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Hard Knock Radio

Exploring Hip Hop and Legacy: ‘Pac & Biggie Are Dead’ by Lower Bottom Playaz and The Trauma of Caste

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**The Trauma of Caste: A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition** On Hard Knock Radio, host Anita Johnson spoke with Dalit American activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan about her The Trauma of Caste. Caste—one of the oldest systems of exclusion in the world—is thriving. Despite the ban on Untouchability 70 years ago, caste impacts 1.9 … Continued

Bookwaves/Artwaves

Bookwaves/Artwaves – June 13, 2024: Colm Tóibín – Ayodele Nzinga

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Best-selling novelist and playwright Colm Tóibín discusses his latest novel, “Long Island,” and goes into detail about his creative process. Oakland poet laureate Ayodele Nzinga discusses her work as director of “Pac and Biggie are Dead,” a play by Biko Eisen-Martin, running at BAM House through June 30th. Also, a review of the touring production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company,” now at BroadwaySF Orpheum Theatre. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Corona Calls

Corona Calls for 06.10.2024 – the next round of vaccines

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Discussed in this episode: The WHO reported a fatal human case of H5N1 avian influenza in Mexico. It’s a  different variant from what’s been documented in US dairy herds. It’s unclear how the patient, who was already very sick, got infected. The FDA’s external scientific advisory panel, the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Committee (VRBPAC) … Continued

Bookwaves/Artwaves

Bookwaves/Artwaves – June 6, 2024: Maureen Gosling, The Films of Les Blank; Paul Auster Part Two

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Maureen Gosling, filmmaker and film editor, discusses the films of noted documentary director Les Blank (1935-2013), which whom she collaborated for several years A Retrospective of the films of Les Blank can be seen at Pacific Film Archive June 7 to July 27, 2024. Paul Aster 1947-2024) discussing his novels “The Book of Illusions” and Timbuktu” and his work with filmmaker Wayne Wang. Recorded 2002, second of two parts. Also: Review of “The Lehman Trilogy” at ACT Toni Rembe Theatre thru June 23. 2024. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Photo of Les Blank during the “Burden of Dreams” shoot courtesy BAMPFA.

Hard Knock Radio

Analyzing Trump’s Conviction and Political Landscape: Insights from Hard Knock Radio

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On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with political analyst Dr. James Taylor of UCSF to dissect the implications of Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels. The discussion illuminated the defiance Trump displayed towards court orders and his attempts to … Continued

Bookwaves/Artwaves

Bookwaves/Artwaves – May 30, 2024: Aya de Leon – Paul Auster

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Poet and novelist Aya de Leon discusses the 10th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, June 1-2 in various locations in Berkeley. Paul Auster (1947-2024), who died on April 30, 2024, discusses “The Book of Illusions” and his work in film in this 2002 interview, not heard in two decades.
Reviews of “The Glass Menagerie” at SF Playhouse and “Galileo” at Berkeley Rep Roda Theatre. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Background Briefing

Background Briefing – May 23, 2024

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Right Wing Leaders Gathered in Madrid to Declare War on Socialism We begin with the recent gathering of the far right in Madrid, ahead of the European elections, at which spoke one of the attendees, Marine Le Pen, who is ahead in the polls in France, along with Italy’s Meloni, Hungary’s Orban and Argentina’s Milei. … Continued