A podcast featuring extended interviews and discussions from the Bookwaves and Arts-Waves programs on KPFA, interviews and discussions with KPFA producers and hosts, and extended archive interviews from the Probabilities series over the past thirty years. Literature, theater, film, the visual arts: in-depth interviews from a progressive and artistic viewpoint, with long-time KPFA/Pacifica host Richard Wolinsky. New podcasts are generally weekly, though not always.
Amos Oz (1939-2018), author of “A Tale of Love and Darkness” and other books, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in San Francisco in November, 2004. Amos Oz, the noted Israeli novelist, short story writer, essayist and peace activist, and perennial Nobel Prize candidate, died on December 28th, 2018 at the age of 79. The author of forty books, he was a firm believer in the two-state solution as the only option for the region.
Larry Kirwan, creator of the new musical “Paradise Square” at Berkeley Rep, the author of five books, and the lead vocalist and guitarist for the legendary New York Irish American band Black 47, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.
Katya Cengel, whose latest book is “Exiled: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to California and Back” is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. She discusses the plight of Southeast Asian refugees, from their lives under the genocidal watch of the Khmer Rouge to their difficult times in the United States, to the fear and possibility of deportation under ICE.
Ray Bradbury, the legendary author who passed away in 2012, sat down for an interview with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff in 1992 at his home in Los Angeles. Though called a science fiction or fantasy writer, Ray Bradbury spanned all genres, from poetry to mystery to mainstream fiction.
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.
