Writing The Rapids

Writing The Rapids

A writer curated discussion podcast and audio literary magazine

Episodes

August 31, 2025

Joe is joined by Mae Murray to talk about, place and identity, revenge stories, writing while in the midst of turmoil, and more.

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Joe is rejoined by Michael Tichy to talk about writing horror inspired by Steinbeck, putting together an anthology for the first time, and more.

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Behind Every Tree, Beneath Every Rock
The Winnowing Draw
In the Eyes of the Hungry

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Joe is joined by James Pate to talk about writing in different modes, the freedom of genre, the many faces of the gothic, and more.

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Speed of Life
Mineral Planet
Flowers Among the Carrion
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Joe is rejoined by Logan Berry to talk about Logan's new book, how fatherhood has changed our art consumption and creation, and more!

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Doom is the House Without a Door
Casket Flare
Crystal Lake
Wreckdom
Transmissions to Artaud

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Joe is joined by Kalie Pead to talk about her book Today, Aries, nostalgia, Persephone, writing with chance, and more!

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Today, Aries
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Joe is rejoined by Thomas Moore to talk about We'll Never Be Fragile Again, nostalgia, infatuation, and more.

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Ben Niespodziany joins joe to talk about organizing your work, surprising yourself with your work, his new press, and so much more.

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Pizama Press

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Paul Cunningham rejoins joe to talk about gas stations, influencer culture, flarf (no, really), and so much more.

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Sociocide at the 24/7
Fall Garment
The House of the Tree of Sores 

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Joe is joined by Joe Koch to talk surrealism, writing the senses, deities of place in deep space, and more.

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Joe is rejoined by Shane Jesse Christmass to talk about the reissue of Latex, Texas, its redesign, editing like a movie, paying attention to what you're feeling when you write, and more!

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Latex, Texas

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Joe is joined by Michael Tichy to talk weird westerns, american expansion, masculinity, and more.

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Behind Every Tree, Beneath Every Rock
The Winnowing Draw

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Joe is rejoined by Charlene Elsby and they talk about people who aren't bothered by criticism, how language in the workplace changes your brain, names starting with the letter D, and more.

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Meghan Lamb rejoins Joe to talk about her new book Mirror Translation, traveling, culture shock, the enslaving potential of politeness, and more!

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Joe is joined by Sara Century to talk relationship problems, Scream, horror, and so much more.

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A Small Light & Other Stories
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Joe is joined by Thomas Moore to talk about fantasy vs reality, editing as part of the creative process, dark humor, and more.

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Joe is rejoined by Sam Richard to talk about his new short story collection The Still Beating Heart of a Dead God, ordering short story collections, iterating on ideas, Dark Internet, and more.

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Weirdpunk Books 

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Joe is rejoined by Charlene Elsby and they talk about she feels about her writing over time, absurdity and dark comedy, challenging writing, and more.

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Joe is rejoined by Olivia Cronk to talk about her new book Gwenda, Rodney, hybrid works, ekphrasis, erratic spacing, and so so much more.

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Joe is joined by Anna Poletti to talk about her new book hello, world?, kink, Hungary, power structures, and so much more.

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Robert Kloss rejoins Joe to talk his new book The Genocide House, America, smooshing ideas together, and more.

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