Parks & Rec is one of those shows you can't stop watching. Why? Check out our discussion on the rich characters, the workplace comedy, and why Leslie Knope is just so damn wonderful. 

What was it like to actually live through the 60s in California? This week we're talking about Joan Didion, one of our absolute favorite writers. We talk about her legacy, read some of her work, and then just kind of yell about how important she is as a nonfiction writer. 

A meandering conversation on a great essayist and short story writer, Charles D'Ambrosio. Discussing his latest collection of nonfiction, "Loitering," which inspired the name for our podcast! Also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDY!!!

This week we're here to talk about that beloved American poet, Emily Dickinson. We talk about her life and legacy, as well as what (probably!) gets left out through generations of editing. Then we read some of her poems for good measure. 

This week we're taking a deep look at some digital art in the form of Martha Stewart's personal Instagram account: with special guest, poet, and digital textuality practitioner, Caroline!

This week we're joined by Kay to discuss the labyrinth of emotions, smart writing, and full-on monty of genius that is "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend." Mental health, musicals, and obsession: we've got it all here! 

Nora Fitton, lawyer, screenwriter, and comedian extraordinaire joins Mandy and Justine this week to talk about "Midnight in Paris," a 2011 Woody Allen film starring Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams. What makes Woody Allen such a weirdo? Why do we adore fictional Ernest Hemingway? Does name dropping modernists make you sound pretentious? Let's find out! 

Listen to Mandy and Justine dish about favorite characters, lines, and moments in the beloved Canadian show "Schitt's Creek."