Podcast
City Arts & Lectures
http://www.cityarts.net/
Since 1980, City Arts & Lectures has presented onstage conversations with outstanding figures in literature, politics, criticism, science, and the performing arts, offering the most diverse perspectives about ideas and values. City Arts & Lectures programs can be heard on more than 130 public radio stations across the country and wherever you get your podcasts. The broadcasts are co-produced with KQED 88.5 FM in San Francisco. Visit CITYARTS.NET for more info.
413episodes
614guest appearances
388unique guests
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Frequent Guests
| Guest | Appearances | Hours | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Vuong | 8 | 2025-04-27 | |
| Rebecca Solnit | 8 | 2022-07-24 | |
| Pico Iyer | 7 | 2025-07-13 | |
| Samin Nosrat | 7 | 2025-09-21 | |
| Ta-Nehisi Coates | 7 | 2024-10-27 | |
| Dave Eggers | 6 | 2025-03-30 | |
| Tommy Orange | 6 | 2024-03-31 | |
| W. Kamau Bell | 6 | 2025-03-30 | |
| Zadie Smith | 6 | 2023-10-08 | |
| Angela Davis | 5 | 2026-01-04 | |
| Daniel Handler | 5 | 2025-10-19 | |
| Hilton Als | 5 | 2025-08-10 | |
| Indre Viskontas | 5 | 2023-05-28 | |
| Marlon James | 5 | 2022-07-24 | |
| Michael Pollan | 5 | 2026-03-22 | |
| Ottessa Moshfegh | 5 | 2023-01-08 | |
| Andrew Sean Greer | 4 | 2025-10-19 | |
| Eileen Myles | 4 | 2022-07-17 | |
| Hanif Abdurraqib | 4 | 2025-03-02 | |
| Jeff Chang | 4 | 2025-10-12 | |
| Jeffrey Toobin | 4 | 2025-02-23 | |
| Kim Stanley Robinson | 4 | 2026-02-22 | |
| Michael Lewis | 4 | 2025-03-30 | |
| Rachel Kushner | 4 | 2025-12-21 | |
| Richard Powers | 4 | 2026-02-22 | |
| Robert Reich | 4 | 2025-08-03 | |
| Ada Limón | 3 | 2026-05-03 | |
| Barry Jenkins | 3 | 2023-01-22 | |
| Bill Mc Kibben | 3 | 2025-09-28 | |
| Brian Greene | 3 | 2025-09-07 | |
| David Brooks | 3 | 2024-08-25 | |
| David Mitchell | 3 | 2025-07-13 | |
| Jelani Cobb | 3 | 2025-10-26 | |
| Jhumpa Lahiri | 3 | 2026-02-08 | |
| Mary Roach | 3 | 2025-09-14 | |
| Meg Wolitzer | 3 | 2026-02-01 | |
| Michael Chabon | 3 | 2025-08-24 | |
| Natalie Diaz | 3 | 2025-08-10 | |
| Nigel Poor | 3 | 2026-02-15 | |
| Nikole Hannah-Jones | 3 | 2024-12-01 | |
| Patti Smith | 3 | 2025-08-24 | |
| Preet Bharara | 3 | 2023-04-16 | |
| Rachel Cusk | 3 | 2022-07-24 | |
| Robert Sapolsky | 3 | 2024-12-22 | |
| Shereen Marisol Meraji | 3 | 2025-07-20 | |
| Stacey Abrams | 3 | 2023-06-11 | |
| Stephen Breyer | 3 | 2023-08-20 | |
| Susan Orlean | 3 | 2025-11-09 | |
| Abraham Verghese | 2 | 2026-03-29 | |
| Alice Waters | 2 | 2025-06-15 | |
| Alison Bechdel | 2 | 2025-06-08 | |
| Alonzo King | 2 | 2022-06-19 | |
| Amor Towles | 2 | 2022-06-26 | |
| Anand Giridharadas | 2 | 2022-11-06 | |
| Anna Malaika Tubbs | 2 | 2025-05-18 | |
| Anne Lamott | 2 | 2024-04-28 | |
| Ann Patchett | 2 | 2024-09-01 | |
| Aracelis Girmay | 2 | 2026-01-11 | |
| Astra Taylor | 2 | 2024-05-05 | |
| Aubrey Plaza | 2 | 2023-12-31 | |
| Benjamin Moser | 2 | 2024-01-28 | |
| Ben Lerner | 2 | 2022-07-24 | |
| Boots Riley | 2 | 2022-04-03 | |
| Brit Marling | 2 | 2021-03-28 | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 2025-07-27 | |
| Carmen Maria Machado | 2 | 2026-01-18 | |
| Charles Breyer | 2 | 2023-08-20 | |
| Charlie Kaufman | 2 | 2026-01-25 | |
| Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | 2 | 2025-03-16 | |
| Cord Jefferson | 2 | 2025-01-19 | |
| Courtney Martin | 2 | 2024-02-18 | |
| Dan Pfeiffer | 2 | 2020-03-08 | |
| Doris Kearns Goodwin | 2 | 2024-05-12 | |
| Earlonne Woods | 2 | 2020-12-27 | |
| Emily Weinstein | 2 | 2025-03-09 | |
| Fran Lebowitz | 2 | 2023-02-12 | |
| Gary Shteyngart | 2 | 2021-11-21 | |
| George Saunders | 2 | 2025-08-31 | |
| Gretchen Sisson | 2 | 2025-01-12 | |
| Ibram X. Kendi | 2 | 2020-02-02 | |
| Jack Kornfield | 2 | 2022-03-13 | |
| Jacob Ward | 2 | 2022-03-20 | |
| Jeff Tweedy | 2 | 2025-08-31 | |
| Jen Gunter | 2 | 2024-01-21 | |
| Jenna Wortham | 2 | 2020-05-24 | |
| Jennifer Egan | 2 | 2023-03-26 | |
| Jeremy Denk | 2 | 2022-12-25 | |
| Jia Tolentino | 2 | 2020-10-18 | |
| john a. powell | 2 | 2026-05-10 | |
| John Waters | 2 | 2023-12-31 | |
| Jon M. Chu | 2 | 2025-05-25 | |
| Judith Butler | 2 | 2026-03-15 | |
| Kara Swisher | 2 | 2024-10-06 | |
| Kate Schatz | 2 | 2023-07-23 | |
| Kaveh Akbar | 2 | 2024-02-18 | |
| Lauren Groff | 2 | 2026-04-05 | |
| Maggie Nelson | 2 | 2024-06-16 | |
| Malcolm Gladwell | 2 | 2024-10-20 | |
| Maria Bamford | 2 | 2023-11-26 | |
| Meredith Whittaker | 2 | 2020-06-14 |
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