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Caroline Fraser's 'Murderland'
Caroline Fraser talks about her new book Murderland, which takes an ecological lens to serial killers, and finds a connection between PNW plants and killers like Ted Bundy
Podcasts
LARB Radio Hour
Hosted by Editor-in-Chief Medaya Ocher and Editors-at-Large Kate Wolf and Eric Newman, Los Angeles Review of Books Radio Hour is a weekly show featuring interviews, readings, and discussions about all things literary.
Sally Mann’s 'Art Work: On the Creative Life'
We revisit our episode with photographer and writer Sally Mann about her book, "Art Work: On the Creative Life."
Special Show: Jenny Slate and Sarah Manguso
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.
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
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.
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55 Voices
Inspired by Thomas Mann’s impassioned defense of democracy in the face of Hitler and totalitarianism during WWII, 55 Voices for Democracy brings significant voices from all fields to the discussion of democracy as idea and ideal. Produced by LARB and the Thomas Mann House.
Patty Jenkins on the Power of Storytelling
Award-winning director, screenwriter, and producer Patty Jenkins joins the Thomas Mann House for a special episode of 55 Voices.
Clint Smith on Cultures of Remembrance in the U.S. & Germany
Marina Weisband on What Gets us Through the Crisis
Lynne Thompson on the Role of Poetry in Democracies
Bill Wiggins on African-American History & Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Teresa Bücker on Time as a Political Resource
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