In the first episode of season four, host Anjali Alappat sits down with Gigi Ganguly, to discuss her debut collection of short stories, Biopeculiar: Stories of an Uncertain World (Westland Books, 2024).

Gigi began her career as a journalist and, after some years of writing for newspapers, she decided to study creative writing at the University of Limerick. Her first novella, One Arm Shorter than the Other, published in 2022, got her nominated for the Subjective Chaos Kind of Award in 2023.

Biopeculiar: Stories of an Uncertain World focuses on the relationship between the human and more-than-human in a fascinating, speculative way. A man herds clouds, a powerhouse singer conjures rain, a scientist piggybacks on an otter's consciousness, and much more.

In this episode, we discuss the beauty of Steinbeck's writing, the peculiar case of Elon Musk, K-dramas, rain songs, dinosaurs and robots.

You can follow Gigi on X @gigiganguly

Read Gigi's Work:

Biopeculiar: Stories of an Uncertain World

One Arm Shorter than the Other