In 1998, Paul Theroux wrote a scathing memoir about his friendship with Nobel Prize winner V.S. Naipaul, who died on August 11, 2018 at the age of 85. In this interview recorded in October, 1998, Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky speak with Paul Theroux about Naipaul, and about his work. The photo shown here was taken in 2011 at their reconciliation after their fifteen year old feud.
Bill English, Artistic Director of San Francisco Playhouse, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.
In this yearly interview, Bill English discusses the previous and upcoming seasons at San Francisco Playhouse. In addition, he discusses the current production of “Sunday in the Park with George” and examines the role of lighting in creating the feel of Playhouse productions.
Glen David Gold, whose latest book is “I Will Be Complete: A Memoir,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Glen David Gold is the author of the bestselling novels Sunnyside and Carter Beats The Devil which has been translated into 14 languages. “I Will Be Complete” focuses on his early life in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Los Angeles, and reads like a novel.
Howard Browne (1908-1999) was a novelist, pulp magazine editor, radio writer, screenwriter and author of dozens of television episodes in the 1950s. He discusses his long career, with anecdotes from life in the depression, ’40s radio, and his work in Hollywood. This is the only radio interview he ever gave, hosted by Richard A. Lupoff, dating to the mid to late 1980s. The interview was digitized, remastered and re-edited by Richard Wolinsky in 2018/
Tune in for this wonderful dialogue with Dr. Jeffrey Acido and a group of young men from K-VIBE to learn about the liberatory work they’re doing at this visionary bike shop. Opened in 2005 as part of Kōkua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services’ commitment to providing community-based health initiatives that honor the development of personal … Continued
Winter Solstice 2001 – Yet one of the best collaborative talks Caroline has ever conjured. With Stephen Kent on didgeridoo, and Ida Maxim singing- moaning beauty into the world. The beginning of the Scheherezade series – completely pertinent to now.
Caroline W. Casey at the Bioneers Conference 2019 By Cultivating a camaraderie of jaunty aplomb in dangerous times, we out-enthuse the dementors… and swoosh all reactive polarity into responsive liberating spirals. We have all been assigned a customized cauldron of Death-Rebirth, into which worn-out structures are collapsing, and into which we are invited to toss: … Continued
Michael Gene Sullivan is one of the stars of the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s current production “Seeing Red: A Time-Traveling Musical,” which runs through September 9. He is interviewed by KPFA associate theater critic C.S. Soong.
Here is the story of Mushkil Gusha – the remover of all difficulties, ‘tis a simple magic Sufi story, about participatory blessing from Idries Shah. Recorded in the field, literally in the field, a rice patty in Bali, late at night… with Balinese night sounds and geckos, through whom the Balinese gods are happy to … Continued
Richard Powers, whose latest novel is “The Overstory,” is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. The author of “The Time of Our Singing” and “The Echo Maker” delves into the world of eco-terrorism and the secret life of trees in this epic story about eight individuals who, together and apart, come to see the forests of earth as our salvation, and the salvation of the planet.
