Catch up on the podcasts of the talks with McKenzie Wark, Carolina Bianchi and Édouard Louis, recorded during Kunstenfestivaldesarts 2026.

On 14 May, as part of the Free School opening day, McKenzie Wark was joined by Luce deLire for a discussion on the theme On Being Plastic – a conversation inspired by the text of the same name, written specially for the festival’s 2026 brochure.

Carolina Bianchi and Édouard Louis sat down for an intimate late-night talk to share insights into their writing practices and their relationship with literature – from David Foster Wallace to Emily Dickinson and Jean Genet.

Two festival highlights to listen to on this page, or on our Spotify and Apple Podcasts channels.