As we mark the 5th anniversary of Syria’s Uprising this week, we remember that the burst of civil disobedience that took place in Syria was part of a region-wide spirit that took place all around the Arab world. One of the countries who received the least coverage was the small gulf nation of Bahrain. Even less … Continued
The Alex Nieto Painful Trial. The Evil Tobacco Industry. Mayor Lee and the Homeless Crisis. The Board of Supervisors Election.
Yann Martel became an international figure with the publication of his novel, Life of Pi, and the subsequent award-winning film by director Ang Lee. His follow-up novel, Beatrice and Virgil, hit the best seller lists in 2010. In this 43-minute interview, Canadian author Yann Martel discusses the themes in his works, particularly in his latest book, The High Mountains of Portugal, the film version of Life of Pi, and his strange correspondence with Stephen Harper, the former Prime Minister of Canada.
Nancy Reagan’s Legacy. TRUVADA and PrEP. The San Francisco Navigation Center Tom Ammiano’s One Man Show “Mincing Words.”
A conversation with Tim Kang, hosted by C.S. Soong, sitting in for Richard Wolinsky.
Aubergine, a play by Julia Cho about family, food, and forgiveness, is having its world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Tim Kang, who plays the lead character discusses the play and also his perspective as an Asian American actor.
From the Homeless in San Francisco to the Oscars, and everything in between.
Jon Beavers, Ian Merrigan, Ramiz Monsef and Casey Lee Hurt, co-creators of The Unfortunates, a theatrical piece at A.C.T.’s Strand Theatre through April 10, 2016, join Richard Wolinsky for an in-depth look at the creation, content, and themes of this musical play,
Donald Trump and the Pope Mano a Mano; Techies Insensibility for the Homeless and Yahoo Layoffs; and Bernie Sanders vs. Hillary Clinton.
Umberto Eco, who died on February 19, 2016 at the age of 84, was one of the world’s leading semiologists, studying the relationship of signs and symbols to meaning and language. He was also a well-known and well respected novelist. The Name of the Rose, a detective novel set in the middle ages, became a surprise best-seller, and he followed it up with Foucault’s Pendulum, which dealt with world conspiracies, and five later novels. In 2005, Richard Wolinsky sat down with Umberto Eco in the KPFA studios while the Italian writer was on tour for his most recent novel, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana.
In August 2014, just two weeks before he was scheduled to begin work, Chancellor Phyllis Wise of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign abruptly informed Professor of American Indian Studies, Steven Salaita Salaita that his job offer for a tenured position at the university had been rescinded. His crime? A series of controversial tweets about … Continued
