American literary fiction and MFA programs
Subject in Books
American literary fiction and MFA programs has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Joe Rogan Experience. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Sam TallentAmerican stand-up comedian, novelist and host of the Chubby Behemoth podcast
Tallent says the best contemporary fiction is coming from Japan and France rather than the United States.
“The best literature now, the best fiction, comes out of Japan, it comes out of France”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2575 - Sam Tallent (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:21:43
Tallent argues that MFA-trained writers produce contemporary American fiction lacking real human experience.
“the books that come out are completely devoid of any kind of real human experience, because these kids have lived in these ivory towers of knowledge”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2575 - Sam Tallent (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:21:43
Joe RoganAmerican comedian and host of The Joe Rogan Experience
Rogan argues that declining male readership reflects publishers' failure to reach men, not a lack of male interest.
“they've done a really shitty job in connecting to men. That's why. It's not just that men aren't interested in reading”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2575 - Sam Tallent (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:27:19
Podcasts
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 1 episode
Episodes
#2575 - Sam TallentThe Joe Rogan Experience · Nov 3, 2026 · 2 h 49 min
Joe Rogan and comedian-novelist Sam Tallent discuss Tallent's hitman novel Brut, a disastrous Kill Tony arena show, comedy careers, literature, fitness, and the rise of AI.