The Lit Show
Summary: The Lit Show is a weekly literary radio show based at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and broadcast on KRUI Radio in Iowa City. Founded in January 2010 by host Joe Fassler, The Lit Show features interviews with writers, readings and performance, reviews, and literary news. The program airs Wednesdays at 3 PM CST on KRUI Radio and litshow.com. There are many ways to listen to The Lit Show: by radio or web broadcast through KRUI, by podcast, and by visiting our archives.
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Featuring Nick Dybek, Daniel Khalastchi, Madeline McDonnell, and Vinnie Wilhelm.
On this Lit Show, co-host Ben Mauk speaks with Nicholson Baker, author of House of Holes: A Book of Raunch.
On this Lit Show, The Believer founding editor Heidi Julavits discusses her new novel, The Vanishers.
Featuring Henry Finch, Jake Fournier, Jessica Laser, Adam Soto, and Alex Walton.
On this Lit Show, Ben Marcus discusses his new novel, The Flame Alphabet with co-host Ben Mauk.
On this Lit Show, Chinelo Okparanta discusses her short story "America," included in Granta's "Exit Strategies" issue. With Granta Deputy Editor Ellah Allfrey.
Episode 0502: On this Lit Show, the publishers of Ink Lit Mag discuss their new student-run literary journal.
On this Lit Show, Sara Levine discusses Treasure Island!!!
Students and alumni of Iowa's graduate writing programs share new work. Featuring Charlene Choi, Michael Fauver, Deborah Kennedy, B.J. Love, Anna Morrison, Rebecca Rukeyser, Montreux Rotholtz, and Ben Shattuck.
University of Iowa students Jessica Devorcek and Kallie Holt interview Lit Show host Joe Fassler.
On this Lit Show, Peter Orner discusses Love and Shame and Love, his second novel.
On this Lit Show, co-host Ben Mauk speaks with Michael Martone about teaching, writing, and the Midwest.
On this Lit Show, Chuck Klosterman discusses his novel The Visible Man.
On this Lit Show, co-host Ben Mauk speaks with Colson Whitehead about his new novel, Zone One.
On this Lit Show, writers from the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program read fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. This episode, part one of a two-part series, featured, in alphabetical order: Park Chansoon (South Korea), Naseer Hassan (Iraq), Usha K. R. (India), Fabienne Kanor, (France), Alexandra Petrova (Russia), Ogochukwu Promise (Nigeria), and Milena Oda (Germany).