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"Humanizing the Fringes" w/ comedian Zach Pugh
Apr 8, 2026
1h 09m 38s
Second Time Long Time w/ Amy Silverberg
Mar 16, 2026
1h 10m 55s
"Beyond All Reasonable Doubt" w/ Writer Melissa Lozada-Oliva
Feb 25, 2026
59m 11s
Eels and Unions w/ Actor David Hull (Crazy Ex)
Feb 10, 2026
1h 36m 51s
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Feb 9, 2026
1h 26m 53s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/8/26 | "Humanizing the Fringes" w/ comedian Zach Pugh✨ | literaturecomedy+4 | Zach Pugh | The Fort Bragg CartelMoby Dick+7 | — | Moby DickZach Pugh+7 | — | 1h 09m 38s | |
| 3/16/26 | Second Time Long Time w/ Amy Silverberg✨ | creative livesbooks+3 | Amy Silverberg | First Time Long TimeThe Correspondent+12 | — | Amy SilverbergJoshua Turek+5 | — | 1h 10m 55s | |
| 2/25/26 | "Beyond All Reasonable Doubt" w/ Writer Melissa Lozada-Oliva✨ | literary influencesreading+3 | Melissa Lozada-Oliva | Beyond All Reasonable Doubt Jesus is Alivetana french+7 | — | Melissa Lozada-Olivaliterary influences+3 | — | 59m 11s | |
| 2/10/26 | Eels and Unions w/ Actor David Hull (Crazy Ex)✨ | eelspolitics+4 | David Hull | SlumberlandSell Out+15 | — | David HullJoshua Turek+5 | — | 1h 36m 51s | |
| 2/9/26 | "A Societal Cosmos" w/ Astrologer Liz Vazquez✨ | astrologybooks+4 | Liz Vazquez | Trickster makes the worldShiver+15 | — | astrologybooks+6 | — | 1h 26m 53s | |
| 1/20/26 | Creative Friendships with writer Lauren Lavin✨ | creative relationshipswriting+4 | Lauren Lavin | The Third Beatuntil it feels right+12 | — | Lauren Lavincreative friendships+4 | — | 1h 00m 23s | |
| 12/22/25 | Escaping Punitive Christianity with Brian Recker✨ | Christianityspirituality+3 | Brian Recker | Ninth Planet AudioHell Bent+5 | — | Christianityspirituality+3 | — | 56m 56s | |
| 11/24/25 | Mutual Aiding with Political Commentator Lily Eagle✨ | mutual aidpolitical commentary+3 | Lily Eagla | mutual aid by dean spadeAutobiography of Benvenuto Cellini+3 | — | mutual aidpolitical commentary+3 | — | 49m 17s | |
| 11/11/25 | Resurrecting Collections with writer/director Larry Charles✨ | literaturepersonal growth+4 | Larry Charles | Comedy SamuraiJesus’ Son+9 | — | Larry CharlesJoshua Turek+6 | — | 1h 21m 16s | |
| 10/30/25 | Confronting Reality w/ author Yasha Levine✨ | technofeudalismdocumentary+3 | Yasha Levine | Society of the SpectacleSurveillance Valley+9 | San Francisco | Yasha LevineJoshua Turek+3 | — | 1h 42m 23s | |
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| 10/16/25 | The Beauty of the Ordinary with filmmaker Maddy Power | Recorded remotely from Bad Animal Books in Santa Cruz, CA. Joshua Turek and Maddy Power Maddy shares her personal experience of losing her home and books in the Eaton Canyon Fire in Alta Dena and the two books she grabbed before evacuatingTo sign up to Joshua's Zoom Poetry Weekend Workshop visit joshuaturek.comBooks talked about include:Werener Herzog's Guide for the PerplexedAgnes Varda interviewsDavid Sedaris “Theft and Finding”bell hooks "The Will to Change" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 7/9/25 | What I'm Reading on My Comedy Tour | On a pit stop in Santa Cruz with family between dates on my comedy tour (Get your tickets to my San Diego show Friday and L.A., SF, Eureka, next week then Seattle and Portland) before heading up the west coast. I get into a little of what I'm reading, my favorite bookstores so far on this trip, and why I took this podcast off of Spotify (hint they're evil). Come to my shows if I'm in your city!All my shows7/11 San Diego7/16 L.A.7/18&19 SF7/20 Eureka7/25 Seattle8/15 Portland8/21-23 Boise8/27 Tulsa8/28 Kansas City8/29 New Orleans9/6 TucsonBooks Talked About:The Bell Jar - Sylvia PlathMeet Me in the BathroomPerfect Victims - Mohammed El KurdOur American Israel - Amy KaplanOne Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This - Omar El AkkadBlue Desert - Charles Bowden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/24/25 | Field Trip to The Strand Bookstore in New York City | Officially on my comedy tour across the United States during particularly distressing times. It took six nights and five days but the morning after my first headlining show at Rodney's in Manhattan I managed some time to visit the staple bookstore of NYC "The Strand". CHICAGO my show at Zanies is tonight! Tickets are getting low. You can use discout code TUREK10 for $15.75 tickets here. The rest of my tour is here with more dates and cities to come so follow my bandsintown to get notified for when I come to yours. Tour dates below.6/24 CHICAGO6/27 PHILADELPHIA6/29 DALLAS 7/11 SAN DIEGO7/16 L.A.7/18&19 SF7/20 EUREKA7/25 SEATTLE8/15 PORTLAND8/21-23 BOISE8/27 TULSA8/28 KANSAS CITY8/29 NEW ORLEANS9/6 TUCSON9/18 TAMPA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/16/25 | Infinite Jest Digest with podcaster Cam George (Talking Talk Tuah) | Comedian Cam George of Talking Talk Tuah now Talking Talk podcast discusses being mystified by Infinite Jest and encountering this red flag memed book with new