3:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays
Interviews devoted to the arts, focusing on theatre and literature, with side-trips to film and non-fiction narratives. Also on tap: archive interviews from Probabilities and Bookwaves. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Cleve Jones, author of the memoir, “When We Rise,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded during a benefit for KPFA on January 25, 2017. Excerpts from the Q&A following Cleve’s speech, and replayed at the start of the New Year as a rousing call to activism.
James Gleick, whose latest book is “Time Travel”, is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. The author of “The Information”, an all-encompassing exploration about how we give and receive information, returns with Time Travel, which focuses on the history of time travel in literature and physics
Richard Connema, long-time Hollywood stills photographer and San Francisco theatre critic, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.
Rabih Alameddine, author of “The Angel of History” is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
Lisa Peterson, Associate Director of Berkeley Rep, and director of “Watch On The Rhine” at Berkeley Rep, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. In this interview, she talks about this new stage production of the Lillian Hellman play, as well as her upcoming directorial project, “Office Hour” by Julia Cho, and her history as a director.
Every year or so, Bill English comes over to KPFA to discuss his theater company and the upcoming season with host Richard Wolinsky. In this interview, he talks about the origins of SF Playhouse and how it came to be in its current location at 450 Post Street.
Emma Keith, producer of the National Theatre Live series of theatrical broadcasts, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, talks about the latest broadcast, the National Theatre in London revival of Stephen Sondheim’s 1971 musical, “Follies.”
Maria Semple, author of the novel “Today Will be Different,” interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. Author of the best-selling novel “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” Maria Semple’s latest novel is a comic look at a day in the life of a wife and mother, dealing with the kinds of issues we all deal with, and trying to be better.
Loretta Greco, Artistic Director of the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Entering her tenth year as Artistic Director of the Magic at Fort Mason Center, Loretta Greco is directing “The Eva Trilogy” by Barbara Hammond, three related one-act plays, in performance through November 12, 2017.
Jonathan Moscone, Chief of Civic Engagement at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and former Artistic Director, California Shakespeare Theatre, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.
