{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"952. Mark Leyner","description":"Mark Leyner is the author of A Shimmering, Serrated Monster!: The Mark Leyner Reader, now available from Back Bay Books. Leyner&amp;nbsp;is the author of the novels and collections&amp;nbsp;I Smell Esther Williams and Other Stories&amp;nbsp;(1983);&amp;nbsp;My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist&amp;nbsp;(1990);&amp;nbsp;Et Tu, Babe&amp;nbsp;(1992);&amp;nbsp;Tooth Imprints on a Corn Dog&amp;nbsp;(1996);&amp;nbsp;The Tetherballs of Bougainville&amp;nbsp;(1998);&amp;nbsp;The Sugar-Frosted Nutsack&amp;nbsp;(2012);&amp;nbsp;Gone With the Mind&amp;nbsp;(2016); and&amp;nbsp;Last Orgy of the Divine Hermit&amp;nbsp;(2021). His nonfiction includes the #1&amp;nbsp;New York Times&amp;nbsp;bestseller&amp;nbsp;Why Do Men Have Nipples?, and he cowrote the movie&amp;nbsp;War, Inc.&amp;nbsp; *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available:&amp;nbsp;Apple Podcasts,&amp;nbsp;Spotify,&amp;nbsp;YouTube, etc. Subscribe to&amp;nbsp;Brad Listi\u2019s email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch Twitter Instagram&amp;nbsp; TikTok Bluesky Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a&amp;nbsp;proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Otherppl with Brad Listi","author_url":"http:\/\/otherppl.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35214225\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/184381710"}