Podcasts by Live Talks Los Angeles

Chad Sanders in conversation with Will Packer from 2021-02-24T03:46:20

Chad Sanders in conversation with Will Packer at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, “Black Magic: What Black Leaders Learned from Tra...

Marcus Samuelsson in conversation with Ted Habte-Gabr from 2021-02-20T21:18:59

Marcus Samuelsson in conversation with Ted Habte-Gabr at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his cookbook, The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food,“ The talk was taped on February 28, ...

Adam Grant in conversation with Ashton Kutcher from 2021-02-04T00:47:25

Adam Grant in conversation with Ashton Kutcher at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, “Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know.“  The talk was taped on February 9, 2021 fro...

Walter Mosley in conversation with Joe Ide from 2021-02-03T05:21:27

Walter Mosley in conversation with Joe Ide at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing the writing life and his novel, "Blood Grove." The talk was held on February 4, 2021 and was taped from the Live T...

Priyanka Chopra Jonas in conversation with Glennon Doyle from 2021-02-03T05:16:56

Priyanka Chopra Jonas in conversation with Glennon Doyle at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing her memoir, "Unfinished." The talk was held on February 8, 2021 and was taped from the Live Talks Lo...

Gabriel Byrne in conversation with Tóibín from 2021-01-27T04:17:15

Gabriel Byrne in conversation with Tóibín at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his memoir, “Walking with Ghosts“. The talk was held on January 13, 2021 and was taped from the Live Talks Los Ange...

Patricia Cornwell in conversation with Jamie Lee Curtis from 2021-01-22T23:52:05

Patricia Cornwell in conversation with Jamie Lee Curtis at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing her Captain Chase novel, "Spin." The talk was held on January 10, 2020 and was taped from the Live Ta...

Yuval Noah Harari in conversation with Judd Apatow from 2021-01-17T01:59:52

Yuval Noah Harari in conversation with Judd Apatow at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, “Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1).” The talk was held on November 23,...

David Byrne&Maira Kalman in conversation with Isaac Fitzgerald from 2021-01-17T01:55:46

David Byrne & Maira Kalman in conversation with Isaac Fitzgerald at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing their book, “American Utopia.“ The talk was held on November 9, 2020 and was taped from the ...

Janet Evanovich in conversation with Lisa Scottoline from 2021-01-17T01:52:17

Janet Evanovich in conversation with Lisa Scottoline at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing the writing life and her new novel, “Fortune and Glory.” The talk was held on November 7, 2020 and was t...

Ryan Holiday in conversation with Rich Roll from 2021-01-17T01:49:51

Ryan Holiday in conversation with Rich Roll at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, “Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius.“ The talk was held on October 27,...

Bill Nye in conversation with Gregory Mone from 2021-01-17T01:11:07

Bill Nye in conversation with Gregory Mone at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing their book, “Bill Nye’s Great Big World of Science.” The talk was held on October 25, 2020 and was taped from the ...

Matthew McConaughey in conversation with John Grisham from 2021-01-17T01:05:12

Matthew McConaughey in conversation with John Grisham at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his memoir, “Greenlights.” The talk was held on October 21, 2020 and was taped from the Live Talks Los ...

Governor Andrew Cuomo in conversation with Larry Wilmore from 2021-01-17T01:00:19

Governor Andrew Cuomo in conversation with Larry Wilmore at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The talk was held on Oct...

Henry Winkler&Lin Oliver in conversation with Karina Yah Glasser from 2021-01-17T00:54:40

Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver in conversation with Karina Yah Glasser, a contributing editor for Book Riot at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing their book, “Lights, Camera, Danger! (Alien Superstar...

David Baldacci, Harlan Coben, Joe Ide, Attica Locke, Walter Mosley and Scott Turow from 2021-01-17T00:47:29

David Baldacci, Harlan Coben, Joe Ide, Attica Locke, Walter Mosley and Scott Turow in conversation with Dwyer Murphy, Editor-in-Chief of Crime Reads at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing on books...

Lenny Kravitz in conversation with Jimmy Fallon from 2021-01-17T00:43:50

Lenny Kravitz in conversation with Jimmy Fallon at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his memoir, “Let Love Rule.” The talk was held on October 8, 2020 and was taped from the Live Talks Los Angel...

John Mackey in conversation with Irwin Miller from 2021-01-17T00:39:22

John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods with Irwin Miller, Principal & Design Director at Gensler, in conversation at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, “Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanit...

R.L. Stine in conversation with Kitty Felde from 2021-01-17T00:34:10

R.L. Stine in conversation with Kitty Felde at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing writing for children and his book, “Welcome to Smellville (Garbage Pail Kids Book 1).” The talk was held on Septe...

Claudia Rankine in conversation with Viet Thanh Nguyen from 2021-01-17T00:30:05

Claudia Rankine in conversation with Viet Thanh Nguyen at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing her book, “Just Us: An American Conversation.“The talk was held on September 21, 2020 and was taped fr...

