Episodes 73
Avg. Duration 16m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jul 2023
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Narrative Edge from Georgia Public Broadcasting highlights books with Georgia connections. Hosted by two of your favorite public radio book nerds who also happen to be your hosts of All Things Considered on GPB radio, Peter Biello and Orlando Montoya . In this podcast Peter and Orlando will introduce you to authors, their writings, and the insights behind their stories mixed with their own thoughts and ideas on just what gives these works the Narrative Edge.

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In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir By Tom Junod

Apr 07, 2026 20m

In this episode, Peter Biello and Orlando Montoya explore In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man by Tom Junod. They discuss the author’s complex relationship with his…

Kin by Tayari Jones

Mar 24, 2026 15m

In this episode, Peter and Orlando explore Kin by Tayari Jones. They discuss how the friendship between Annie and Niecy anchors the novel, along with Jones’ ideas about story “budget,” point of view,…

Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Ace Atkins

Mar 10, 2026 19m

Author Ace Atkins joins us to discuss Everybody Wants to Rule the World, a Cold War spy novel set in 1985 Atlanta. We explore how real espionage history, including the story of KGB defector Vitaly…

The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America's Lawsuit Factory By Elizabeth Chamblee Burch

Feb 24, 2026 16m

In this episode, Peter and Orlando explore The Pain Brokers by Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, a gripping investigation into how call centers, lenders, lawyers, and doctors exploited women harmed by pelvic…

Rough House: A Father, a Son, and the Pursuit of Wrestling Glory by Allison Lyn Miller

Feb 10, 2026 16m

Peter and Orlando explore Rough House: A Father, a Son, and the Pursuit of Wrestling Glory, a deeply reported look at Georgia’s independent professional wrestling scene. Host Orlando Montoya explains…

Scarlett: Slavery’s Enduring Legacy in an American Family by Leslie Stainton

Jan 27, 2026 16m

In this episode, we discuss Scarlett: Slavery’s Enduring Legacy in an American Family, a work of creative nonfiction that traces one white family’s deep ties to slavery on Georgia’s coast. By linking…

Angels at the Gate by Sherri Joseph: A College Mystery of Class, Secrets, and Coming of Age

Jan 13, 2026 18m

Explore Angels at the Gate by Atlanta author Sherri Joseph, a campus novel that blends coming-of-age, mystery, and class tension. Listen in as Peter and Orlando unpack a student’s fatal fall, the…

The Fight of His Life: Joe Louis’s Battle for Freedom During World War II by Randy Roberts & Johnny Smith

Dec 30, 2025 16m

In this episode of Narrative Edge, you join hosts Peter Biello and Orlando Montoya to explore The Fight of His Life: Joe Louis’s Battle for Freedom During World War II by sports historians Johnny…

Winning the Earthquake by Lorissa Rinehart

Dec 16, 2025 21m

This episode explores Winning the Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become the First Woman in Congress by historian Lorissa Rinehart. We trace Jeannette Rankin's path from a Montana…

Dark Sisters by Kristi DeMeester

Dec 02, 2025 17m

In this episode of Narrative Edge, you join Peter Biello and Orlando Montoya for a conversation about Dark Sisters, the new horror novel by Atlanta writer Kristi DeMeester. Set across the 1700s, the…

House of Smoke: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home by John T. Edge

Nov 18, 2025 18m

In this episode of Narrative Edge, you join hosts Peter Biello and Orlando Montoya for a deep dive into John T. Edge’s memoir House of Smoke: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home, a book that braids…

Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation by Zaakir Tameez

Nov 04, 2025 17m

Dive into Charles Sumner’s life and legacy, from his abolitionist roots in Boston to the “Crime Against Kansas” speech and the caning by Preston Brooks that galvanized the North. You hear how…

Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman

Oct 21, 2025 21m

On this episode, Peter Biello and Orlando Montoya unpack Hot Desk by Atlanta author Laura Dickerman, a witty romantic comedy set inside rival New York publishing houses. You hear how a contested…

The Only Verse by Alan Caldwell

Oct 07, 2025 10m

Peter and Orlando talk with Georgia writer and longtime teacher Alan Caldwell to discuss his first poetry collection, The Only Verse. You hear Caldwell read “Running for No Reason” and we explore how…

Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi

Sep 23, 2025 16m

This episode explores Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi, a sweeping historical novel that reframes the Persephone myth in a reimagined fifteenth-century West Africa. You’ll hear why Ododo, a young…

Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick by Murray Carpenter

Sep 09, 2025 16m

If we knew that Coca-Cola was one of the deadliest products in the American diet, would we keep drinking it? In this episode, journalist Murray Carpenter joins Peter and Orlando to uncover the story…

Jane and Dan at the End of the World By Colleen Oakley

Aug 26, 2025 17m

On this episode of Narrative Edge, Peter and Orlando dive into Colleen Oakley’s witty and fast-paced novel Jane and Dan at the End of the World. What begins as a tense dinner where Jane plans to ask…

Spitfires by Becky Aikman

Aug 12, 2025 18m

Orlando Montoya and Peter Biello explore Spitfires by Becky Aikman, the story of American women who ferried aircraft for Britain’s Royal Air Force during World War II, including Georgia pilot Hazel…

The Many Passions of Michael Hardwick: Sex and the Supreme Court in the Age of AIDS by Martin Padgett

Jul 29, 2025 20m

Michael Hardwick had no idea that when a police officer stood at his bedroom door on August 3, 1982, he would become a face of the gay rights movement. Arrested for sodomy, Hardwick sued for his…

The Fantasies of Future Things By Doug Jones

Jul 15, 2025 21m

The Fantasies of Future Things is set in the rapidly changing landscape of Atlanta on the eve of the 1996 Olympics. On this episode of Narrative Edge, Peter and Orlando delve into this powerful debut…

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