Apology

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4.9
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41 episodes
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Date created
2019/11/12
Latest episode
2025/11/12
Average duration
79 min.
Release period
94 days

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Sprawling interviews that are mainly about books and reading.

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Henry Rollins
2025/11/12
The Apology podcast is back, and with such a guest! Henry Rollins, the musician, author, radio DJ, and actor, is here to speak with your host Jesse Pearson about many book-related topics such as his yearly re-reading of The Stooges history, obscure Stalin-era Russian writers, seeking solace in libraries as a youth, and managing his reading and writing time as mortality looms ever on the horizon. An inspiring and uplifting episode, and one we are sure you'll savor. Thanks for listening!
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Kurt Vile
2024/04/17
On this episode of Apology, host Jesse Pearson speaks with the musician Kurt Vile about his favorite biographies of fellow musical artists, his love for Denis Johnson and Flannery O'Connor, his writing process, copying vs. stealing, and more. This episode is sponsored by Sci-Fi Fantasy.
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Jonathan Lethem
2024/02/09
On this episode of the Apology podcast, host Jesse Pearson welcomes the author Jonathan Lethem to discuss many topics including (but not limited to): Julio Cortázar; animals in literature; paths of entry to the works of Norman Mailer, Philip K. Dick, and Stanisław Lem; Lethem's latest book, Brooklyn Crime Novel; and the class-based, Marxist underpinnings to the creation of literary genres. And more! Much more! Special thanks to this episode's sponsor, Sci-Fi Fantasy.
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Jamieson Webster on Freud
2023/07/18
The psychoanalyst and author Jamieson Webster returns to Apology today to go deep on Sigmund Freud and his writing. From the case histories to the Interpretation of Dreams and beyond, we touch on the libido, hysteria, transference, the death drive and more. Curious about Freud? Conflicted about Freud? Hopefully we can help you make up your mind with this episode.
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Eileen Myles on Pathetic Literature
2023/07/13
On this episode, Apology's first return guest, the poet Eileen Myles, talks with Jesse Pearson about Pathetic Literature (the recent anthology they edited), what is pathetic and what is not, their theyness, Moby-Dick, masculinity, and many different writers. Welcome back, Eileen!
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Richard Hell
2023/07/01
On this episode of Apology, Jesse Pearson speaks with the writer and former musician Richard Hell about physics, the blank page, his new book of poetry, a bad writer who writes great books, crying at his own readings, and much more.
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Andre Gregory
2023/06/23
On this episode of Apology, Jesse Pearson talks with Andre Gregory, the theater director, writer, painter, actor, and co-star of the classic film My Dinner with Andre. Topics include Proust, Freud, trance states, and Andre's "iceberg" theory of acting.
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Angel Olsen
2023/02/15
On this episode of the Apology podcast, Jesse Pearson welcomes Angel Olsen. The conversation goes from dating a narcissist to true crime to Emily Dickinson, with many recommendations in between. Angel is a perceptive reader who came prepared with a list, so keep a pencil and paper close at hand.
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Jarvis Cocker
2022/12/18
On this episode of Apology, founder and editor Jesse Pearson speaks with the musician and author Jarvis Cocker about so many things including but not limited to: J.D. Salinger, Sheffield, his new book Good Pop Bad Pop, Harold Pinter, and so much more. Thanks for listening!
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Tom Scharpling
2022/12/05
On this episode of Apology, the radio host/podcaster, writer, voice actor, and director Tom Scharpling speaks with Jesse Pearson about books, yes, but also mental health, New Jersey, sportswriting, and much more.
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David Means
2022/11/11
On this episode, Apology editor and founder Jesse Pearson speaks with the writer David Means about his process; his new collection Two Nurses, Smoking; reading while watching football, the best story in James Joyce's Dubliners; and more.
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Cosey Fanni Tutti
2022/10/26
On this episode, Apology editor Jesse Pearson speaks with the artist, musician, and author Cosey Fanni Tutti about her new book Re-Sisters, medieval times, looking at a Dali book while tripping, ghosts, and more.
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Lucy Sante
2022/05/04
On this episode of Apology, the writer Lucy Sante talks with Jesse Pearson about many things including—but not limited to—Belgian vs. French surrealists, learning from the Jesuits, trans literature, Edmund Wilson, Elizabeth Hardwick, working at The Strand bookstore with various No Wave stars, and more! more! more!
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Ed Templeton
2022/04/26
On this episode of Apology, the artist and skateboarder Ed Templeton talks with Jesse Pearson about a lot of things including but not limited to: all the books he's got on his nightstand right now, patriotism, atheism, the Ghent Altarpiece, his family history, and his hometown of Huntington Beach, CA.
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Daniel Arnold
2022/04/06
On this episode the photographer Daniel Arnold speaks with Apology's Jesse Pearson about the ethics of street photography, his intimate connection to New York City, and dodging a felony charge.
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4.9 out of 5
185 reviews
minima morel'ia 2024/04/03
This is some life affirming stuff!
My entry point to Apology was the episode with Rachel Kushner, and since then I’ve listen to so many episodes. Jesse Pearson has a soothing voice. It ...
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Jimmbo2feet 2023/07/17
Perfect
I’ve listened to every episode of this show multiple times since I discovered it a little over a year ago. I wish there were 10,000 episodes. Each int...
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Soulsonic1234 2022/07/27
Unique smart raw refreshing
New favorite
Hattiehein 2022/06/11
Intelligence, honesty, calmness
A well-read host who actually listens to his guests. A solid half-read, half haven’t collection of guests and references. A calming feeling of respect...
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Stlskater92 2022/05/12
A must listen!
Incredible guests, great production, fun interviews and you get tons of book recommendations. What more could you want?
Presidenthenry 2022/05/09
Love it 💘
Great guests interesting, informative and inspiring
glowboybutler 2022/04/27
Good guests. Inspires reading.
I think I end up reading at least one book as result of each episode.
jackthewolfe 2022/04/21
take your time
i started with AS hamrah's episode and then did rachel kushner's and then did all the rest, but way too quickly. this is a podcast that one should sa...
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tylerstevenbarton 2022/04/11
An absolute gift.
I’ve been introduced to so many artists I would not have otherwise discovered via this podcast, and the guests I did have knowledge of, I had never he...
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PhillyGirl99 2022/03/07
Love Apology!
I really liked the Apology podcast episode with New Yorker writer Naomi Fry, who loves to read, in which she walks you through her fave books, current...
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