Literary Discussion on the Internet

A member of SOAF has forwarded the following post. Let me once more emphasise how keen we are to receive postings from members.


For UK authors in France living far from hubs of literary activity - cities full of busily lunching agents, publishers and authors; readings and literary parties - it's easy to feel isolated from English-language literary discussion. Even for those of us in Paris, we are not woven into the fabric of the London literary scene.
Happily the internet provides a host of free radio programmes about books and writing, also available as downloadable podcasts.
One SOAF member sent me the details of the four programmes she always checks-out to see what is on, three being specialist book shows, the fourth being a show that regularly features in-depth interviews of up to an hour with writers that rarely give interviews.
Her list, all available for free at the podcast directory within itunes, is as follows:
KCRW's Bookworm: Half-hour shows interviewing a different writer each week. The show from 09/11 is an interview with Zadie Smith. The presenter sounds like he is emerging from a very heavy night c. 1971 but he has an impeccable guest list and few writers turn down his invitations to appear.
NPR: Books: National Public Radio (the excellent BBC of the USA and funded by voluntary subscriptions) has a one hour show on books each Sunday. Normally made up of 5-6 segments, last Sunday's show featured a book about William James, Antonia Fraser's new bio on Louis XIV; a new quotation collection; a novel from Tillie Olsen; Allende Reimangines Life of Conquistador 'Ines' and Mandela's authorized biography
The Book Show: From ABC (Australia's BBC) an excellent 40 minute daily show (Monday-Friday - oh that the BBC would do that) on books and writing. Yesterday's show was about the short story now, and Ramona Koval's guests are often American, British and Commonwealth writers as well as Australian.
Open Source: also available at www.radioopensource.org these 50 minute week day shows, out of Boston, have to be about the most compelling radio on current affairs and ideas. Public intellectualism is alive and well in the USA and the presenter, Christopher Lydon often touches on books and writing. He recently had a terrific one hour interview with Philip Roth and a show on the Great American Novel (further to the recent NYT poll on this subject) and what it might look like in 2030.
Question: Which other podcasts or on-line radio shows about books and writing, in French or English from anywhere in the world, do you listen to, and can you post your recommendations as a comment to this thread?