Mr. Difficult

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Episode 14: Season One Finale
28/10/2022 | 1h
In the season one finale, we rank all of Jonathan Franzen’s books, answer a few listener questions, and reveal what’s next for the podcast.
Episode 13: The End of the End of the Earth
09/09/2022 | 45 mins.
Critic Leo Robson joins us to discuss Franzen's most recent collection of essays, The End of the End of the Earth.
Episode 12: Farther Away
02/06/2022 | 58 mins.
Novelist Gabriel Roth joins us to discuss Jonathan Franzen's second essay collection, Farther Away.
Episode 11: The Discomfort Zone
18/03/2022 | 47 mins.
We're joined by author Scaachi Koul to discuss Jonathan Franzen's 2006 memoir, The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History.
Episode 10: The Kraus Project
02/03/2022 | 43 mins.
In this episode, we're joined by novelist Nell Zink to discuss The Kraus Project.