Echo Brown discusses her long-running one-woman show, Black Virgins Are Not for Hipsters, playing at the Marsh Berkeley through June 18. Humor shot through with some very serious moments, Brown’s autobiographical show looks at the intersections of racism, colorism, sexism, poverty, dating and the Ivy League. Oh, and hipsterism, of course. Also on this show, … Continued
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We speak with playwright Echo Brown about race, online dating and ruminations on the multi-dimensionality of the black female experience in America.
Greek Debt Crisis Greek voters are under tremendous pressure as they gear up for this Sunday’s referendum. They’ll choose whether or not to accept another bailout deal from the European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the IMF. The deal would give Greece more money, but demands deeper austerity measures – cuts to pensions and … Continued
Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Richard Powers discusses his latest novel, “Playground,” which focuses on games — on land, in artificial intelligence, and under the sea. Also, unaired excerpts from a recent interview with Anne Hillerman, and a review of “Kimberly Akimbo” at the Curran Theatre through December 1, 2024. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Join us on Friday, April 14th and Saturday, April 15th for special birthday broadcasts Since the dawn of FM radio in the homes, KPFA has been ever vigilant in bringing uncompromising programing to the airwaves. Created by Lew Hill and a band of pacifists, KPFA quickly realized that by not relying on big business underwriting … Continued
Feisty Female Folktales, an anthology of international children’s stories adapted by activist and performance artist Sherry Glaser with original music by David. M Brown and Johnny Qwest Hubel. “Unanana and the Elephant” is a Zulu folktale from South Africa. Voices featured are: Sheba Love. Joe Seta, Lavender Grace Cinnamon, Robert Permenter, Gabee Permenter & Bridget … Continued
Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Richard Powers returns to talk about his latest novel, “Bewilderment,” just out in trade paperback, and about his life during the pandemic, followed by an interview with Bay Area/bicoastal playwright and actor Lisa Ramirez, discussing her career in this second of a two-part interview. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Hosts Nate Tan and Hien Nguyen join Apex Express. On tonight’s show they interview cinematographer, music artist, and organizer with the … Continued
Host Yuan Wang interviews Dino Duazo, Vince Crisostomo, Gisele Pohan, Doreena Wong, and Lori Lai to announce APIENC’s new organizational name: Lavender Phoenix! Gisele Pohan, Doreena Wong, and Lori Lai were members of Phoenix Rising, the first newsletter for and by Asian Pacific Islander women and Dino Duazo and Vince Crisostomo were members of Lavender … Continued
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Tonight on Apex Express we present Episode 2 of the DragonFruit Podcast, an intergenerational project that explores queer Asian and Pacific … Continued
