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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  Pessimism and Politics

  In this special episode, hosts Medaya Ocher, Kate Wolf, and Eric Newman consider the role of pessimism in our approach to contemporary politics.

  LARB Radio HourAug 2, 2024
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  Sarah Manguso’s “Liars”

  Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher speak to Sarah Manguso about her new novel, “Liars.”

  LARB Radio HourJul 26, 2024
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  Two Decades of “n+1”

  Editors Dayna Tortorici and Mark Krotov join Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to speak about 20 years of the magazine “n+1,” as well as their new anthology “The Intellectual Situation: The Best of n+1’s Second Decade.”

  LARB Radio HourJul 19, 2024
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  Yasmin Zaher’s “The Coin”

  Kate Wolf speaks with writer and journalist Yasmin Zaher about her debut novel, “The Coin.”

  LARB Radio HourJul 12, 2024
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  Nell Irvin Painter at the Crossroads of Art, Politics, and Race in America

  Eric Newman speaks with author Nell Irvin Painter about her latest collection of essays, “I Just Keep Talking.”

  LARB Radio HourJul 5, 2024
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  A Queer Vision of Old Hollywood

  Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman speak with author Patrick Nathan about his latest novel, and this month’s LARB Book Club pick, “The Future Was Color.”

  LARB Radio HourJun 21, 2024
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  Claire Messud’s “This Strange Eventful History”

  Claire Messud joins Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf to discuss her latest novel, “This Strange Eventful History.”

  LARB Radio HourJun 14, 2024
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  Does Criticism Still Matter?

  In this special episode, hosts Medaya Ocher, Kate Wolf, and Eric Newman debate an age-old question: what does it mean for criticism to “matter”?

  LARB Radio HourJun 11, 2024
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  Rachel Khong on What Makes a Real American

  Rachel Khong joins Eric Newman to discuss her latest novel, “Real Americans.”

  LARB Radio HourJun 7, 2024
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  Erik Davis on the Art of LSD

  Erik Davis joins Kate Wolf to speak about his latest book, “Blotter: The Untold Story of an Acid Medium.”

  LARB Radio HourMay 31, 2024
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  Legacy Russell’s “Black Meme”

  Writer and curator Legacy Russell joins Kate Wolf to discuss her new book, “Black Meme,” which theorizes the history of viral images of Blackness in America from the dawn of the 20th century to the present.

  LARB Radio HourMay 24, 2024
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  Miranda July’s “All Fours”

  Miranda July speaks to Kate Wolf about her latest novel, “All Fours.”

  LARB Radio HourMay 17, 2024