Scaachi Koul and Emma Ruth Rundle
Scaachi Koul and Emma Ruth Rundle  
Podcast: Live Wire with Luke Burbank
Published On: Fri May 09 2025
Description: Slate writer Scaachi Koul unpacks her latest book of essays Sucker Punch, in which she delves into her unexpected birth, the dissolution of her marriage, and how her friends have come to know her as "the divorce doula." Multidisciplinary artist Emma Ruth Rundle explains how she crafted her debut poetry collection The Bella Vista – which touches on love lost, addiction, and discovering oneself – while traveling on tour, then performs “Blooms of Oblivion” from her album Engine of Hell.