The last few years have been a busy time for Brad Listi. You probably know him as the host of the podcast Otherppl With Brad Listior as the author of the novel Be Brief and Tell Them Everything, which was praised by the likes of Chelsea Hodson and Sam Lipsyte. Next up for Listi? DeepDive, an app dedicated to online writing courses; the class “How to Write a Novel” includes instruction from authors like Emily St. John Mandel, Stephen Graham Jones, and Melissa Broder. (It’s currently available for both iPhone and Android.) I caught up with Listi to ask him more about how this new venture came about, who else is involved, and what’s next for Otherppl.