Beste LARB podcasts (2025)

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On Giving Up 50:51

1h ago50:51

50:51

In this special episode, hosts Medaya Ocher, Kate Wolf, and Eric Newman discuss the case for and against giving up—on life, vices, dreams, creative pursuits, jobs, relationships, exercise, and work. Their conversation is inspired by Adam Phillips’s recent book On Giving Up, in which the psychoanalyst observes that “we give things up when we believe…

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Ariana Reines' ''Wave of Blood'' 50:31

7d ago50:31

50:31

In our last episode of the year, Kate Wolf speaks with the poet, playwright, and performance artist Ariana Reines about her latest book, Wave of Blood. A hybrid text that includes poems, diary entries in verse, and various forms of public address, Wave of Blood spans the six month period between October 2023, after the outbreak of war in Gaza, and …

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Comment pacifier l'Est de la RDC ? 47:10

7d ago47:10

47:10

Depuis quelques jours, des affrontements ont lieu entre l'armée congolaise et les milices Wazalendo contre les rebelles du M23 sur divers points stratégiques dans le Nord-Kivu. Sous l'Arbre à palabres, Eric Topona et ses invités retracent les racines de ce conflit.Door DW

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Regard sans filtre de quatre experts culturels africains sur la question complexe de la restitution 26:33

10d ago26:33

26:33

Des experts culturels africains ont effectué un voyage scientifique à Berlin et Leipzig, du 3 au 9 novembre 2024. Ils étaient invités par le ministère allemand des Affaires étrangères. L’objectif était de leur donner accès à certaines informations concernant la restitution et un partage d’expérience, en matière d’entretien ou de sauvegarde de biens…

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BEST OF 2024 EPISODE 1:05:46

14d ago1:05:46

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It’s time for our favorite episode of the year. Hosts Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Eric Newman discuss their favorite books, movies, TV shows, music, scandals and (new category!) memories of 2024. For a full list of picks, visit lareviewofbooks.org/podcasts/larb-radio-hour/Door Los Angeles Review of Books

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Episode 47: Feeling Better Takes Practice - Keep Practising 13:40

19d ago13:40

13:40

When we enter a space of feeling better after a long time of feeling down, it can take effort to stay there - an effort that can feel unfamiliar and difficult, especially if we’ve grown used to feeling down. In the same way as any new skill, practicing the things that make us feel better is something that takes time and effort. Give yourself time a…

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Kathryn Davis' "Versailles" 47:14

21d ago47:14

47:14

Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf are joined by writer Kathryn Davis, the acclaimed author of many novels, including Labrador, The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf, Hell, The Walking Tour, The Thin Place, Versailles, Duplex, and Silk Road, and a memoir, Aurelia Aurélia. Davis discusses her novel Versailles, originally published in 2002, recently reissued by Graywo…

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Raoul Peck's "Ernest Cole: Lost and Found" 44:57

28d ago44:57

44:57

Kate Wolf speaks to filmmaker Raoul Peck about his latest documentary, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, out in theaters now. The film excavates the life and work of Ernest Cole, the South African photographer, using his own writing and a recently rediscovered archive of his photographs. Cole was one of the first people to capture the brutal realities o…

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Quel avenir pour la coopération militaire entre le Tchad et la France ? 41:10

28d ago41:10

41:10

Le 28 novembre, Abderaman Koulamallah, chef de la diplomatie tchadienne, a annoncé la fin des accords de coopération en matière de défense entre la France et le Tchad. Dans une discussion avec ses invités, Eric Topona aborde cette annonce et ses répercussions.Door DW

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La DW et Top Congo débattent à Kinshasa du poids du patriarcat 2:04

30d ago2:04

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Revivez cet événement qui a réuni de nombreuses Congolaises à Kinshasa pour discuter du rôle des femmes dans le développement.Door DW

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Episode 46: There Are Always Choices & There Is Always Hope 16:00

1M ago16:00

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Sometimes, when doing the things I have to do, I feel like I have no choice. Feeling that way makes me feel resentful and powerless, so I try to remind myself that though I may not like my options sometimes, I always have some kind of choice. If I’m not happy in a situation and feel like the options I have aren’t good ones, all I can do is make the…

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Renee Gladman's Experiments in Form 46:27

1M ago46:27

46:27

Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman are joined by writer and artist Renee Gladman to discuss the re-release of “To After That (TOAF)” and her latest book, “My Lesbian Novel.” TOAF focuses on one of Gladman's abandoned manuscripts, working through its creation and revision in an attempt to parse what literary failure means. “My Lesbian Novel” completely re…

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Pourquoi les Peuls sont-ils discriminés au Sahel ? 38:26

1M ago38:26

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Le débat sous l'Arbre à palabres de cette semaine est consacré à cette vague de "fulanophobie" qui balaie plusieurs pays du Sahel : précisément le Mali, le Burkina Faso et dans une certaine mesure le Niger. Dans ces pays, les populations peules représentent plus de la moitié des civils tués par l’armée et les milices. Pourquoi s'en prend-on à une p…

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Edwin Frank's "Stranger than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth Century Novel" 52:12

1M ago52:12

52:12

Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by the editorial director of the New York Review of Books and the founder of the NYRB classic series, Edwin Frank, to discuss his first work of nonfiction, the book, Stranger than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth Century Novel. Taking the novel as the preeminent art form of the last century, Frank’s book charts …

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Politics on the Couch: Psychoanalysis and the Presidency 48:08

