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.
Octavia Butler (1947-2006) author of “Kindred” and “Parable of the Sower,” is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded November 1998 during her tour for “Parable of the Talents.” One of the few surviving audio interviews with the late author of speculative fiction.
Taylor Mac, writer/performer/co-director of “Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce” at the Curran through December 1, 2018, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.
Niegel Smith, co-director of “Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce” and Artistic Director of The Flea Theatre Company in New York, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.
Members of the Cirque du Soleil show “Volta,” running at the big top near AT&T Park in San Francisco through February 3, 2018 talk about the show and their work with the Monteal-based circus organization with Richard Wolinsky. Recorded in a trailer next to the big top.
Esi Edugyan, author of the novel, “Washington Black,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. “Washington Black” tells the story of a young slave in Barbados in the 1840s who is taken under the wing of the abolitionist brother of his master. The novel follows his adventures as he wends his way through the world.
Andre Dubus III, whose latest novel is “Gone So Long,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. His other books hiclude “Townie,” a memoir, and “House of Sand and Fog.”
Ben Fountain, whose latest book, “Beautiful Country, Burn Again: Democracy, Rebellion and Revolution” details the 2016 presidential campaign through essays, some of which were previously published in a different form in The Guardian, is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky.
Gary Shtengart, the best selling author of “Absurdistan” and “Little Failure,” discusses his latest novel, “Lake Success,” which eviscerates the lives of hedge fund managers and the very rich, and details life in America in the early summer of 2016. He is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
Rupert Everett, writer, director and lead actor of the film “The Happy Prince” about the last years of Oscar Wilde, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. In this interview, he discusses his career, coming out as a gay actor, his work on “The Happy Prince,” and his thoughts on today’s world of social media.
David Sedaris has a national following based first on his contributions to the NPR radio show “This American Life,” and later with essays collected in such books as “Barrel Fever,” “Me Talk Pretty One Day” and “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls.” His latest collection, “Calypso,” follows on the heels of the publication of his diaries from 1977 to 2002, and while often comedic, also deals with darker issues such as the death of his sister Tiffany, and poltiics in America today. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
