LARB Podcasts

Sasha Frere-Jones’s “Earlier”
Writer, musician, and critic Sasha Frere-Jones joins Kate Wolf to discuss his first book, “Earlier.” ...
LARB Radio HourNov 27
Nicole Newnham’s “The Disappearance of Shere Hite”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by award-winning director Nicole Newnham to discuss her latest film, “The Disappearance of Shere Hite.”...
LARB Radio HourNov 17
Dan Sinykin’s “Big Fiction”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by writer and professor, Dan Sinykin, to talk about his new book “Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry.”...
LARB Radio HourNov 10
Justin Torres’s “Blackouts”
Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman speak with author Justin Torres about his latest novel, “Blackouts.”...
LARB Radio HourNov 3
Dorothea Lasky’s “The Shining” and Anna Biller’s “Bluebeard’s Castle”
An LARB Radio Hour double-header Halloween horror special. In the first half, Kate Wolf is joined by the poet Dorothea Lasky to discuss her most recent poetry collection, “The Shining.” Then filmmaker Anna Biller speaks with Kate and Medaya Ocher about her first book, “Bluebeard’s Castle.”...
LARB Radio HourOct 27
Lydia Kiesling's “Mobility”
LARB Editor-in-Chief Michelle Chihara and Executive Director Irene Yoon speak with author Lydia Kiesling about her novel “Mobility,” this fall’s LARB Book Club selection. ...
LARB Radio HourOct 20
Lydia Davis’s “Our Strangers”
Kate Wolf speaks to author and translator Lydia Davis about her latest collection of stories, “Our Strangers.”...
LARB Radio HourOct 13
Mary Gabriel’s “Madonna: A Rebel Life”
Journalist and author Mary Gabriel joins Eric and Medaya to talk about her latest book, “Madonna: A Rebel Life.”...
LARB Radio HourOct 6
Hilary Leichter’s “Terrace Story” and Lisa Teasley’s “Fluid”
In the first half of the show, Medaya Ocher speaks with Hilary Leichter about her novel “Terrace Story.” Then, Kate Wolf is joined by writer, artist, and beloved former LARB senior editor Lisa Teasley to talk about her latest book of gripping short stories, “Fluid,” her first in two decades....
LARB Radio HourSep 29
Ross Gay’s “The Book of (More) Delights”
Ross Gay joins Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher to talk about his latest, book, “The Book of (More) Delights,” a second installment of “The Book of Delights.”...
LARB Radio HourSep 22
Thea Lenarduzzi’s “Dandelions”
Writer and longtime TLS editor Thea Lenarduzzi joins Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to speak about her debut book “Dandelions,” a winner of the Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize....
LARB Radio HourSep 15
Colin Dickey’s “Under the Eye of Power”
Colin Dickey joins Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher to discuss his latest book, “Under the Eye of Power.”...
LARB Radio HourSep 8
Maya Binyam’s “Hangman”
Writer Maya Binyam joins Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to speak about her debut novel “Hangman.”...
LARB Radio HourSep 1
Prudence Peiffer’s “The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever”
Writer, editor, and art historian Prudence Peiffer joins Kate Wolf to speak about her first book, “The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever.”...
LARB Radio HourAug 25
Andrew Leland’s “The Country of the Blind”
Andrew Leland joins Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to talk about his first book, “The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight.”...
LARB Radio HourAug 18
Koritha Mitchell and Michelle Lanier on Harriet Jacobs’s “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”
In this special edition LARB Book Club episode of the Radio Hour, Editor-in-Chief Michelle Chihara talks with Koritha Mitchell, editor of Harriet Jacobs’s “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl,” and Michelle Lanier, professor and public historian in North Carolina....
LARB Radio HourAug 11
D. Smith’s “Kokomo City” and Claire Simon’s “Our Body”
An LARB Radio Hour double feature. First, Eric Newman speaks to D. Smith about her new documentary “Kokomo City.” Then, in the second half of the show, Kate Wolf is joined by filmmaker Claire Simon to discuss her new documentary, “Our Body.”...
LARB Radio HourAug 4
Heidi Julavits’s “Directions to Myself”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by author Heidi Julavits, whose new book is called “Directions to Myself: A Memoir of Four Years.” ...
LARB Radio HourJul 28
Wes Anderson and Jake Perlin’s “Do Not Detonate Without Presidential Approval”
Kate Wolf is joined by filmmaker Wes Anderson and film programmer and distributor Jake Perlin to discuss “Do Not Detonate Without Presidential Approval,” an anthology inspired by Anderson’s latest, “Asteroid City,” which is out in theaters now....
LARB Radio HourJul 21
John Yau’s “Please Wait By the Coatroom: Reconsidering Race and Identity in American Art”
The poet and longtime art critic John Yau joins Kate Wolf and Eric Newman to speak about his latest collection of criticism, “Please Wait By the Coatroom: Reconsidering Race and Identity in American Art.” ...
LARB Radio HourJul 14
Juana María Rodríguez’s “Puta Life: Seeing Latinas, Working Sex”
Eric Newman is joined by scholar and critic Juana María Rodríguez to discuss her latest book, “Puta Life: Seeing Latinas, Working Sex.”...
LARB Radio HourJul 7
Rachel Nuwer’s “I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World”
Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman speak to Rachel Nuwer about her recent book, “I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World.”...
LARB Radio HourJun 30
Kristin Ross’s “The Politics and Poetics of Everyday Life”
Eric Newman and Kate Wolf speak to the author Kristin Ross about her recent book, “The Politics and Poetics of Everyday Life,” a collection of essays that examine how everyday life emerges as a vantage point for understanding and transforming our social world....
LARB Radio HourJun 23
Martine Syms’s “Loser Back Home”
Kate Wolf is joined by the acclaimed artist and filmmaker Martine Syms to discuss her new exhibition “Loser Back Home.”...
LARB Radio HourJun 16