Nov 27, 2025—S2
<p>Guest: W. David Marx</p> <p>Book: Blank Space: A Cultural History of the 21st Century</p> <p></p> <p>W. David Marx and I discuss his book Blank Space.</p> <p>Listen to the full episode</p>
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On Margins
Hosted by Craig Mod · arts · EN-US
About this Podcast:
On Margins is a podcast about making books and book-shaped things, hosted by Craig Mod
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Who hosts On Margins?
On Margins is hosted by Craig Mod. The show has published 14 episodes to date.
What has On Margins covered recently?
Recent episodes include "W. David Marx, Blank Space: A Cultural History of the 21st Century" (27 November 2025), "W. David Marx, The Culture of Fashion in Japan" (3 September 2021, 114 minutes), and "W. David Marx, The Culture of Fashion in Japan" (2 September 2021).
How often does On Margins publish?
On Margins publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 71 minutes across 14 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on On Margins?
Booking probability for On Margins is 19%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. On Margins requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. On Margins's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for On Margins are News, Magazine & Book Publishing. On Margins has an arts audience.
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Craig Mod hosts On Margins, an arts podcast with 14 episodes published.
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Sep 3, 20211h 54mS2<p>W. David Marx and I talk about his book Ametora, Japanese culture, and books in translation.</p> <p>Full transcript is available online:</p> <p>https://craigmod.com/onmargins/s02e03/</p> <p>Noted:</p> <p> </p>...
Sep 2, 2021—S2<p>Guest: W. David Marx</p> <p>Book: Ametora: How Japan Saved American Fashion</p> <p></p> <p>W. David Marx and I talk about his book Ametora, Japanese culture, and books in translation.</p> <p>Listen to the full...
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Sam Anderson (Part 2)
Feb 9, 20211h 26mS2<p>Sam Anderson is back, 10 months later, discussing his 2020 pandemic writing life. We cover his Weird Al essay, his NBA bubble excursion, how closely observing something makes for a wonderful writing exercise, and! we...
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Sam Anderson (Part 2) — Pandemic Writing
Feb 8, 2021—S2<p>Guest: Sam Anderson</p> <p>Book: Boomtown</p> <p></p> <p>Part two of our interview with award winning New York Times Magazine writer, Sam Anderson.</p> <p>Listen to the full episode</p>
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Sam Anderson (Part 1/2)
Feb 3, 20211h 30mS2<p>Sam Anderson is a New York Times Magazine staff writer and the author of Boom Town, a book about the "great minor city of America" — Oklahoma City. This is part one of a two part interview. We recorded this...
Episode #1
Sam Anderson (Part 1) — Town of Booms
Jan 2, 2021—S2<p>Guest: Sam Anderson</p> <p>Book: Boomtown</p> <p></p> <p>An interview with award winning New York Times Magazine writer, Sam Anderson.</p> <p>Listen to the full episode</p>
Episode #10
Gray318 (Jon Gray)
Jul 8, 20191h 37mS1<p>An extended interview with Jon Gray, aka Gray318, the award winning, London based, book designer. Gray318 has designed covers for William Gibson, Zadie Smith, Salman Rushdie, David Foster Wallace, Robin Sloan, and...
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Gray318 — Jon Gray's Infinite Covers
Jul 8, 2019—S0<p>Guest: Gray318</p> <p>Book: </p> <p></p> <p>An interview with award winning book cover designer, Gray318 (Jon Gray).</p> <p>Listen to the full episode</p>
Episode #9
Lynne Tillman and What She Would Do
Apr 11, 20191h 30mS1<p>An interview with novelist, essayist, and cultural critic, Lynne Tillman.</p> <p>Craig Mod sits down with Lynne Tillman at her apartment in Manhattan and they go through the covers of her novels, essay collections...
Episode #9
Lynne Tillman and What She Would Do
Mar 31, 2019—S0<p>Guest: Lynne Tillman</p> <p>Book: Men and Apparitions</p> <p></p> <p>An interview with novelist, essayist, and cultural critic, Lynne Tillman.</p> <p>Listen to the full episode</p>
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Jessica Hische, Tomorrow I'll Be Brave
Mar 9, 201951 minS1<p>In this episode we're talking with designer and letterer, Jessica Hische, author of the New York Times best-selling children's book: Tomorrow I'll Be Brave. </p> <p>You've almost certainly seen Jessica's work. She...
Feb 28, 2019—S0<p>Guest: Jessica Hische</p> <p>Book: Tomorrow I'll Be Brave</p> <p></p> <p>An interview with designer and letterer Jessica Hische, author of the best-selling children's book, Tomorrow I'll Be Brave.</p> <p>Listen to...
Jan 24, 20191h 5mS1<p>An interview with Lisa Brennan-Jobs, author of the best selling memoir, Small Fry. Lisa and Craig Mod discuss the design, production, and writing of this fascinating book about family, identity, and growing up in...
Jan 24, 2019—S0<p>Guest: Lisa Brennan-Jobs</p> <p>Book: Small Fry</p> <p></p> <p>An interview with Lisa Brennan-Jobs, author of the best selling memoir, Small Fry. Lisa and Craig Mod discuss the design, production, and writing of this...
Jun 5, 201816 minS1<p>Craig Mod has been walking the historical mountains and paths of Japan for the last five years. In April of 2018 he went on a solo Kumano Kodo walk and made this recording discussing the economics and production of...
May 28, 2018—S0<p>Guest: Craig Mod</p> <p>Book: Koya Bound: Eight days on the Kumano Kodo</p> <p></p> <p>A walk in the woods with Craig Mod, talking about the economics and production of his book made in collaboration with Dan Rubin...
Apr 30, 201843 minS1<p>Kottke.org is a website. It is not an app. It is not a product. It is simply a static website, updated daily, running some rickety old blogging software.</p> <p>As of March of 2018 it's been consistently updated for...
Apr 28, 2018—S0<p>Guest: Jason Kottke</p> <p>Book: kottke.org</p> <p></p> <p>Jason Kottke has been distilling his brain into kottke.org for twenty years.</p> <p>Listen to the full episode</p>
Apr 9, 201856 minS1<p>An extended interview with Goodnight Stories for Rebel girls co-creator, Elena Favilli. </p> <p>Co-founder of Timbuktu Labs, Elena Favilli, delves into how the company went from an award winning but ultimately...
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