Playwright Lauren Gunderson discusses her latest work and their productions, including plays at TheatreWorks and the Pear Theatre on the SF Peninsula, along with a look at her forthcoming play, Muse of Fire, which will be at the Magic Theatre next fall. Also, excerpts from a 2002 interview with spy novelist Alan Furst. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
David Adler and Matt Kirkegaard of the Progressive International on the Honduran elections • Elfadil Ibrahim on the Sudanese civil war • Eric Blanc on the lessons of Milwaukee’s decades of “sewer socialism” for Mamdani and Wilson
Poet Steven Reigns’ memorial memoir chronicling his profound six-year friendship with Michael Church who died of AIDS in 2000 (“Outliving Michael,” Moon Tide Press, 2025) is presented in an original sound collage with archival news reports and the friends’ favorite music (produced by Brian DeShazor).
Plus United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has a message of hope for World AIDS Day, despite the disastrous combination of drastic funding cuts and official anti-gender and anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. (NewsWrap returns next week).
Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a Choose to Be Curious trifecta: researcher, theoretician — and practitioner. A neuroscientist and deep thinker about the personal and social implications of our curiosity, she conducts tiny experiments to focus closely on how we use our time and energy to best effect. She is the founder of Ness Labs, a collective platform for curious people, where “ambitious knowledge … Continued
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On today’s show: Will Hegseth Go? Defense Secretary Faces Anger from Congress over Boat Strikes, Signal Chat Can a Deal Be Reached to End Russia’s War in Ukraine? Matt Duss on Latest Diplomatic Efforts “Making America White Again”: Trump Further Restricts Immigration, Ramps Up ICE Raids West African Asylum Seekers Find Safe Haven in NYC … Continued
On today’s show, we speak with Joshua Clark Davis, author of the book Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back– A bold retelling of the 1960s civil rights struggle through its work against police violence—and a prehistory of both the Black Lives Matter and Blue … Continued
00:08 — Miguel R. Tinker Salas is Professor Emeritus of History at Pomona College. He is the author of The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture and Society in Venezuela. 00:33 — Oscar Palma writes for Mission Local from the Mission District and other District 9 neighborhoods.
On today’s show: Will Hegseth Go? Defense Secretary Faces Anger from Congress over Boat Strikes, Signal Chat Can a Deal Be Reached to End Russia’s War in Ukraine? Matt Duss on Latest Diplomatic Efforts “Making America White Again”: Trump Further Restricts Immigration, Ramps Up ICE Raids West African Asylum Seekers Find Safe Haven in NYC … Continued
Trump and MAGA’s Policies and Politics Are Driven by Sadism We begin with Secretary of Defense Hegseth digging the hole deeper as he sat beside a half-awake Trump in a round-robin exercise in flattery of the “dear leader” cabinet meeting yesterday spouting rapid-fire “the dog ate my homework” excuses for not committing a war crime. … Continued
