Josh Kornbluth and Jacob Kornbluth, creators of the film “Love and Taxes,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.
We are joined once again with James, an anarchist and anti-fascist who discusses the need for building up strong movement self-defense and also offers an analysis of both the first days and weeks of the Trump regime and how the far-Right and Alt-Right have responded to it. Moreover, James discusses at length both an upcoming … Continued
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the play “John” by Annie Baker, starring Georgia Engel, at ACT Strand through April 23, 2017.
Douglas Preston, author of “The Lost City of the Monkey God” is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. Douglas Preston has written several works of fiction and non-fiction, including a best-selling series of thrillers co-written with Lincoln Child (the Agent Pendergast series). In his latest work of non-fiction, Preston delves into the story of a lost city in Honduras, in Mosquitia, and a civilization that vanished after the Spanish came to the Americas.
Despite the inauguration of Donald Trump overshadowing many social movements and struggles, in recent memory there remains few other examples that can match the level of building, agitation, and organizing within the anarchist movement that went into the #PrisonStrike. The strike was launched on September 9th, 2016, the 45th anniversary of the Attica uprising, and led by … Continued
Wes Craven (1939-2015), noted director of horror and genre films (A Nightmare on Elm Street, the Scream series), interviewed by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff on October 13, 1999 while on tour for his one novel, “Fountain Society.”
Liesl Tommy, director, and Ayesha Jordan, one of the performers in Danai Gurira’s Tony-nominated play “Eclipsed,” in coversation with host Richard Wolinsky. The play concerns four women held as “wives” by a commander during the Liberian Civil War. The cast and crew are composed almost entirely of women of color. “Eclipsed” runs at the Curran Theater in San Francisco through March 19, 2017 in a short, limited run.
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Hand to God” by Robert Askins at Berkeley Rep through March 26, 2017.
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Isaac’s Eye” by Lucas Hnath, at Custom Made Theatre in San Francisco through March 11, 2017.
George Saunders, author of the novel “Lincoln in the Bardo,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. George Saunders is the highly acclaimed author of several short story collections, including “Tenth of December,” “CivilWarLand in Bad Decline,” “In Persuasion Nation” and others, along with political commentary that recently appeared in The New Yorker and other magazines.