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.

Tom McCarthy’s “The Making of Incarnation”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by Tom McCarthy, whose latest novel is “The Making of Incarnation.”
LARB Radio HourNov 5, 2021
Natalie Diaz’s “Postcolonial Love Poem”
Boris Dralyuk and Callie Siskel speak with poet Natalie Diaz about her collection “Postcolonial Love Poem.”
LARB Radio HourOct 29, 2021
Todd Haynes’s “The Velvet Underground”
Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Eric Newman speak with director Todd Haynes about his latest movie, and first documentary, “The Velvet Underground.”
LARB Radio HourOct 22, 2021
Dodie Bellamy’s “Bee Reaved” and Mia Hansen-Love’s “Bergman Island”
Kate Wolf is joined by Dodie Bellamy whose latest collection of essays is “Bee Reaved,” and by Mia Hansen-Love, whose latest film is “Bergman Island.“
LARB Radio HourOct 14, 2021
Kelefa Sanneh’s “Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres”
Kate Wolf speaks with writer Kelefa Sanneh about his debut book, “Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres.”
LARB Radio HourOct 7, 2021
Cynthia Cruz’s “The Melancholia of Class: A Manifesto for the Working Class”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by author Cynthia Cruz to discuss “The Melancholia of Class: A Manifesto for the Working Class.”
LARB Radio HourOct 1, 2021
Betsy West and Julie Cohen’s “My Name Is Pauli Murray”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen, whose latest documentary is “My Name Is Pauli Murray.”
LARB Radio HourSep 24, 2021
Amia Srinivasan’s “The Right to Sex”
Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf are joined by Amia Srinivasan, whose new book is “The Right to Sex: Feminism in the 21st Century.”
LARB Radio HourSep 17, 2021
Maggie Nelson’s “On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by Maggie Nelson to talk about her new collection of essays, “On Freedom.”
LARB Radio HourSep 10, 2021
Kaveh Akbar’s “Pilgrim Bell”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by poet Kaveh Akbar to talk about his latest collection, “Pilgrim Bell.”
LARB Radio HourSep 3, 2021
Rachel Greenwald Smith’s “On Compromise”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by Rachel Greenwald Smith, author of “On Compromise: Art, Politics, and the Fate of an American Ideal.”
LARB Radio HourAug 27, 2021
Matthew Specktor’s “Always Crashing in the Same Car: On Art, Crisis, and Los Angeles, California”
Matthew Specktor, one of the founding editors of LARB, joins Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to discuss his newest book, “Always Crashing in the Same Car.”
LARB Radio HourAug 20, 2021