Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share stories of fictional and nonfictional dissertations; writer Chuck Klosterman explains why a puma in an airplane bathroom appears in his newest collection "Raised in Captivity;" humorist Tiffany Midge pokes holes in the notion of the \u201ccontemporary\u201d Native writer; and indie pop group Tacocat performs \u201cGrains of Salt\u201d from their latest album "This Mess Is a Place."