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  So Many Things Have Vanished

  Conor Williams sits down with film critic Melissa Anderson to discuss her recent essay collection.

  Conor WilliamsDec 21

  • Film

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  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.

  LARB Radio HourDec 19

  • LARB Radio Hour

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  I Wanted to Tell a Different Story

  Lydi Conklin discusses cancel culture, queer identity, and trauma responses with Anna Marie Cain.

  Anna Marie CainDec 18

  • Fiction

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  The Opposite of the World

  Petala Ironcloud interviews Billy-Ray Belcourt about his new poetry collection.

  Petala Ironcloud Dec 15

  • Poetry

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  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.

  Michele WillensDec 14

  • Law

  • History

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  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

  LARB Radio HourDec 12

  • LARB Radio Hour

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  They’re Not Simply Phantoms

  Leland Cheuk talks absolutism and Norse gods with novelist Kurt Baumeister.

  Leland CheukDec 12

  • Fiction

  • SF

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  Feral, Fearless, and Long Overdue

  Alma Katsu and Sadie Hartmann discuss women who write horror fiction.

  Alma Katsu, Sadie HartmannDec 10

  • SF

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  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.”

  Tess PollokDec 8

  • Art & Architecture

  • History

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  Your Life Is Not a Plot

  Nada Alic speaks with Halle Butler about social satire, writing humor, and her newest novel, “Banal Nightmare.”

  Nada AlicDec 6

  • Fiction

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  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

  • LARB Radio Hour

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  King Lear Goes to China

  Jeffrey Wasserstrom speaks with Xue Yiwei and Nan Z. Da about Shakespeare’s legacy in China.

  Jeffrey WasserstromDec 5

  • History

  • Cultural Studies

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