Flagship Author Interviews
The Meridian Conversation
Hosted by Eleanor Vance
Mondays & Thursdays · 7:00 PM EST
Long-form studio dialogues with novelists, translators, and historians on archival memory and contemporary craft.
Program Schedule
Weekly Shows & Global Broadcast Lineup
Forty-two weekly programs broadcast across eight global studio hubs. Tune in live or stream full episodes on demand.
Syndicated Lineup
Flagship Programs
Debut Fiction & Criticism
First Editions Live
Hosted by Marcus Sterling
Tuesdays · 6:00 PM EST
Commissioning editor Marcus Sterling spotlights debut novels, university press releases, and critical essays.
Diaspora & Historical Literature
Atlantic Archives & Memory
Hosted by Amara Osei
Wednesdays · 8:00 PM EST
Exploring multigenerational storytelling, oral history, and maritime archives across the Atlantic world.
Close Readings & Speculative Letters
The Reading Room
Hosted by Julian Thorne
Fridays · 9:00 PM EST
Late-night live readings, manuscript excerpts, and conversations on speculative cartography.
Bilingual Poetry & Lyric Essay
Poetics in Translation
Hosted by Claire Moreau
Saturdays · 4:00 PM EST
Monthly and weekly broadcasts dedicated to world poetry, translation craft, and polyphonic voice.
Non-Fiction & Print Culture
Nordic & Independent Letters
Hosted by Søren Lindqvist
Sundays · 5:00 PM EST
Examining independent presses, biography, civic architecture, and European literary history.
On-Demand Broadcast Archive
The Meridian ConversationEp. 43 · 60 mins
Upcoming Broadcast: Lead Type & Independent Letters with Søren Lindqvist
Hosted by Eleanor Vance · Guest: Søren Lindqvist
Join Eleanor Vance and historian Søren Lindqvist for a live studio broadcast exploring how small cooperative printshops transformed modern European literature.
The Meridian ConversationEp. 42 · 52 mins
Maritime Archives & Polyphonic Fiction with Amara Osei
Hosted by Eleanor Vance · Guest: Amara Osei
Founding Publisher Eleanor Vance welcomes novelist Amara Osei into the LVN studio for an extended conversation on 'The Saltwater Ledger', West African printing presses, and the music of historical prose.
First Editions LiveEp. 18 · 46 mins
Acoustic Architecture & Speculative Form with Julian Thorne
Hosted by Marcus Sterling · Guest: Julian Thorne
Senior Commissioning Editor Marcus Sterling speaks with Julian Thorne about recording vanishing civic interiors and structuring 'Atlas of Quiet Cities'.
The Translation TableEp. 9 · 39 mins
Translating Alpine Dialects & Bilingual Poetics
Hosted by Eleanor Vance · Guest: Claire Moreau
Claire Moreau reads in French and English from 'Winter Harmonics' and examines the craft of lyric translation.