LARB Radio Hour

The LARB Radio Hour is hosted by Eric Newman, Medaya Ocher, and Kate Wolf.

Articles

Bannon Agonistes: Alison Klayman's "The Brink"
Alison Klayman discusses her verite documentary "The Brink," which follows Steve Bannon in the months after his exit from the Trump White House.
LARB Radio HourMar 29, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: At the Movies with Geoff Dyer
Geoff Dyer discusses his new book "Broadsword Calling Danny Boy," about the 1968 Richard Burton/Clint Eastwood war movie, "Where Eagles Dare."
LARB Radio HourMar 22, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: Deborah Eisenberg's Duck is Our Duck
Co-hosts Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf talk with acclaimed author and master of the short story Deborah Eisenberg about Your Duck is My Duck, her new collection and her first since 2006.
LARB Radio HourMar 15, 2019
Strange Journeys: Chloe Aridjis's "Sea Monsters"
Chloe Aridjis talks about her novel "Sea Monsters," the journey of a young girl who takes chase after both a budding romantic infatuation and a band of Ukrainian dwarfs.
LARB Radio HourMar 8, 2019
A Difficult Woman: The Fierceness and Feminism of Andrea Dworkin
Johanna Fateman and Amy Scholder, the editors of "Last Days at Hot Slit: the Radical Feminism of Andrea Dworkin," talk about Dworkin's literary and political legacy.
LARB Radio HourMar 1, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: Identity Theft
LARB talks to Dani Shapiro, author of the memoir "Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love."
LARB Radio HourFeb 22, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: Three Cynics and a Funeral
Join LARB editors Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Eric Newman for a special Valentine’s Day episode.
LARB Radio HourFeb 15, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: Mitchell S. Jackson's "Survival Math"
Mitchell S. Jackson, author of 2013's widely acclaimed "The Residue," discusses his forthcoming book "Survival Math: Notes on an American Family."
LARB Radio HourFeb 1, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: Jeffrey Yang and the Mystique of Marfa
Poet Jeffrey Yang joins co-hosts Eric Newman and Kate Wolf to discuss "Hey, Marfa," his heralded new poetry collection.
LARB Radio HourJan 25, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: And the Winner for the Best Documentary is...
Oscar season is upon us and our fearless co-hosts Eric Newman, Medaya Ocher, and Kate Wolf bravely tender their predictions and preferences in a range of categories.
LARB Radio HourJan 18, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: John McPhee's Magisterial Patchwork
Legendary essayist John McPhee joins LARB to discuss his latest collection "The Patch."
LARB Radio HourJan 11, 2019
Telling Stories and Telling Histories: Wayétu Moore's "She Would Be King"
Wayétu Moore speaks with host Eric Newman about her debut novel "She Would Be King," which interweaves history with magical realism to re-tell Liberia's founding in the 19th century.
LARB Radio HourJan 4, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: John Wray's Improbable Leap of Faith
Author John Wray reads from and discusses his critically-lauded new novel, "Godsend."
LARB Radio HourDec 21, 2018
LA Stories: Howard Hughes, Starlets, and Outcast Punks in Dystopia
Karina Longworth returns to discuss her intriguing book, "Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes Hollywood."
LARB Radio HourDec 14, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: The Body as Archive
In a wide-ranging conversation about her new book, "No Archive Will Restore You," Julietta Singh and LARB hosts touch on gender, sexuality, parenting, and navigating the world in and as a body.
LARB Radio HourDec 7, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: William Cooper, Conspiracy Theories, and the Decline of the American Mind
Journalist and Author Mark Jacobson discusses his timely new book, "Pale Horse Rider: William Cooper, the Rise of Conspiracy, and the Fall of Trust in America."
LARB Radio HourNov 30, 2018