DIscussed in this episode: On Friday, the Kennedy Food and Drug Administration approved a new Moderna COVID vaccine that targets a smaller section of the COVID-19 spike protein than previous vaccines, but also restricted its use. What’s new: Moderna’s trials showed a higher antibody response than for previous COVID vaccines, and fewer side effects. The … Continued
KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the touring production of the Broadway revival of the musical “Parade” at BroadwaySF‘s Orpheum Theatre through June 8, 2025.
Joseph Heller, author of “Catch-22” and its sequel, “Closing Time,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded in San Francisco on October 17, 1994. In this interview, not heard in two decades, Heller talks about both books, the film based on “Catch-22” and some of the themes of his works. First posted May 21, 2019.
We take questions via call-in during the live broadcast, Mondays at 7:33am Pacific, streaming via kpfa.org. Podcasts with show notes go up later the same day. Between live shows, we take questions via email at [email protected] . Our guest most weeks is Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. … Continued
On today’s show, we spend the hour looking back at the five years of abolitionist and community organizing since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th, 2020. First, we speak with Mary Moriarty, the Hennepin County Attorney. Hennepin County’s most known city is Minneapolis. Then, we’re joined by Melina Abdullah, a professor … Continued
Protesters decry Microsoft’s complicity in genocide by supplying the IDF with AI technology. Microsoft employees disrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration by pronouncing “Microsoft AI kills kids.” Former Microsoft employees Hossam Nasr and Vaniya Agrawal along with “June”, a current employee using a pseudonym, join hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah to discuss the No … Continued
J.K. Fowler, Executive Director of the Bay Area Book Festival in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, discussing this year’s festival, Saturday May 31st and Sunday June 1st throughout the City of Berkeley.
KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Yellow Face” by Henry David Hwang, at Shotgun Players Ashby Stage through June 14, 2025.
KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at San Francisco Playhouse through June 21, 2025.
On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sits down with acclaimed historian and UCLA professor Robin D.G. Kelley for a timely conversation on resistance, imagination, and revolutionary possibility. Kelley breaks down how systemic crises—from war to racial capitalism—are not just problems to be solved, but opportunities to radically rethink society. The two dive into the … Continued
