The Paris Review
The Paris ReviewThe Paris Review Podcast returns with a new season, featuring the best interviews, fiction, essays, and poetry from America’s most legendary literary quarterly, brought to life in sound. Join us for intimate conversations with Sharon Olds and Olga Tokarczuk; fiction by Rivers Solomon, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, and Zach Williams; poems by Terrance Hayes and Maggie Millner; nonfiction by Robert Glück, Je... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 51 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsBooks | |||
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A special production of Anne Carson’s “I Don’t Do Innocents," which first appeared in issue no. 253 (Fall 2025). Produced by Complicité for The Paris Review, directed by Simon McBurney, and featuring Carson herself reading the stage directions, this ... more
Jordy Rosenberg reads his story “My Life, by Barbara Rosenberg,” from issue no. 253 (Fall 2025), told from the perspective of Barbara, a mother from Brooklyn who is ready to battle a corduroy blazer and the child who wants to wear it freely.
This e... more
Joseph Earl Thomas reads his essay “I Got Snipped: Notes after a Vasectomy,” about the best sexual decision he ever made.
This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed by John DeLore. Our theme song for this series is “... more
Lisa Carver reads an essay about visiting two strip clubs with her French husband: first the Moulin Rouge, then a dive bar in Bedford, New Hampshire. At the Moulin Rouge, she has a revelation: “Even though the women had naked boobies, they still look... more
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Please please come back!
Apple Podcasts5avm1406
United Statesa year ago - Bring back the old format please
This podcast is absolute magic. Or I should say, it was. But something changed last year and it became boring and basic. Please bring back the old format. The audio collage that we all felt so lucky to find. It was so special. And we need it now more than ever.
Apple Podcasts3LeilagramUnited Statesa year ago - Beautiful
My favourite podcast. Often strange and wonderful. Always well made, insightful, moving, word and sound scapes. Another series soon please!
Apple Podcasts5maisie flower
United Kingdom2 years ago - Superb
In every way.
Apple Podcasts5P.TwoBearsUnited States2 years ago - Loved Season 1&2!
I was so excited about season 1&2. Looooved it. The editing was just exquisite, the pieces poignant and meaningful. I really enjoyed the mix between old and new texts and interviews, I cherished the peak into the archives, the worlds conjured through meaningful but unobtrusive soundscapes.
But I have to say that the newer editing doesn’t work for me, already on season 3. I liked some of the episodes of the current season - but for me, sadly, it’s lost its magic :(
Apple Podcasts4DomiDeLarge
Germany2 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #121 | United States/Arts/Books |
Apple Podcasts | #56 |  Canada/Arts/Books |
Apple Podcasts | #106 | United Kingdom/Arts/Books |
Apple Podcasts | #157 | Canada/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #28 |  Ireland/Arts/Books |
Apple Podcasts | #31 |  Belgium/Arts/Books |
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The Paris Review launched 8 years ago and published 51 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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2. Simon McBurney
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