Chasing away the Nazis and protecting the TRUST Act
Hari Kunzru, whose latest novel is “White Tears,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. The author of several novels dealing with race and music, Hari Kunzru uses techniques of magic realism and fantasy to explore critical issues of our time. Born in London in 1969 of an Indian father and Englsh mother, he grew up in the suburb of Essex and went to university in Oxford and Warwick. He later worked as a travel journalist before turning to fiction.
Brady Morales Woolery plays a leading role in the Shotgun Players production of “The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence,” a play by Madeleine George now at the Ashby Stage in Berkeley through September 10. He is interviewed by KPFA associate theater critic C.S. Soong.
Gore Vidal, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded on October 5, 2000 in San Francisco, California. Over a period of sixteen years from 1990 to 2006, Richard Wolinsky conducted four interviews with Gore Vidal, two of which involved co-host Richard A. Lupoff. This is the third chronologically of those interviews, conducted on October 5, 2000 while Gore Vidal was on tour for his novel The Golden Age, the final in his series of seven novels exploring American history and titled “Narratives of Empire.”
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Black Odyssey” by Marcus Gardley, directed by Eric Ting, at Cal Shakes in Orinda through September 3, 2017.
Unicorn Riot has become an amazing resource of social struggles and movements across North America. Last year, they led the charge in documenting the #NoDAPL struggle at Standing Rock and in Charlottesville they were on the front lines of the clashes against neo-Nazis who murdered Heather Heyer and injured up to 20 others. Attendees of … Continued
Richard Pryor was one of the most influential comedians of all time, but when he first arrived in the East Bay, he said: “I don’t think I have a style yet.” This episode explores how living in Berkeley during an era of riots and revolutionaries sparked Pryor’s creative evolution. Authors Cecil Brown and Ishmael Reed … Continued
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Blues Is A Woman” at Custom Made Theatre through August 27, 2017.
Encore podcast: Broadway legend Barbara Cook, who died on August 8, 2017, talks with host Richard Wolinsky about her memoir, Then & Now in an extended interview in which she discusses all of her major shows, her difficulty with alcoholism, and her triumph as a concert and cabaret performer.
We talk with former neo-Nazi Christian Picciolini who is involved in the group “Life After Hate” which helps to transition former white nationalists across the US out of the movement and also educate the public about the growing threat of far-Right violence. In this interview we talk about how the group lost their grant funding … Continued