One of the greatest gifts that you could give your imagination is learning about the abolitionist movement (and getting involved). While oppressive injustice would have us in-fighting over toxic crumbs, abolitionism invites us to have standards, respect, and dignity. Previously impossible within this nightmarish empire. Let’s talk about it. While the capitalist mainstream would make … Continued
When violent crime is discussed in mainstream echo chambers, is the term more likely to be associated with polluting lakes & damming rivers or a stabbing? I’ll bet you know the answer. Yet, which is overwhelmingly more catastrophic for people and the planet? What a deadly bias. Who & what benefits from that limited interpretation … Continued
Anne McCaffrey, science fiction grandmaster and author of the Dragonriders of Pern series, “The Ship Who Sang,” and other novels, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded June, 1992.
From December, 2016, an interview with English theater director and adapter/playwright Emma Rice, discussing her work and career with host Richard Wolinsky.
How does our knowing get impacted by subjectivity, values, & identity? Find out thru this talk on feminist & indigenous epistemologies & so much more. Plz lemme know in the comments what you found evocative- I’d love to hear. Also plz be forewarned that I nerd out on theory a lil’ in the intro, but … Continued
What is co-optation? Let’s talk green-washing, diversity & inclusion campaigns, misunderstanding decolonization, land acknowledgements, & more. Just cuz someone’s talking about a thing doesn’t mean they know what they’re talking about! For example, they might be a business trying to bank off of a social movement. As a matter of fact, did you know exactly … Continued
Theatre During Covid: a series of interviews about how Bay Area theatres are coping with the shutdown. Part One: Pam MacKinnon, Artistic Director of A.C.T. in San Francisco talks with host Richard Wolinsky about how A.C.T. has pivoted from live theatre to streaming, and the ways in which the company has had to trim itself in order to survive.
From the Archive: David Grann discusses his book, “The Lost City of Z,” with host Richard Wolinsky. David Grann is the author of three other books, and is a long-time staff writer for The New Yorker magazine. Recorded in the KPFA studios in 2009.
Author Walter Tevis, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, Richard A. Lupoff and Lawrence Davidson, recorded for the Probabilities KPFA radio program. Among his novels: The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and The Queen’s Gambit.
Shakespearean scholar Stephen Greenblatt discusses his book, “Will of the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare, with host Richard Wolinsky. An abridged version of this interview aired in January, 2005.
