The Results of the San Francisco Elections; Cut Off Federal Funds for Sanctuary Cities and Education; The Chronicle’s Trivialization of Minorities.
Support Those Facing Charges Here *Note: This podcast was recorded right after Sophia Wilansky was attacked by the police and it is falsely stated in the recording that her arm was going to be amputated. Despite this claim, after many extensive surgeries the arm was in fact saved. We apologize for any misinformation, but at … Continued
As tens of thousands took to the streets following the election of Donald Trump, conflicts quickly broke out between demonstrators that carried out confrontational and disruptive tactics and those who wanted things to ‘return to normal.‘ Often, these “peace police” carried with them the same logic as held by the State and police forces so … Continued
Arthur Laurents (1917-2011), interviewed on April 7, 2000 by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, during the tour for his memoir, Original Story By … Arthur Laurents was one of the giants of American culture. A playwright, librettist and director, he was one of the collaborators on two of the greatest musicals in the history of Broadway, West Side Story and Gypsy. In Hollywood, he was best known for the screenplays to The Way We Were and The Turning Point.
KPFA Theater Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the touring company of “The King and I,” now at the Golden Gate Theatre through December 11, 2016.
The play Safe House by Keith Josef Adkins, directed by L. Peter Callender, at Aurora Theatre in Berkeley through December 4, 2016 is reviewed by KPFA chief theatre critic Richard Wolinsky.
James Gleick, whose latest book is Time Travel, is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. The author of The Information returns with Time Travel, which focuses on the history of time travel in literature and physics, and on the various paradoxes and possibilities of the idea.
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Ed Decker, founder and artistic director of New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco talks with KPFA’s Richard Wolinsky. The New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco focuses on queer and allied theatre and has been around since 1981.
IGD had the opportunity in the past few days to travel up to Standing Rock and speak with a few folks about the current struggle against the Dakota Access Pipeline or DAPL, where indigenous peoples and those allied with them have been encamped since April with the intention of blocking the pipeline from crossing the Missouri … Continued