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What Persists, What Remains
Nathan Crompton interviews Andrew Witt about documentary as form and photographing L.A. in an online release from LARB Quarterly no. 45: “Submission.”
Interviews
So Many Things Have Vanished
Conor Williams sits down with film critic Melissa Anderson to discuss her recent essay collection.
Tales from Two Critics: A.S. Hamrah and Melissa Anderson on the Year in Film
Film critics and authors A.S Hamrah and Melissa Anderson join the podcast to talk about 2025 in film, the Warner Bros. sale, AI use, and more.
I Wanted to Tell a Different Story
Lydi Conklin discusses cancel culture, queer identity, and trauma responses with Anna Marie Cain.
The Opposite of the World
Petala Ironcloud interviews Billy-Ray Belcourt about his new poetry collection.
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From the Archive
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“America Is a Myth”: A Conversation with Natalie Diaz
Natasha Hakimi Zapata interviews Natalie Diaz about “Postcolonial Love Poem.”
A New Name for an Old Phenomenon
Michele Willens speaks with Danny Goldberg about his new book on the police beating of Rodney King and its aftermath.
Best of 2025
LARB Radio Hour hosts pick their favorite books, movies, TV shows, music, magazines, and scandals from 2025. Listen to hear about Nuzzi, Superman, and more
They’re Not Simply Phantoms
Leland Cheuk talks absolutism and Norse gods with novelist Kurt Baumeister.
Feral, Fearless, and Long Overdue
Alma Katsu and Sadie Hartmann discuss women who write horror fiction.
American Action, Then and Now
Tess Pollok interviews Lauren O’Neill-Butler about her new essay collection, “The War of Art: A History of Artists’ Protest in America.”
Your Life Is Not a Plot
Nada Alic speaks with Halle Butler about social satire, writing humor, and her newest novel, “Banal Nightmare.”
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.
King Lear Goes to China
Jeffrey Wasserstrom speaks with Xue Yiwei and Nan Z. Da about Shakespeare’s legacy in China.
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