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.

LARB Radio Hour: Ayelet Waldman's Psychedelic Salvation
Medaya Ocher talks with Ayelet Waldman, author of "A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life," about her experience micro-dosing LSD.
LARB Radio HourApr 20, 2018
Junot Diaz Writes for a New Generation
Author Junot Diaz joins co-hosts Eric Newman and Kate Wolf to discuss the inspiration behind Islandborn, the story of five year-old Lola learning about her family's history and culture, beautifully illustrated by Leo Espinoza.
LARB Radio HourApr 13, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: The Science of Feelings and the Origins of Culture
USC Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology and Philosophy Antonio Damasio discusses his latest book, "The Strange Order of Things: Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures."
LARB Radio HourApr 6, 2018
Sean Penn's Latest Role: Novelist
A conversation with Sean Penn, about his novel "Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff," an absurdist/realist antic fiction.
LARB Radio HourMar 30, 2018
Maxine Hong Kingston: Warrior of Peace
Maxine Hong Kingston reflects on a lifetime of writing, an unorthodox career, and her current work as a teacher and healer, which couldn't be more relevant for our troubled times.
LARB Radio HourMar 23, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Dispatches From The Border
Francisco Cantu talks about his new book "The Line Becomes a River," an impressionistic chronicle of his five year stint as an agent for the United States Border Patrol.
LARB Radio HourMar 16, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Bassem Youssef's Revolutionary Comedy
Bassem Youssef, author of "Revolution for Dummies: Laughing through the Arab Spring," discusses how he became Egypt's most popular TV host before having to flee the country.
LARB Radio HourMar 9, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: The Literature of Exile
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi joins LARB Radio Hour to discuss her novel "Call Me Zebra," released to universal praise this past month.
LARB Radio HourMar 2, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Huck Finn on the LA River
Author Tim DeRoche's and illustrator Daniel Gonzalez's discuss their 21st century recasting of Mark Twain's American Classic: "The Ballad of Huck and Miguel."
LARB Radio HourFeb 23, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Love and Jealousy with Giulia Sissa
Giulia Sissa, Professor of Classics and Political Science at UCLA, joins us to discuss her new book "Jealousy: A Forbidden Passion."
LARB Radio HourFeb 16, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: The Faith and Fortitude of Min Jin Lee
Min Jin Lee discusses her National Book Award-nominated historical novel "Pachinko."
LARB Radio HourFeb 9, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: An Evening with Alan Alda and K.C. Cole
Science writer K.C. Cole in dialogue with actor and author Alan Alda discuss his new book, "If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating."
LARB Radio HourFeb 3, 2018