Author and Academy Award-nominee Julian Brave NoiseCat joins Daniel Ford on the final show of 2025 to discuss his book and his documentary film "." To learn more about Julian Brave Noise Cat, visit his . This episode is sponsored by .
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Episode 736: Alafair Burke
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Author Alafair Burke (The Wife, Find Me, The Better Sister) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her book , now available in paperback. To learn more about Alafair Burke, visit her . This episode is sponsored by .
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Friday Morning Coffee: Writing Into the Mystery With Sarah Curtis
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On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses AI's continued encroachment into the music business and that will likely lead to AI-generated music sourced from artists who opt-in. Sounds above board and nonexploitative to us! Then author Sarah Curtis joins Daniel Ford to chat about her memoir, , and her father, the legendary Sonny Curtis. To learn more about Sarah Curtis, visit her . This episode is sponsored by .
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Episode 735: R.L. Maizes
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Author R.L. Maizes (Other People's Pets, We Love Anderson Cooper) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel . To learn more about R.L. Maizes, visit her official website. Also listen to our interviews with the author in and . This episode is sponsored by .
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Episode 734: Gina Chung
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Author Gina Chung (Sea Change) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her short story collection . To learn more about Gina Chung, visit her . This episode is sponsored by .
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Friday Morning Coffee: Following Sam Shepard's Lead With Robert M. Dowling
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On the latest Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses Seth Gordon's new book , which explores the current state of the U.S. nonprofit theatre movement. Then, author Robert M. Dowling (Eugene O’Neill: A Life in Four Acts, Slumming in New York: From the Waterfront to Mythic Harlem) chats with Daniel Ford about his book . This episode is sponsored by .
info_outlineHost Caitlin Malcuit brews up the first Friday Morning Coffee of 2026 by discussing *deep breath* Canadian Brass' tuba rendition of "Flight of the Bumblebee," the rad Lowell, Mass.-based, aptly named brass ensemble The Party Band, Somerville's HONK! Festival, and Minnesota's Brass Solidarity, "a band founded in 2021 in response to the murder of George Floyd and the ongoing fight in the movement for Black lives."
Author and journalist Sam Quinones (The Least of Us, Dreamland) then returns to chat with Daniel Ford about his book The Perfect Tuba: Forging Fulfillment from the Bass Horn, Band, and Hard Work.
To learn more about Sam Quinones, visit his official website. Listen to our past Friday Morning Coffee conversation with the author, as well as our discussion about his book Dreamland in Episode 253. Also check out Daniel's Friday Morning Coffee chat with his high school band director.
This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.