The Process

The Process episodes:

• 02.28.2024

  4: pishite pravdu

  A young man finds a second home, and discovers a higher calling. Transcripts can be found at cooperatewiththeprocess.com Street interviews by Christopher Olin. Music by John Fio. Artwork by Allison Conway. Sources: The War Came To Us: Life and Death in Ukraine, by Christopher Miller The Trilateral...

  
• 12.12.2023

  3: healing

  "I think there's a reason why we get into careers that we get into. And I'm not just like making a generalization, but I'm sure that there's a lot of fighters out there that had a really hard childhood." That’s Kimberly...

  
• 10.23.2023

  2: BANKWAVE

  BANKWAVE is a narrative driven simulator developed during Ludum Dare, an international game jam competition, by indie game company Frabjous Studios. This episode of The Process explores collaboration through the rise of game jams, BANKWAVE's development, the development of the...

  
• 09.27.2023

  1: Taking away from others

  "Before you have a kid. I feel like you're sort of going up a roller coaster and you've never been on a roller coaster before and you just like you feel that you're inching towards the top and you just...

  
• 09.25.2023

  Introducing: The Process

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• 06.27.2023

  Badass of the Week: RCGS Resolute & Stanislav Petrov

  Way back in the early years of the internet, Ben Thompson decided to start a website. Each week he filled that website with incredible tales of guts, glory, and everything in between as he told stories of Ninjas, Vikings, war...

  
• 04.06.2023

  Ursa Short Fiction: ZZ Packer

  Ursa Short Fiction Podcast Returns with the 20th Anniversary Celebration of ZZ Packer’s Drinking Coffee Elsewhere Ursa Short Fiction, named by Apple Podcasts as one of its "Shows We Love" for 2022, is returning for Season Two on March 29, with...

  
• 08.23.2022

  Introducing Missing Pages

  Today, we’d like to introduce you to the new podcast from The Podglomerate, Missing Pages. Missing Pages is an all-new investigative podcast hosted by world-renowned literary critic and publishing insider Bethanne Patrick.  In its first season, Missing Pages uncovers the power...

  
• 07.27.2022

  Tommy Davidson: "Living in Color"

  Tommy Davidson reads an excerpt from "Living in Color," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Tommy Davidson started his career as a stand-up comedian in Washington DC, and since then, he's done it...

  
• 07.19.2022

  Daniel Abraham: "Age of Ash"

  Daniel Abraham reads an excerpt from "Age of Ash," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Daniel Abraham is the author of the critically acclaimed "Long Price Quartet," "The Dagger and the Coin series," and the "Kithamar Trilogy." He...

  
• 07.12.2022

  Imogen Binnie: "Nevada"

  Imogen Binnie reads an excerpt from "Nevada," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Imogen Binnie is the author of the novel "Nevada," which won the Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award and was a finalist...

  
• 07.05.2022

  Vauhini Vara: "The Immortal King Rao"

  Vauhini Vara reads an excerpt from "The Immortal King Rao," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Vauhini Vara started as a journalist, working as a technology reporter at the Wall Street Journal and later...

  
• 06.28.2022

  Benjamín Labatut: "When We Cease to Understand the World"

  Benjamín Labatut reads an excerpt from "When We Cease to Understand the World," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Benjamín Labatut is a Chilean author born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, in 1980 who...

  
• 06.21.2022

  [REWIND] Soraya Nadia McDonald: "Wandering In Search of Wakanda" ft. Marco Pavé

  Soraya Nadia McDonald reads her essay "Wandering In Search of Wakanda," with sound design and music composition from Marco Pavé. Soraya Nadia McDonald is the senior cultural critic for Andscape (formerly known as The Undefeated). She writes about film, television, and...

  
• 06.14.2022

  Dan Chaon: "Sleepwalk" ft. Caregiver

  Dan Chaon reads an excerpt from his new book "Sleepwalk," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Dan Chaon is the author of three novels: "You Remind Me of Me," "Await Your Reply," and...

  
• 06.07.2022

  [REWIND] Lidia Yuknavitch: "Street Walker" ft. Whiston & Warmack

  Lidia Yuknavitch reads her powerful short story “Street Walker," from her collection "Verge," with sound design and music composition from Whiston & Warmack. Lidia Yuknavitch is the National Bestselling author of the novels "The Book of Joan" and "The Small Backs of...

  
• 05.31.2022

  Antoine Wilson: "Mouth to Mouth"

  Antoine Wilson reads from his new book "Mouth to Mouth," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Antoine Wilson is the author of the novels "The Interloper" and "Panorama City," and his new novel "Mouth to Mouth"...

  
• 05.24.2022

  [REWIND] Tommy Orange: "Copperopolis" ft. Ryan Dann

  Tommy Orange reads his short story "Copperopolis" with sound design and music composition from Ryan Dann of Holland Patent Public Library. Tommy Orange is faculty at the Institute of American Indian Arts MFA program. He is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne...

