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.

Maggie Nelson’s “Pathemata, Or, The Story of My Mouth”
Maggie Nelson joins Kate Wolf to discuss her new book “Pathemata, Or, The Story of My Mouth.”
LARB Radio HourApr 25, 2025
Katie Kitamura’s “Audition”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher speak with writer Katie Kitamura about her recent novel, “Audition.”
LARB Radio HourApr 18, 2025
Andrea Long Chu’s “Authority”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher speak with Andrea Long Chu about “Authority,” a collection of previously published and new essays and criticism.
LARB Radio HourApr 11, 2025
Lynne Tillman’s “Thrilled to Death”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher speak to Lynne Tillman about her latest book, “Thrilled to Death,” a collection of short stories selected from over four decades of her work.
LARB Radio HourApr 4, 2025
Pankaj Mishra’s “The World After Gaza: A History”
The writer Pankaj Mishra joins Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to discuss his new book, “The World After Gaza: A History.”
LARB Radio HourMar 28, 2025
Bruce Robbins’s “Atrocity: A Literary History”
Eric Newman speaks with Bruce Robbins about his latest book, “Atrocity: A Literary History.”
LARB Radio HourMar 21, 2025
Torrey Peters’s “Stag Dance”
Eric Newman speaks with Torrey Peters about her new story collection, “Stag Dance.”
LARB Radio HourMar 14, 2025
Haley Mlotek’s “No Fault: A Memoir of Divorce and Romance”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher speak to writer Haley Mlotek about “No Fault: A Memoir of Divorce and Romance.”
LARB Radio HourMar 7, 2025
LARB Radio Hour x Film Comment 2025 Oscars Preview
In this special episode, host Eric Newman joins LARB senior editor Paul Thompson and Film Comment co-editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute for a look at this year’s Oscar nominees.
LARB Radio HourFeb 28, 2025
Hal Foster’s “Fail Better: Reckonings with Artists and Critics.”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by the art critic and historian Hal Foster to speak about his latest book, “Fail Better: Reckonings with Artists and Critics.”
LARB Radio HourFeb 21, 2025
Deborah Treisman’s “A Century of Fiction in The New Yorker”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by Deborah Treisman to discuss The New Yorker’s new anthology of short stories, “A Century of Fiction in The New Yorker, 1925-2025.”
LARB Radio HourFeb 14, 2025
Colette Shade’s “Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything”
Eric Newman speaks with Colette Shade about her book “Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything.”
LARB Radio HourFeb 7, 2025