The TLS Podcast

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Booking Overview

A weekly books-and-culture interview podcast featuring literary critics, authors, poets, theatre directors, and other cultural commentators discussing current books and artistic work. Agencies could credibly pitch published authors, literary scholars, critics, poets, theatre practitioners, and creators with a timely book, performance, or cultural project; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally have established professional credentials or a current release.

Metrics

Episodes: 666

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Toby Lichtig - Writer, editor, and literary commentator associated with the Times Literary Supplement.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Published authors, poets, literary critics, scholars, editors, theatre professionals, and other established cultural practitioners with relevant books, performances, or creative work to discuss.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or poetry collections, Critical or scholarly work, Produced theatre productions, Notable literary or cultural projects

Recent Guest Discussions

Hirsh Sawhney - Sigrid Nunez’s It Will Come Back To You

Carrie Cracknell - Directing Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia And The Challenges Of Staging The Play

Ian Sansom - The Financial Realities Of Sustaining An Artistic Career

Scarlett Baron - An Attempt To Abridge James Joyce’s Ulysses

Hannah Lowe - Reading Her Poem “jamaican Forget-me-not”

Recent Topics

Literature, Books, Poetry, Theatre, Criticism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The TLS Podcast
:

The Art of Chaos

July 16, 2026

This week, Carrie Cracknell joins us to talk about the delights and challenges of directing Tom Stoppard's Arcadia; and Hirsh Sawhney on the empathetic brilliance of Sigrid Nunez.'Arcadia', by Tom Stoppard, Duke of York's Theatre, London, until September 12 2026'It Will Come Back to You', by Sigrid NunezProduced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Economies of Scale

July 09, 2026

This week, Scarlett Baron puzzles over an attempt to cut Joyce down to size; and Ian Sansom on the sobering realities of balancing the books if you want to be an artist.'A Shorter Ulysses', by James Joyce and Anthony Burgess'Making Art and Making a Living: Adventures in funding a creative life', by Mason Currey'How to Enter the Art World: After a late start, a first career, illness, raising children, a crisis of confidence/leaving it in disgust ...', by Hettie JudahProduced by Charlotte Pardy...

Beach bonanza!

July 02, 2026

This week, Toby Lichtig joins us to mull over what TLS writers are reading this summer; and Hannah Lowe reads a new poem with a botanical theme.'Jamaican Forget-Me-Not', by Hannah LoweProduced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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