Jan Morris (1926- Nov. 20, 2020) was a noted travel writer and historian, and a leading figure in the trans world. She was interviewed about her career on August 20, 1999 by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff.
Radio Wolinsky
A podcast posted every Sunday featuring extended interviews and discussions from Bookwaves, Art-Waves, and Bookwaves Artwaves Hour programs on KPFA, and newly digitized and edited archive interviews from the pre-digital Probabilities series dating back to 1977. Literature, theater, film, the visual arts: in-depth interviews from a progressive and artistic viewpoint, with long-time KPFA/Pacifica host Richard Wolinsky.
Robert Macfarlane discusses his latest book, “Ghostways: Two Journeys to Unquiet Places,” a look at Orford Ness and the Holloways of Dorset, and talks about how the pandemic has affected England. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Noel Casler is a stand-up comic whose earlier career as a celebrity handler led him to work for six years on “Celebrity Apprentice.” He discusses what he learned about Donald Trump and the Trump family in this hour-long interview with host Richard Wolinsky.
Gore Vidal, interviewed at KPFA in 1990 by Richard Wolinsky. The author talks about his career as a novelist and as a political pundit. Encore podcast first posted in 2015 and again in 2017.
Tommy Orange is the author of the acclaimed novel “There There,” set in the Native American community in Oakland. He is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. Encore podcast originally aired April 4, 2019.
Anne McCaffrey, science fiction grandmaster and author of the Dragonriders of Pern series, “The Ship Who Sang,” and other novels, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded June, 1992.
From the Archive: David Grann discusses his book, “The Lost City of Z,” with host Richard Wolinsky. David Grann is the author of three other books, and is a long-time staff writer for The New Yorker magazine. Recorded in the KPFA studios in 2009.
Author Walter Tevis, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, Richard A. Lupoff and Lawrence Davidson, recorded for the Probabilities KPFA radio program. Among his novels: The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and The Queen’s Gambit.
Richard A. Lupoff, former co-host of “Probabilities” and “Cover to Cover” died on October 22, 2020 at the age of 85. This podcast is dedicated to his memory and features a live radio program recorded in July, 1992 in which he, Richard Wolinsky and mystery author Shelley Singer review various books they’d read in the previous month.
Tea Obreht, author of the magic realist western “Inland,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. The author of “The Tiger’s Wife” turns her attention to the American west in a tale that encompasses ghosts and camels, and the hardscrabble life of frontier families.