Jane Fonda in conversation with Eva Longoria from 2021-01-17T00:25:30

Jane Fonda in conversation with Eva Longoria at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing her book, “What Can I Do?: My Path from Climate Despair to Action.” The talk was held on September 14, 2020 and ...

Sid Meier in conversation with Alison Haislip from 2021-01-17T00:21:30

Sid Meier in conversation with Alison Haislip at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, “Sid Meier’s Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games.“ The talk was held on September 10, 2020 and was tape...

John Cleese in conversation with Judd Apatow from 2021-01-17T00:17:20

John Cleese in conversation with Judd Apatow at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, “Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide.“ The talk was held on September 9, 2020 and was taped from th...

Jon Meacham in conversation with Frank Buckley from 2021-01-17T00:12:37

Jon Meacham in conversation with Frank Buckley at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, “His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope.” The talk was held on September 3, 2020...

Brian Stelter in conversation with Judd Apatow from 2021-01-17T00:07:10

Brian Stelter in conversation with Judd Apatow at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book,  “Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth.” The talk was held on May 20,...

Jacqueline Novogratz in conversation with Meg Ryan from 2021-01-16T23:55:58

Jacqueline Novogratz in conversation with Meg Ryan at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing her book "Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World." The talk was held on May 1...

Malcolm Gladwell in conversation with Ted Habte-Gabr from 2021-01-16T23:40:08

Malcolm Gladwell in conversation with Ted Habte-Gabr, producer of Live Talks Los Angeles discussing books and Season 5 of “Revisionist History.” The talk was held on August 6, 2020 and was taped...

Judy Gold in conversation with Margaret Cho from 2021-01-16T23:35:06

Judy Gold in conversation with Margaret Cho at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing her book,  “Yes, I Can Say That:
When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble.” The talk was hel...

Jim McKelvey, Co-founder of Square in conversation with Ted Habte-Gabr from 2021-01-16T23:31:24

Jim McKelvey, Co-founder of Square in conversation with Ted Habte-Gabr, producer of Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, "The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy I...

Suzanne Nossel in conversation with Jennifer Egan from 2021-01-16T23:27:10

Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America in conversation with Jennifer Egan at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing her book, "Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All." The talk was held on July 29,...

Colson Whitehead in conversation with Mary Karr from 2021-01-16T23:22:30

Colson Whitehead in conversation with Mary Karr at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing the writing life and his novel, “The Nickel Boys.“ The talk was held on July 7, 2020 and was taped from the L...

Charlie Kaufman in conversation with Jane Smiley from 2021-01-16T05:47:37

Charlie Kaufman in conversation with Jane Smiley at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his novel, "Antkind." The talk was held on July 6, 2020 and was taped from the Live Talks Los Angeles studio...

Robbie Conal&Shepard Fairey in conversation with Jim Daichendt from 2021-01-16T05:39:27

Robbie Conal & Shepard Fairey in conversation with Jim Daichendt at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing Jim's book, “Robbie Conal: Streetwise, 35 Years of Politically Charged Guerrilla Art." The t...

Michael Lewis in conversation with Larry Wilmore from 2021-01-16T05:29:09

Michael Lewis in conversation with Larry Wilmore at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, “The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy.' The talk was held on June 15, 2020 and was taped from the Liv...

Stacey Abrams in conversation with Elaine Welteroth from 2021-01-16T05:20:22

Stacey Abrams in conversation with Elaine Welteroth at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing her book, “Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America. ” The talk was held on June...

Dr. Vivek Murthy in conversation with Kate Hudson from 2021-01-16T05:14:02

Dr. Vivek Murthy in conversation with Kate Hudson at Live Talks Los Angeles “Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World."” The talk was held on June 9, 2020 and ...

Rutger Bregman in conversation with D.A. Wallach from 2021-01-16T04:54:23

Rutger Bregman in conversation with D.A. Wallach at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, “Humankind: A Hopeful History." The talk was held on June 8, 2020 and was taped from the Live Talk...

Sandra Tsing Loh in conversation with Julia Sweeney from 2021-01-16T04:46:50

Sandra Tsing Loh in conversation with Julia Sweeney at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing her book, “The Madwoman and the Roomba: My Year of Domestic Mayhem." The talk was held on June 3, 2020 an...

Lisa Napoli in conversation with Frank Buckley from 2021-01-16T04:38:20

Lisa Napoli in conversation with Frank Buckley at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing her book, “Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News."The talk was held on May 27, 2020 and...

Scott Turow in conversation with Ridley Pearson from 2021-01-16T04:31:06

Scott Turow in conversation with Ridley Pearson at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing the writing life and his new novel, “The Last Trial." The talk was held on May 21, 2020 and was taped from th...

Tori Amos in conversation with Busy Philipps from 2021-01-16T04:20:13

Tori Amos in conversation with Busy Philipps at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing her book, Resistance: A Songwriter’s Story of Hope, Change, and Courage." The talk was held on May 20, 2020 and ...

