Has PODRE ever been credited with reviving an entire literary genre? No, but our guest today has. Mary Karr, author of THE LIARS CLUB (Viking 1995), two other best-selling memoirs, and five collections of poetry, comes from a long line of legendary storytellers. Mary talks to PODRE about her new memoir-in-progress, her famed childhood with a larger-than-life father, being a single mom in the 80s, and what makes Texas storytellers different. Then, a very special conferring of the Not A Terrible Father In This One Instance Award (NATFITOIA) upon poet, playwright, and gourmand John Harvey.

Mary Karr's many bestsellers, including THE LIAR'S CLUB, CHERRY, LIT, and THE ART OF MEMOIR, are available to order here.

You can read John Harvey's blogs on gourmet cooking, literature, and life here, or follow his Instagram for his series on Dante's Divine Comedy, food, and the meaning of life here.

Julian's favorite podcast, Circle Round, from WBUR Boston, can be found here. But don't forget, PODRE is "also... pretty good."

For our beloved close listeners, yes, the host does claim in the monologue that it's been 12 years since March 12, 2010, when in fact it's now been 13 years since that day when he began his recovery. But what happens when you produce a podcast by yourself is: it takes a while. All special edition collector DVDs of this and future episodes will come with AI-enhanced *years-elapsed technology* to account for those kinds of necessary temporal modifications, including the one in this paragraph.

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Did you have one of those dads who "never raised his voice?" No? Us either. What is a bear dad and is it ok to be one? If you have more than one child, are you a different parent to each one? PODRE discusses these and other pressing items with Keith Gessen, cofounder of N+1 and author of RAISING RAFFI (Viking 2022), a new book on dadhood and raising the little maniacs we adore so much. Then, we honor the very first recipient of the Not a Terrible Father in This One Instance Award (NATFITOIA), author and physician Dr. Ricardo Nuila, who regales us with his heroic tale of fatherly improvisation, provides some tips on flying with your children, and explains what a baby cop is.

You can get yourself of copy of Keith Gessen's RAISING RAFFI here, here, or here.

You can read one of the essays from RAISING RAFFI in it's original publication, some little zine called The New Yorker, where Keith is a frequent contributor, here.

Ricardo Nuila's excellent new nonfiction book THE PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL is available for order here.

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How do we know how to be a good dad if none of the old models are working? What if we grew up without a model at all? Can we learn how to be a good dad from watching HBO? Why is trust the most fundamental piece of a parent-child relationship? Why is silence so corrosive? Comedian, actor, and fellow father-of-two Baron Vaughn (Grace & Frankie; The New Negroes; Corporate) joins us on PODRE to break all this down and tell his story in typically hilarious fashion.

Go to baronvaughn.com to stream Baron's comedy specials, check out his podcast Self Quar, and watch him perform on Conan, Comedy Central, and HBO. Baron's documentary film FATHERLESS lives on Amazon Prime here.  

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PODRE. A new podcast about all things fatherhood. Hosted by writer, professor, and father of two Chris Brunt. Premiering this March. Listen now to check the vibes.