Tim O’Brien, whose latest novel is a contemporary satire, “America Fantastica,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. The author of ten previous novels, winner of the National Book Award in 1978 for “Going After Cacciato,” and acclaimed for his linked collection of stories about the Vietnam War, “The Things They Carried”.
A Former State Department Official on Why Biden and Harris Appear Helpless, as Netanyahu Pushes the Middle East to the Brink
Bob Woodward’s Latest Revelations Show Trump’s Continuing and Treasonous Contacts with Putin
As Global Warming Drives Superstorms, How We Can Restore the Atmosphere?
A Former State Department Official on Why Biden and Harris Appear Helpless, as Netanyahu Pushes the Middle East to the Brink
Bob Woodward’s Latest Revelations Show Trump’s Continuing and Treasonous Contacts with Putin
As Global Warming Drives Superstorms, How We Can Restore the Atmosphere?
Francine Prose discusses her latest book, “1974: A Personal History” along with her career in a wide-ranging interview. Previously unaired excerpts of an interview with Aurora Theatre Artistic Director Josh Costello. Reviews of “Private Lives” at ACT Toni Rembe Theatre and “Mexodus” at Berkeley Rep Peets Theatre. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Public schools have long been a battleground for the right. But since the Covid pandemic, the right has had the wind at its back, enlarging its ranks with parents frustrated by school closings and masking mandates. Education journalist Laura Pappano discusses how the far right has sowed panic over library books, gender neutral bathrooms, and … Continued
The Mein Kampf of the MAGA Republican Party, Project 2025
Today’s Republican Report on the Withdrawal From Afghanistan is a Political Hit Job on VP Harris
How Putin’s Shadow Fleet of “Ghost” Tankers Are Accidents Waiting to Happen
The Mein Kampf of the MAGA Republican Party, Project 2025
Today’s Republican Report on the Withdrawal From Afghanistan is a Political Hit Job on VP Harris
How Putin’s Shadow Fleet of “Ghost” Tankers Are Accidents Waiting to Happen
Discussed in this episode: Wastewater monitoring seems to show COVID levels have peaked, after a summer wave much larger than in recent years. For the first time, H5N1 avian influenza has been confirmed in California. The California Department of Food and Agriculture confirmed it in three dairy herds, all of them in the Central Valley. There are … Continued
Mick Herron, author of the “Slow Horses” series of books, adapted for streaming, discusses his latest novel, “The Secret Hours,” now out in trade paperback, along with his career as a writer, followed by previously unaired excerpts from an interview with playwright Naomi Iizuka discussing her career as a writer for streaming television. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Discussed in this episode: The FDA has approved the latest iteration of the Novavax vaccine. Here are the main differences with the MRNA vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer) that had new versions approved slightly earlier: Novavax works by injecting COVID spike proteins into the body, rather than injecting MRNA molecules that tell the body’s cells to … Continued