eyes.Joshua's U.S. comedy tour starts this Saturday in New York City. That's Saturday night June 21 at Rodney's on the Upper Eastside. Followed by Chicago on Tuesday June 24 at Zanies. Philadelphia June 27. Dallas June 29 and more. Get tickets now! For all things Joshua Turek go to joshuaturek.comBooks Talked About Include:Infinite jestsound and the furyall the pretty horsesblood meridianlonesome doveconfederacy of dunceshunger gamesgirl with the dragon tattoo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/6/25 | EMT Hugo of Seize the Means Shirts | Catch Joshua on tour! New York City show is in two weeks at Rodney's on 6/21! Chicago at Zainies 6/24! Philly at Next in Line Comedy 6/27! And More....Just added New Orleans! Boise! Coming soon with more dates. Follow my Bandsintown to be notified! And order signed copies of my poetry bookEMT and Political Creator Hugo of Seize the Means Shirts talks reading 70 books a year with host Joshua Turek. Hard to stomach nonfiction and breezy science fiction.Books talked about includeautobiography of malcom xhow to hide an empirejakarta methodassadaThe word for world is forestthe poppy fieldsparable of the sowerparable of the talentsnaomi klein shock doctrineWashington BulletsKing Leopolds ghostCobalt Redthe rediscovery of americathe indigenous peoples history of the united statesblack against empiremanufacturing consentinventing realityfight like helluprising by haddixBraiding sweetgrass Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/23/25 | Writer Evgenia Kovda on Philip K. Dick | Catch Joshua Turek on comedy tour this summer of 2025. To get notified of cities and dates follow his bandsintown and to buy signed copies of his new poetry book "Of Dumb Importance" on joshuaturek.comWriter and filmmaker Evgenia Kovda goes in depth with host Joshua Turek on sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick. Did this troubled man predict the future we are living in now or was he the architect of it for bad actors? Evgenia and Joshua discuss the writings of Dick as well as their own serendipitous interactions with each other in changing neighborhoods over the years as well as Josh's visit to her podcast with Yasha Levine "In Bed with the Russians". Check out Evgenia and Yasha's Substack it's a favorite of Turek Books! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/14/25 | Musician and Author Britt Warner (Josh's sister) | Josh's sister musician and author Britt Warner brings books that make her miss L.A. and her own novella "Swimming with Horses".For tickets to Josh's Summer of Discontent Comedy Tour 2025 click here and to get a signed copy of the new poetry book "Of Dumb Importance" click here international friends who want to pay normal shipping for the book can get it hereBooks talked about include:Swimming with horses: Britt WarnerSlow Days and Fast Company : Eve BabitzDidion vs Babitz bookOf Dumb Importance by Joshua TurekJames Gandolfini Bio : Jason Bailey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/26/25 | Comedian Steve Hernandez on Defying Conventional Narratives | Comedian and producer of Chatterbox comedy, Steve Hernandez, talks books about rich men seducing young women, polyamory, his own experiences with fatherhood, open relationships, comedy, and navigating his passions toward the shrinking prizes of industry. For even more on Steve check him out hereJoshua Turek is going on a 2025 summer comedy tour! New York City is first on June 21! Chicago, Philly, Dallas, San Diego, L.A., Eureka, Portland, Seattle, Tulsa, Kansas City, with more dates soon! Follow for tickets and new dates on his bandsintown or to buy tickets directly on his web site where his new poetry book "Of Dumb Importance" should be out any second now and is available for pre-order!Books Talked About Include:Careless People by Sarah Wynn Williams fb tell all book My Life in Heavy Metal by Steve AlmondWild by Cheryl StrayedThe Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton and Janet HardyOpen by Rachel KrantzMore by Molly Roden WinterWriters and Lovers by Lily KingColumbine by Dave CullenZealot by Reza AslanThe Bible the book of James Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/10/25 | Musician and Sign Language Interpreter Dominique Matelson On the Idea of a Fantasy | Catch Joshua Turek on his comedy tour this summer! Tickets are up for shows in NYC, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Diego, L.A., Eureka, Seattle, Portland, Kansas City with more dates and cities coming soon at joshuaturek.com . First 3 in each city to send proof of tickets to acalmquietplace@gmail.com get a free copy of Josh's new poetry book after the corresponding show!Musician and sign language interpreter Dominique Matelson joins host Joshua Turek to discuss the pleasures and pitfalls of fantasy and how books from I Spy to Clarice Lespecter have helped her integrate her well being and creativity. Check out Dominique here https://www.instagram.com/dominiquematelson/ also wait until the very end to hear the song of hers "When I Told a Lie" they