Hosted by Mark Cecil · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 88 episodes
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The Thoughtful Bro, hosted by Mark Cecil, is a podcast for writers, readers, and anyone interested in a tale well told. Each episode features an author who's recently published a book, and we unpack how and why they wrote it. It's "Inside the Actors Studio"...but for storytellers.
Mark Cecil hosts The Thoughtful Bro, a arts show with 88 episodes published.
My interview with Dane Bahr on his prohibition era thriller, one part David Mamet, one part Cormac McCarthy, The Dead Ringer . We discussed: (1) being a literary guy among diesel mechanics; (2) how he's activated to the
My one-on-one with Courtney Maum, re her latest novel Alan Opts Out. We covered: (1) The longing for the better aspects of the pandemic, when the whole world, for one brief moment, opted out, (2) her lifelong struggles w
My interview with ESPN/The Ringer writer Jordan Ritter Conn about his new work of narrative non-fiction, American Men. We covered: (1) How men cope with the gap between who they truly are and their ideal of masculinity,
My talk with a true American Rambler, Isaac Fitzgerald, whose latest is about walking in the footsteps of folklore icon Johnny Appleseed. We chatted re: (1) the tradition of literary quests in search of the spirit of Ame
My interview with Dr. Brennan Spiegel on his new book, Pull, about how to overthrow our oldest oppressor—gravity. We discussed: (1) how your relationship with gravity impacts your health—both mind and body; (2) how becom
My talk with National Book Award-nominee Andrew Krivak, discussing his latest novel, Mule Boy, a book that Publishers Weekly called "flawless." We covered (1) the importance of wrestling with the old, hard, elemental que
My probing discussion with Christopher Castellani re his brand-new literary/true crime novel Last Seen. We discussed (1) the Smiley Face Murder Theory, (2) how understanding the motives of your narrator is the key to any
My chat with "overnight success" and One Story editor-in-chief Patrick Ryan, who published his debut novel for adults, Buckeye, at 60 years old, and it became the runaway hit of last year. We discussed (1) how novels hav
My fab interview with the legendary Jenna Blum, who's written one of the most purely entertaining books I've read in ages, Murder Your Darlings. I was there for the whole life cycle of this book, from the moment she thou
My galvanizing 1:1 with one of the coolest writers out there, Ottessa Moshfegh. We discussed: (1) what happens when an artist is open about their world-sized ambitions; (2) the connection between the artist and the "god"
My talk with Oscar-nominated director ("Sugarcane") and first time author Julian Brave NoiseCat, on his new memoir/"coyote story" We Survived The Night. We discussed (1) a father son saga so improbable, it almost require
My electrifying interview with Elaine Castillo, author of Moderation, which the New Yorker called "one of the best books of the year." We discussed (1) the psychological hellscape of the content moderator, one of the wor
My chat with Jon Hickey, author of the timely debut novel Big Chief, a study of big egos, bad blood, and mudslinging reservation politics. We discussed: (1) the power of belonging, and how it drives power stuggles; (2) t
My interview with one of the queens of Romantasy, Jennifer L. Armentrout, discussing her latest in the bestselling Blood And Ash series. We discussed (1) The psychological underpinnings of popular tropes (The Chosen One,
My *utterly electric* convo with one of the great non-fiction writers and scholars of our time, Stephen Greenblatt. Stephen is the Pulitzer Prize winning/bestselling author of some of my favorite books EVER about literar
My chat with God And Sex author Jon Raymond, a book that The New York Times assures "lives up to its epic title." We covered: (1) writing a story that unites the worldviews of his Buddhist father and Jewish mother; (2) d
My interview with bestselling Whalefall author Daniel Kraus, chatting about his new World War I novel (written entirely in one sentence!), Angel Down. We covered: (1) the Whalefall film adaptation, starring fellow actor
My conversation with Bruce Holsinger, author of the bestseller/Oprah pick Culpability, in which a family is torn apart in the wake of a self-driving car accident. We discussed, (1) the rampant feeling of fear and malaise
My interview with horror master Stephen Graham Jones discussing his latest, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. Our talk covered (1) re-inventing the vampire for the American West, (2) writing for the fans v. writing for the crit
My interview with Phil Melanson re his bestselling debut Florenzer. Topics included: (1) the secret/suppressed details of Leonardo da Vinci's sex life, (2) the scandalous details surrounding the most expensive painting e
Courtney Maum
Author of The Year Of The Horses
1 appearance on this show
Jordan Ritter Conn
senior staff writer · ESPN/The Ringer
1 appearance on this show
Isaac Fitzgerald
Author of American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Brennan Spiegel
Director of Health Services Research · Cedars-Sinai
1 appearance on this show
Patrick Ryan
Accident Reconstruction Engineer · Eureka Performance Training
1 appearance on this show
Jenna Blum
Author and Co-Founder of A Mighty Blaze
1 appearance on this show
Ottessa Moshfegh
1 appearance on this show
Julian Brave NoiseCat
author of the memoir We Survived the Night · Canim Lake Band Tsq̓éscen̓/Líl̓wat Nation
1 appearance on this show
Jennifer L. Armentrout
author
1 appearance on this show
Stephen Greenblatt
1 appearance on this show
Josh Brolin
actor/author
1 appearance on this show
Daniel Kraus
2026 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Fiction
1 appearance on this show
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