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Julian Reyes
The Long Form
Ten years interviewing the storytellers and builders reshaping how we live and work.
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The Long Form· with Julian Reyes
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Airtalk Buzz is part premium international radio, part literary magazine, part streaming service. We connect the people who write with the people who read — wherever they are — in a way that feels warm, human, and unmistakably literary.
Long-form conversations with the authors shaping how the world reads.
A single frequency spanning Asia, Europe, and Africa — no borders between a story and its audience.
Every program, interview, and event exists to put remarkable writing in front of the right readers.
Today's lineup
24/7 · rotates with your local time
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WAT · Africa
Hosted by Kwame Mensah
04:00
CET · Europe
Hosted by Nadia Sørensen
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CET · Europe
Hosted by Julian Reyes
16:00
WAT · Africa
Hosted by Kwame Mensah
20:00
IST · Asia
Hosted by Julian Reyes
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On the mic
Host
The Long Form
Ten years interviewing the storytellers and builders reshaping how we live and work.
Host
First Chapter · Nightreads
Literary critic turned broadcaster, chasing the sentence behind every big idea.
Host
Crossing Continents
Essayist and interviewer connecting readers across Lagos, Lisbon, and Mumbai.
Host
The Poetry Hour
Poet and host mapping the language of coastline, city, and everything between.
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Priya Nadkarni · Founder & Essayist · Mumbai
18:30 IST
Priya Nadkarni · Founder & Essayist · Mumbai
15:00 CET
Marcus Feldwin · Founder, Lumen Labs · Berlin
Priya Nadkarni · Asia
Feb 20
47 min
Marcus Feldwin · Europe
Feb 13
1h 12m
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