Check This Out with Rachel Barenbaum

About Check This Out with Rachel Barenbaum

From New Hampshire Public Radio and the PEN/ Faulkner Foundation, Check This Out is a literary series where host Rachel Barenbaum dives deeply into the works of emerging and diverse authors.

Publisher

Rachel Barenbaum

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Sept 2020

Latest episode

6 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

139 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Jul 2026

   Ep. 167 NHPR: Sizzling Summer Recommendations

   Some favorite authors offer their suggestions for summer reading, plus host Rachel Barenbaum has some books by New England authors to recommend.

2. 

   26 Jun 2026

   Ep. 166 NHPR Yu-Mei Balasingamchow: NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED and Katherine Center on the Book Biz

   A debut novel about Ophir—not her real name—who starts a confessional podcast about her years on the run around the globe. Filled with danger and twists, it’s ultimately a story about immigration and belonging—one unlike any you’ve seen before. And on the Book Biz, Katherine Center talks about what it takes to hang in the business for 20 years, how the Book Biz has changed, and her newest novel THE SHIPPERS.

3. 

   19 Jun 2026

   Ep. 165 NHPR Portia Elan: HOMEBOUND + Rachel Kanter for the Book Biz

   In this novel of friendship and hard-won hope, four lives are entangled across time by one story, saved to a floppy disk in the 1980s and destined to ripple across the centuries. For fans of punk rock, robots, 80’s nostalgia, and post-apocalyptic pirates. And on our Book Biz segment, bookseller Rachel Kanter discusses the boom in audiobooks.

Who has been a guest on Check This Out with Rachel Barenbaum

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lucas Schaefer
• Aaron John Curtis
• Rob Franklin
• Emma Pattee
• Jemima Wei

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

48

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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