Jonathan Safran Foer, author of the novel “Here I Am” is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky In his latest novel, the author of “Everything is Illuminated” and “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” focuses on the question of what it means to be a secular Jew in America today. “Here I Am” was named as one of the 100 notable books of 2016 by the New York Times.
Local Housing Development and the Fire at The Ghost Ship; The Chronicle’s Fox Wannabes; and Sanctuary Cities under Trump.
The Pacific Northwest Anti-Fascist Workers Collective is an inspiring group of people who are organizing both on the inside of prisons and in active labor unions to popularize anti-fascist ideas while also creating capacity for people that want to leave white supremacist gangs a way to do so. Wanting to get more information on the … Continued
When people think of revolutionary self-organizing and action, they probably don’t think about West Virginia. But the region has a deep history of violent confrontation to the bosses and corporations that profit from coal and destroy workers and the environment in the process; from the “Mine Wars” of the early 20th Century, to the recent … Continued
Emma Rice is the Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London and director/co-adaptor of “946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips,” a Kneehigh production running at Berkeley Rep through January 15th. She is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
“Miss Bennett: Christmas at Pemberley” a new play by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, based on characters from Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice, at Marin Theatre Company through December 23, 2016, reviewed by KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky.
Theater critic John Lahr discusses his two most recent books, “Joy Ride,” which includes criticism and profiles from his years with the New Yorker magazine, and his recent biography of Tennessee Williams, along with his notions about criticism, reviewing, movies vs. theater, and most relevantly, political theater.
“She Loves Me,” the classic 1963 musical with book by Joe Masteroff, music and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock, directed by Susi Damilano, now at San Francisco Playhouse through January 14, 2017. Reviewed by KPFA Chief Theater Critic Richard Wolinsky
The following IGDCAST is much more than our usual offering, instead this is a full on audio-documentary from the front lines of the ongoing struggle against the Dakota Access Pipeline, recorded in the midst of police clashes and front line action. This episode is only the first in a series of on the ground reporting that seeks … Continued