LARB Radio Hour Favorites of 2024

Check out the LARB Radio Hour Favorites of 2024. Support the work of LARB writers and staff in the year to come. Donate by December 31 and your gift will be matched up to $100,000.

This year on the LARB Radio Hour, hosts Kate, Eric, and Medaya interviewed over 50 guests. Now, as 2024 winds down, they’re reflecting on their favorite episodes of the year.

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Kohei Saito’s “Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto”
The philosopher Kohei Saito speaks to Eric Newman and Kate Wolf about his book “Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto.”
LARB Radio HourJan 19, 2024
Nathan Thrall’s “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy”
Writer Nathan Thrall joins Kate Wolf to talk about his recent book, “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy,” which was published last October and named one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker, The Economist, The New Republic, and the Financial Times.
LARB Radio HourFeb 2, 2024
Does Criticism Still Matter?
In this special episode, hosts Medaya Ocher, Kate Wolf, and Eric Newman debate an age-old question: what does it mean for criticism to “matter”?
LARB Radio HourJun 11, 2024

LARB Radio Hour Favorites of 2024

Check out the LARB Radio Hour Favorites of 2024. Support the work of LARB writers and staff in the year to come. Donate by December 31 and your gift will be matched up to $100,000.

Kohei Saito’s “Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto”

Nathan Thrall’s “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy”

Does Criticism Still Matter?