Bret Easton Ellis, the acclaimed and controversial author best known for his novel American Psycho, recently invited a Washington State University English professor onto his podcast for a nearly two-hour conversation about film, writing, and creativity. Grant Maierhofer is the current Buchanan Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the Department of English at WSU. Grant Maierhofer, scholarly associate professor in the WSU Department of English (photo courtesy of WSU). He launched “The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast” in 2013, interviewing many guests on topics in the film and music industries and the role of media in a digital age. Episodes of “The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast” can be found on Patreon.