LARB Radio Hour

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

Articles

LARB Radio Hour: The Delightful Rage of Fran Lebowitz
In her iconic unvarnished style, Fran Lebowitz proves that she’s still one of the most fascinating people to chat with about the lofty and mundane.
LARB Radio HourSep 28, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Minding the Gap with Bing Liu
Documentary filmmaker Bing Liu joins host Eric Newman to discuss his award winning and critically acclaimed documentary "Minding the Gap."
LARB Radio HourSep 21, 2018
Michael Arceneaux's Faith: Beyoncé, Writing, and Romance
Michael Arceneaux discusses the first collection of his writing, the critically heralded "I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé."
LARB Radio HourSep 14, 2018
Porochista Khakpour: Reflections on Being Sick
Author Porochista Khakpour talks about her new book "Sick: A Memoir," which chronicles her struggle with Lyme disease.
LARB Radio HourSep 7, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Reconciling the Mother and the Artist with Jori Finkel
Legendary LA-based art reporter Jori Finkel discusses her first documentary film "Artist and Mother."
LARB Radio HourAug 31, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Martin Duberman on The Gay Movement Past and Present
Emeritus Professor Martin Duberman and LARB's Eric Newman assess the state of the LGBTQ+ movement and Duberman's book "Has the Gay Movement Failed?"
LARB Radio HourAug 24, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: The Poverty of Wealth with Lauren Greenfield
Photographer and documentarian Lauren Greenfield has built a brilliant career both capturing and critiquing the conspicuous consumption of the 1% and wanna-be one-percenters. Lauren discusses her new film "Generation Wealth."
LARB Radio HourAug 17, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Inside Bachelor Nation with Amy Kaufman
Amy Kaufman discusses her book "Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure."
LARB Radio HourAug 10, 2018
Our Homes, Ourselves: Reading Interiors with Lydia Millet
Lydia Millet talks about her new short story collection "Fight No More," which covers the wide swathe of Los Angeles life through intimate, quiet stories in homes magnificent and modest.
LARB Radio HourAug 3, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Tim Wardle, Three Identical Strangers and the Ties That Bind
Director Tim Wardle discusses his Sundance-winning documentary "Three Identical Strangers," which tells the story of identical triplets separated at birth and re-united by chance in their late teens.
LARB Radio HourJul 27, 2018
The Science of Fiction: David Naimon on Ursula K. Le Guin
David Naimon explains the backstory to his new book "Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing."
LARB Radio HourJul 20, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Mister Rogers and the Art of Radical Empathy
Morgan Neville discusses "Won’t You Be My Neighbor?," about the work and impact of Fred Rogers and his iconic children’s show "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood."
LARB Radio HourJul 13, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Joseph O'Neill is Up to "Good Trouble"
Joseph O'Neill talks about his new collection of stories, "Good Trouble."
LARB Radio HourJul 6, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Rebecca Makkai and the Burdens of History
Author Rebecca Makkai discusses her heralded new novel, "The Great Believers."
LARB Radio HourJun 29, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: "Would You Have Waited for Me?" Tayari Jones's "An American Marriage"
Author Tayari Jones LARB to talk about her latest novel, "An American Marriage."
LARB Radio HourJun 22, 2018
Johanna Drucker: The Ecological Longview
Johanna Drucker discusses her eco-novel "Downdrift" and her work of social philosophy, "The General Theory of Social Relativity."
LARB Radio HourJun 15, 2018