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.

Radio Wolinsky

The Gershwin Project V: Burton Lane, 1992

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Burton Lane, Broadway and Hollywood composer and sometime lyricist, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, August 17, 1992 in New York. Burton Lane wrote the music for the hit Broadway shows Finian’s Rainbow and On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, as well as songs for several films in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, including Royal Wedding. Fifth in a series of interviews created for an unproduced radio documentary on George and Ira Gershwin. This interview has never seen the light of day until now. Photo: WNYC.

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David Thomson, “The Fatal Alliance,” 2024

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David Thomson, film critic and historian, discusses his latest book, “The Fatal Alliance: A Century of War on Film” with host Richard Wolinsky. Author of over forty books, most of which deal with film and film history, David Thomson here discusses how movies have influenced how our society sees and understands war. He is hosting war films at Pacific Film Archive on March 13 (Paths of Glory), March 20 (They Shall Not Grow Old) and March 27 (1917). Photo from”1917″ courtesy Pacific Film Archive.

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Robert Stone (1937-2015) II, “Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties,” 2007

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Robert Stone (1937-2015), author of “Dog Soldiers,” “A Flag for Sunrise” and “Damascus Gate,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios on January 25, 2007 during the book tour for  his memoir, “Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties,” in which he discusses his time with Kerouac and Cassidy, and what the sixties mean in the current era.

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The Probabilities Archive: Tony Hillerman (1925-2008) II, “Sacred Clowns,” 1993

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Tony Hillerman (1925-2008) in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded November 8, 1993 while on tour for the novel “Sacred Clowns.” This is the second of four interviews.Digitized, remastered and edited in February 2024 by Richard Wolinsky. This interview has not been heard in three decades. Photo: Copyright 1993 Harper Collins.

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Walter Mosley, “White Butterfly,” 1992

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Walter Mosley in conversation with Richard Woinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded October 25, 1992 in the KPFA studios while on tour for the novel, “White Butterfly.” This interview was recorded at the start of his career and has not been heard in thirty years. Digitized, remastered and edited in 2024. Photo: David Shankbone, Creative Commons.

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Kate Wilhelm (1928-2018), “Malice Prepense” (“For the Defense”), 1996

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Kate Wilhelm (1928-2018) , award winning science fiction and detective novelist, in conversation with Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios, August 5, 1996. while on tour for her novel, “Malice Prepense,” (later renamed “For The Defense”). While a noted science fiction fantasy author in her early career, she later switched to the mystery and courtroom field with her Barbara Holloway series. She was also a well-known writing teacher at the Clarion Workshop

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The story of “Bushman,” at Pacific Film Archive

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A look at the creation of the restored film “Bushman,” directed by the late David Schickele, at Pacific Film Archive, with ilm director Rob Nillson, activist and eEnvironmentalist Gail Schickele, and film archivist Jon Shibata. “Bushman” is an extraordinary film about a Nigerian educator coming to San Francisco in 1968 and what he experiences. Despite film festival awards, it never had commercial distribution, and has now been restored at BAMPFA. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Photo courtesy BAMPFA.