  
• 05.17.2022

  Daniel Sherrell: "Warmth"

  Daniel Sherrell reads excerpts from his book "Warmth," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Daniel Sherrell is a climate movement organizer who has led successful campaigns to phase out coal-fired power plants, divest...

  
• 05.10.2022

  Stephanie Foo: "What My Bones Know"

  Stephanie Foo reads an excerpt from "What My Bones Know," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Stephanie Foo is a former producer for This American Life and Snap Judgment, and has worked on...

  
• 05.03.2022

  Phil Klay: "The Citizen-Soldier"

  Phil Klay reads his essay "The Citizen-Soldier: Moral Risk and the Modern Military," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Phil Klay is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. His short story collection,...

  
• 04.26.2022

  Kim Kelly: "Fight Like Hell"

  Kim Kelly discusses her book "Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Kim Kelly is a labor columnist at Teen Vogue, contributor to the Baffler,...

  
• 04.19.2022

  Anna Sale: "Let's Talk About Hard Things"

  Anna Sale talks about her book "Let's Talk About Hard Things," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Anna Sale is a journalist, author and interviewer, likened to "a therapist at happy hour" by The...

  
• 04.12.2022

  Melissa Chadburn: "The Throwaways"

  Melissa Chadburn reads from her essay "The Throwaways," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Melissa Chadburn’s writing has appeared in The LA Times, NYT Book Review, NYRB, Longreads, Paris Review online, and dozens other places....

  
• 04.05.2022

  Andrew Lipstein: "Last Resort"

  Andrew Lipstein reads excerpts from "Last Resort," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Andrew Lipstein is a writer based in Brooklyn. His debut novel "Last Resort" is out now from Farrar, Straus &...

  
• 03.30.2022

  From Talk Easy: Margaret Atwood’s Burning Questions

  We’re sharing a special preview of a podcast we’ve been enjoying, Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso, from Pushkin Industries. Talk Easy is a weekly interview podcast, where writer Sam Fragoso invites actors, writers, activists, and musicians to come to the...

  
• 03.29.2022

  Tommy Tomlinson: "The Elephant in the Room"

  Tommy Tomlinson reads an excerpt from "The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Tommy Tomlinson has written for...

  
• 03.22.2022

  Daniel A. Olivas: "How to Date a Flying Mexican"

  Daniel A. Olivas reads an excerpt from "How to Date a Flying Mexican," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Daniel A. Olivas is the author of ten books and editor of two anthologies. His...

  
• 03.15.2022

  Danté Stewart: "Shoutin’ In The Fire"

  Danté Stewart reads an excerpt from "Shoutin’ In The Fire: An American Epistle," backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Danté Stewart is a theologian, essayist, and cultural critic. He is author of "Shoutin’...

  
• 03.08.2022

  Debbie Millman: "Why Design Matters" ft. David Byrne, Saeed Jones, Ira Glass, and more

  Debbie Millman discusses her book "Why Design Matters," featuring David Byrne, Saeed Jones, Ira Glass, and more, backed by an original Storybound remix with sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Debbie is the author of seven books, including two collections...

  
• 03.01.2022

  Storybound: Season 5

  Storybound, from 2021 KCRW Radio Race winner Jude Brewer, returns for a fifth season with new voices, new music, and more conversations on March 8th. Storybound is a radio theater program designed for the podcast age. Hosted by Jude Brewer, the...

  
• 01.11.2022

  Chuck Klosterman: "Raised in Captivity" Part 2 ft. Lindsey Bitson

  Chuck Klosterman reads two stories from "Raised in Captivity: Fictional Nonfiction," backed by an original Storybound remix with Lindsey Bitson, and sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Chuck Klosterman is the bestselling author of eight books of nonfiction (including "Sex, Drugs, and...

  
• 01.04.2022

  Brianna Barrett: "Florence Fane in San Francisco" ft. Jaymay

  Brianna Barrett presents "Florence Fane in San Francisco," backed by an original Storybound remix with Jaymay, and sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Brianna Barrett is a playwright and storyteller whose full-length theatrical work has been developed at Artists Repertory...

  
• 12.28.2021

  [REWIND] Mitchell S. Jackson: "Survival Math" ft. Stephanie Strange & Zane

  Mitchell S. Jackson reads an excerpt from his memoir "Survival Math" featuring Stephanie Strange & Zane. Mitchell S. Jackson is the winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing and the 2021 National Magazine Award in Feature Writing. His debut...

  
• 12.21.2021

  Tamara Winfrey-Harris: "Dear Black Girl" Part 2

  Tamara Winfrey-Harris reads an excerpt from "Dear Black Girl: Letters From Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power," backed by an original Storybound remix, and sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Tamara is the author of two books: "The Sisters Are...

