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.

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
Maggie Millner’s “Couplets”
Maggie Millner joins Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf to discuss her debut book, “Couplets.”

LARB Radio HourFeb 10, 2023
De’Shawn Charles Winslow’s “Decent People”
Kate Wolf and Eric Newman are joined by author De’Shawn Charles Winslow to speak about his novel, “Decent People.”
LARB Radio HourFeb 3, 2023
Kathryn Ma’s “The Chinese Groove”
Kathryn Ma joins Eric Newman to discuss her most recent novel, “The Chinese Groove.”

LARB Radio HourJan 27, 2023
Curtis White’s “Transcendent: Art and Dharma in a Time of Collapse.”
Curtis White joins Kate Wolf and Eric Newman to speak about his latest essay collection, “Transcendent: Art and Dharma in a Time of Collapse.”
LARB Radio HourJan 20, 2023
Anand Giridharadas’ “The Persuaders”
Award-winning journalist Anand Giridharadas joins Eric Newman and LA RB’s new Editor-in-Chief Michelle Chihara to talk about his latest book, "The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy."
LARB Radio HourJan 14, 2023
Sabrina Imbler’s “How Far the Light Reaches”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher speak with Sabrina Imbler, a writer and science journalist, about her debut essay collection, “How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures.”
LARB Radio HourJan 6, 2023
Best of 2022: Adam Phillips’s “On Wanting to Change” and “On Getting Better”
In an encore presentation, Adam Phillips joins Kate Wolf to discuss his two latest books, both published this year, “On Wanting to Change” and “On Getting Better.”
LARB Radio HourDec 30, 2022