Brad Listi (@otherppl) is the author of my favorite book of the year to date, Be Brief and Tell Them Everything.
Brad also is the longtime host and producer of Otherppl, a podcast with in depth conversations with today’s leading writers. It’s one of my favorite podcasts. He’s been producing it since 2011, so even longer than us here at CNF Pod HQ.
Brad’s book is written in these chunklets and touches on being a creative person, the messiness of life and a creative life, reading, books, social media, fatherhood, and more.
We talk about a lot of themes in the book and the incredible prep it takes to bring one podcast into the world.
I found myself nodding along during the edit, something I don’t typically do when in the rigors of cleaning up a conversation. That should tell you all you need to know about this episode.
Brad was a generous source for this article about being a great podcast guest.
Brad also has a great weekly newsletter. I’m a newsletter junkie and read several. Brad’s is pretty simple, like they should be.
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