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.

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  James Ellroy and Tom Lutz: The Storm in 1942 Los Angeles

  What could be more of an L.A. literary event than James Ellroy reading from his novel "This Storm"? Listen to the new Radio Hour episode, taped live in L.A.

  LARB Radio HourAug 5, 2019
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  Brazil's Tragedy and the Global Crisis of Democracy

  LARB Radio HourJul 30, 2019
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  Ariana Reines's Quest for 21st-Century Epic Verse

  LARB Radio HourJul 19, 2019
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  Generosity: Frederic Tuten's Life of Art, Literature, and Solidarity

  This episode of the LARB Radio Hour features guest Frederic Tuten, who discusses his memoir "My Young Life," plus book recommendations from John Waters.

  LARB Radio HourJul 12, 2019
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  Tragedy and Inspiration: Cherrie Moraga on Her Mother, the Chicanx Diaspora, and the Age of Trump

  Legendary Chicanx feminist Cherrie Moraga joins the LARB Radio Hour to talk about her new memoir, Native Country of the Heart.

  LARB Radio HourJul 9, 2019
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  Historical Frictions: Jordy Rosenberg, Jack Sheppard and Imagining Transgender Lives in the Archive

  LARB Radio HourJun 28, 2019
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  Breaking Down the Binary with Jacob Tobia

  Author Jacob Tobia joins co-hosts Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher to discuss their first book, "Sissy: A coming of Gender Story."

  LARB Radio HourJun 21, 2019
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  John Waters: Holding Court with the King of Filth

  John Waters discusses his new memoir "Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder."

  LARB Radio HourJun 14, 2019
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  LARB Radio Hour: Commitment and Trust, Past and Present, with Erica Jong and Susan Choi

  Authors Erica Jong and Susan Choi join LARB for our third and final installment from the 2019 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on USC Campus.

  LARB Radio HourJun 7, 2019
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  The LA Times Book Prize Winners: Nafissa Thompson-Spires and Carl Phillips

  LARB speaks with Nafissa Thompson-Spires and Carl Phillips at the Los Angeles Time Festival of Books.

  LARB Radio HourMay 31, 2019
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  LARB Radio Hour: Hanif Abdurraqib's Love Letters to A Tribe Called Quest and Claire Vaye Watkins's Desert Futurism

  Hanif Abdurraqib and Claire Vaye Watkins discuss their books, "Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest," and "Gold Fame Citrus."

  LARB Radio HourMay 24, 2019
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  Homecoming: Laila Lalami on "The Other Americans," and A Mother's Day Tribute with Jo Giese

  Laila Lalami talks about her most recent novel, "The Other Americans," a story about a Moroccan immigrant family in the Mojave Desert, and Jo Giese discusses the lessons we learn from our mothers.

  LARB Radio HourMay 17, 2019