ALOUD

Podcasts

These podcasts are recorded live in Los Angeles Central Library's Mark Taper Auditorium as part of the award-winning ALOUD at Central Library speaker series presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. ALOUD podcasts are updated on a weekly basis. Initial funding for ALOUD podcasts was made possible by Arent Fox LLP.

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Color photo of Dr. Achuta Kadambi
Achuta Kadambi, Nellie Bowles
November 21, 2019
Science/Nature, Technology
Black and white headshot of author Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ryan Coogler
October 17, 2019
Arts & Entertainment, Fiction/Literature
Headshot of Dr. April Pyle
April Pyle, Karen Kaplan
October 10, 2019
Science/Nature, Technology
Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan, Lera Boroditsky
May 14, 2019
Science/Nature, Social Sci/Politics
Anand Giridharadas
Anand Giridharadas
May 6, 2019
Social Sci/Politics
Rachel Cusk
Rachel Cusk, Ann Friedman
April 9, 2019
Fiction/Literature
Ottessa Moshfegh
Ottessa Moshfegh, Amanda Stern
March 12, 2019
Fiction/Literature
Federico Motka
Joel Simon, Sewell Chan, Federico Motka
January 31, 2019
Current Events, Social Sci/Politics
Jean Guerrero
Reyna Grande, Jean Guerrero, Octavio Solis
November 13, 2018
Essay/Memoir
Lynsey Addario
Lynsey Addario
November 1, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Kwame Anthony Appiah
Kwame Anthony Appiah, Njideka Akunyili Crosby
October 25, 2018
History/Bio
Susan Orlean
Susan Orlean
October 16, 2018
History/Bio
Edouard Louis in a blue sweater
Edouard Louis
October 10, 2018
Essay/Memoir
Tommy Orange
Tommy Orange
September 20, 2018
Fiction/Literature
Nelson Mandela artwork. Image source: Inspiration Now, Marco Cianfanelli
Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela, Sahm Venter, Ashaki Jackson, Michael Datcher, Amanda Gorman, DJ Nnamdi Moweta, and more
July 24, 2018
Essay/Memoir
Kareem Abdul Jabar and Bruce Lee in Karate poses
W. Kamau Bell, Jeff Chang, Shannon Lee
July 17, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
vintage illustration of berries and leaves
Terese Marie Mailhot, Roxane Gay
June 28, 2018
Essay/Memoir
Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their fists with bowed heads while receiving the gold and bronze medals
Howard Bryant, John Carlos, Dr. Todd Boyd
June 19, 2018
Current Events
James Comey
James Comey, Jim Newton
May 24, 2018
Current Events

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