LARB Radio Hour
by Los Angeles Review of Books
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 11 chart positions in 11 markets.
By chart position
- 🇨🇦CA · Books#1285K to 30K
- 🇬🇧GB · Books#1615K to 30K
- 🇺🇸US · Books#1925K to 30K
- 🇧🇷BR · Books#1241K to 10K
- 🇨🇿CZ · Books#513K to 10K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
6.6K to 38K🎙 Daily cadence·100 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
22K to 128K🇨🇦23%🇬🇧23%🇺🇸23%+8 more - Active Followers
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6.6K to 38K
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From 22 epsHosts
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Recent episodes
Rachel Aviv's "Strangers to Ourselves"
Jul 17, 2026
44m 46s
Pemi Aguda's "One Leg on Earth"
Jul 10, 2026
50m 14s
Forever Young
Jul 3, 2026
45m 28s
Harriet Clark's "The Hill"
Jun 26, 2026
51m 21s
Carlos Barragán's "The Yahoo Boys"
Jun 19, 2026
47m 14s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/17/26 | mental healthpsychiatry+4 | Rachel Aviv | Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us | — | mental healthRachel Aviv+6 | — | 44m 46s | ||
| 7/10/26 | architectureurban expansion+4 | Pemi Aguda | LARB Book ClubLARB+2 | Lagos | Pemi AgudaOne Leg on Earth+6 | — | 50m 14s | ||
| 7/3/26 | agingmedical innovations+3 | — | — | — | agingmedical miracles+3 | — | 45m 28s | ||
| 6/26/26 | debut novelfamily dynamics+3 | Harriet Clark | The Hill | — | Harriet ClarkThe Hill+3 | — | 51m 21s | ||
| 6/19/26 | romance scamsinvestigative journalism+4 | Carlos Barragán | The Yahoo Boys: Love, Deception, and the Real Lives of Nigeria's Romance Scammers | NigeriaLagos | Yahoo Boysromance scammers+5 | — | 47m 14s | ||
| 6/12/26 | LGBTQ music historypopular music+4 | Barry Walters | MotownOlivia Records+1 | — | LGBTQmusic history+7 | — | 49m 59s | ||
| 6/5/26 | memoirintersectionality+4 | Kimberlé Crenshaw | critical race theoryBacktalker: An American Memoir | United States | Kimberlé CrenshawBacktalker+6 | — | 1h 17m 53s | ||
| 5/29/26 | biographyart+5 | Andrew Durbin | The Wonderful World that Almost Was: A Life of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek | — | Andrew DurbinPeter Hujar+8 | — | 52m 30s | ||
| 5/22/26 | beautyclass+4 | Sarah WangMJ Corey | New SkinDekonstructing the Kardashians: A New Media Manifesto | — | beautyreality TV+5 | — | 1h 12m 09s | ||
| 5/15/26 | honestydishonesty+4 | — | Christian Miller | — | honesty crisisdishonesty+5 | — | 48m 43s | ||
| 5/8/26 | journalismimmigration+4 | Suzy Hansen | From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdogan | IstanbulKaragümrük+4 | Suzy HansenIstanbul+6 | — | 55m 28s | ||
| 5/1/26 | documentaryindigenous rights+4 | Lucrecia Martel | — | ArgentinaTucaman | Lucrecia MartelNuestra Tierra+5 | — | 37m 02s | ||
| 4/24/26 | queer culture90's nostalgia+4 | Ann ScottHugh Ryan | SuperstarsMy Bad: A Personal History of the Queer Nineties and Beyond | — | queer 90'stechno scene+6 | — | 59m 28s | ||
| 4/17/26 | investigative journalismglobalization+4 | Patrick Radden Keefe | London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth | London | Patrick Radden KeefeLondon Falling+5 | — | 52m 45s | ||
| 4/10/26 | family dynamicsIndian history+4 | Karan Mahajan | The Complex | DelhiIndia | Karan MahajanThe Complex+5 | — | 52m 32s | ||
| 4/3/26 | photographyLatinx queer life+5 | Reynaldo Rivera | Los Angeles Review of BooksPropiedad Privada | — | Reynaldo RiveraPropiedad Privada+7 | — | 48m 56s | ||
| 3/27/26 | politicsUS political system+3 | — | Hyperpolitics | — | political quagmireUS politics+3 | — | 52m 11s | ||
| 3/20/26 | journalismIran+5 | Jonathan Shainin | The GuardianThe New Yorker+2 | IranLebanon+1 | journalismIran+5 | — | 50m 38s | ||
| 3/13/26 | filmOscars+3 | Annie BerkeElizabeth Alsop+2 | LARBFilm Comment | — | Oscarsfilm nominees+4 | — | 1h 03m 04s | ||
| 3/6/26 | memorywriting+4 | Vigdis Hjorth | Repetition | — | Vigdis HjorthRepetition+5 | — | 47m 09s | ||
| 2/27/26 | story collectionwriting process+3 | Lauren Groff | Brawler | — | Lauren GroffBrawler+5 | — | 48m 00s | ||
| 2/20/26 | Toni Morrisonliterature+5 | Namwali Serpell | On Morrison | — | Namwali SerpellToni Morrison+5 | — | 52m 37s |
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Chart history for LARB Radio Hour
Peaked at #51 in CZ, currently #51 in CZ.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZ | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| CZ | — | #117 | #117 | — |
| Brazil | — | #124 | #124 | — |
| Canada | — | #128 | #128 | — |
| TH | — | #150 | #150 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #161 | #161 | — |
| Finland | — | #166 | #166 | — |
| PT | — | #183 | #183 | — |
| Norway | — | #187 | #187 | — |
| United States | — | #192 | #192 | — |
| TW | — | #194 | #194 | — |
| BE | — | #197 | #197 | — |
Chart Positions
12 placements across 11 markets.
Chart Positions
12 placements across 11 markets.