Chatter on Books

Updated: 14 Oct 2025 • 147 episodes
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This weekly podcast will be hosted by Torie Clarke with co-hosts David Aldridge, Jeanne McManus and Michael Kornheiser. Each week, they'll have entertaining interviews with authors, plus lively discussions about what they are reading, what they love and what they hate! This show will be many things, but boring won't be one of them!

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“An interesting planet."   Chatter rolls with Claude, David and Torie. They reveal Claude’s latest acting role in the mansion murders podcast and continue working on “The Pitch,”  Best selling, wicked smart, and very funny Mary Roach zooms in to share “Replaceable You.” Forget what you think you know about human anatom

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Chatter rolls with Claude, David, Torie and Jamie (fresh from Vegas).  Get wells for Dolly the Goddess kick things off, and the gang shares thoughts on the Ryder Cup and boisterous American fans. The award winning, best selling, and very funny Hannah Pittard zooms in to share her latest novel, “If You Love It, Let It K

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“The definitive biography.”   Chatter rolls back with Claude, David, Torie, and COB fave James Grady.  They hit summer highlights, why Barnes & Noble is on a roll, and ideated Chatter’s soon-to-be writing competition (working title: The Pitch). Susan Morrison zooms in with “Lorne,” a decade long look at the man at the

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“All the old ghosts are leaving town…”   Chatter rolls with Claude, David, Torie and COB fave Lou Bayard.  Lou goes playwright, and David sheds a tear (a happy one) over TNT.  Award winning, best selling and all around cool guy James Grady zooms in to share his latest, “American Sky.”  Epic and sweeping and so much mor

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“History and hope.”   Chatter rolls live at Wonderland Books in Bethesda, Maryland.  Claude, David, Jamie, and Torie chat with Wonderland owner Gayle Weiswasser.  She gives the lowdown on how the store is doing; foot traffic, sales, and community hub all flourishing.  S.L. Price (aka Scott) takes a seat to share his la

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“Better than Gatsby.”   Chatter rolls with Claude, Torie, and Jamie as David recovers from NBA finals.  They break down DOD events, and Rocco’s shot contest beats all. Best selling author and screenwriter Kyra Davis Lurie zooms in the share “The Great Mann.” Describing it as a reimagining of “The Great Gatsby,” as many

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