George R.R. Martin, who would later write the best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, interviewed for the radio show “Probabilities” by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, five years before the publication of “Game of Thrones.” This podcast was first posted in April, 2019 and is reposted by popular demand.)Photo 2011 Wikipedia Commons)
Scholar Emmaia Gelman reflects on the Anti-Defamation League’s long history of targeting the left in the United States and abroad. She describes the purported civil right group’s involvement in the Red Scare, its surveillance of left organizations, and role in branding as antisemitic those who criticize Israel. Emmaia Gelman, The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State UC … Continued
Micia Mosely is the founder and director of The Black Teacher Project, a program of The National Equity Project committed to developing a Black teaching force to transform schools into communities of liberated learning. Prior to leading this work, she was a National Training Specialist with The Posse Foundation. Mosely began her career as a … Continued
This week’s Resistance in Residence artist is Austin Antoine. Austin Antoine is a Washington DC based performance artist who blends music and poetry, with soulful vocals and introspective lyrics. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: [email protected] Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/
Jeff Griffith-Perham is the curator of a retrospective “A Complete Stanley Kubrick” at Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), running from June 12 through August 30, 2026. He is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. In this interview, each of Kubrick’s films are discussed, along with ideas about Kubrick’s antiwar viewpoint, his working process and his place in film history. (Photo from 2001: A Space Odyssey courtesy BAMPFA).
Today we speak about the latest in the Middle East with Rayan El-Amine, then a report with Greg Terry from the Sumud Flotilla. Rayan El-Amine is Community organizer and member leader with Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC). He teaches in the Labor and Community Studies Department at the City College of San Francisco. Greg Terry … Continued
KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Lunchbox” at Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre through July 5, 2026.
Helen Benedict, Columbia Profesysor of Journalism and author of the novel, “The Soldier’s House,” about the lives of Iraqi refugees in America in 2010, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Helen Benedict has focused her literary career on the plight of refugees in America and Europe as she teaches young journalists the ways to keep digging for the truth and for justice.
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues John Lanchester: Novelist, “Look What You Made Me Do,” 2026 John Lanchester, whose latest novel is “Look What You Made Me Do,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded May 6, 2026 via computer. John Lanchester is the author of five previous … Continued
KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Woinsky reviews “Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really: by Kate Hamill at San Francisco Playhouse through June 27, 2026.
