Writers Read Their Early Sh*t

About Writers Read Their Early Sh*t

The podcast where authors and artists share the lopsided pleasures of their predeveloped, over-early, unripe work.

Publisher

Jason Emde

Category

arts · comedy · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

8 May 2021

Latest episode

23 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

74 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Aug 2026

   S5/E8 - Wang Ping & wind crossing grasses

   Send us Fan Mail Jason is joined by writer Wang Ping for a wide-ranging interface about the infinite potential of the body, what makes Gary Snyder a true master, doing the work in your dreams, invisible whips, dragons and rivers, and how it's not possible to walk into the wrong room. This episode also features WRTES's first reading in Chinese, with Ping reading her translation back into Chinese of Gary Snyder's English translation of a Han Shan Cold Mountain poem. That doesn't happen every ep...

2. 

   9 Jun 2026

   S5/E7 - Gary Barwin: babysitting money & an evil cow

   Send us Fan Mail Sorry for the delay, folks—been busy with the washing & the cleaning & that—but here at last is my free-ranging chat with Gary Barwin, roaming from how one ends up in a place to David McFadden to walking like James Joyce to other people's milk. We even get around to some of Gary's early shit. Enjoy. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, DJ Max in Tokyo for the wizard music, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for li...

3. 

   23 Apr 2026

   S5/E6 - Jaclyn Desforges has lonely feet

   Send us Fan Mail Jason welcomes Jaclyn Desforges for a convivial interface about letting the robots do all the stuff, writing about coconut oil, Clarice Lispector, lonely feet, weird babies, and running for mayor of Milton, Ontario. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, DJ Max in Tokyo for the wizard music, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

Who has been a guest on Writers Read Their Early Sh*t

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

• Ayelet Tsabari
• Andrew Whiteman
• Iain Maloney

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

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Quality

31

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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