Most Americans are unprepared for the worst to happen—an accident or an unexpected illness that leaves them brain dead, but still alive. That’s what happened to Terry Schiavo, a young woman who became comatose after suffering a heart attack in 1990. Schiavo was kept alive by a feeding tube for fifteen years After a highly … Continued
Cover photo: Death over Dinner, Jewish Community Center East Bay. Death is an uncomfortable subject for many people. The way we die is probably the most important conversation Americans are not having. But during the last five years, a movement has grown to break the silence. Thousands of people around the world are now holding … Continued
This premier episode of “Did You Hear?” examines the on-going humanitarian crisis in Middle Eastern nation of Yemen with Oxfam America President and CEO Abby Maxman. In the second half of the show we take a look at the fight in Vallejo, California over a proposed cement plant in the city. Local activists say it would pollute a working class neighborhood and harm its residents health. Proponents say it would bring industry and jobs to an economically struggling former Navy town.
Carol Channing (1921-2019), in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded during the tour of her memoir, “Just Lucky I Guess,” recorded on October 18, 2002. The great Broadway star Carol Channing died on January15, 2019 at the age of 97. An iconic performer, she was best known for “Hello Dolly” and for her appearances on television and stage.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Paradise Square,” a new musical at Berkeley Rep through February 24, 2019.
Amos Oz (1939-2018), author of “A Tale of Love and Darkness” and other books, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in San Francisco in November, 2004. Amos Oz, the noted Israeli novelist, short story writer, essayist and peace activist, and perennial Nobel Prize candidate, died on December 28th, 2018 at the age of 79. The author of forty books, he was a firm believer in the two-state solution as the only option for the region.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the Broadway musical “Come from Away” on its national tour at the SHN Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco through February 3, 2019.
Larry Kirwan, creator of the new musical “Paradise Square” at Berkeley Rep, the author of five books, and the lead vocalist and guitarist for the legendary New York Irish American band Black 47, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.
Katya Cengel, whose latest book is “Exiled: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to California and Back” is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. She discusses the plight of Southeast Asian refugees, from their lives under the genocidal watch of the Khmer Rouge to their difficult times in the United States, to the fear and possibility of deportation under ICE.
Ray Bradbury, the legendary author who passed away in 2012, sat down for an interview with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff in 1992 at his home in Los Angeles. Though called a science fiction or fantasy writer, Ray Bradbury spanned all genres, from poetry to mystery to mainstream fiction.
