“The nation state as we have known it in the 20th century, is in decline. Mainly because the sorts of issues that affect people are now out of the control of states, including economic forces, global political violence, global warming…people see less and less legitimacy in the state…so I think the question is what replaces that system?” … Continued
Roz Chast, whose latest book is “Going into Town: A Love Letter to New York” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. A regular cartoonist for the New Yorker since 1978, Roz Chast has developed a following for her quirky, strange and funny cartoons.. She talks about her career and about this, her most recent book.
In this episode, we talk with antifascist author and organizer Shane Burley, who has just released a new book, Fascism Today: What It Is, and How to End It. We spend the majority of the hour looking back on both the first year of the Trump administration as well as the far-Right, with Burley arguing that Trump … Continued
Emma Keith, producer of the National Theatre Live series of theatrical broadcasts, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, talks about the latest broadcast, the National Theatre in London revival of Stephen Sondheim’s 1971 musical, “Follies.”
On this episode, we are joined with someone from IDOC Watch, a group which is organizing alongside and amplifies the voices of incarcerated people in Indiana. In this episode we talk about the history of prison organizing in Indiana as well as the work that IDOC Watch is doing. We also talk about the recent … Continued
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Small Mouth Sounds” by Bess Whol, at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater through December 10, 2017.
In the past two weeks, investigations into Russian influence have hit US social media firms on two different fronts. The first was a series of hearings in Congress over the role of an alleged Russian troll farm in buying political ads on Facebook and Twitter. The second was part of the Paradise papers investigation – … Continued
Stephen Greenblatt, whose latest book is “The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve,” winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in non-fiction for “The Swerve,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. “The Rise and Fall” chronicles the story of one of the most enduring myths of modern civilization and the effect of its original interpretations. Stephen Greenblatt dissects many of them in his book, and in this interview.
America’s anti-trust laws were created after cutting-edge technologies, like rail travel, created natural monopolies. Are they up to dealing with today’s tech giants? Guest: Lina Khan, director of Legal Policy at Open Markets Institute. Author of this sprawling article on what Amazon’s actual business practices tell us about about the state of antitrust law. Like … Continued
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Eva Trilogy” by Barbara Hammond, directed by Loretta Greco, at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco through November 12, 2017.
