Episodes

  • Friday Morning Coffee: Alia Hanna Habib

    Friday Morning Coffee: Alia Hanna Habib
    Feb 6 2026

    Host Caitlin Malcuit and Daniel Ford discuss the recent layoffs at The Washington Post.

    Suggested reading and resources:

    • "You Can't Kill Swagger" by Sally Jenkins
    • "He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years" by Erik Wemple
    • X thread from Barry Svrluga
    • "The Washington Post Is No Longer Useful to Jeff Bezos" by Jason Koebler
    • Job Sheet from Washington Association of Black Journalists

    Then literary agent and now author Alia Hanna Habib joins Daniel to chat about her book Take It from Me: An Agent's Guide to Building a Nonfiction Writing Career from Scratch.

    To learn more about Alia Hanna Habib, visit her website and subscribe to her substack Delivery & Acceptance.

    This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
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    36 mins
  • Episode 740: Finding New Obsessions With Kathleen Boland

    Episode 740: Finding New Obsessions With Kathleen Boland
    Feb 3 2026

    Author Kathleen Boland joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut novel Scavengers.

    To learn more about Kathleen Boland, visit her official website.

    This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
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    31 mins
  • Episode 739: Alejandro Varela

    Episode 739: Alejandro Varela
    Jan 27 2026

    Author Alejandro Varela (The Town of Babylon, The People Who Report More Stress) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest novel Middle Spoon.

    To learn more about Alejandro Varela, visit his official website. Also listen to our previous interview with the author.

    This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
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    43 mins
  • Friday Morning Coffee: Sam Quinones

    Friday Morning Coffee: Sam Quinones
    Jan 23 2026

    Host Caitlin Malcuit brews up the first Friday Morning Coffee of 2026 by discussing *deep breath* Canadian Brass' tuba rendition of "Flight of the Bumblebee," the rad Lowell, Mass.-based, aptly named brass ensemble The Party Band, Somerville's HONK! Festival, and Minnesota's Brass Solidarity, "a band founded in 2021 in response to the murder of George Floyd and the ongoing fight in the movement for Black lives."

    Author and journalist Sam Quinones (The Least of Us, Dreamland) then returns to chat with Daniel Ford about his book The Perfect Tuba: Forging Fulfillment from the Bass Horn, Band, and Hard Work.

    To learn more about Sam Quinones, visit his official website. Listen to our past Friday Morning Coffee conversation with the author, as well as our discussion about his book Dreamland in Episode 253. Also check out Daniel's Friday Morning Coffee chat with his high school band director.

    This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
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    52 mins
  • Episode 738: Howard Bryant

    Episode 738: Howard Bryant
    Jan 20 2026

    Award-winning and best-selling author and journalist Howard Bryant (Rickey, The Last Hero) joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America.

    To learn more about Howard Bryant, visit his official website.

    This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and the Is It Streaming podcast, the newest addition to the Writer's Bone Podcast Network.
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    1 hr
  • Celebrating As Told To's 100th Episode With Daniel Paisner

    Celebrating As Told To's 100th Episode With Daniel Paisner
    Jan 13 2026
    We're a week away from launching our 2026 campaign, beginning with Howard Bryant, author of Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America, but we wanted to dust off our feed and take a moment to celebrate a milestone in the Writer's Bone Podcast Network. Daniel Paisner's podcast As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast cracked 100 episodes a couple of months ago and we wanted to share it here and have Paisner on to talk about what it means for him. Original show notes: Nelson and Alex DeMille's The Tin Men is an electrifying read and a chillingly timely one," writes The New York Times best-selling novelist Megan Abbott of the third and final father-son collaboration in the Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor series. "[It's] both a master-class in suspense and a haunting exploration of the dangers and costs of a surrender to technology, an abandonment of the human." Yes, it is. It's also the final novel from legendary author Nelson DeMille, completed posthumously following his death in September 2024, and a follow-up to the duo's first two collaborations in the series—The Deserter and Blood Lines, both immediate New York Times best-sellers. Its publication offers Alex DeMille an opportunity to reflect on growing up under the influence of one of our finest storytellers—a backdrop that at first inspired Alex to become a filmmaker. A graduate of the MFA program in film at UCLA, Alex's films have won many awards and fellowships, and have played at festivals worldwide, including "My Nephew Emmett, " which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short in 2018. "I want to thank my father," he writes in an emotional grace note to the new book, "who might be reading this somewhere among the stars with a good scotch in hand. Thank you for all you've given me, all you've taught me, for your love, your encouragement, for making me laugh and making me think. Thank you for trusting me. Thank you for showing me the way. I hope this makes you proud." Learn more about Alex DeMille: WebsiteInstagramThreadsTwitterFacebook Please support the sponsors who support our show: Gotham Ghostwriters' Gathering of the GhostsRitani Jewelers Daniel Paisner's Balloon DogDaniel Paisner's SHOW: The Making and Unmaking of a Network Television PilotHeaven Help Us by John KasichUnforgiving: Lessons from the Fall by Lindsey JacobellisFilm Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discountLibro.fm (ASTOLDTO) | 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 when you start your membershipFilm Freaks Forever! podcast, hosted by Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef SuttonEveryday Shakespeare podcastA Mighty Blaze podcastThe Writer's Bone Podcast NetworkMisfits Market (WRITERSBONE) | $15 off your first order Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discountWizard Pins (WRITERSBONE) | 20% discount
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Friday Morning Coffee: Tamar Shapiro

    Friday Morning Coffee: Tamar Shapiro
    Dec 19 2025

    Caitlin Malcuit reheats some of her favorite Friday Morning Coffee conversations from 2025 and finishes up her eighth year (!) as our host.

    Author Tamar Shapiro then joins Daniel Ford to chat about her novel Restitution.

    To learn more about Tamar Shapiro, visit her official website.

    This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.
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    31 mins
  • Episode 737: Julian Brave NoiseCat

    Episode 737: Julian Brave NoiseCat
    Dec 16 2025

    Author and Academy Award-nominee Julian Brave NoiseCat joins Daniel Ford on the final show of 2025 to discuss his book We Survived the Night and his documentary film "Sugarcane."

    To learn more about Julian Brave Noise Cat, visit his official website.

    This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.
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    46 mins