09.15.24

By Richard Wolinsky

Francine Prose, author of “1974, A Personal History” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.

The author of twenty novels and ten books of non fiction, Francine Prose is best known for such novels as “Lovers at the Chameleon Club, 1932,” “The Vixen,” “Household Saints” and “Mister Monkey.” This latest book, “1974” is a memoir about her time in San Francisco in the mid-1970s and her friendship with Anthony Russo, who. along with Daniel Ellsberg, was an activist responsible for revealing the Pentagon Papers to the world.

09.08.24

By Richard Wolinsky

Author, satirist and musician Kinky Friedman (1944-2024) died in June, 2024 at the age of 79. In this wide-ranging interview recorded in September 1994, he talks about his double careers and lets loose his opinions about country music and Garth Brooks in this interview with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff.

09.01.24

By Richard Wolinsky

Noted playwright Naomi Iizuka discusses her translation and adaptation of Shakespeare’s history play, Richard II, a play written in verse, into a theatrical piece in which the language is comprehensible to a modern audience while maintaining the essence of the story, the characterization, and the poetry. She goes on to talk about her work in television, and her work as a professor of theatre. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

08.25.24

By Richard Wolinsky

Josh Costello, the Artistic Director of Aurora Theatre in Berkeley since 2019, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, discussing the state of Bay Area theatre today, including Aurora, and several other issues, along with looks at the past season and the upcoming one.

08.18.24

By Richard Wolinsky

Erik Larson, best selling author of “The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded at Book Passage Bookstre on May 31, 2024.