Roman on the Radio

You LOVE public radio! Listen each week to hear the reporters, editors and hosts behind the "driveway moments" that thrill millions of public radio fans - like you! New episodes on Thursdays.

You wanna be a public radio reporter? Get ready! 02/13/2026

How January 6th led LAist's Makenna Sievertson to choose journalism 02/06/2026

Boise State Public Radio's Sáša Woodruff meets the challenge 01/29/2026

More with NPR's Rob Schmitz: A correspondent's life - thanks to a father's lesson 01/23/2026

NPR's Rob Schmitz: A Radio Life of Eternal Happiness 01/16/2026

Public radio? Punk rock? In LA, KCRW's Chery Glaser stars in both 01/09/2026

A life in public radio? But why? Jane Lindholm knows why! 01/02/2026

Now on public radio, DJ Julie Slater can play what she wants! 12/26/2025

Field of dreams? Ben Adler has three! Baseball, politics - and public radio 12/19/2025

"Only A Game" is over, but storytelling is still Karen Given's only game 12/12/2025

Public radio fans! "Roman on the Radio" returns Friday! 12/08/2025

It bears repeating: Public radio fans in LA love Susanne Whatley! 09/04/2025

WBUR's Ashley Locke is in a good place - Here & Now! 08/28/2025

Elaine Cha steps out of the shadows into the St. Louis Public Radio spotlight 08/21/2025

How "driveway moments" are made; listening to listeners; and can a Cajun music station survive CPB cuts? 08/14/2025

Science editor Andrea Kissack on how NPR "reinvented" science reporting to cover the pandemic 08/07/2025

On a bad day for public radio in Alaska, Claire Stremple held onto what's good 08/01/2025

Gail Eichenthal: The classic radio voice for classical music and news in LA 07/24/2025

Former NPR editor Alisa Barba says public radio news has to change - NOW! 07/17/2025

Reporter Yusra Farzan brings the world to Los Angeles 07/10/2025

Talk to powerful people - and ask 'em anything? Libby Denkmann says sign me up! 07/03/2025

You're late! It's already Brian Watt o'clock in San Francisco! 06/26/2025

Allons a Lafayette! Cheryl Devall on why she gave up news for the music of Cajun country 06/19/2025

What reporter Steven Cuevas saw as a wildfire burned his neighborhood 06/12/2025

Kitty Felde has a read on kids' books 06/05/2025

Michelle Faust-Raghavan listens to listeners 05/29/2025

Rachael Myrow sings the praises of storytelling 05/22/2025

Earthquakes? Wildfires? Call Jacob Margolis! 05/15/2025