S6:E1 - Jonathan Rogers & 'The Charlatan’s Boy'
The Banderpod · Sep 15, 2026 · 38:07
The Banderpod · Sep 15, 2026 · 38:07
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Rachel Donahue interviews Jonathan Rogers about the new re-release of The Charlatan’s Boy on Oct. 5th, 2026 (preorders open now)! She also discusses how his creation of the writers’ community The Habit has helped her as a writer and hundreds of others.
Along the way, Jonathan and Rachel also discuss naming alligators, feechies, dogs in tuxedos, flintknapping tomfoolery, phrenological scams, the picaresque novel, his love of small talk, disintegration vs. reintegration, writing messy by hand, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and finally who are the writers that make Jonathan Rogers want to write?
Preorder - The Charlatan’s Boy
Mentioned in this episode:
• The Charlatan’s Boy - Jonathan Rogers
• The Wilderking Trilogy - Jonathan Rogers
• Joe Hox
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Special Thanks to:
Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.”
Evelyn Warnemuende for our artwork.
S.D.G. Morgan for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com & bammerhab.substack.com
