Moustafa Bayoumi, author of “This Muslim American Life: Dispatches from the War on Terror” joins us to speak about the unique and precarious positions that Muslims and Arab Americans find themselves in the West today. From complex identities to FBI surveillance, Bayoumi provides some helpful insights into some complicated questions on this weeks podcast. Purchase … Continued
An interview with Evren Odcikin and Humaira Ghilzai, hosted by Richard Wolinsky Evren Odcikin and Humaira Ghilzai discuss the play The Most Dangerous Highway in the World, a Golden Thread production, at Thick House in San Francisco through May 29th. Evren is the director of the production, and Humaira is its cultural consultant. In this extended … Continued
Robin Williams tunnel or Robin Williams meadow? On Luxury condos, 420 in the Golden Gate Park and more on the Tim and Tom show
Harlan Coben is the best-selling author of 28 fast-paced novels of suspense and has won virtually every major award in the field. His latest book, Fool Me Once, features a protagonist suffering from PTSD. Eight of his novels feature an amateur detective in the sports field named Myron Bolitor. He is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
Graphic novelist, Leila Abdelrazaq, shares her father’s personal story of life as a Palestinian refugee in her newest work “Baddawi”. It is a graphic novel about Ahmad, a young boy coming of age amid the backdrop of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Lebanese Civil War. Leila speaks with us about this work and the importance … Continued
A conversation with Anna Quindlen, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and columnist, and author of several novels, including Miller’s Valley. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Anna Quindlen was a reporter and columnist for the New York Times from 1977 to 1994, winning a Pulitzer Prize for commentary for her column Public and Private. From 1994 to 1999 she wrote a column for Newsweek, and since that time has become a full time best-selling novelist.
San Francisco Police Fatally Shoot Homeless in the Mission. The Mayor’s Response to Police Brutality. The Political Differences on Local Issues of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Candidates Running for Office.
A.O. Scott is one of America’s foremost film critics. Since 2002, he’s shared the chief movie review slot at the New York Times with Mahnola Dargis. His book, Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think about Art, Pleasure, Beauty and Truth, takes a look at reviewing and criticism, at some of the challenges critics face, and at some of the issues that roll across his mind every time he writes a review.
Toxic algal in Fisherman’s Wharf crab. Overdoses in Sacramento. What is behind Airbnb’s cracking down on illegal units?
Novelist, essayist, screenwriter and master of the novella Jim Harrison died on March 26, 2016 at the age of 78. His best known works include “Legends of the Fall” and “Wolf.” Richard Wolinsky interviewed Jim Harrison in 2007 for his novel, “Returning to Earth.” The conversation was wide-ranging, touching on not only his work but also life in New York after 9/11, the columnist David Brooks, the education system, and life in Hollywood in the ’90s.
