<p>Jeff talks to <a href="https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/sorry-to-disrupt-the-peace">acclaimed novelist</a> and 2018 <a href="https://www.whiting.org/awards/winners/patty-yumi-cottrell#/">Whiting Award winner</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/pmcottrell">Patty Yumi Cottrell</a> about fantasy league basketball, growing up in the suburbs, and giving Fiona Apple some possibly unwanted marijuana after a soul-stirring concert. Stay tuned until the end when Patty also reads an excerpt of an essay about cats!</p>

Patty Yumi Cottrell--Playlist

Hosted by Joshua James Amberson, Karleigh Frisbie Brogan, and Jeff Alessandrelli in Portland, Oregon, The Steer features leading musicians talking about their favorite writers and books and leading writers talking about their favorite musicians and albums. Conversations often go elsewhere and following each talk is a playlist of songs or sounds discussed during the interview. New episodes drop every two weeks.