Escaping the Mimetic Matrix

Marwa al-Sabouni joins the pod to discuss mosque architecture, urban design, the limits of modernism, and what the West gets wrong about Islam.Check out her book https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/mosque-an-architects-exploration-of-form-faith-and-meaning-hardcoverAnd follo ...  Show more

Matthew Vines joins the pod to discuss his NYTimes article about how queer theory is ruining everything for the gays. Check out his article https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/opinion/queer-gay-rights.htmlAnd follow our Substack https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/ 

Debut novelist A. Natasha Joukovsky (The Portrait of a Mirror) joins Jacke for a discussion of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, Ovid's myth of Narcissus, the fascinating power of recursions, and a life lived in the worlds of literature, business, and art. THE PORTRAIT OF ...  Show more

Natasha Rothwell joins the podcast for a live taping at Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival. She discusses her Emmy-nominated role in The White Lotus, finding her comedic path while living in Tokyo, and how being “neurospicy” has shaped her approach to life. Plus, ...

 This week on the Penguin Podcast, our new host Athena Kugblenu talks to bestselling author and screenwriter, Gabrielle Zevin.

Gabrielle joins us to discuss her latest novel, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow.

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Our host Jo Piazza has a new podcast series called Under the Influence. Of course she found a married couple while reporting it. She finds couples for Committed everywhere! Paul Vlitos and Collette Lyons are a married couple who recently wrote a novel about mom influencers togeth ...  Show more