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.

Angela Flournoy's "The Wilderness"
Kate Wolf and Eric Newman speak with Angela Flournoy about her novel, "The Wilderness."
LARB Radio HourNov 7
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The Shit Show
In this special episode, hosts Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Eric Newman discuss how Big Tech dreams—from iPhones to social media to AI—have become nightmares.
LARB Radio HourOct 31
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Kelly Reichardt's “Mastermind”
Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt talks to Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher about her new movie, “The Mastermind,” out in theaters now.
LARB Radio HourOct 24
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Grace Byron’s “Herculine”
Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman speak with writer Grace Byron about her debut novel, “Herculine.”
LARB Radio HourOct 17
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Chris Kraus’s “The Four Spent the Day Together”
Chris Kraus joins Kate Wolf to talk about her new novel, “The Four Spent the Day Together.”
LARB Radio HourOct 10
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J. Hoberman’s “Everything is Now: Primal Happenings, Radical Music, Underground Movies, and the 1960s New York Avant-Garde”
Kate Wolf speaks to J. Hoberman about his latest book, “Everything is Now: Primal Happenings, Radical Music, Underground Movies, and the 1960s New York Avant-Garde.”
LARB Radio HourOct 3
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Alejandro Varela’s “Middle Spoon”
Eric Newman speaks to Alejandro Varela about his latest novel, “Middle Spoon.”
LARB Radio HourSep 26
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Sally Mann’s “Art Work: On the Creative Life”
Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf speak to the photographer and writer Sally Mann about her new book, “Art Work: On the Creative Life.”
LARB Radio HourSep 19
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Where Have All the Cowboys Gone: Are Literary Men in Crisis?
In this special episode, hosts Medaya Ocher, Kate Wolf, and Eric Newman discuss the “crisis” du jour in American publishing: the erosion of male literary stars and their readers across the landscape of contemporary fiction.
LARB Radio HourSep 12
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Fara Dabhoiwala’s “What is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea”
Kate Wolf speaks with historian Fara Dabhoiwala about his new book, “What is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea”
LARB Radio HourSep 5
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Mosab Abu Toha’s “Forest of Noise”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by Mosab Abu Toha, a Palestinian poet, short-story writer, and essayist, to talk about his new book, “Forest of Noise.”
LARB Radio HourAug 29
Nicholas Boggs’s “James Baldwin: A Love Story”
Eric Newman speaks with Nicholas Boggs about his monumental new biography, “James Baldwin: A Love Story.”
LARB Radio HourAug 22