In this episode of the IGDcast, we spoke with someone involved in Mutual Aid Disaster Relief (MAD), which is a network of volunteers who are engaged in autonomous, grassroots, and horizontally organized disaster relief. We interviewed someone from MAD last year in the wake of hurricane Maria in September, after they had built a community … Continued
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Widowers’ Houses” by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Joy Carlin, at Aurora Theatre Company through March 4, 2018.
Photos used with permission from Kyle Mad Jenkins On Instagram and Twitter In this audio report we caught up with a teacher in West Virginia who is currently on strike along with tens of thousands of bus drivers and other school employees. Pay for West Virginia teachers is one of the worst in the nation, … Continued
The following is an update on #OperationPUSH that includes an audio report from a prisoner, collected report backs from the inside, and a PDF flyer. For more background on #OperationPUSH, check out our podcast interview here. Mere days before FDC’s repression effort began scattering active prisoners into new facilities, and into solitary confinement for the … Continued
The following is a recording of a presentation which features two founding members of the group, Anti-Racist Action (ARA), both of whom came up in Cincinnati, Ohio. The recording itself was produced by Solidarity and Defense of the Huron Valley in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan, and the talk features an in depth discussion about … Continued
Caroline welcomes the return of Marine Acoustician, Michael Stocker (Scientist, Jazz Musician), with a bevy of wondrous Ocean recordings to guide us into intimacy with that which we must protect from the on-going war on life. The present dangers and ways we can participate in protecting the Ocean. Honoring the Arctic Ringed Seal and their … Continued
Trina Robbins, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. A legend in comic book circles, an artist at a time when hardly any women drew comics, Trina Robbins discusses her latest book, a memoir, “Last Girl Standing,” which deals with her life as an artist, author, and clothing designer. She was the first woman to edit a comic book created by women, “It Ain’t Me Babe,” the first woman to draw “Wonder Woman,” and the single most influential historian of the women who created comics and cartoons.
In the following audio documentary about the defense of Chicano Park in San Diego, located in the working-class neighborhood of Logan Heights, we discuss what all went down on February 3rd, when over 1,000 people came out to stand up to a collection of far-Right Trump supporters, Alt-Right trolls, and pseudo-militia members. Antonio Foreman approaches … Continued
Joy Carlin, noted actor and director, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. A former member of ACT’s acting company. and interim Artistic Director at Berkeley Rep, Joy Carlin has a noted career as both actor and director. She currently directs George Bernard Shaw’s first produced play, “Widowers’ Houses” at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley.
In November, PhD student of history in Illinois, father, and Air Force veteran Tariq Khan, found himself in the center of a whirlwind of controversy, and a punching bag for a variety of Alt-Right and Alt-Lite blowhards – from InfoWars, to Gavin McInnes, to Anthony Scaramucci. Tariq stood accused of getting into a verbal argument … Continued
