episodes

February 14, 2023

Ana Reyes “The House in the Pines”

“Total page turner” Chatter rolls with a Feb 14 special – sort of. David, Torie and Jamie break down the Super Bowl. All the guys say…

February 7, 2023

David Wright Falade – “Black Cloud Rising”

“Commonality” David briefs the Super Bowl. Jamie breaks down the “balloon incident.” Torie, David and Jamie play “if you liked this book on Chatter, get this…

January 25, 2023

Amita Parikh “The Circus Train”

“The fragility of life.” Claude kicks things off with big literary news. Manny has a book! “It’s Okay to Be Me!” , his uplifting story of…

January 18, 2023

Andrew Maraniss “Inaugural Ballers – The True Story of the First US Women’s Olympic Basketball Team”

“Changing women’s sports for the next twenty-five years.” Chatter rolls with David, Torie and Torie’s sister from another mother Liz Clarke. They break down “Spare” –…

January 10, 2023

Buzz Bissinger “The Mosquito Bowl – A Game of Life and Death in World War II”

“They were boys.” David, Torie and Jamie ring in the new year with chatter about resolutions, reading’s health benefits and the incredible Robert Caro. They talk…

December 20, 2022

Silas House – “Lark Ascending”

“Hope.” Chatter rolls into the holidays with David, Torie and COB fave Michael Croley. Mike shares his piece in Esquire, a tribute to his late brother…

December 13, 2022

Kate Anderson Brower – “Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit and Glamour of an Icon”

Don and Petie Kladstrup – “Champagne Charlie: The Frenchman Who Taught Americans to Love Champagne.” COB has a double header. Wash Post editor and writer and…

December 6, 2022

Andrew Sean Greer – “Less is Lost”

“You don’t get a Pulitzer!” Torie, David and Jamie break down the World Cup, gaslighting, goblin mode and Dylan. Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer zooms…

November 22, 2022

Bob Brush “The Piazza – Stories from Piazza Santa Caterina Piccola”

“It takes courage to be an adolescent.” It’s the annual Thanksgiving Chatter family special! Renaissance man Nevin Martell and celebrity mixologist Rodney Ferguson join Torie for…