Episodes 117
Avg. Duration 34m
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Apple Rating 3.9 (44)
Since Aug 2010
Latest Episode May 2026

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About This Podcast

From Nobel laureates to debut novelists, international translations to investigative journalism, each themed issue of Granta turns the attention of the world’s best writers on to one aspect of the way we live now. Our podcasts bring you readings and in-depth discussions with highly acclaimed authors and rising stars from the quarterly magazine of new writing. 

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Olga Ravn, The Granta Podcast

May 22, 2026 49m

In this episode of the Granta podcast, we are joined by Olga Ravn, author of The Employees, My Work and, most recently, The Wax Child. We discuss Tove Ditlevsen, technology, the difference between…

Helle Helle, The Granta Podcast

Apr 02, 2026 50m

In this episode of the Granta podcast, we are joined by the Danish author Helle Helle, author of multiple novels and two collections. Her work has been translated into twenty-four languages and her…

Christopher Bollas, The Granta Podcast

Mar 06, 2026 42m

In this episode of the Granta podcast, we speak with Christopher Bollas, a leading figure in contemporary psychoanalytic theory and author of the forthcoming Essential Aloneness and Streams of…

Sujatha Gidla, The Granta Podcast

Feb 11, 2026 33m

In this episode of the Granta podcast, we speak to Sujatha Gidla, author of Ants Among Elephants: an Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India. Gidla’s essay, ‘I Am My Mother’s Older…

Karan Mahajan, The Granta Podcast

Dec 19, 2025 49m

In this episode of the Granta Podcast we speak to Karan Mahajan, author of Family Planning, The Association of Small Bombs and the forthcoming The Complex. Mahajan’s essay ‘The Killing of a Canadian…

Zoe Dubno, The Granta Podcast

Nov 14, 2025 35m

In this episode of the Granta Podcast we speak to Zoe Dubno, author of Happiness and Love (2025), whose short story ‘The Full Package’ appeared in Granta 166: Generations.We discuss her novel,…

Guadalupe Nettel, The Granta Podcast

Oct 02, 2025 48m

In this episode of the Granta Podcast we speak to Guadalupe Nettel, author of four novels and three collections of short stories, including the most recent collection The Accidentals.We discuss her…

Diane Williams, The Granta Podcast

Aug 01, 2025 43m

In this episode of the Granta Podcast we speak to Diane Williams, author of eleven books of fiction, including the short story collection I Hear You’re Rich.We discuss the four short stories Diane…

Tao Lin, The Granta Podcast

Jul 11, 2025 54m

In this episode of the Granta Podcast we speak to Tao Lin, the author of ten books, including Leave Society and Taipei.We discuss two of Tao Lin’s recent essays, ‘My Spiritual Evolution’, and ‘Gian’,…

Susie Boyt, The Granta Podcast

May 29, 2025 45m

In this episode of the Granta Podcast we speak to Susie Boyt, the author of seven novels, most recently Loved and Missed, and the memoir My Judy Garland Life.We discuss Susie Boyt’s short story, ‘All…

Nico Walker, The Granta Podcast

Mar 31, 2025 39m

In this episode of the Granta Podcast, we speak to Nico Walker, author of the novel Cherry. We discuss Nico Walker’s essay ‘Mucker Play’, published in Granta 170: Winners, which considers American…

Declan Ryan, The Granta Podcast

Feb 28, 2025 52m

Granta 170: Winners is out this week. In this episode, we speak to Declan Ryan about his essay on the British heavyweight boxing today, ‘The Hurt Business’, which appears in the magazine's new sports…

Wang Xiaoshuai, The Granta Podcast

Jan 30, 2025 44m

In this episode of the Granta Podcast, we speak to the film director Wang Xiaoshuai, known for the films Beijing Bicycle (2001) and So Long, My Son (2019). We discuss Wang Xiaoshuai’s thoughts on the…

Allen Bratton, The Granta Podcast

Nov 29, 2024 47m

In this episode of the Granta Podcast, we speak to Allen Bratton, whose short stories Barbarism and Honeymoon have been published online at granta.com. His debut novel Henry Henry was published in…

Alan Hollinghurst, The Granta Podcast

Oct 18, 2024 42m

In this episode of the Granta Podcast, we speak to Alan Hollinghurst, author of seven novels including The Swimming-Pool Library, the Booker Prize-winning The Line of Beauty and Our Evenings, which…

Rachel Kushner, The Granta Podcast

Sep 05, 2024 48m

In this episode of the Granta Podcast, we speak to the novelist and essayist Rachel Kushner, author of the books The Mars Room, The Flamethrowers, Telex from Cuba and The Hard Crowd. Her latest…

Benjamin Kunkel, The Granta Podcast

Jul 31, 2024 47m

In this episode of the Granta podcast we speak to the novelist and journalist Benjamin Kunkel, author of Indecision (2005) and co-founder of the journal n+1.We discuss his short story ‘Prairie Dogs’…

Sheila Heti, The Granta Podcast

Jun 28, 2024 46m

In this episode of the Granta Podcast, we speak to the novelist Sheila Heti, author of the books How Should a Person Be?, Motherhood and Pure Colour. Her latest book, Alphabetical Diaries, was…

Andrew O’Hagan, The Granta Podcast

May 31, 2024 49m

In this episode of the Granta Podcast, we speak to the novelist and journalist Andrew O’Hagan, author of seven novels and several books of non-fiction. We discuss his short story, ‘The Sensitivity…

Lauren Oyler, The Granta Podcast

Apr 30, 2024 44m

In this episode of the Granta Podcast, we speak to the novelist and critic Lauren Oyler, author of No Judgement (2024) and Fake Accounts (2024), about living in Berlin, the boundary between our…

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