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.

Joan Silber’s “Secrets of Happiness”
Author Joan Silber joins Kate Wolf and Eric Newman to discuss her new novel, Secrets of Happiness.
LARB Radio HourJun 11, 2021
Carol Anderson’s “The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America”
Carol Anderson joins Kate Wolf and Eric Newman to discuss her latest book, “The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America.”
LARB Radio HourJun 4, 2021
Matthew Heineman’s “The Boy from Medellín”
Filmmaker Matthew Heineman joins Eric Newman to talk about his latest documentary, “The Boy from Medellín,” which centers on reggaeton superstar J Balvin.
LARB Radio HourMay 28, 2021
Sarah Schulman’s “Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993”
Sarah Schulman joins Kate Wolf and Eric Newman to discuss her new book, “Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993.”
LARB Radio HourMay 21, 2021
Jacqueline Rose’s “On Violence and On Violence Against Women”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by feminist critic Jacqueline Rose to discuss her new book, “On Violence and On Violence Against Women.”
LARB Radio HourMay 14, 2021
Larissa Pham’s “Pop Song: Adventures in Art and Intimacy”
Larissa Pham joins Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman to discuss her debut collection, “Pop Song: Adventures in Art and Intimacy.”
LARB Radio HourMay 7, 2021
Helen Oyeyemi’s Peaces
Eric and Daya are joined by acclaimed author Helen Oyeyemi, whose latest novel is “Peaces.”
LARB Radio HourApr 30, 2021
George Saunders Takes a Swim in a Pond in the Rain
LARB Radio HourApr 23, 2021
Nick Pinkerton Says Goodbye to Dragon Inn
Kate Wolf and writer and film critic Nick Pinkerton revel in memories of the power and meaning they found in a communal space of shared dreams.
LARB Radio HourApr 16, 2021
Rachel Kushner Among the Hard Crowd
Kate and Medaya are joined by Rachel Kushner, whose new book is a collection of essays from the past two decades, The Hard Crowd.
LARB Radio HourApr 9, 2021
Jackie Wang: The Sunflower Cast a Spell To Save Us From The Void
Kate and Medaya talk with poet, essayist, and critic Jackie Wang about her new collection of verse, “The Sunflower Cast a Spell to Save Us From the Void.”
LARB Radio HourApr 2, 2021
Jo Ann Beard’s Festival Days
Medaya Ocher talks with renowned essayist and fiction writer Jo Ann Beard, whose latest collection is “Festival Days.”
LARB Radio HourMar 26, 2021