The mission of law & disorder is to expose, agitate and build a new world where all of us can thrive. But how do we get there? How do we build a world many of us have only seen in our dreams? That’s where we believe the artists come in. So, each week we feature … Continued
Martin Amis (1949-2023), in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorde in the KPFA studio on a book tour for “The Zone of Interest,” October 29, 2014. “The Zone of Interest” has just been adapted for film for limited release on December 15, 2023 and in national release two months later. Photo: Richard Wolinsky, all rights reserved.
Discussed in this episode: The CDC Covid Data Tracker is starting to show a significant uptick in COVID emergency room visits and hospitalization nationwide, though absolute rates are still low for most of the country, including California. To send in questions: [email protected] Podcast music credit: Now Son by Podington Bear, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.
Amos Oz (1939-2018), author of “A Tale of Love and Darkness” and other books, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in San Francisco in November, 2004. Amos Oz, the noted Israeli novelist, short story writer, essayist and peace activist, and perennial Nobel Prize candidate, died on December 28th, 2018 at the age of 79. The author of forty books, he was a firm believer in the two-state solution as the only option for the region. Encore podcast originally posted January 13, 2019. Photo: Creative Commons
Continuing our coverage of the protest against Atlanta’s Cop City project, we get updates on the RICO case and new information about the states tactics to prosecute activists while smearing the name of a person they killed. We are joined by Aja Arnold, an Atlanta-based journalist and founding editor of local outlet Mainline. Her reporting … Continued
In an open air prison for migrants near San Diego at the US-Mexico border, migrants find themselves detained and forced to try to survive the elements as their population has doubled in just three months. Joining us to discuss is Melissa Gomez, a Metro reporter for the Los Angeles Times, whose latest reporting addresses treatment of … Continued
Law Enforcement in this country kills approximately 1200 people every single year and yet the names of many are never said or known except to their families and friends. What’s more, law enforcement agencies and other state actors harm our community in a myriad of ways that also go unnoticed like profiling, sexually assaulting and … Continued
In ProPublica’s latest investigation into the forensic junk science, we learn about some medical examiners’ use of ‘lung float tests’, which use questionable-at-best practices to determine whether a baby who has died was born as a stillbirth. The test has been used to convict women who’ve birthed stillborn babies of murdering their child. Our guest … Continued
In this episode we look at the dramatic impact of the lifting of the pandemic policy of an eviction moratorium in Alameda County. We discuss the dramatic increase in evictions now in Alameda County compared to pre-pandemic levels with our guest Leah Simon-Weisberg, Legal Director of The Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) Action. … Continued
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Harry Clarke” at Berkeley Rep Roda Theatre through December 23, 2023.
