Historian Heather Cox Richardson discusses her book, “How the South Won the Civil War,” her Facebook column, “Letters from an American,” her origins as an historian, and current events. She is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
Octavia Butler died at the age of 58 in 2006. At the time of her death, she’d published 16 books, with another volume of uncollected stories published posthumously. Her reputation since her death has only grown, and after fourteen years, in 2020, her book “Parable of the Sower” made the New York Times bestseller list (trade paperback fiction) for the first time. This encore podcast was first posted on December 2, 2018.
Hershey Felder has made a career of portraying different composers in his one-man shows. His first show, “George Gershwin Alone,” will be presented live from Florence on September 13, 2020 at 5 pm through the auspices of Berkeley Rep and TheatreWorks. He discusses his career and this particular show with Richard Wolinsky in an interview recorded in April, 2013 during the Berkeley Rep run.
Gail Sheehy, one of America’s most distinguished journalists, known for her incisive profiles in the New Yorker and other magazines, died on August 24, 2020 of complications from pneumonia, possibly brought on by Covid-19. She was 83. In this September 2014 interview with host Richard Wolinsky, she talks about her career and about her views on journalism.
Playwright Madhuri Shekar in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Her play “In Love and Warcraft” is the first in a series of live/streamed plays from ACT’s InterAct Home Initiative, playing live September 4-12, and streamed September 18-25, 2020. She discusses the play, the production and her career in this in-depth discussion.
D’Juan Owens and host Anjali Nath Upadhyay discuss the embodiment of revolutionary strategy. What does courage feel like? Is influencer culture or celebrity culture distorting your understanding of justice work? How do we disentangle getting free from popularity contests, tokenism, trends, and respectability politics? Tune in to find out.
Rachel Bonds is a young playwright whose work, Swimmers, played at at Marin Theatre Company in March 2016. She talks about the play and its development, and about her career as a playwright with host Richard Wolinsky.
Roger Kahn, who died on February 6, 2020 at the age of 92, was one of the icons in the world of baseball writing. In this 70-minute interview recorded on October 13, 1993, he discusses racism in baseball, his friendship with Jackie Robinson, the glory days of baseball in New York in the 1950s, and several other topics, and reads excerpts from his writing. He is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff. Digitized,remastered and re-edited in August 2020 by Richard Wolinsky
As so much life is at risk, Caroline welcomes award-winning science journalist, Judith D Schwartz, whose latest book The Reindeer Chronicles, & other inspiring stories of working with Nature to Heal the Earth, proffers myriad heartening stories of devastating deserts than can return to blooming, as can our hearts… Judith Schwartz is an award-winning science journalist … Continued
As so much life is at risk, Caroline welcomes award-winning science journalist, Judith D Schwartz, whose latest book The Reindeer Chronicles, & other inspiring stories of working with Nature to Heal the Earth, proffers myriad heartening stories of devastating deserts than can return to blooming, as can our hearts… Judith Schwartz is an award-winning science journalist … Continued