Share
Page & Screen
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE with John-Paul Sarni
In which John-Paul opens up a big pile of bookmail to talk about the best holiday gifts for the season.
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE BOOKS
Stanley Tucci - What I Ate in a Year
Nicholas Fox Weber - Mondrian: His Life, His Art, His Quest for the Absolute
Jackie Wullschläger - Monet: The Restless Vision
Liz McNeil and RoseMarie Terenzio - JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biograph
Todd Stern - Landing the Paris Climate Agreement
Tony Blair - On Leadership
Ruby Blondell - Helen of Troy in Hollywood
Stephen Fry - Odyssey
Sam Leith - The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading
Alice Loxton - Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives
Sarah Chapelle - Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras
Frank De Caro - Disco: Music, Movies, and Mania under the Mirror Ball
Christian Siriano - The New Red Carpet
More episodes
View all episodes
42. GILDED AGE FASHION with Elizabeth L. Block | Episode 42
27:07||Ep. 42In which the historian returns to the pod to talk about her new book of more than 50 Gilded Age Fashions and the lives of the people who wore them.
41. THE EPIC HISTORY OF MACARONI & CHEESE with Karima Moyer-Nocchi | Episode 41
34:44||Ep. 41In which the food historian talks about the first recorded macaroni & cheese and how the iconic dish has survived and changed across the centuries.
40. FINDING HER EDGE with Jeff Norton | Episode 40
34:30||Ep. 40In which the showrunner of the hit Netflix series talks about finding IP for adaptation, the work of a showrunner, and how to film a show on the ice.
39. SO OLD, SO YOUNG with Grant Ginder | Episode 39
30:02||Ep. 39In which the novelist discusses his fifth novel, the sights and sounds of New York City in the early aughts, having his worked adapted for the screen, and the inspirations that come from destination weddings.
38. NEVER MIND THE HAPPY: SHOWBIZ STORIES FROM A SORE WINNER with Marc Shaiman | Episode 38
32:42||Ep. 38In which the celebrated composer discusses his New York Times best-selling memoir from Beaches and Bette Midler to Broadway, and the ups and downs of a Hollywood career over five decades.
37. OPERA WARS with Caitlin Vincent | Episode 37
34:55||Ep. 37In which librettist and arts commentator, Caitlin Vincent shares her stories from the battle trenches of the Opera world and the fight for its (more approachable) future.
36. THE GREAT 2026 CULTURE PREVIEW with Boston Book Fanatic & Brett's Book Stack | Episode 36
39:51||Ep. 36In which famed Bookstagrammers @BostonBookFanatic and @Bretts.Book.Stack join John-Paul to gush about the 2026 titles that we can't wait to read (and in some cases, already have!)@eagleharborbooks @brooklinebooksmith
35. MARTIN SCORSESE with Ian Nathan | Episode 35
32:11||Ep. 35In which the film journalist walks us through the iconic canon of Scorsese's work, and the themes and actors which continue to make him one-of-a-kind.
34. SURE THING DESSERTS with Matt Lewis | Episode 34
34:02||Ep. 34In which the baker of classic Americana goodness dishes about his new cookbook, Sure Thing Desserts, fair trade chocolate and the four flavours no one can pass up when it comes time for the sweets. @brooklynbaker @abramsbooks @oblongbooks