We turn our attention to what has been dubbed the ‘Oakland Astroturf Network’ and the billionaires funding Oakland’s more conservative political campaigns and recalls. Joining us to discuss are Pecolia Manigo, Executive Director of Oakland Rising Action; Jeremy Mack, the Executive Director of the Phoenix Project; and Chaney Turner, the Integrated Voter Engagement Director with Oakland … Continued
Earlier this week, Oakland Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins announced the firing of former Mayor Sheng Thao’s city hall staff, starting with the canning of Leigh Hanson over an allegedly problematic note-taking issue, and followed by the rest of the staff that had been hired by Sheng Thao. Joining us is Brandon Harami, one of the … Continued
KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Heart Sellers” by Lloyd Suh, at TheatreWorks Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts through April 27, 2025 (previously at Aurora Theatre in Berkeley).
KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Eddie Izzard Hamlet” at ACT Strand Theatre through April 20, 2025.
We spend today’s hour in conversation with elder queer Black Indigenous healer and the Founder and Director of the Earthlodge Center for Transformation (the Earthlodge), Queen Hollins, in conversation about her new book called Earth Doula. It’s an illustrated guide for Earth medicine, stewardship, and healing. At a time when so many have forgotten or … Continued
Discussed in this episode: The measles outbreak centered in the Texas panhandle has now likely produced three deaths (two confirmed, one still under investigation). That’s as many measles deaths as the US saw in the preceding 24 years, combined. The high death count suggests there may be significant unreported measles in circulation (normally measles in … Continued
Richard Chamberlain, who died on March 29, 2025 two days before his 91st birthday, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded June 10, 2003 while on tour for his memoir, “Shattered Love.” Originally a television heartthrob, he went on to a long and distinguished career as a leading man in various films as well as a stage actor on Broadway. In this interview he discusses his career and the people he worked with, and on American politics shortly after the invasion of Iraq, when the parallels to today are unmistakeable. (Photo: Richard Wolinsky and Richard Chamberlain, outside KPFA.
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
KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Fat Ham” by James Ijames, directed by Margo Hall, at San Francisco Playhouse through April 19, 2025.
Black abolitionist philosopher Joy James joins us to discuss her book Contextualizing Angela Davis: The Agency and Identity of an Icon. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/