  
• 12.14.2021

  [REWIND] Deesha Philyaw: "The Secret Lives of Church Ladies" ft. GLASYS

  Deesha Philyaw reads from her book "The Secret Lives of Church Ladies", with sound design and music composition from GLASYS. This week on Storybound, we want to spotlight Deesha Philyaw, whose debut short story collection, "The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,"...

  
• 12.07.2021

  Jude Brewer: "Buzzy"

  Jude Brewer is a Portland-based writer, audio producer, actor, and host of Storybound. His piece “Buzzy” finished first in KCRW’s 2021 Radio Race. From KCRW: "In lieu of voicemails, letters, or other tangible keepsakes, the sound of a skateboard remains...

  
• 11.30.2021

  Clint Smith: "How the Word Is Passed" ft. Taber Arias

  Clint Smith reads an excerpt from "How the Word Is Passed," backed by an original Storybound remix with Taber Arias, and sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Clint Smith is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He is the author...

  
• 11.23.2021

  [REWIND] Ruth Reichl: "Letters to the Editor" ft. Tim Karplus

  Ruth Reichl reads a selection of Letters to the Editor from Thanksgiving issues of Gourmet Magazine, with sound design and music composition from Tim Karplus. Ruth Reichl was Editor in Chief of Gourmet Magazine from 1999 to 2009. Before that she...

  
• 11.16.2021

  [REWIND] Omar El Akkad: "American War" & "What Strange Paradise"

  This week on Storybound, we want to spotlight Omar El Akkad, whose novel “What Strange Paradise” recently won Canada's Giller Prize. Today, we’re re-airing his episode of Storybound, where he read an excerpt from the novel, as well as from...

  
• 11.09.2021

  Dawnie Walton: "The Final Revival of Opal & Nev"

  Dawnie Walton reads an excerpt from "The Final Revival of Opal & Nev," backed by an original Storybound remix, and sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Dawnie Walton's work as a fiction writer and journalist explores identity, place, and the...

  
• 11.02.2021

  Jason Brown: "A Faithful but Melancholy Account of Several Barbarities Lately Committed" ft. Mattias Tell

  Jason Brown reads his story, "A Faithful but Melancholy Account of Several Barbarities Lately Committed," backed by an original Storybound remix with Mattias Tell, and sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Jason Brown is a fiction and nonfiction writer. He...

  
• 10.26.2021

  [REWIND] Charlie Jane Anders: "Victories Greater Than Death" ft. Originalii

  This week on Storybound, we want to spotlight Charlie Jane Anders, whose novel, “Victories Greater Than Death,” will be developed as a series by Amazon, with Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society producing. Today, we’re re-airing Anders’ episode of Storybound, where...

  
• 10.19.2021

  [REWIND] Robert Jones Jr.: "The Prophets" ft. Josh Garrels

  For the next few weeks, Storybound will honor 2021 National Book Awards finalists who have appeared on this show by re-airing their episodes. This week, Robert Jones Jr. reads from his debut novel "The Prophets", with an original storybound remix...

  
• 10.12.2021

  [REWIND] Lauren Groff: "Flower Hunters" ft. Naomi LaViolette

  For the next few weeks, Storybound will honor 2021 National Book Awards finalists who have appeared on this show by re-airing their episodes. This week, Lauren Groff reads her short story "Flower Hunters" from her short story collection Florida, with...

  
• 10.05.2021

  Elizabeth McCracken: "It's Not You" ft. Moon Hound

  Elizabeth McCracken reads her short story, "It's Not You," backed by an original Storybound remix with Moon Hound, and sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Elizabeth McCracken is the author of seven books: "Here’s Your Hat What’s Your Hurry," "The Giant’s House,"...

  
• 09.28.2021

  Marian Crotty: "Halloween" ft. My Son the Doctor

  Marian Crotty reads her short story "Halloween," backed by an original Storybound remix with My Son the Doctor, and sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Marian Crotty's first book, "What Counts as Love," was published through the University of Iowa Short...

  
• 09.21.2021

  Leigh Newman: "Howl Palace"

  Leigh Newman reads her story "Howl Palace," backed by an original Storybound remix, and sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Leigh Newman's memoir about Alaska, “Still Points North” was a finalist for the National Book Critic Circle’s John Leonard prize...

  
• 09.14.2021

  Sarah Thankam Mathews: "Rubberdust"

  Sarah Thankam Mathews reads her story "Rubberdust," backed by an original Storybound remix, and sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Sarah Thankam Mathews grew up between Oman and India, and immigrated to the United States at seventeen. She was a...

  
• 09.07.2021

  Jane Pek: “Portrait of Two Young Ladies in White and Green Robes" ft. Daniel Frankhuizen

  Jane Pek reads an excerpt from her story “Portrait of Two Young Ladies in White and Green Robes (Unidentified Artist, Circa Sixteenth Century)," backed by an original Storybound remix with Daniel Frankhuizen, and sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Jane...