We’re joined by Tod Goldberg, author of more than a dozen books, including Gangsterland and The Low Desert, to talk about what he learned about crime writing from Elmore Leonard. Plus, why are MFA programs still so often biased against writers of genre fiction? And what are the challenges of writing a series of novels with the same lead character?

Paying for a therapist when you’ve been kicked off your parents’ insurance…yikes.

Everyone goes through it, so let’s get into it.

Books I recommend you read in your twenties.

Living my life like it’s an extended music video.

Make the most of those flights you didn’t pay for.