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The Liars Club Oddcast

A bunch of people who make stuff up for a living, interviewing other people who make stuff up for a living. All while drinking beer and wine in the middle of the day. What could possibly go wrong? Join us for a lively round of lies and exaggerations featuring everyone from NY Times Bestselling authors to National Book Award finalists to debut novelists, screenwriters, actors and more. Hosted by The Liars Club. Sorry, not responsible for the truthiness of any content, because, Liars. Pants currently on fire. Ouch.

Mar 4, 2022

Qian Julie Wang is the author of the memoir BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY (a #ReadWithJenna Best Book of 2021). In her memoir she lays bare how the fear underlying growing up as an illegal immigrant warps and distorts your life, your world. It’s a harrowing conversation, with Oddcast authors Gregory Frost, Merry Jones, Jon...


Feb 3, 2022

Steve Zettler's highly acclaimed plays and novels include THE SECOND MAN, RONIN, and THE CROSSWORD MYSTERIES cowritten with his wife, Cordelia Biddle. He shares tips about writing, collaborating with your spouse, and his latest novel, CARELESS LOVE with Oddcast authors Merry Jones, Gregory Frost, Jon McGoran, and Keith...


Sep 7, 2021

Margo Rabb has won acclaim and awards writing novels, short stories, essays, journalism, and book reviews, has been published in The NY Times, The Atlantic, Slate, Salon, Marie Claire, Zoetrope and many more. She talks about the importance of gardens in her work, her lucky writing pants, and her latest YA novel, LUCY...


Aug 21, 2021

Award-winning journalist and NY Times bestselling author Caitlin Rother talks about writing true crime, keeping the darkness in her books out of her head, what happened when one of her subjects showed up at an event, and more, including her latest book, DEATH ON OCEAN BOULEVARD: INSIDE THE CORONADO MANSION CASE, with...


Jul 18, 2021

Sidewise Award winner Rick Wilber joins us to talk about baseball in science fiction, writing college textbooks, and the aliens who just want to make a profit off of Earth in his latest novel, ALIEN DAY, the sequel to his Campbell Award-nominated ALIEN MORNING. With Oddcast hosts Gregory Frost, Merry Jones, Fran Wilde,...