CSN Café

About CSN Café

CSN Cafe is an interview podcast run by the Center for the Study of the Novel at Stanford University. Sitting down with visiting scholars to discuss the work they are presenting, these interviews leave a trace of the amazing exchanges we are proud to host at the Center. We’re glad to now be sharing these exchanges with a wider audience, so thank you for listening in as we scholars have a friendly chat among ourselves.

Publisher

Center for the Study of the Novel

Category

arts · fiction · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 May 2019

Latest episode

5 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Jul 2026

   Jonathan Culler, Ian Watt Lecture, “The Problem of the Narrator” (03/02/2026)

2. 

   22 Jun 2026

   Mariana Dimópulos, "The Novel as Philosophy" (02/23/2026)

3. 

   15 Jan 2026

   Books at the Center- Zac Zimmer, First Contact (11/5/25)

Who has been a guest on CSN Café

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

• Peter Boxall
• Ross Ballaster
• Jonathan Lamb
• Caroline Levine
• Wai Chee Dimock

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 10 / 100

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

Quality

6

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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