Bette Davis (1908 – 1989) appears before a live audience at the 1969 San Francisco International Film Festival in a question-and-answer session moderated by Festival director Albert Johnson, as part of a tribute to Davis on November 1, 1969 held at the Masonic Auditorium. Davis delivers her famous “What a dump!” line at the beginning … Continued
African American folk, blues, jazz and spirituals singer Odetta (1930-2008) discusses her life in America, and her experiences in the music industry. An easy going interview with Celestine Ware held just before the closing of New York’s Fillmore East. She talks about Black musicians in America, her childhood, being a woman in the performing world, … Continued
George Carlin performing 7 dirty words routine in 1973 which when broadcast on Pacifica caused the lawsuit F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation. One radio listener filed a complaint with the FCC some weeks after the original broadcast in 1973 on WBAI. After a volley of threats from the FCC, Pacifica Foundation dug in its heels and … Continued
Communique’ from Symbionese Liberation Army, Patty Hearst reports from February 8, 1974.
Jazz singer, composer and actress Carmen McRae (1920 – 1994) talks with activist Angela Davis (1944 – ) in San Francisco on November 18, 1977. The interview was recorded around the time of McRae’s show at Club Mocambo in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. McRae discusses her early career as a pianist, her approach to performance, … Continued
Audre Lorde, writer and poet, does a live reading on KPFA from the Cancer Journals, 1978
A chronology of the student free speech movement in the early 1960s produced by Robin Steinhardt and Philip Maldari for the KPFA 30th anniversary celebration in March 1979. This program uses cuts from the record “Is Freedom Academic?” created by KPFA in late 1964, which features recordings of the rally and sit-in at Sproul Hall, … Continued
Laurie Anderson is a performance artist, a wonderful one. She utilizes visual techniques along with music to tell her stories about human beings, and, in particular, American human beings. She also uses many “technical tricks” on stage: harmonizers, repetitions of images, and a tape-bow violin. A very skilled performer. The performance artist discusses literary, technical, … Continued
Studs Terkel at Cody’s Books in Berkeley. A talk on power and powerlessness, his literary career, and interviewing styles. Question and answers. Date Broadcast on: KPFA, Oct. 13, 1980 Photo: Studs Terkel at KPFA with Philip Maldari
Edward Said, (1935 – 2003) was a Palestinian-American academic, literary critic, political activist, and musician. As a professor of literature at Columbia University, he was among the founders of post-colonial studies. Said is best known for his book Orientalism. This speech, The Idea of Palestine was recorded, at Town Hall, New York City, July 25, 1982.
