Second Time Long Time w/ Amy Silverberg

About this episode

Amy Silverberg joins Joshua Turek to discuss creativity, literature, and impending fatherhood.

Author and Comedian Amy Silverberg joins host Joshua Turek to discuss the reasons why we live creative lives, her love of books including her debut novel First Time Long Time , and Josh's impending fatherhood. Originally recorded 1/12/2026 Books Talked About Include: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 100 years of solitude by marquez a visit from the goon squad by jennifer egan A Confederacy of Dunces debt by david graeber a peoples history of the united states grapes of wrath So far gone by jess walter Flesh by David Zalay Beauty Land by Burtino Rock Hawk by Robinson Jeffers Headshot by Rita Bullwinkle Middlemarch by George Elliott Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Turek

Guest: Amy Silverberg

Topics covered

• creative lives
• books
• fatherhood
• literature
• comedy

Keywords

• Amy Silverberg
• Joshua Turek
• First Time Long Time
• books
• comedy
• fatherhood
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: First Time Long Time, The Correspondent, 100 years of solitude, a visit from the goon squad, A Confederacy of Dunces, debt, a peoples history of the united states, grapes of wrath, So far gone, Flesh

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