Jeremy D. Popkin holds the William T. Bryan Chair of History at the University of Kentucky, he is the author of a number of books, his latest is called A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution.
Sudhir Hazareesingh is the author of Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture.
Janis Ian, singer/songwriter, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded June 14, 2008 in the KPFA studios while she was on tour for her memoir, “Society’s Child.”
William Dalrymple, author of The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire.
Mae Ngai is the author of The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes and Global Politics.
Guest: Adam Hochshild, author of Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
Ruby Lal, author of Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan.
Peter Ross Range, author of 1924: The Year That Made Hitler.
Matthew D. Hockenos is the Harriet Johnson Toadvine ’56 Professor in 20th- Century History at Skidmore College. The author of A Church Divided: German Protestants Confront the Nazi Past. And his latest Then They Came For Me: Martin Niemöller, the Pastor Who Defied the Nazis.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” by Will Arbery, directed by Bill English, at San Francisco Playhouse through March 5, 2022.