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.
Justine Bateman, actress and director, author of “Fame: The Hijacking of Reality,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Justine Bateman played the character Mallory on the TV show “Family Ties.” In this book she discusses the pitfalls of fame both from the perspective of the newly famous and once-famous, and from the perspective of society and how people treat fame and famous people.
Frank Bonham (1914-1988), author of stories and novels in the western genre from the pulp magazine era to the 1980s, author of young adult novels from the early sixties to his death, also author of stories in other fields, including mysteries and science fiction, interviewed in the fall of 1988 by KPFA’s Lawrence Davidson, assisted by author Bill Pronzini for the Probabilities radio program. Digitized, remastered and re-edited in December 2018 by 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.
