This talk begins with Alan Watts commenting on a book review show he heard on KPFA hosted by Kenneth Rexroth that looked at what could be called a cult of ecstasy among poets and thinkers of the day.
A talk on the influence of Eastern philosophy on Western culture, broadcast at KPFA in 1960.
We can never change things until we first accept them.
Have you ever sensed that ‘Science’ fronts as objective at the expense of the very humility that legit knowing is contingent upon? Coming from your *most logical and wise self, not some anti-intellectual cop-out. If you’ve been sleeping on all the decolonial feminist scholarship on the philosophy of science that’s proliferated in the past quarter … Continued
Evren Odcikin, Associate Artistic Director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival, discusses how the Covid shutdown affected the company, and discusses the impacts of BLM, the fires in Southern Oregon and the switch to streaming. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Gore Vidal, interviewed at KPFA in 1990 by Richard Wolinsky. The author talks about his career as a novelist and as a political pundit. Encore podcast first posted in 2015 and again in 2017.
We’re surrounded by trite clichés about following our hearts. And spaces where people allege to be into emotional intelligence that are then utterly intolerant of oppressed peoples expressing feelings. Feelings, by the way, that Eurocentrism judges as ‘negative’ in a fake binary that lots of people still adhere to. Or the same wannabe influencers who … Continued
What if the least reliable people about spirituality are those who call themselves ‘spiritual?’ Let’s talk about the new (c)age psy-op and how to unlearn it. Let’s have some respect for the power of spirituality by disentangling it from insultingly commercialized distortions. Why let our ancestral wisdom continue to get tainted by marketing manipulation? In … Continued
Theatre During Covid: a series of interviews about how Bay Area theatres are coping with the shutdown. Part Two: John Fisher, Executive/Artistic Director of Theatre Rhino, “The Longest Running Queer Theatre in the World,” discusses the immediate aftermath of the shutdown, his decision to create weekly solo shows from his home, and the move from theatrical presentation to digital. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Tommy Orange is the author of the acclaimed novel “There There,” set in the Native American community in Oakland. He is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. Encore podcast originally aired April 4, 2019.