Anna Deavere Smith – July 6, 2015
Anna Deavere Smith talks about her latest theatrical work, “Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education, the California Chapter,” playing at Berkeley Rep, with host Richard Wolinsky.

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.
Anna Deavere Smith talks about her latest theatrical work, “Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education, the California Chapter,” playing at Berkeley Rep, with host Richard Wolinsky.
Matthew Thomas, author of the acclaimed novel, “We Are Not Ourselves” talks with host Richard Wolinsky.
Edmund White discusses his latest memoir, Inside a Pearl: My Years in Paris, recently released in a trade paperback edition. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Chris Hedges discusses his latest book, “Wages of Rebellion,” with host Richard Wolinsky in a Q&A from the KPFA benefit on June 9, 2015.
From the Archive: An interview with mystery and suspense writer Ruth Rendell (1930-2015), hosted by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff. Digitized and re-edited in 2015 by Richard Wolinsky.
Tony Taccone, Artistic Director of Berkeley Rep in Berkeley, discusses the past season, the upcoming season, changes in the thrust stage, and how a season is put together. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Luz Mena, project coordinator for Andares, Part One, at Fort Mason as part of the San Francisco International Arts Festival the weekend of May 29-31, is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
Teju Cole, author of the novel “Every Day is for the Thief,” now out in paperback, is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
Michael Meyer, author of “In Manchuria” A Village Called Wasteland and the Transformation of Rural China” is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. Interview concludes on Thursday on Bookwaves at 3 pm.
What’s New at American Conservatory Theater: A look at the past and upcoming seasons, and at the new Strand Theater on Market Street. Carey Perloff, A.C.T.’s Artistic Director talks with host Richard Wolinsky.