Talkies – August 3, 2021
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
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Talkies
11:00 AM Tues - Thurs
The Talkies showcases the wealth of authors, artists, activists, theater and music in the Bay Area and beyond through interviews, call-ins, and readings.
Hosted by one of KPFA’s best known programmers, Kris Welch has lived and worked in the Bay Area for a good portion of her adult life. Kris is a natural storyteller, seasoned communicator and a master of the art of radio. She is excited to be host to a variety of stories emanating from the Bay Area scene along with National and Regional stories with local reverberations. The Talkies seeks to help us get to know each other and share our lives and passions through the intimacy of the broadcast word.
Talkies – July 29, 2021
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Talkies – July 28, 2021
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Talkies – July 27, 2021
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Tara Brach, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist as well as a Buddhist lay priest and popular teacher of mindfulness (vipassana) meditation. She is the founder of the Insight Meditation Community in Washington, D.C.
Guest: Binyamin Appelbaum writes about economics and business for the editorial page of The New York Times. From 2010 to 2019, he was a Washington correspondent for the Times, covering economic policy in the aftermath of the 2008 crisis. He previously worked for The Charlotte Observer, where his reporting on subprime lending won a George Polk Award and was … Continued
FUNDDRIVE: Being Ram Dass
The last book by beloved teacher Ram Dass, completed after his death by his friend and colleague Rameshwar Dass. Ramesh joins us to talk about the teacher, and the teachings. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Robert Moses! Town Crier!
Choreographer, teacher, dancer, writer, composer, artist/activist Robert Moses joins us to talk about his newest piece, premiering this month—and the challenge of being a working socially-conscious artist in this society, and under COVID restrictions. PLUS: Raymond Nat Turner..Hosted by Kris Welch.
A New Deal Program in the works NOW! Lockdown comedy!
One of the programs of the New Deal in the 1930s is being revamped for application today, in the U.S. Congress: to support writers and artists. We talk with one of the instigators. PLUS: it’s the one-year anniversary of Lockdown Comedy! We talk with Lisa Geduldig. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Communists at the border!
COHA senior fellow Danny Shaw rejoins us, with your calls, to further elucidate the politics of the Caribbean and Latin America. Hosted by Kris Welch.
HAITI!!! Oakland storytellers! Town Crier!
The assassination of the president of Haiti has shocked the world. Long-time observer and reporter on the region Danny Shaw joins us to discuss the current upheavals in the Caribbean. PLUS: a program of Oakland storytellers! PLUS: poet Raymond Nat Turner. Hosted by Kris Welch.