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of American Indian Studies, Steven Salaita Salaita that his job offer for a tenured position at the university had been rescinded.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
How much money did San Francisco make during the Super Bowl, and was it be distributed? Plus: proposed state legislation.
How the City of San Francisco Spent $5 Million on Super Bowl City; Inexperienced Police Officers Waiting for “Violent” Protesters; $9 Bud Light Beer; and The Upcoming Elections.
Public Safety, Transportation Problems, Tent City and the Super Bowl. For More Information, Visit: facebook.com/CoalitionOnHomelessness
Paul Kantner, who died on January 28, 2016 at the age of 74, was one of the founding members of the great San Francisco band, Jefferson Airplane, and later one of the founders of Jefferson Starship. A legendary vocalist and songwriter, Kantner was known for his melding of rock and roll and science fiction in his lyrics. On February 9th, 1984, Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky spoke with Paul Kantner in an interview never meant to be aired.
The Indictment of Three Employees for Bribery, Money Laundering and Other Charges.
Radio Wolinsky 8: David Gans and Blair Jackson, co-authors of This Was All a Dream We Dreamed: An Oral History of the Grateful Dead, talk with Richard Wolinsky, whose own history with the Dead go back to his college paper review of the May 1970 Harpur College concert.
