Podcasts by The Chronicles of Now

Short fiction torn from today’s headlines. Each week, our favorite authors write an original story inspired by the news. Featuring Curtis Sittenfeld, Roxane Gay, Colum McCann, Carmen Maria Machado and more. Because in a world gone haywire, sometimes art is the only thing to make sense of it all. Hosted by Ashley C. Ford.iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

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A Literary Kickback with Well-Read Black Girl from 2022-02-01T05:00

Sharing a new show from Pushkin, the team behind Chronicles of Now. On Well-Read Black Girl, host Glory Edim has deep, honest conversations with authors of color about the art, craft and power of t...

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The Chronicles of Now Presents: Storybound from 2020-12-08T10:00

The Chronicles of Now presents a special episode from Storybound, a radio theater program designed for the podcast age. Listeners are treated to their favorite authors and writers reading some of t...

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Dantiel W. Moniz: What You Make It from 2020-08-26T09:00

As protests erupted across the nation this summer, heavily armed militias stood off against Black Lives Matter supporters in some cities. In July, a Florida sheriff even threatened to deputize all ...

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Laura van den Berg: 3D from 2020-08-19T09:00

Now that Joe Biden has selected a female VP and finally claimed the nomination, can we talk about his long, weird, handsy history with women? Laura van den Berg, the author of the new story collect...

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Curtis Sittenfeld: Breeze Point from 2020-08-12T10:30

The most uplifting news of the past six months? Two giant pandas in Hong Kong finally mate after ten years, when their zoo is closed to visitors due to Covid. But what if there was another reason i...

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Hannah Lillith Assadi: The People of Music from 2020-08-05T10:30

The New York Times recently revealed a top-secret Pentagon unit tasked with investigating encounters between UFOs and military pilots. Which got Hannah Lillith Assadi, the author of Sonora, wonderi...

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John Wray: Status Report from 2020-07-29T09:00

In late June, President Trump visited Yuma, Arizona to celebrate 200 new miles of border wall declaring, “It stopped COVID, it stopped everything.” John Wray, the acclaimed author of five novels, i...

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J. Courtney Sullivan: Proof from 2020-07-22T09:00

Three billion birds have gone missing in North America over the past 50 years. Or is that fake news? J. Courtney Sullivan, the New York Times bestselling author of five novels, including her most r...

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Manuel Gonzales: The Extinction Show from 2020-07-08T09:02

Who knew extinction could be the hottest ticket in town? Manuel Gonzales, the author of The Regional Office Is Under Attack! and The Miniature Wife, imagines a time when people pay to attend Extinc...

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Roxane Gay: String Theory from 2020-07-08T09:00

Covid-19 has made us all prisoners of our homes. And at times, our families. If the pandemic goes well into 2021, what will an extended quarantine do to our relationships, our country, our daily li...

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Jess Walter: The Ponz from 2020-05-27T09:00

Michael Cohen, Trump's infamous fixer, was just released from prison to home confinement. Jess Walter, author of the international bestseller Beautiful Ruins, imagines Cohen's life in the slammer: ...

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Jess Walter: The Ponz from 2020-05-27T09:00

Michael Cohen, Trump's infamous fixer, was just released from prison to home confinement. Jess Walter, author of the international bestseller Beautiful Ruins, imagines Cohen's life in t...

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Jess Walter: The Ponz from 2020-05-27T09:00

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