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Author Leslie Bazzett joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut novel Mia.  This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

Host Caitlin Malcuit shares some of her favorite ghost and horror stories on the screen, including "Over the Garden Wall," "The Halloween Tree," "Ghost Watch," "The Witch," and more!  Then, author Dane Bahr joins Daniel Ford to discuss his novel The Dead Ringer.   To learn more about Dane Bahr, visit his official website. Also listen to his appearance on Mark Cecil's The Thoughtful Bro.  This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

Author and historian Nathaniel Philbrick returns to the show tomorrow and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World.  To learn more about Nathaniel Philbrick, visit his official website. Also listen to his past appearances in Episode 126, Episode 322, and Friday Morning Coffee. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

Author, short story writer, and essayist George Singleton joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his latest short story collection Wounded Boarders.  This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

Author and journalist James Queally joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss Surviving the Lie, the final installment of his Russell Avery series.  To learn more about James Queally, read his work for the Los Angeles Times. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

On the latest Friday Morning Coffee episode, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the shooting of a 28-year-old man in Austin, Texas, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent this past week and the resulting fallout and protests.   Then, author Nina Chayka joins Daniel Ford to discuss her debut Seagulls.  To learn more about Nina Chayka, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

Author Kayla Rae Whitaker (The Animators) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest novel Returns and Exchanges. To learn more about Kayla Rae Whitaker, visit her official website. Also listen to Whitaker's first appearance on the show. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

Author Sebastian Barry (Days Without End, The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty) returns to the show to discuss his latest novel The Newer World, which is out today from Viking. To learn more about Sebastian Barry, revisit his first appearance on our show.  This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

This episode originally aired on the As Told To podcast on Sept. 8, 2026. John Feal is a native New Yorker and Army veteran who worked as a demolition supervisor at Ground Zero until an 8,000-pound beam crushed his left foot during the clean-up. As he struggled with his own post-9/11 trauma, and scrambled to get out from under his also-disabling medical bills, he watched his fellow responders suffer and die from cancer and other ailments caused by the dust in the air they were told was safe to breathe. Forgotten by a broken healthcare system and lawmakers who had promised to #NeverForget, and inspired by the men and women who continued to suffer in the fallout from that fateful day, he resolved to fight. In I Will Follow You Anywhere: The True Story of the 9/11 Responders Who Took on Congress, he shares his remarkable story of grit and resolve, alongside the accounts of his fellow responders, presenting their shared "recipe" for getting things done—including the passage of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund. Working with ghostwriter, developmental editor, and book coach Charles Daly, himself a maritime first responder on the Atlantic coast of Ireland, John offers a rogue approach to the ground game of representative government, empowering readers in all walks of life to take on the system and win. Join us as John and Charlie commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, and discuss how they worked together on their compelling new book—"A graphic but powerful reminder of the horrors of that day," according to Booklist, "and the horrors that first responders have faced ever since." Learn more about our guests: John Feal Instagram John Feal Threads John Feal Facebook Charles Daly website Charles Daly LinkedIn Charles Daly Instagram Please support the sponsors who support our show: Ritani Jewelers Daniel Paisner's Balloon Dog Daniel Paisner's SHOW: The Making and Unmaking of a Network Television Pilot Heaven Help Us by John Kasich Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall by Lindsey Jacobellis Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Libro.fm (ASTOLDTO) | 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 when you start your membership The Darling Killers Podcast Film Freaks Forever! podcast, hosted by Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton Everyday Shakespeare podcast A Mighty Blaze podcast The Writer's Bone Podcast Network Misfits Market (WRITERSBONE) | $15 off your first order  Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Wizard Pins (WRITERSBONE) | 20% discount

Author Courtney Maum (The Year of the Horses, Before and After the Book Deal) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her most recent novel Alan Opts Out. To learn more about Courtney Maum, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

Nick Harmer, founding member and bassist for Death Cab for Cutie, joins Daniel Ford to discuss the indie rock band's latest album "I Built You a Tower." To learn more about Death Cab for Cutie, visit their official website and check out their "Tiny Desk Concert" on NPR. Photo credit: Shervin Lainez This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses a joint United Nations – Red Cross call for rules on lethal autonomous weapons, President Barack Obama's "lethal presidency," and ICE spending major dollars on Boston Dynamics robot dogs. Then, former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall chats with Daniel Ford about his book Lethal Autonomy.  This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

*in our best Batman voice* Author Daniel Dockery answers our signal and chats with Daniel Ford about I Am the Night: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of Batman: The Animated Series. *lightning strikes* To learn more about Daniel Dockery, visit his official website. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

Author Jamie Fisher joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut book Nobody Broke Your Heart: An Intimate Biography of Elliott Smith. To learn more about Jamie Fisher, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Simply Dag: The Private Man in a Public—and Dangerous—Office, a book by Sara Causey and  Libro.fm.

Host Caitlin Malcuit laments heavy metal in our toothpaste, a cottage cheese shortage, and whatever the f**k is going on with our blueberries. (The reason for all of this might be that private equity funds are evil.) Then, writer and activist Ann Larson chats with Daniel Ford about her book Cleanup on Aisle Five: Essential Work, Poverty Wages and the View from Behind the Supermarket Register. To learn more about Ann Larson, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Simply Dag: The Private Man in a Public—and Dangerous—Office, a book by Sara Causey and  Libro.fm.