Caroline Bicks on Stephen King’s Archives of Horror Writer and scholar Caroline Bicks, the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine, joins co-hosts Jennifer Maritza McCauley and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss her time in King’s…

NEW EPISODE: Writer and scholar @carolinebicks.bsky.social joins co-hosts @maritza4770.bsky.social and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss her new book Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King.
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In light of continued rising tensions between Trump and Pope Leo, revisit our episode on faith and American authoritarianism with Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social in conversation with Gary Shteyngart. Listen here: www.fnfpodcast.net/podcast/epis...

Kathryn Paige Harden on Behavior, Genetics, and Blame Psychologist, behavioral geneticist and writer Kathryn Paige Harden joins co-hosts Jennifer Maritza McCauley and Whitney Terrell to discuss her new book, Original Sin: On the Genetics of Vice, the …

NEW EPISODE: Psychologist, behavioral geneticist and writer Kathryn Paige Harden joins co-hosts @maritza4770.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell to discuss Original Sin: On the Genetics of Vice, the Problem of Blame, and the Future of Forgiveness.
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The Fiction/Non/Fiction #Podcast from @literaryhub.bsky.social 🎧 features conversations with #writers about the intersection of #fiction, #nonfiction, and the news 📰 Hosted by @sugi.bsky.social & Whitney Terrell ✍️ Watch full episodes on YouTube 📺 or listen wherever you get your podcasts 📲

Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass as Christians celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff, urging peace through dialogue and calling for an end to conflicts worldwide.

his 1st #Easter Mass, Pope Leo called for peace across global conflict zones. @sugi.bsky.social & Whitney Terrell spoke w/ Paul Elie about the cultural & historical forces shaping the new pope. Listen @ link in bio
apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-easter-urbi-et-orbi-611de44cf58ffa153f00ae1145ad3130

NASA’s #ArtemisII mission has officially launched. @sugi.bsky.social & Whitney Terrell spoke w/ Jonathan Fetter-Vorm & Mary Anne Mohanraj about the legacy of Apollo 11 Moon Landing. Listen @ the link in bio 🚀
abcnews.com/amp/Technology/live-updates/artemis-ii-live-updates-window-launch-opens-today/

Ana Gavrilovska on Pynchon’s Prescient Technofascism Writer Ana Gavrilovska joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about her recent article for Current Affairs, “Thomas Pynchon Saw American Fascism Coming.” Gavrilo…

NEW EPISODE: Writer @motherslug.bsky.social joins co-hosts @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell to talk about her recent article for @currentaffairs.bsky.social “Thomas Pynchon Saw American Fascism Coming.”
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How AI Is Creeping Into The New York Times Artificial intelligence seems to be turning up, undisclosed, in the opinion pages of major news publications.

And I just wrote this week about this happening at the NYT and likely elsewhere!

"I see this as being a thing we’re going to have to deal with a lot moving forward." Full episode, When AI Tries to Sound Like Us, on @literaryhub.bsky.social with @vauhinivara.bsky.social, Karan Mahajan, & cohosts @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell - give it a listen! lithub.com/vauhini-vara...

Ellie Roscher on Fair Game and the Future for Trans Athletes Author Ellie Roscher joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Jennifer Maritza McCauley to talk about her recent book, Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports, which explores the roadblock…

NEW EPISODE: Author Ellie Roscher joins co-hosts @sugi.bsky.social and @maritza4770.bsky.social to talk about her recent book, Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports.
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Jeff Boyd on Cops, Teachers, and Chicago Novelist Jeff Boyd joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about his new work of literary crime fiction, Hard Times, which is set in Chicago, where he lived previously. The h…

NEW EPISODE: Novelist Jeff Boyd joins co-hosts @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell to talk about his new work of literary crime fiction, Hard Times, which is set in Chicago, where he lived previously.
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Trump and his officials pressure the news media in unison as Iran war scrutiny intensifies | CNN Business Every day brings a new complaint — or three — from the Trump administration about the American news media’s coverage of the Iran war.

