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.

Claire Dederer’s “Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma”
Medaya Ocher is joined by writer and critic Claire Dederer to discuss Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma.
LARB Radio HourMay 5, 2023
Helen Cammock’s “I Will Keep My Soul”
Kate Wolf is joined by Helen Cammock to discuss her latest exhibit and book, “I Will Keep My Soul.”

LARB Radio HourApr 28, 2023
Tom Comitta’s “The Nature Book” & Suzaan Boettger’s “Inside the Spiral”
A doubleheader episode, Kate Wolf speaks with Tom Comitta about their first novel “The Nature Book” and Kate Wolf and Eric Newman are joined by the scholar Suzaan Boettger to discuss “Inside the Spiral: The Passions of Robert Smithson.”
LARB Radio HourApr 26, 2023
Colm Tóibín’s “A Guest at the Feast”
Colm Tóibín joins Eric Newman and Kate Wolf to speak about his latest collection of essays, “A Guest at the Feast.”
LARB Radio HourApr 15, 2023
Jenny Liou’s “Muscle Memory”
LARB Editor-In-Chief Michelle Chihara joins poet Jenny Liou to talk about her debut book "Muscle Memory."
LARB Radio HourApr 8, 2023
McKenzie Wark’s “Raving”
Kate Wolf speaks with the writer McKenzie Wark about her latest book, “Raving.”

LARB Radio HourMar 31, 2023
Cristina Rivera Garza’s “Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice”
Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf speak with Cristina Rivera Garza about her book “Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice.”
LARB Radio HourMar 24, 2023
Malcolm Harris’ “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World”
Malcolm Harris joins Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher to discuss “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World.”
LARB Radio HourMar 17, 2023
2023 Oscars Preview
Eric Newman is joined by LA RB Film Editor Annie Berke and film critic Kyle Turner for a special 2023 Oscars Preview episode.
LARB Radio HourMar 10, 2023
Emmanuel Iduma’s “I Am Still With You”
Kate Wolf is joined by writer and critic Emmanuel Iduma to discuss his new memoir, “I Am Still With You: A Reckoning With Silence, Inheritance, and History.”
LARB Radio HourMar 3, 2023
Laura Poitras’ “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman speak to Laura Poitras about her latest documentary, "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed," recently nominated for an Academy Award.
LARB Radio HourFeb 24, 2023
Ann Goldstein on Alba de Céspedes’ “Forbidden Notebook”
Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf speak with Ann Goldstein, whose most recent translated work is “Forbidden Notebook” by Alba de Céspedes.
LARB Radio HourFeb 17, 2023