Audre Lorde, writer and poet, does a live reading on KPFA from the Cancer Journals, 1978
Iconic Moments in KPFA's 75 Years
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.
Larry Bensky interviews Noam Chomsky, in a broad ranging discussion on Israel, broadcast on KPFA in 1990.
Noam Chomsky speech, Threats To Our Democracy, recorded in March, 1991.
Gore Vidal speech titled, State of the Union II, introduced by Jessica Mitford in Berkeley, February 14th, 1994
Maya Angelou, at the Berkeley Community Theater, October 16th, 1994 with Jessica Mitford at a benefit event for Don Jelinek’s run for mayor of Berkeley.
Vietnamese monastic and peace activist, Thich Nhat Hanh, speech titled, Mantra of Love recorded in Berkeley, 1995.