The Chills at Will Podcast
by chillsatwillpodcast
July 15, 2025 3:53 pm
The Chills at Will Podcast is a celebration of the visceral beauty of literature. This beauty will be examined through close reads of phrases and lines and passages from fiction and nonfiction that thrills the reader, so much so that he wants to read again and again to replicate that thrill. Each episode will focus on a different theme, such as “The Power of Flashback,” “Understatement,” “Cats in the Cradle,” and “Chills at Will: Origin Story.”
Recent Episodes
Episode 286 with Hannah Pittard, Author of If You Love It, Let It Kill You, and Master Craftswoman of Memorable, Witty, Zany, Profound Dialogue, Characters, and Storylines
4 days agoEpisode 285 with The Philharmonik, Winner of 2024's NPR Tiny Desk Contest for "What's It All Mean?" and Master Arranger, Producer, and Reflective Lyricist
2 months agoEpisode 284 with Vanessa Saunders, Author of the Flat Woman, and Creator of Fantastical and Believable Worlds Built Upon Creative and Timely Storylines
2 months agoEpisode 283 with Jason Bailey, Author of Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend, and a Reflective, Sympathetic Film Historian and Vault of TV and Film Knowledge
3 months agoEpisode 282 with Emely Rumble, LCSW, Author of Bibliotherapy in the Bronx, and Thoughtful, Reflective, and Artistic/Scientific Reader, Writer, and Bibliotherapist
3 months agoEpisode 281 with Alexander Chee, Author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, Wonderful Literary Citizen and Activist, and Reflective, Brilliant Thinker and Craftsman of the Nuanced and Poignant
3 months agoEpisode 280 with Désirée Zamorano, Author of Dispossessed, and Crafter of Poignancy, a Thorough Chronicler of and Student of Los Angeles History and Moral Voice for Progress and Learning from History
3 months agoEpisode 279 with Jon Hickey, Author of Big Chief, and Thoughtful Creator of Profound Scenes, Memorable Characters, and Resonant Connections to Yesterday and Today
3 months agoEpisode 278 with Kevin Nguyen, Author of My Documents and Keen Observer and Chronicler of the Old and the New, and Connections Between Historical Tragedies and Today's World
3 months agoEpisode 277 with Douglas J. Weatherford, Translator of Juan Rulfo's Pedro Páramo and The Burning Plain, and Precise Wordsmith, Thorough Researcher, and Passionate Scholar of Film, Language, and Symbol
4 months ago