Martin Amis (1949-2023), Booker Prize winning novelist and essayist, who died on May 19, 2023, in conversation with Richard Woilnsky for “London Fields” November, 1991 (first of five interviews with Richard Wolinsky).
Bill English, Artistic Director of San Francisco Playhouse, talks about the current and upcoming season.
Review: “Let The Right One In” at Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre through June 25, 2023.
Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Wanda Bertram of the Prison Policy Initiative talks about some underappreciated aspects of the carceral state: probation, parole, and civil commitment • Francisco Perez of the Center for Economic Democracy on why mainstream economics is so terrible and an online course that can help civilians break through the discipline’s mystifications
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
Guest: Kelsy Burke is an award-winning sociologist of religion, gender, sexuality, and politics in the United States. Her research has examined a wide range of topics, including debates over pornography, religious freedom laws and LGBT rights, evangelical women’s ministries, and the Christian sex advice industry. She is the author of Christians Under Covers: Evangelicals and Sexual … Continued
On Today’s Show: Artificial Intelligence “Godfathers” Call for Regulation as Rights Groups Warn AI Encodes Oppression “Turning His Back on Student Debtors”: Biden’s Debt Deal Ends Freeze on Loan Payments for Millions
We start today’s show with our ongoing Thursday segment, the State Terror Roundup. Then, Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge David Goldstein ruled on May 23rd that prosecutors have disproportionately charged Black defendants with sentencing enhancements that unfairly target them for life in prison without parole – at about a 40% greater likelihood than non-Black … Continued
0:08 — John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation. 0:33 — State Senator Scott Wiener represents California’s 11th Senate District, which includes all of San Francisco and parts of San Mateo County. 0:46 — Jeff Ross, Founder and Director of SF DOCFEST. Samantha Campbell, director of The Secret Song, about a music teacher’s final year after … Continued
On Today’s Show: Artificial Intelligence “Godfathers” Call for Regulation as Rights Groups Warn AI Encodes Oppression “Turning His Back on Student Debtors”: Biden’s Debt Deal Ends Freeze on Loan Payments for Millions
We begin with a Federal Appeals Court Ruling on Tuesday that gives the Sackler family responsible for the opioid epidemic caused by their drug OxyContin immunity from prosecution in any future civil case in order to free up money to help address the ongoing ravages of the opioid crisis that has claimed over a million … Continued
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A mix of jazz, folk, blues and more with Joel Sachs.
