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The Elmore Leonard Podcast

Elmore Leonard, Inc.

The Elmore Leonard Podcast explores the work and life of one of our greatest novelists: Elmore Leonard. We will interview those who knew him and his work best, and also dive deep into the novels, the short stories and the invisible threads that tie them together. If you"ve read the books and seen the adaptations, we"ve got a lot to talk about. And if you haven"t, get to work. Either way, subscribe to The Elmore Leonard Podcast today.

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50:56

Graham Yost

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/10/31

Graham Yost has written or produced some of the best television ever. His work includes Band of Brothers, Boomtown, John Adams, The Pacific, Masters of the Air, The Americans, Slow Horses, and Silo. He is also the Executive Producer and Showrunner of FX's Justified, based on Elmore Leonard's short story "Fire in the Hole." Justified, starring Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Joelle Carter, and Nick Searcy among many other amazing actors, is considered one of the very best adaptations of Elmore's

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01:08:52

One For The Archives

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/10/28

Before Elmore Leonard died in 2013 he decided that he wanted his archives to live at The Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at the University of South Carolina. This fall, the first Elmore Leonard Exhibit opened and we got to meet two of the people responsible for preserving the archives, Michael Weisenburg and Elizabeth Sudduth. Michael is the current director of the Collection and oversaw the exhibit, and Elizabeth was the director when Elmore decided that he wanted his

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43:27

Otto Penzler

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/10/10

Alex gets an audience with the one and only Otto Penzler, a dear friend of Elmore's and the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City - the oldest mystery specialist book store in America. Having been featured in Comfort to the Enemy and Up In Honey's Room, Otto is also the first character of Elmore's to join ust on the podcast. Otto tells us about getting to know Elmore, the importance of not showing off all that you know, and why it's good to be the first to ask. This episode is

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46:24

Florida Stories Vol. 1, with Bill Leonard and Kristy...

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/09/30

Elmore Leonard has been referred to as the "Dickens of Detroit" but his books are set all over the world. Some of our favorite books of Elmore's, like Split Images, Cat Chaser, La Brava, Maximum Bob, or Rum Punch are set in the great State of Florida. This podcast features conversations with two people with very unique connections to Florida and Elmore. In the first half of the podast, we speak with Kristy Lowman an actual Weeki Wachee mermaid, just like the ones featured in Maximum Bob. We also

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01:24:52

Split Images

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/09/22

Alex and Judd throw on their cashmere sweaters, plant machetes, and taunt the homicide detectives as they dive deep into Elmore Leonard's SPLIT IMAGES. From ElmoreLeonardOfficial.com: Wealthy industrialist Robbie Daniels has discovered something that gives him even a bigger kick than his palatial homes in Detroit and Palm Beach: homicide. He’s tried it, he likes it, and he’d like to keep doing it—as often as possible—with the help of a really bad ex-cop who quit the force one step away from prison

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55:15

Stacey Sher

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/08/29

Stacey Sher is one of our great producers of film and television. In addition to having produced two of what many consider to be the three best feature film adaptations of Elmore’s work - GET SHORTY and OUT OF SIGHT, she has also produced Erin Brockovich, Contagion, Gattaca, How High, Django Unchained, Reno 911!: Miami, Man on the Moon, and Heretic, to name just a few. She was also an Executive Producer of Pulp Fiction. She joins us to share her perspective on Elmore, working with Danny DeVito and

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01:11:59

Ace Atkins

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/08/15

Ace Atkins is the best selling author of 30 novels including WICKED CITY, WHITE SHADOW, DON'T LET THE DEVIL RIDE, the upcoming EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD, the Quinn Colson series, the Nick Travers series, and several books in Robert B. Parker’s Spenser series. He is also our first guest to have appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated. He is a huge admirer of Elmore’s and he shares some fantastic stories with us today about getting feedback from and traveling with Elmore, working as a

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01:44:10

Freaky Deaky, Part Two

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/07/31

Alex and Judd get out of prison, sneak into the Ricks Mansion and hide dynamite all over 1980s Detroit as they dive deep into what some have called Elmore Leonard's greatest book, FREAKY DEAKY. In Part Two, we sink even deeper into the gray areas, argue about Chris, and hear about the book that Elmore almost wrote featuring some of his greatest characters. Learn more about Freaky Deaky here: https://www.elmoreleonardofficial.com/books/freaky-deaky Hosted By: Judd Rubin and Alex Leonard Music by:

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59:51

Freaky Deaky, Part One

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/07/25

Alex and Judd get out of prison, sneak into the Ricks Mansion and hide dynamite all over 1980s Detroit as they dive deep into what some have called Elmore Leonard's greatest book, FREAKY DEAKY. In Part One, we meet our second favorite novelist Nicole Robinette, try not to mix dynamite and LSD, and learn some of the facts of life from Elmore. Learn more about Freaky Deaky here: https://www.elmoreleonardofficial.com/books/freaky-deaky Hosted By: Judd Rubin and Alex Leonard Music by: Greg Ahee

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53:59

Tom Scharpling

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/07/11

Tom Scharpling is just the greatest. He's an accomplished TV writer/producer (Monk, What We Do in the Shadows, Steven Universe) and the host of the legendary The Best Show. He joins Alex and Judd in Chris's dad's Cadillac to talk FREAKY DEAKY, and what he appreciates most about Elmore. Also, Judd pitches him an idea for a novel. https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheBestShow Guest: Tom Scharpling Hosted By: Judd Rubin and Alex Leonard Music by: Greg Ahee Produced and Edited by: Judd Rubin Executive

