KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The 39 Steps” at San Francisco Playhouse through April 20, 2024.
On today’s episode, we’ll be in conversation with the author of one of the most anticipated books of the year. The book is called There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, and it’s a poetic love letter to basketball; also to being rooted in Columbus Ohio, where the author has lived most of his … Continued
This episode’s all listener questions, including: When does it make sense to wait for the new booster? Can you start Paxlovid too early? Where do you get a PCR test these days? Does your reaction to a booster tell you anything about your immune performance? To send us a question in advance of next week’s … Continued
As we do each Monday, this episode focuses on the latest news from Palestine. Just a few minutes before recording this episode, the UN Security Council voted in support of a binding resolution for a “lasting and sustainable ceasefire” – note, not a permanent ceasefire – in Gaza. We spend the entire hour with immediate … Continued
Roz Chast, New Yorker cartoonist, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. A regular cartoonist for the New Yorker since 1978, Roz Chast has developed a following for her quirky, strange and funny cartoons.. She talks about her career and and her book “Going into Town: A Love Letter to New York” in this interview recorded October 26, 2017 and first posted November 16, 2017.
The mission of law & disorder is to expose, agitate and build a new world where all of us can thrive. But how do we get there? How do we build a world many of us have only seen in our dreams? That’s where we believe the artists come in. So, each week we feature … Continued
According to a recent investigation by the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller, law enforcement officers being trained by the for-profit training company Street Cop were “taught unconstitutional policing tactics, glorified violence, denigrated women and minorities, and likely violated a myriad of state laws and policies.” Street Cop does business with law enforcement agencies … Continued
A recent report by Disability Rights California reveals widespread neglect and abuse of people in Los Angeles County held under mental health conservatorship. In LA County last year, over 800 people were held in jail or locked in psychiatric units longer than they needed to be. According to Michelle Kotval, senior staff attorney at Disability … Continued
After taking a trip out of the country, leaving his home in Portland, Oregon, to visit Sudan in 2010, Yonas Fikre was approached by FBI agents who tried to recruit him as a government informant. Most likely because he refused the FBI’s advances, he was arrested, tortured, and interrogated, and then placed on a No … Continued
We have a dramatic lack of affordable housing options, but for decades, federal policymakers have stripped away public resources. One problematic result is a privatized, market-driven orientation to affordable housing through what are called Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties. A new report says that policymakers must act to rein in corporate profiteers by increasing accountability … Continued