Creator	Role	# of Episodes
Cynthia Nixon Cynthia Nixon is a Tony, Emmy and Grammy award winning actor and progressive adv... more	Host	490
Wyatt Cenac Wyatt Cenac is a comedian, actor, producer, Emmy Award winning writer and host o... more	Host	490
David Sedaris David Sedaris is a humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He also ho... more	Host	490
Aparna Nancherla Aparna Nancherla is a comedian and actress.	Host	1
Jane Kaczmarek Jane Frances Kaczmarek is an actress.	Host	490
Kim Fu Kim Fu is a writer of science fiction. They also teach writing, co-host the podc... more	Guest	1
Fiona McFarlane Fiona McFarlane is a fiction author. She also teaches at the University of Calif... more	Author	1
Naomi Kritzer Naomi Kritzer is a science fiction and fantasy writer and election blogger.Kri... more	Author	1
Maggie Siff Maggie Siff is an American actress. Her most notable television roles have inclu... more	Narrator	1
Jamil Jan Kochai Jamil Jan Kochai is an author.Kochai's first book, the novel "99 Nights in Log... more	Author	1
Kirsten Vangsness Kirsten Vangsness is an actress and writer.	Narrator	1
LeVar Burton LeVar Burton is an actor, director, educator & co-founder of the award-winning S... more	Guest Host	1
Lesley Nneka Arimah Lesley Nneka Arimah is an author.Arimah's work has appeared in The New Yorker,... more	Author	2
Weike Wang Dr. Weike Wang is an author. She also teaches creative writing at the University... more	Author	2
Julie Otsuka Julie Otsuka is an author.	Author	1
Richard Bausch Richard Bausch is an author of short stories and novels. He is also Professor in... more	Author	1
Souvankham Thammavongsa Souvankham Thammavongsa is a poet and short story writer.In 2019, Thammavongsa... more	Author	1
Joan Aiken Joan Delano Aiken was an author who is best known for her supernatural fiction a... more	Author	2
Percival Everett Percival Everett is a writer and Professor of English at the University of South... more	Author	1