John Barth (1930-2024), America’s master of metafiction, died on April 2, 2024 at the age of 93. He talks about his career and his writing with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff in an interview conducted in 2001 while on tour for the novel, “Coming Soon.” This interview has never aired in its entirety. Also: An excerpt from a 2014 interview with short story master Lorrie Moore, and a review of “Collective Rage,” at Shotgun Ashby Stage through August 18, 2024. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.


Guest: Kathleen DuVal is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she teaches early American and American Indian history. Her previous work includes Independence Lost, a finalist for the George Washington Prize, and The Native Ground: Indians and Colonists in the Heart of the Continent. She is a co-author of Give … Continued


Law & Disorder

Black August Begins; Uhuru Leaders Face September Trial; Sonya Massey – Say Her Name

We start today’s show with our recurring State Terror Roundup segment. Then, acknowledging the beginning of Black August. Then we speak with Chairman Omali Yeshitela and Penny Hess from the Uhuru Movement, who face trial scheduled for September from a federal raid that occurred in July of 2022, with prosecutors accusing three Uhuru members of … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now 6am – August 1, 2024

On today’s show: “A Perilous Moment” in Middle East: Iran Vows Revenge, as Israel Expands Assassination Operations Israel’s Torture and Rape of Palestinian Prisoners Defended by Knesset Members, Far-Right Mobs Trump Questions Whether Kamala Harris Is Black in Hate-Filled Interview with Black Journalists at NABJ Money War: How the U.S. Unleashed Economic Warfare Across the … Continued