David Baldacci in conversation with Gregg Hurwitz from 2021-01-16T04:15:15

David Baldacci in conversation with Gregg Hurwitz at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing the writing life and his new novel, “Walk the Wire.” The talk was held on May 18, 2020 and was taped from t...

Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue in conversation with Ted Habte-Gabr from 2021-01-16T04:07:31

Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue in conversation with Ted Habte-Gabr, producer of Live Talks Los Angeles discussing their book, “What Makes a Marriage Last: 40 Celebrated Couples Share with Us the ...

Dean Koontz in conversation with Ted Habte-Gabr from 2021-01-16T04:01:22

Dean Koontz in conversation with Ted Habte-Gabr at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing the writing life and his novel, "Devoted." The talk was virtual and taped on April 1 from the Live Talks Los ...

Alan Zweibel in conversation with Dave Barry from 2021-01-16T03:53:57

Alan Zweibel in conversation with Dave Barry at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his memoir, "Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier." The talk was virtual and taped on April 2 fr...

A Mother’s Day Special: in conversation with Louie Anderson from 2021-01-16T03:40:30

A Mother’s Day Special with Louie Anderson in conversation with Live Talks Los Angeles producer Ted Habte-Gabr.  discussing her memoir, “Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too...

Jan Eliasberg in conversation with Tony Shalhoub from 2021-01-16T03:29:09

Jan Eliasberg in conversation with Tony Shalhoub at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing her discussing her novel, "Hannah’s War." The talk was a virtual event on May 7, 2020. For more information ...

Jessica Simpson in conversation with Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt from 2020-03-25T20:30

Jessica Simpson in conversation with Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing her memoir, "Open Book." The talk took place on February 10, 2020 at the Aratani Theatre ...

John Hodgman in conversation with Aimee Mann from 2020-03-20T20:55:31

John Hodgman in conversation with Aimee Mann at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, "Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms...

Guy Kawasaki in conversation with Ted Habte-Gabr from 2020-03-19T21:58:04

Guy Kawasaki in conversation with Ted Habte-Gabr at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, "Wise Guy: Lessons from a Life." The talk too...

Jim Acosta in conversation with Larry Wilmore from 2020-03-19T21:51:07

Jim Acosta in conversation with Larry Wilmore at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, "The Enemy of the People:
A Dangerous Time to Tel...

Celeste Barber in conversation with Jameela Jamil from 2020-03-19T21:35:54

Celeste Barber in conversation with Jameela Jamil at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing her book, "Challenge Accepted!:
253 Steps to Becoming an Anti-It Girl." The talk took place on June 5...

Nathan Gardels and Nicolas Berggruen in conversation with Mayor Eric Garcetti from 2020-03-19T21:20:36

Nathan Gardels and Nicolas Berggruen in conversation with Mayor Eric Garcetti at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing their book, "Renovating Democracy: Governing in the Age of Globalization and Di...

Walter Mosley in conversation with Viet Thanh Nguyen from 2020-03-19T17:56:02

Walter Mosley in conversation with Viet Thanh Nguyen at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, "Elements of Fiction."  The talk took place on September 5, 2019. For more information on Live...

Robert Iger in conversation with Brian Grazer from 2020-03-19T17:52:51

Robert Iger in conversation with Brian Grazer at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his novel, "The Ride of a Lifetime:
Lessons Learned from 15...

Pico Iyer in conversation with Aimee Liu from 2020-03-19T17:50:16

Pico Iyer in conversation with Aimee Liu at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his novel, "Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving."  The talk took place on October 6, 2019. For more information ...

Mo Rocca in conversation with Adam Felber from 2020-03-19T17:47:57

Mo Rocca in conversation with Adam Felber at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his novel, "Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving."  The talk took place on November 13, 2019. For more informati...

Emma Donoghue in conversation with Marisa Matarazzo from 2020-03-19T17:44:51

Emma Donoghue in conversation with Marisa Matarazzo at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his novel, "Akin."  The talk took place on September 10, 2019. For more information on Live Talks Los Ang...

David Koepp in conversation with Andrew Kevin Walker from 2020-03-19T17:41:58

David Koepp in conversation with Andrew Kevin Walker at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his novel, "Cold Storage."  The talk took place on September 11, 2019. For more information on Live Talk...

Brad Smith in conversation with David Kirkpatrick from 2020-03-19T17:38:34

Brad Smith, President of Microsoft in conversation with David Kirkpatrick, founder of Techonomy at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, "Tool...

Booker T. Jones in conversation with Scott Timberg from 2020-03-19T17:34:43

Booker T. Jones in conversation with Scott Timberg at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his memoir, "Time Is Tight: My Life, Note by Note."  The talk took place on November 5, 2019. For more inf...

Amber Tamblyn in conversation with Amy Poehler from 2020-03-16T23:07:26

Amber Tamblyn in conversation with Amy Poehler at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing her book, "Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution."  The talk took place on February ...

Dr. Mark Hyman in conversation with Paul Hawken from 2020-03-16T22:50