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.

Margo Jefferson’s "Constructing a Nervous System"
Kate Wolf is joined by writer and critic Margo Jefferson, whose latest book is “Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir.”
LARB Radio HourApr 29, 2022
Andrey Kurkov’s “Grey Bees”
Boris Dralyuk and Lindsay Wright are joined by Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov to discuss his novel “Grey Bees.”
LARB Radio HourApr 22, 2022
Patti Smith’s “The Melting”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher speak with musician, author, artist and all-around legend Patti Smith about her latest work, “The Melting.”
LARB Radio HourApr 15, 2022
NoViolet Bulawayo’s “Glory”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by NoViolet Bulawayo to talk about her latest novel, “Glory.”
LARB Radio HourApr 8, 2022
John Markoff's “Whole Earth” and Ulysses Jenkins’s “Without Your Interpretation”
Kate Wolf speaks to John Markoff about his latest book, “Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand,” as well as to artist Ulysses Jenkins.
LARB Radio HourApr 1, 2022
Danielle Lindemann’s “True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us”
Danielle Lindemann joins Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher to talk about her latest book, “True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us.”
LARB Radio HourMar 25, 2022
Adam Phillips’s “On Wanting to Change” and “On Getting Better”
Kate Wolf is joined by Adam Phillips to discuss his two latest books, both published this year, “On Wanting to Change” and “On Getting Better.”
LARB Radio HourMar 18, 2022
Pankaj Mishra’s “Run and Hide”
Pankaj Mishra joins Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman to talk about his new novel, “Run and Hide.”
LARB Radio HourMar 11, 2022
Claire-Louise Bennett’s “Checkout 19”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by Claire-Louise Bennett, whose new novel is “Checkout 19.”
LARB Radio HourMar 4, 2022
Isaac Butler’s “The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act”
Kate Wolf and Eric Newman are joined by Isaac Butler, author of “The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act.”
LARB Radio HourFeb 25, 2022
Lewis R. Gordon’s “Fear of Black Consciousness”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by Lewis R. Gordon to discuss his latest book, “Fear of Black Consciousness.”
LARB Radio HourFeb 18, 2022
Sheila Heti’s “Pure Colour”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by Sheila Heti to discuss her latest novel, “Pure Colour.”
LARB Radio HourFeb 11, 2022