Richard Powers discusses his latest novel, “Playground,” which focuses on Big Tech and AI and has just come out in trade paperback. Bebe Moore Campbell (1950-2006) in a newly digitized interview recorded in 2001 discusses racism and minority mental health and her novel, “What You Owe Me.” Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Margaux MacColl, co-author of a series of articles in the SF Standard, on the Zoomer tech bros • Susannah Glickman on the new arms makers who want to disrupt the legacy prime contractors (NYRB article here)
Jennie Arnau discovered her passion for music in her childhood home of Greenville, South Carolina, a place that called her back at a time of loss and grief. She’s now living and working in New York City, ending a self-imposed break from songwriting and performing with her new album, A Rising Tide (interviewed by David Hunt).
What if there were a mechanism –a format– that kept novelty high, provided some assurance that the information being imparted was important (at least to someone), and that might tap into things we know perhaps a bit about? Wouldn’t that seem like a pretty great curiosity vehicle? PechaKucha it is! “The foundation that PechaKucha is … Continued
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On today’s show: International Court of Justice: As Occupying Power, Israel Must Allow U.N. Aid into Gaza Ex-U.S. Diplomat Robert Malley on Gaza Ceasefire & U.S. Double Standards on Israel “Fascism or Genocide” Author Ross Barkan on NYC Mayoral Race, Mamdani’s Rise, Socialism & More Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program … Continued
On this episode, we speak with longtime KPFA Letters and Politics host Mitch Jeserich who is leaving the program after 16 years. Mitch wants everyone to know he is still around and will be publishing a series of audio essays called “Letters from Mitch,” which will be available in podcast form. Thanks for everything Mitch! … Continued
00:08 — Jim Daley is investigations editor at South Side Weekly. 00:18 — Kimi Lee Organizer with Bay Resistance, one of the local organizations that’s been doing training and organizing in anticipation of a federal crackdown here. 00:33 — Deborah Lee co-executive director of the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, currently at the Sanctuary Faith Vigil … Continued
On today’s show: International Court of Justice: As Occupying Power, Israel Must Allow U.N. Aid into Gaza Ex-U.S. Diplomat Robert Malley on Gaza Ceasefire & U.S. Double Standards on Israel “Fascism or Genocide” Author Ross Barkan on NYC Mayoral Race, Mamdani’s Rise, Socialism & More Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program … Continued
Although the Oysterman in Maine is Imploding and Senator Fetterman is a Disappointment, Authentic Populist Democratic Candidates Are Emerging on the Left We begin with the populist promise on the Left backfiring in Maine where the most beatable Republican Senator Susan Collins has been given a reprieve with a gift from disturbing revelations about the … Continued
