January 2, 2025: Terry Bisson – Roger Ebert (repeat)
Repeat due to technical issues. Theatre listings on the page are updated to January 2, 2025. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
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Terry Bisson (1942-2024), science fiction/fantasy author and political activist, died on January 10, 2024 at the age of 81. In this interview from January 2013 he discusses his career and his novel “Any Day Now,” a thinly disguised memoir in a science fiction setting.
Roger Ebert (1942-2013), noted film reviewer, discusses his book “Great Movies II” and other film-related issues, along with his work as political commentator, recorded in 2005.
Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Nelson DeMille (1943-2024) discusses his career in an archive interview from 1996. Barry Lopez (1943-2020) talks about resistance in an interview from 2004. Plus: Reviews of “Waitress” at San Francisco Playhouse and “A WhyNot Christmas” at ACT Toni Rembe Theatre. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Discussed in this episode: The CDC’s dashboard shows little indication of a winter surge in cases so far. This may only indicate a delayed surge, owing to residual population immunity from a summer case surge that carried into the fall. Brian (who is writing this) screwed up! A child illness in Marin possibly related to … Continued
Discussed in this episode: To head the National Institutes of Health, incoming President Donald Trump has picked Jay Bhattacharya, a medical doctor who’s never practiced medicine, and co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration — an early-covid manifesto that basically called for . . . letting it rip. To send us a question in advance of … Continued
Steven Bach (1938-2009) discusses the life and career of Nazi propagandist Leni Reifenstahl in this 2007 interview. Charles Yu talks about his National Book Award winning novel, “Interior Chinatown” in a 2001 interview. “Interior Chinatown is now a streaming television miniseries. Also, reviews of “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” at Berkeley Rep Peets Theatre through December 15th, and “The Antipodes,” performed by the Actors Reading Collective at Marin Shakespeare Theatre through December 1st. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Alice McDermott, whose latest novel, just out in trade paperback, is “Absolution,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded December 12, 2023 via zencastr. Alice McDermott is a National Book Award winning novelist, and two of her books have been Pulitzer Prize finalists. “Absolution” concerns the lives of American wives living in Saigon in 1963.
Episode 186 – Backtrack Vol2
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Episode 186 – Backtrack Vol2 We rewind to take a second stab at digital downloads, combing for unaired gems, including Chat Pile, Slauson Malone 1, PEB, Small Medium Large, Panstarrs, Aquaserge, Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood Of Breath, Ahleuchatistas, Sockethead, Ben Lumsdaine, and Red Snapper. Curator Chris Cory: “This is the second in our Backtrack Series, where … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Trump nominates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head Health and Human Services. Gazans struggle with banking system collapse amid cash shortages and rising inflation. House Oversight Committee reviews pandemic lessons and future preparedness. San Mateo County supervisors … Continued
Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Richard Powers discusses his latest novel, “Playground,” which focuses on games — on land, in artificial intelligence, and under the sea. Also, unaired excerpts from a recent interview with Anne Hillerman, and a review of “Kimberly Akimbo” at the Curran Theatre through December 1, 2024. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.