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.

Heidi Julavits’s “Directions to Myself”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by author Heidi Julavits, whose new book is called “Directions to Myself: A Memoir of Four Years.”
LARB Radio HourJul 28, 2023
Wes Anderson and Jake Perlin’s “Do Not Detonate Without Presidential Approval”
Kate Wolf is joined by filmmaker Wes Anderson and film programmer and distributor Jake Perlin to discuss “Do Not Detonate Without Presidential Approval,” an anthology inspired by Anderson’s latest, “Asteroid City,” which is out in theaters now.
LARB Radio HourJul 21, 2023
John Yau’s “Please Wait By the Coatroom: Reconsidering Race and Identity in American Art”
The poet and longtime art critic John Yau joins Kate Wolf and Eric Newman to speak about his latest collection of criticism, “Please Wait By the Coatroom: Reconsidering Race and Identity in American Art.”
LARB Radio HourJul 14, 2023
Juana María Rodríguez’s “Puta Life: Seeing Latinas, Working Sex”
Eric Newman is joined by scholar and critic Juana María Rodríguez to discuss her latest book, “Puta Life: Seeing Latinas, Working Sex.”
LARB Radio HourJul 7, 2023
Rachel Nuwer’s “I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World”
Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman speak to Rachel Nuwer about her recent book, “I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World.”
LARB Radio HourJun 30, 2023
Kristin Ross’s “The Politics and Poetics of Everyday Life”
Eric Newman and Kate Wolf speak to the author Kristin Ross about her recent book, “The Politics and Poetics of Everyday Life,” a collection of essays that examine how everyday life emerges as a vantage point for understanding and transforming our social world.
LARB Radio HourJun 23, 2023
Martine Syms’s “Loser Back Home”
Kate Wolf is joined by the acclaimed artist and filmmaker Martine Syms to discuss her new exhibition “Loser Back Home.”
LARB Radio HourJun 16, 2023
Craig Seligman’s “Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and The Rise of Drag”
Eric Newman and Kate Wolf speak with writer Craig Seligman about his recent book, “Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and The Rise of Drag.”
LARB Radio HourJun 9, 2023
Joanna Biggs’s “A Life of One’s Own: Nine Women Writers Begin Again”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by editor and writer Joanna Biggs, whose new book is called “A Life of One’s Own: Nine Women Writers Begin Again.”
LARB Radio HourJun 2, 2023
Gary Indiana’s “Do Everything in the Dark”
Kate Wolf is joined by author Gary Indiana to speak about the recent reissue of his 2003 novel, “Do Everything in the Dark.”
LARB Radio HourMay 26, 2023
Publishing in Peril? Lisa Lucas and Christian Lorentzen
Christian Lorentzen and Lisa Lucas join Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to talk about recent shake-ups in the publishing industry.
LARB Radio HourMay 19, 2023
Hunter Hargraves’ “Uncomfortable Television” and Phillip Maciak’s “Avidly Reads: Screentime”
Eric Newman is joined by Hunter Hargraves to talk about his new book, “Uncomfortable Television.” And Newman and Kate Wolf speak with Phillip Maciak about his new book, “Avidly Reads: Screentime.”
LARB Radio HourMay 12, 2023