I am always glad to be interviewed about writing and/or cemeteries. Please get in touch via the contact form if you’d like to chat.
(The whole list is here, if you’re curious.)
Selected Radio Interviews
At Borderlands Books, San Francisco
All News Radio
KCBS 106.9 FM/740 AM
San Francisco, California
Thanks to Peter Finch, I appeared on KCBS to talk about Tales for the Camp Fire.
Airdate: June 8, 2019, hourly from 6-9 am PDT
Michael J. Thorp Show
WWCK AM/SuperTalk 1570
Flint, Michigan
Interview about 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die, which broadcast live and also over their Cumulus channel.
Airdate: December 20th, 2017
Under the Radar
WGBH 89.7 FM
Boston, Massachusetts
Callie Crosby interviewed me for her NPR program about 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die.
Airdate: November 10, 2017
Listen to it: https://news.wgbh.org/2017/11/10/author-graveyard-aficionado-asks-whats-your-favorite-cemetery
The Jim Bohannon Show
Syndicated on more than 500 radio stations around the US
Jim and I chatted about 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die.
Airdate: aired several times on and around October 26, 2017
Listen to it: https://lorenrhoads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/offbeat-cemeteries-1026.mp3
Agony Column
KBCZ 90.1 FM, Santa Cruz Community Radio
Santa Cruz, California
Rick Kleffel and I talked at length about 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die.
Airdate: October 6, 2017
Listen to it: http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/loren_rhoads-2017.mp3
From the Bookshelf
KSCO 1080 AM
Santa Cruz, California
Gary Shapiro interviewed me about 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die. My bit starts 23 minutes in.
Airdate: September 25, 2017
Listen to it: http://fromthebookshelf.com/Gary_Shapiros_From_The_Bookshelf/Gary_Shapiros_From_the_Bookshelf/Entries/2017/9/25_Guests_James_Gleick_and_Loren_Rhodes.html
Blueprints for Living
ABC RN
Australia
I participated in a panel interview for “Tombstone Tourism” on the Australian national radio travel show.
Airdate: July 1, 2017
Listen to it: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/blueprintforliving/tombstone-tourism/8665726
The Finch Files
KGO 810 AM
San Francisco, California
Interview about CemeteryTravel.com, Wish You Were Here, & Morbid Curiosity with Peter Finch.
Airdate: October 26, 2015
Listen to it: http://www.finchfiles.net/podcasts/2015/10/26/finch-files-halloween-15-episode-28
Beat of the Bay
KFOG 104.5/97.7 FM, KNBR, and “The Bone”
San Francisco, California
In-studio interview with Peter Finch, with a rebroadcast of the earlier Fog Files episode.
Airdate: October 3rd, 2009 at 5:30-6 am PST
Insight
KXJZ 90.9 FM Capital Public Radio
Sacramento, California
Phone interview with Jeffrey Callison about Morbid Curiosity magazine. Contributor John Domeier was in the studio.
Airdate: November 3, 2006
San Francisco Forum
KUSF 90.3 FM
San Francisco, California
In-studio interview with Elliot Neaman about Morbid Curiosity magazine.
Airdate: October 31, 2005
Invisible Ink
KALW 91.7 FM
San Francisco, California
In-studio interview with Roman Mars about Morbid Curiosity magazine.
Airdate: July 27, 2003
During the book tour for Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues in October 2009, I appeared on The Night Show in Cincinnati; morning shows in Minneapolis and Rochester, New York; the Steve Fast Show in Bloomington, Illinois; Talk of the Town in Bridgeport, Connecticut; The Mancow Show on the Free Speech Radio Network; and Cable Talk with Jack Roberts on the Cable Radio Network. The details are here.
Selected Podcast Interviews
SF in SF podcast
Recorded live at the American Bookbinders Musuem, Nancy Etchemendy, E.M. Markoff, and I discussed and read from Tales for the Camp Fire, moderated by Terry Bisson.
Airdate: August 7, 2019
Listen to it: https://soundcloud.com/sfinsfpodcast/june-2019-loren-rhoads-nancy-etchemendy-and-e-m-markoff-tales-for-the-camp-fire
Strange Familiars
I talked with Timothy Renner about 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die.
Airdate: February 23, 2019
Listen to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vz7jBQJpV4
The Get Published Podcast
Paul Brodie interviewed me about Shut Up and Write and how to set up a one-week book tour.
Airdate: January 30, 2019
Listen to it: https://open.spotify.com/episode/466atjM12PTkA6ovr0bLKR
On the Odd
Mark chatted with me about 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die.
Airdate: October 26, 2018
Listen to it: https://ontheodd.com/199-cemeteries-to-see-before-you-die/
Cemetery Confessions
The venerable goth podcast broadcast our conversation about 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die.
Airdate: June 17, 2018
Listen to it: http://www.thebelfry.rip/blog/2018/6/15/cemetery-expert-loren-rhoads
Extreme Genes
Scott Fisher chatted with me about 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die on my first appearance on a genealogy podcast. My bit starts 24 minutes in.
Airdate: March 25, 2018
Listen to it: https://extremegenes.com/2018/02/25/episode-226-black-history-month-advances-in-african-american-research-199-cemeteries-to-see-before-you-die/
Horror Addicts #150: Cure for the Holidaze
Horror Addicts.Net
My favorite interview ever! Hostess Emerian Rich asked what I do to chill out and survive the holidays. One guess what my answer was.
Airdate: November 18, 2017
Listen to it: https://horroraddicts.wordpress.com/2017/11/18/horroraddicts-net-150-cure-for-the-holidaze-special/
The Ghostman & Demon Hunter Show
Planetparanormal.com
Phone interview with Shaun B. and Nathan S.
Airdate: Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 7-8 pm PDT
Listen to it: http://ghostanddemonhunter.planetparanormal.com/?p=371
The whole list is here, if you’re curious.
