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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.

Podcasts:

 Episode 0509: Rescue Press | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 55:47

Featuring Nick Dybek, Daniel Khalastchi, Madeline McDonnell, and Vinnie Wilhelm.

 Episode 0508: Nicholson Baker | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:13

On this Lit Show, co-host Ben Mauk speaks with Nicholson Baker, author of House of Holes: A Book of Raunch.

 Episode 0506: Heidi Julavits | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:22

On this Lit Show, The Believer founding editor Heidi Julavits discusses her new novel, The Vanishers.

 Episode 0507: Iowa Writers Read | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:59

Featuring Henry Finch, Jake Fournier, Jessica Laser, Adam Soto, and Alex Walton.

 Episode 0504: An Interview with Ben Marcus | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:23

On this Lit Show, Ben Marcus discusses his new novel, The Flame Alphabet with co-host Ben Mauk.

 Episode 0503: Chinelo Okparanta and Ellah Allfrey | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:26

On this Lit Show, Chinelo Okparanta discusses her short story "America," included in Granta's "Exit Strategies" issue. With Granta Deputy Editor Ellah Allfrey.

 An Interview with Ink Magazine | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:33

Episode 0502: On this Lit Show, the publishers of Ink Lit Mag discuss their new student-run literary journal.

 An Interview with Sara Levine | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:15

On this Lit Show, Sara Levine discusses Treasure Island!!!

 Episode 0415: Iowa Writers Read | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

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.

 Episode 0414: An Interview with Lit Show Host Joe Fassler | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

University of Iowa students Jessica Devorcek and Kallie Holt interview Lit Show host Joe Fassler.

 Episode 0412: Peter Orner (11-16-2011) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

On this Lit Show, Peter Orner discusses Love and Shame and Love, his second novel.

 Episode 0412: Michael Martone (11-11-2011) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

On this Lit Show, co-host Ben Mauk speaks with Michael Martone about teaching, writing, and the Midwest.

 Episode 0411: An Interview with Chuck Klosterman | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

On this Lit Show, Chuck Klosterman discusses his novel The Visible Man.

 Episode 0409: Colson Whitehead (11-02-2011) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

On this Lit Show, co-host Ben Mauk speaks with Colson Whitehead about his new novel, Zone One.

 Episode 0410: IWP’s International Writers Read (11-01-2011) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

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).

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