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.
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
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
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
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
Brandon Taylor's "Minor Black Figures"
Brandon Taylor talks about his latest novel “Minor Black Figures” on LARB Radio Hour. The book, out now, centers on Wyeth, a Black artist in his thirties wrestling with sudden viral fame.
LARB Radio HourNov 21
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.
Oct 1, 2024
Clint Smith on Cultures of Remembrance in the U.S. & Germany
Dec 14, 2023
Marina Weisband on What Gets us Through the Crisis
Nov 30, 2023
Lynne Thompson on the Role of Poetry in Democracies
Oct 19, 2023
Bill Wiggins on African-American History & Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Mar 23, 2023
Teresa Bücker on Time as a Political Resource
Mar 2, 2023
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