As Trump continues to threaten media outlets over Iran war coverage, listen to Yiming Ma and @literaryhub.bsky.social #FnFpodcast hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social discuss the rise and future of censorship. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Daisy Hernández on the Myth of Citizenship Award-winning author Daisy Hernández joins co-hosts Jennifer Maritza McCauley and Whitney Terrell to talk about her new book, Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth. Hernández explains the history …

NEW EPISODE: Award-winning author @dazeher.bsky.social shares the history of "Citizenship," its wavering definition in the U.S., and its negative impact on marginalized groups. Join co-hosts @maritza4770.bsky.social & Whitney Terrell at lithub.com/daisy-hernan... to listen! @literaryhub.bsky.social

Canadians are still avoiding U.S. travel, but not vice versa: StatCan - National | Globalnews.ca Last February, Canadian resident return trips from the United States totalled 1.5 million, down 14.5 per cent from the same month one year earlier.

Canadians are avoiding travel to the US amid a trade war & past annexation threats. @sugi.bsky.social & Whitney Terrell talked w/ writers Suzette Mayr & Kai Thomas about the changing relationship between the US & #Canada. Link in bio 🎧
globalnews.ca/news/11725495/canada-us-travel-rates-declining/

Judge limits crowd control devices at Portland ICE building, says federal officers must identify themselves A federal judge in Oregon ruled Monday that he would continue to strictly limit federal law enforcement’s use of tear gas and other crowd control weapons on protesters outside the Immigration and Cust...

A judge has limited the use of tear gas outside the ICE building in Portland. Whitney Terrell & @sugi.bsky.social spoke w/ Ruben Reyes Jr. about the effects of mass deportations on families. Link in bio. 🎧
opb.org/article/2026/03/09/federal-judge-limits-crowd-control-devices-portland-ice-building/

Get Ready to Cry: Colleen Hoover’s 'Reminders of Him' is Finally Here With a supporting cast that includes Lainey Wilson and Lauren Graham, the film adaptation of the best-selling 2022 novel hits theaters on March 13.

The adaptation of #RemindersOfHim by #ColleenHoover is headed to the big screen. Whitney Terrell & @sugi.bsky.social spoke w/ romance authors Elle Everhart & Ellie Palmer about the genre’s surge in popularity. Link in bio 🎧
parade.com/movies/reminders-of-him-movie-colleen-hoover-release-date-cast

Netflix's 'America's Next Top Model' docuseries doesn't let Tyra Banks off easy Netflix's new docuseries unpacks how the hit modeling show made for "good TV" for its creators and devastating consequences for its participants.

A new docuseries on #ANTM revisits the show’s complicated legacy. @sugi.bsky.social & Whitney Terrell talked w/ writers Sally Franson & Emily Nussbaum about the history of reality TV. Listen at the link in bio
www.npr.org/2026/02/16/nx-s1-5707543/americas-next-top-model-netflix-reality-check

Mexico drug violence: BBC reports from Sinaloa city turned into war zone by cartel feud Culiacán in northern Mexico has seen a surge in violence as rival factions of the Sinaloa cartel battle for control.

Cartel violence has turned parts of Mexico into a war zone, leaving residents living in constant fear. Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social talked w/ Nicolás Medina Mora about how writers grapple w/ portraying the country in fiction and journalism. Link in bio www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2g3vmde0eo

James Sullivan on the Power of Protest Music Pop culture critic James Sullivan joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the history of American protest music. Sullivan, the author of the book Which Side Are You On?: 2…

NEW EPISODE: Pop culture critic James Sullivan joins co-hosts @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell to discuss the history of American protest music and his book Which Side Are You On?: 20th Century American History in 100 Protest Songs.
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Author Talk: Nina McConigley in Conversation With V.V. Ganeshananthan Award-winning author Nina McConigley will discuss her highly anticipated new book "How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder," "a bold, inventive, and fiercely original debut novel that begins with an uncle...

