Radio Wolinsky

Science Fiction & Horror Master Dan Simmons (1948-2026), 1991

ListenDownload

By

Dan Simmons (1948-2026), Huge and World Fantasy Award winning novelist and short story writer, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded September 22, 1991 while on tour for the novel “Summer of Night.” Dan Simmons, who died February 21, 2026 at the age of 77, was the author of the now classic science fiction novels “Hyperion” and “Fall of Hyperion” along with horror novels “The Terror” and “Carrion Comfort,” never achieved the popularity of peers like Stephen King and Dean Koontz, but was a genre master in his own right.

Freedom Frequency Series

Zahra Billoo to unpack a series of urgent issues impacting Muslim communities, civil liberties, and free speech across the country

ListenDownload

By

On a powerful episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Council on American Islamic Relations Executive Director Zahra Billoo to unpack a series of urgent issues impacting Muslim communities, civil liberties, and free speech across the country. The conversation opened with the tragic mass shooting at the Islamic Center in San … Continued

Freedom Frequency Series

Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad on Hard Knock Radio: Baldwin, Lorde, and the Discipline of Liberation

ListenDownload

By

On a recent broadcast of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D welcomed Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad, scholar, Buddhist practitioner, and founder of the Initiative for Black Buddhist Studies, for a wide ranging conversation about her new book, The Fire Inside: The Dharma of James Baldwin and Audre Lorde. What unfolded over the better part of an hour … Continued

Radio Wolinsky

John Lanchester, Novelist & Essayist, “Look What You Made Me Do,” 2026

ListenDownload

By

John Lanchester, whose latest novel is “Look What You Made Me Do,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded May 6, 2026 .John Lanchester is the author of five previous novels, one collection of stories,Reality and Other Stories, published in 2010, and four works of non-fiction. He’s recently written essays for the London Review of Books and the Guardian on such issues as generation divides and the push toward A.I.

Freedom Frequency Series

Disinformation, Political Manipulation, Identity Politics, and the Growing threats facing American Democracy with Jamelle Bouie

ListenDownload

By

Host Davey D welcomed Jamelle Bouie to Hard Knock Radio for an in depth conversation about disinformation, political manipulation, identity politics, and the growing threats facing American democracy. Bouie, one of the nation’s most prominent political commentators, is a columnist for The New York Times and is widely known for connecting current political events to … Continued

Freedom Frequency Series

Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else? by Steve Phillips

ListenDownload

By

On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with political strategist, attorney, and author Steve Phillips to discuss his provocative new book, Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else? The wide ranging conversation explored race, democracy, corporate power, media influence, and the ongoing backlash against racial justice efforts in the United States. … Continued