LARB Radio Hour

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

Articles

LARB Radio Hour: Hanif Abdurraqib's Love Letters to A Tribe Called Quest and Claire Vaye Watkins's Desert Futurism
Hanif Abdurraqib and Claire Vaye Watkins discuss their books, "Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest," and "Gold Fame Citrus."
LARB Radio HourMay 24, 2019
Homecoming: Laila Lalami on "The Other Americans," and A Mother's Day Tribute with Jo Giese
Laila Lalami talks about her most recent novel, "The Other Americans," a story about a Moroccan immigrant family in the Mojave Desert, and Jo Giese discusses the lessons we learn from our mothers.
LARB Radio HourMay 17, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: Werner Herzog on Meeting Mikhail Gorbachev
Werner Herzog talks about his new documentary "Meeting Gorbachev," co-directed with André Singer.
LARB Radio HourMay 10, 2019
Sally Rooney: Great Expectations
Co-hosts Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf speak with Sally Rooney about her two novels "Conversations with Friends" and "Normal People."
LARB Radio HourMay 3, 2019
Talent Show: Juliet Lapidos and Tom Lutz
Tom Lutz joins Juliet Lapidos to discuss "Talent," her new novel about a 29-year-old English grad student who can’t finish her dissertation, spending her days eating pop tarts rather than producing pages.
LARB Radio HourApr 26, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: Opening Up with William E. Jones
Author and artist William E. Jones joins LARB to discuss his first novel I'm Open to Anything
LARB Radio HourApr 19, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: A Tale of Two Karens
Author Karen Tongson talks with co-hosts Eric Newman and Kate Wolf about the tragic life and beautiful voice of Karen Carpenter.
LARB Radio HourApr 12, 2019
Brooklyn's Loss is LA's Gain: Morgan Parker and Tommy Pico
Poets Morgan Parker and Tommy Pico talk about their respective new works, "Magical Negro" and "Junk."
LARB Radio HourApr 6, 2019
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