I'm excited to be in conversation with the brilliant @ninamcconigley.bsky.social about her latest book, "How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder," at Plymouth Library on March 7th. Register here!
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Brian Platzer on the Complex Ties Between Teachers and Students Novelist, essayist, and educator Brian Platzer joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new novel, The Optimists, which follows private school teacher Mr. Keating over …

NEW EPISODE: Novelist, essayist, and educator Brian Platzer joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his new novel, The Optimists, which follows private school teacher Mr. Keating over three decades.
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Yi-Ling Liu on Internet Censorship in China and the U.S. YouTube video by Fiction Non Fiction

Watch the video version of our episode on defying online censorship with hosts Whitney Terrell and @maritza4770.bsky.social in conversation with writer Yi-Ling Liu.

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Sven Beckert on the Global History of Capitalism YouTube video by Fiction Non Fiction

You can now watch the video version of our episode with Sven Beckert where he and #FnFpod hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social discuss the global history of capitalism.

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Trump says he'll raise tariffs to 15 percent after Supreme Court ruling President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was raising the global tariff he wants to impose to 15%, up from 10% he had announced a day earlier.

Trump continues to battle with the Supreme Court over tariffs - listen to @literaryhub.bsky.social #FnFpod hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social talk with Julia Elliott about Trump's tariff trap here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Yi-Ling Liu on Internet Censorship in China and the U.S. Writer and editor Yi-Ling Liu joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and Jennifer Maritza McCauley to talk about state-controlled censorship. Liu, the author of a new book, The Wall Dancers: Searching for …

NEW EPISODE: Writer and editor Yi-Ling Liu joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and Jennifer Maritza McCauley to talk about state-controlled censorship and what it means to build community online despite surveillance and suppression.
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Zuckerberg takes stand in a landmark trial on youth social media addiction Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in federal court to defend Instagram against allegations that it was deliberately designed to be addictive to children and teens. It's the first time he's testifying abo...

Mark Zuckerberg just took the stand to defend Meta against claims that FB & IG were intentionally designed to be addictive. Whitney Terrell & @sugi.bsky.social talked with Alexis Madrigal & Alexander Chee about FB’s influence & the role of social media in our lives. Link in bio🎧
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Tết and the City: How NYC’s Vietnamese American Creatives Are Celebrating Lunar New Year To mark the advent of the Year of the Fire Horse, these NYC creatives are blending tradition with city living.

#LunarNewYear celebrations are underway & Asian Americans are shaping how this holiday is experienced in the US. Bich Minh Nguyen joined @sugi.bsky.social & Whitney Terrell to reflect on her upbringing & the meaning of holiday traditions. Link in bio www.vogue.com/article/tet-lunar-new-year-nyc-2026

Citing Orwell’s ‘1984,’ judge orders Trump administration to return slavery exhibits removed from Philadelphia museum | CNN Politics A federal judge, evoking the dystopian world of George Orwell’s novel “1984,” ordered the Trump administration on Monday to return a long-standing exhibit on slavery it removed from a popular historic...

During #BlackHistoryMonth, a federal judge ordered the return of slavery exhibits removed from a Philadelphia museum. Tracy K. Smith joined Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss liberty, erasure, and her essay collection, To Free The Captives. Episode linked in bio. tinyurl.com/2zj8j49d

Nancy Guthrie investigation: What we know about the search The mother of “TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie was reported missing Feb. 1 when she didn't show up to watch an online church service at a friend's house.

New developments continue to draw national attention in the disappearance of writer, teacher, & mother Nancy Guthrie. @sugi.bsky.social & Whitney Terrell talked with Mat Johnson about why true crime stories hold such power in the public imagination. Tips ➡️1-800-CALL-FBI tinyurl.com/bkwksxpj