Prose Society with Eli Rallo

About Prose Society with Eli Rallo

If your bookshelf and your For You Page are equally important to your personality… welcome home. This is Prose Society — a weekly podcast by Eli Rallo that’s part book club, part group chat for thought daughters, pop culture scholars, and anyone who thinks Pride and Prejudice and Love Island deserve the same level of discourse. See you between the pages!

Publisher

iHeartPodcasts

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

5 Aug 2026

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

10 of 12 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ballots, Bad Reviews & 500 Books a Year?! with Antonia (@BlackGirlThatReads)

   Host Eli Rallo interviews book influencer Antonia (@BlackGirlThatReads) about voter registration, book reviews, and reading habits, offering insights into community building and literary passion.

2. 

   14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Culture Catch-Up: Let People Like Things!

   Eli Rallo shares life updates, discusses pop culture, and explores the internet's inability to let people enjoy things in this interview episode.

3. 

   7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Zoe Kazan on Adapting East of Eden, Family Legacy, and the Art of Letting Go

   Host Eli Rallo interviews actress, screenwriter, and playwright Zoe Kazan about adapting "East of Eden," family legacy, and the art of letting go.

4. 

   30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Culture Catch-Up: Justice for Millennials!

   Host Eli Rallo discusses pop culture events, Taylor Swift's "Showgirl Encore," and generational debates, offering insights into current trends and media.

5. 

   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Book Review: Waist Deep by Linea Maja Ernst — Ensemble Casts, Existential Dread, and the Question of How We're Supposed to Live

   Host Eli Rallo interviews Linea Maja Ernst about "Waist Deep," exploring existential dread, relationships, and the privilege of questioning life's purpose.

6. 

   16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Culture Catch-Up: The Emmys, The Ad, and We Are the Assholes

   Host Eli Rallo discusses the Emmys, the Sydney Sweeney ad controversy, and reflections on 9/11 in this culture catch-up episode.

7. 

   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Waist Deep, Love Island Drama & the Sociology of American Cheating with Josh Lora

   Host Eli Rallo interviews writer, content creator, and sociologist Josh Lora about reality TV, American cheating, and the complexities of desire in the book "Waist Deep."

8. 

   2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Culture Catch-Up: Dolly Parton Tributes, Met Gala Fallout & the Ozempic-Fueled Celebrity Body Discourse

   Eli Rallo discusses Dolly Parton tributes, Met Gala controversies, and celebrity body discourse in this culture catch-up episode.

9. 

   26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Book Review: With Friends Like You by Amy Chozick — New Motherhood and a Twist You Won’t See Coming

   Host Eli Rallo interviews author Amy Chozick about her thrilling debut novel, "With Friends Like You," exploring new motherhood and unexpected plot twists.

10. 

    19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Amy Chozick: Trading Politics for Fiction, Pub Day Jitters, and Writing Her Debut Novel

    Host Eli Rallo interviews journalist-turned-novelist Amy Chozick about her transition from politics to fiction and the inspiration behind her debut novel.

11. 

    12 Aug 2026

    Welcome to Prose Society: Why I Took a Break, Love Island Drama & What to Expect Each Week

    Host Eli Rallo shares her hiatus reasons, upcoming weekly content, and personal journey while discussing Love Island, podcast pet peeves, and pop culture.

12. 

    5 Aug 2026

    Introducing: Prose Society with Eli Rallo

    Host Eli Rallo introduces Prose Society, a podcast exploring the ideas and culture surrounding a featured book each month.

Inside a recent episode

Ballots, Bad Reviews & 500 Books a Year?! with Antonia (@BlackGirlThatReads)

Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It's very sweet. And now we can just have books all over the house. But when I like started reading more, I realized like my friends on my personal Instagram were not like reading and I was, I was discovering hashtags because those were new at the time. And I remember like clicking bookstagram, like a whole new world opened and I realized, Oh, I should just make a different account. Yeah. And so I made a different account. I think it was July, June or July, 2027. So I'm coming up on like 10 years, which is crazy. Um, 2017. Yeah. Yeah. Wow. It's been a while. Not new to this. I'm not new at all. […]

Who has been a guest on Prose Society with Eli Rallo

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

• Antonia
• Zoe Kazan
• Josh Lora
• Amy Chozick

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.4 / 5

81 ratings

Spotify

3.9 / 5

98 ratings

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Books guests

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

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