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43:35

Cuba Libre, Part Two

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/06/30

From the bowels of Morro Prison on Havana Bay, Alex and Judd dive deep into CUBA LIBRE, Elmore Leonard’s masterful epic set at the height of tensions that led to The Spanish American War. In Part Two, they get shot by snipers, concoct Elmore Bingo, and Alex shares his thoughts on the Coen Brothers' screenplay of Cuba Libre that, alas, never got made. Stephen Crane's The Open Boat: https://americanliterature.com/author/stephen-crane/short-story/the-open-boat/ Richard Harding Davis' Death of

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01:06:38

Cuba Libre, Part One

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/06/27

From the bowels of Morro Prison on Havana Bay, Alex and Judd dive deep into CUBA LIBRE, Elmore Leonard’s masterful epic set at the height of tensions that led to The Spanish American War. In Part 1 they enjoy fine cigars, sort out whether it's better to be a fop or a dandy, all while trying to avoid being hacked to pieces by machetes. Stephen Crane's The Open Boat: https://americanliterature.com/author/stephen-crane/short-story/the-open-boat/ Richard Harding Davis' Death of Rodriguez:

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53:28

S.A. Cosby

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/06/06

S.A. COSBY - the best-selling and award winning author of My Darkest Prayer, Razorblade Tears, All the Sinners Bleed, The Rhythm of Time (with Questlove!), joins us to talk Elmore, what's special about Viriginia, Walter Mosely, the greatest 11th grade teacher ever, and his new book, King of Ashes. Buy King of Ashes here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250832078/kingofashes/ Guest: S.A. Cosby Hosted By: Judd Rubin and Alex Leonard Music by: Greg Ahee Produced and Edited by: Judd Rubin Executive

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51:21

Megan Abbott

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/05/31

MEGAN ABBOTT - bestselling author of Dare Me, the Edgar Award-winning Queenpin, Die a Little, and the upcoming El Dorado Drive (a New York Times Summer Book Pick) joins The Elmore Leonard Podcast to discuss carrying on the American hard boiled tradition, tells us what Elmore freed her to do in her own writing, and shares what we can learn from Kafka's cleaning lady. Find some of Megan's essays here Enjoy Megan's interview with Elmore here https://www.meganabbott.com Guest: Megan Abbott Hosted By:

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01:33:52

Out of Sight

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/05/20

From deep within the kitchen of a rotating restaurant in beautiful downtown Detroit, Alex and Judd revisit OUT OF SIGHT - an all time Elmore Leonard classic. They dive deep into the book, discuss Stockholm Syndrome, share some of their own bad life choices, and more in the latest episode of The Elmore Leonard Podcast. Hosted By: Judd Rubin and Alex Leonard Music by: Greg Ahee Produced and Edited by: Judd Rubin Executive Producer: Peter Leonard www.elmoreleonardofficial.com Let's talk:

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01:08:02

Scott Frank

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/05/02

Scott Frank is one of the great screenwriters and storytellers of the modern age. Films he has written include Minority Report, Marley & Me, Logan, The Interpreter, and, of course, GET SHORTY and OUT OF SIGHT. Scott wrote and directed The Lookout and A Walk Among the Tombstones, based on the classic Lawrence Block novel. He's also created some of the most well regarded television shows in recent years, including Godless, Queen's Gambit, Monsieur Spade and the upcoming Department Q on Netlflix. We

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01:18:06

Touch

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/04/27

Revisiting what many consider to be Elmore Leonard’s most unusual novel, TOUCH is a revelatory experience for Alex and Judd. Written in 1977 but not published until almost ten years later, it stands out for so many reasons. Hear why it’s one of Judd’s favorite novels and what Alex thinks Elmore got right about the music business. Hosted By: Judd Rubin and Alex Leonard Music by: Greg Ahee Produced and Edited by: Judd Rubin Executive Producer: Peter Leonard Links mentioned in the show: Tom Arnold vs

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49:28

Dennis Lehane

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/04/17

Dennis Lehane is a best-selling and Edgar-award winning author of over a dozen books including A Drink Before the War, World Gone By, and most recently, Small Mercies. Films based on his work include Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood, Gone Baby Gone and Live By Night, both directed by Ben Affleck, Shutter Island, directed by Martin Scorsese and The Drop, which Dennis wrote the screenplay for and which was directed by Michael Roskam. In our conversation he shares some of what he learned from

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01:09:22

Hombre

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/04/10

Alex and Judd sip some mezcal and try to wrangle Elmore’s classic western novel HOMBRE (1961), later turned into Paul Newman’s classic western film HOMBRE (1967). This book has it all: gunfights, parleys, biblical references, and stolen fortunes. It is one of Elmore's best Western novels, and its success as a movie is what allowed him to pursue writing full time. Please note that while we discuss some of the best westerns, this podcast is not currently sponsored by any hotel chain. Hosted By: Judd

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01:17:25

Charles Ardai

The Elmore Leonard Podcast ·

2025/04/03

Charles Ardai is the co-founder and editor of Hard Case Crime, a publishing house devoted to hardboiled crime fiction. Hard Case crime titles range from lost noir masterpieces to new novels by today’s most powerful writers, all featuring stunning original cover art in the grand pulp style. Authors include award-winning modern masters like Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block, and Donald E. Westlake, Golden-Age giants like Erle Stanley Gardner, James M. Cain, and Ray Bradbury. While Hard

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