Granta

About Granta

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.

Publisher

Granta Magazine

Category

arts · arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Aug 2010

Latest episode

22 May 2026

Latest episodes

117 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 May 2026

   Olga Ravn, The Granta Podcast

   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 consciousness and intelligence, as well as her short story ’The High Priestess’, which appeared in Granta 175: Scandinavia. Thomas Meaney is the editor of Granta.

2. 

   2 Apr 2026

   Helle Helle, The Granta Podcast

   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 novel they was published in English this year, translated by Martin Aitken. Six short stories by Helle Helle will be appearing in our forthcoming issue, Granta 175: Scandinavia. We discuss writing about familiar places, Raymond Carver and the process of being translated. Leo Robson is a cultural ...

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   6 Mar 2026

   Christopher Bollas, The Granta Podcast

   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 Consciousness. A wide-ranging interview about his life and work appeared in Granta 174: Therapy. In this further conversation, Bollas reflects on the relationship between psychoanalysis and literature, the significance of daydreams, and whether analysis can speak to the great crises of our time. Thoma...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

3.9 / 5

44 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

38 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

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Engagement

50

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