2M ago48:08

48:08

In this special episode, Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Eric Newman are joined by writer and psychoanalyst Jamieson Webster to talk about the role of psychoanalysis in politics. Their discussion emerges from Webster's essay, “Freudulence,” published in the latest issue LARB Quarterly Journal, which reassesses a controversial book co-authored by Sigmu…

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Episode 45: What It's Like to Write a Book 30:20

2M ago30:20

30:20

I have written my first book! I wasn’t able to talk about it during the process of writing, so this episode has been a long time coming. From writing the proposal to finishing the book itself, I wanted to share the whole journey with you. My book is called ‘Frequently Happy’ and you can find it wherever you buy your books - you could even type ‘Dav…

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Pourquoi Boko Haram attaque de nouveau le Tchad? 30:34

2M ago30:34

30:34

Fin octobre 2024, une garnison de l'armée tchadienne a été surprise par une attaque des combattants de Boko Haram à Barkaram, une île située à l'ouest de Ngouboua dans la région du Lac (Ouest). Plus d'une quarantaine de soldats ont perdu la vie et de nombreux autres ont été blessés. Eric Topona examine en compagnie de ses invités, sous l'arbre à pa…

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Mosab Abu Toha's "Forest of Noise" 52:15

2M ago52:15

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Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by the Palestinian poet, short-story writer, and essayist Mosab Abu Toha. He is the author of the award-winning collection of poetry, Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear, as well as the founder of the Edward Said Library in Gaza, which he hopes to rebuild. Toha recently published a series of essays about Gaz…

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Forrest Gander's "Mojave Ghost" 53:40

2M ago53:40

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Kate Wolf and Eric Newman are joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, novelist, and translator Forrest Gander to discuss his new book, Mojave Ghost. A long poem situated along the 800-mile length of the San Andreas Fault, which runs from Northern California where Gander lives to his birthplace in the Southern California Desert, the work reflects bot…

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Entre passé et avenir, le Cameroun sur le point de bascule 49:36

2M ago49:36

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Le 6 novembre 2024 a marqué le 42e anniversaire de l'arrivée au pouvoir du président Paul Biya à la suite de la démission de son prédécesseur, Ahmadou Ahidjo. Eric Topona et ses invités débattent sous l'Arbre à palabres de l'avenir politique du pays en cas de vacances de pouvoir.Door DW

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Episode 44: Though You May Struggle, You Are Strong 12:56

2M ago12:56

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I’ve been struggling a little bit recently. Nothing dramatic, no cause for concern, just one of those periods where everything feels a bit much and I feel myself coming up frustratingly short in areas I’ve worked hard at being better in. It’s important during times like these to remember that the lessons I’ve learnt and strength I’ve built hasn’t g…

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The Fight to Unionize Amazon 54:29

2M ago54:29

54:29

Kate Wolf speaks with filmmakers Brett Story and Stephen Maing about their new documentary Union, which is out in theaters now. It follows, in real time, the forming of the first ever Amazon union in the country, the ALU, at the JKF8 plant in Staten Island. Later in the conversation Chris Smalls, the president of ALU, joins as well. Chris began to …

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L'Afrique et les Brics+ 40:23

2M ago40:23

40:23

La réunion des Brics+, regroupant neuf pays : Brésil, Russie, Inde, Chine, Afrique du Sud, Iran, Egypte, Emirats arabes unis et Ethiopie, a eu lieu à Kazan en Russie du 22 au 24 octobre. Que pouvons-nous tirer de cette réunion ? Est-ce que les pays africains peuvent faire confiance aux Brics+ ? Eric Topona en parle avec ses invités sous l'arbre à p…

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Le système des parrainages des candidats en Afrique en débat 35:06

2M ago35:06

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En France, le système de parrainage est apparu en 1962. Dans ce pays par exemple, pour pouvoir se présenter à l’élection présidentielle, tout candidat doit fournir 500 parrainages. Les parrains sont des élus: maires, députés et sénateurs. Qu'en est-il de certains pays africains? C'est la problématique cette semaine du débat sous l'arbre à palabres …

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Simon Critchley's "Mysticism" 1:01:13

2M ago1:01:13

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Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher speak with writer and scholar Simon Critchley about his new book, Mysticism. Defining mysticism not as a religion but as a “tendency, a distillation of existing devotional practice,” the book begins by considering some of the great mystics of the Christian tradition. These include Critchley's favorite mystic, Julian of No…

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Episode 43: Start Thinking of Obstacles as Dominoes 12:54

2M ago12:54

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Alexis Pauline Gumbs' "Survival Is A Promise: the Eternal Life of Audre Lorde" 1:06:41

3M ago1:06:41

1:06:41

Kate Wolf and Eric Newman speak with Alexis Pauline Gumbs about Survival Is A Promise: the Eternal Life of Audre Lorde. A deeply researched and impressionistic biography of one of the most iconic figures of 20th century Black, queer, and feminist thought, Survival Is A Promise is a love letter to Lorde, pushing past her broad circulation in social …

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L'héritage politique du prince Louis Rwagasore au Burundi 34:21

3M ago34:21

34:21

Le 13 octobre 1961, le prince Louis Rwagasore, à l’époque Premier ministre du Ruanda-Urundi, l'actuel Burundi, est assassiné à Bujumbura. Son assassinat est survenu moins d'un an avant l'indépendance du pays, le 1er juillet1962. Avec ses invités, Eric Topona revient sur ce que représente le prince Louis Rwagasore pour les Burundais.…

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