reference at the beginning of the conversation (music video on YouTube).Books Talked About Include:Books talked about includeI SPY Fantasy/MysteryClarice lespecter’s Complete StoriesNo One Belongs Here More Than You Miranda JulyAll Fours Miranda JulyCrime and PunishmentConfederacy of DuncesDunce Mary RuefleAlex’s journal Alex Cleo Rouboud Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/4/25 | Bibliomancy with Author Sophie Strand | Catch Joshua Turek on comedy tour this summer! Tickets are up for shows in NYC, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Diego, L.A., Seattle, Portland, Kansas City with more dates and cities coming soon at joshuaturek.comAuthor of "The Body is a Doorway", Sophie Strand talks with host Joshua Turek about her memoir, mycellial networks, books as guides to our psychic lives, and how both of them want to open bookstores. Check out Sophie's work here https://sophiestrand.com/Books talked about include:Plants in the imaginale realmUrsula Leguin The Language of the NightA Distant Mirror by Barbara TuchmanJoan of Arc by herself and her witnessesRed Rising Series by Pierce BrownLonesome Dove Larry McMurtryBooks by Larry Mcmurtrythe One Inside Sam ShepherdJoseph Campbell myth booksConfederacy of Dunces Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/27/25 | Filmmaker Joe Carnahan and I Eventually Get to Books | Film Director Joe Carnahan (The Grey, Narc, RIP -new movie starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon) and host Joshua Turek discuss a wide range of topics from the LA wildfires to never meeting your heroes. Joe brings a Noam Chomsky book and tells of why he can't read James Ellroy books anymore. They get into Trump and Biden and the U.S. imperial apparatus but also have a good time.Want to see Joshua Turek performing live? Visit joshuaturek.com for summer comedy tour dates! So far, San Diego, Seattle, Kansas City tickets are available with L.A., New York and more coming soon!Check out Joe Carnahan's new movie "Shadow Force" and upcoming after that "RIP" starring Matt Damon and Ben AffleckBooks Talked About Include:The Myth of American Idealism noam chomskyMartyr Kaveh AkbarJonathan Franzen The Corrections and FreedomAll The Shahs Men Stephen KinzerBooks by Larry McMurtrySome New Kind of Kick by Kid Congo PowersWerner Herzog Every Man For Himself and God Against AllGod Is Not Great Christophr Hitchens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/3/25 | Sonoran Desert Biologist Robert Villa on How We're All Roommates | Host Joshua Turek sits down with Desert Scientist and Reptile Expert, Robert Villa, who is also in Community Outreach at the University of Arizona Desert Labs at Tumamoc Hill in Tucson. Their conversation spans, Sonoran Desert books, Pablo Neruda poems, and the interdependence of all life on Earth. Joshua is going on comedy tour this summer! Check dates on his site joshuaturek.com so far tickets are already available for San Diego and Seattle. Bestiary-Pablo NerudaThe Desert -John Van DyckeBlue Desert - Charles BowdenKilling the Hidden Waters - Charles Bowden-ofelia ZepedaDebt - David Graeber Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/24/25 | What I'm Reading These Days w/ Joshua Turek | Host Joshua Turek returns with a solo episode of Turek Books after a few months hiatus and his relocation to Tucson. He discusses the very timely book, "Technofeudalism" at length as it was the first pick for a book club on his Turek Books IG live. He also gets into what else he's reading. "Debt" by David Graeber, "The Bible" by whoever wrote it, "All the Shahs Men" a book on U.S. interference in Iran, and "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry whom Joshua pines away about for awhile. Also mentioned are McMurtry's books "All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers" and "Moving On" and the next book club pick "The Death and Life of the Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs. Joshua is touring comedy this summer and releasing a new poetry book. Be sure to let him know which cities he should visit, follow his Substack @joshuaturek and be sure to check joshuaturek.com for tour dates and signed copies of his debut poetry book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/14/25 | Wildfire Edition w/ Joshua Turek | $5 from every poetry book sold on my website this week going to wildfire relief in la www.joshuaturek.com I sit in a park in Tucson and discuss this week’s events and my own strange unmoored evacuation and plans for the show. Thank you for listening and stay safebooks talked about includeSam Shepardlarry mcmurtryJane Jacobsmy poetry book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/3/24 | Used Bookseller Tim Conrad Horner Talks Found Objects | Used bookseller, musician, and writer, Tim Conrad Horner joins Joshua to talk paranoid books, books without faces on the covers, and a project he is building with objects he has found inside of old books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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