Archive

The Law Is Never a Given
Sumaiya Aftab Ahmed considers “38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England, and a Nazi in Patagonia,” the newest book from Philippe Sands.
Sumaiya Aftab AhmedDec 6, 2025
- Law
- History
Julia Loktev's "My Undesirable Friends"
Julia Loktev joins the podcast to talk about her new documentary "My Undesirable Friends," following a team of journalists in Russia right before the invasion of Ukraine.
LARB Radio HourDec 5, 2025
- LARB Radio Hour
Freeing the Library
Aaron Boehmer writes about community libraries and the importance of accessible archival and literary resources in these times.
Aaron BoehmerDec 5, 2025
- Politics
- Cultural Studies
King Lear Goes to China
Jeffrey Wasserstrom speaks with Xue Yiwei and Nan Z. Da about Shakespeare’s legacy in China.
Jeffrey WasserstromDec 5, 2025
- History
- Cultural Studies
Ambivalence and Devotion
Karen E. Park explores Kristin Grady Gilger’s “mother memoir” about her son’s most troubling decision: to become a Catholic priest.
Karen E. ParkDec 4, 2025
- Philosophy & Religion
Blambustercated
Sanjena Sathian speaks with Dan Chaon about his new novel, “One of Us.”
Sanjena SathianDec 4, 2025
- Fiction
What Fresh Heaven
Sebastian Langdell interviews Mary Jo Bang about her recent translation of Dante’s “Paradiso.”
Sebastian LangdellDec 3, 2025
- Poetry
Letter to the Editor Regarding Victoria Dailey’s “Los Angeles in Black and White”
Johanna Drucker responds to Victoria Dailey’s review of the catalogue raisonné “Paul Landacre: California Hills, Hollywood, and the World Beyond.”
Johanna Drucker Dec 3, 2025
- Art & Architecture
- History
What the Laureate Left Out
Heather Treseler accepts the challenge of “The Poems of Seamus Heaney,” a new “definitive collection” of the Irish poet’s work.
Heather TreselerDec 2, 2025
- Poetry
People of the World: Relax!
“People of the World: Relax!” is excerpted from “The Complete C Comics,” a collection of Joe Brainard’s innovative work, and featured in LARB Quarterly no. 47: “Security.”
Joe BrainardDec 2, 2025
- LARB Lit
- Comics
Robin Coste Lewis's "Archive of Desire"
Robin Coste Lewis joins the podcast to talk about her new poetry collection, Archive of Desire. The four part collection came from collaboration around the 160th birthday of poet Constantin Cavafy
LARB Radio HourDec 1, 2025
- LARB Radio Hour
Is There Anything “Artificial” About Artificial Intelligence?
Julien Crockett speaks with Blaise Agüera y Arcas about the various ways that LLMs keep surprising scientists and how our definition of intelligence should be more complex than people generally think.
Julien CrockettDec 1, 2025
- Science & Technology
Still Not Geriatric: Archiving a Teenage Riot Grrrl Band
Martin Wong catches up with SoCal punk band Emily’s Sassy Lime upon their reunion for the California Biennial.
Martin WongNov 30, 2025
- Art & Architecture
- Music
Racialized Economic Piracy
Joel Edward Goza dives into Calvin Schermerhorn’s new study of American history, tracing a financial pattern of racial exploitation that’s woven into the nation’s fabric.
 Joel Edward GozaNov 30, 2025
- History
And Then What? The Road After “Success” in the Arts
Alexis Clements uses Alison Bechdel’s new graphic novel “Spent” to meditate on the predicament of the creative artist today.
Alexis ClementsNov 29, 2025
- Comics
- Art & Architecture
Closing the Distance, Emerging from the Earth
Nathan Xavier Osorio finds pain and tenderness in Donika Kelly’s newest poetry collection.
Nathan Xavier OsorioNov 29, 2025
- Poetry
- Gender & Sexuality