A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Living Legacies: LARRY THE MUSICAL x MISTER REY TRIBUTE Host Aisa Villarosa covers “Larry the Musical” a new theatrical production based … Continued
David Thomson, film critic and historian, discusses his latest book, “The Fatal Alliance: A Century of War on Film” with host Richard Wolinsky. Author of over forty books, most of which deal with film and film history, David Thomson here discusses how movies have influenced how our society sees and understands war. He is hosting war films at Pacific Film Archive March 20 (They Shall Not Grow Old) and March 27 (1917). Photo from”1917″ courtesy Pacific Film Archive. Also: Review of “Queen” at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.
Medicines – we’re told by the pharmaceuticals industry – are expensive by necessity owing to the high costs of research and development. Yet, as with the vaccines for Covid, much research is publicly-funded, and much comes out of universities. And, as Nick Dearden argues, only 3% of new drugs even represent actual breakthroughs. Instead most … Continued
Discussed in this episode: Are there downsides to getting too many doses of COVID vaccine? A new study of one man who got 217 (!) doses couldn’t find any. To send us a question in advance of next week’s show, write to: [email protected] . Tune in live Monday mornings at 7:30am Pacific at kpfa.org Podcast music credit: Now … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Biden announces air drop aid shipment deliveries for Gaza amid worsening humanitarian situation. US, Egypt and Qatar continue to push for Gaza short term humanitarian ceasefire. Nikki Haley says her campaign picked up $12 million in contributions … Continued
Discussed in this episode: The Washington Post (and subsequently, other outlets) is reporting, based on anonymous sources, that the CDC is considering changing its guidelines on COVID isolation to give people with COVID cases an all-clear after they’ve been fever-free for 24 hours without the help of fever -suppressing medication. Because of fundraising at KPFA, … Continued
Walter Mosley, author of the Easy Rawlins mysteries along with other novels, screenplays, graphic novels and non-fiction works, in an interview recorded in 1992 near the start of his career, with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff. Theatre director Jack O’Brien, author of “Jack in the Box, or How to Goddam Direct,” discusses his career with Richard Wolinsky. Also: Review of “My Home on the Moon” at San Francisco Playhouse through Feb. 25, 2024. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
An episode devoted exclusively to answering questions from the audience, including: When do I know it’s safe to stop wearing a mask at indoor gatherings? How long after a possible exposure should I start getting tested? What are the odds of getting Long COVID? To send in questions: [email protected] Podcast music credit: Now Son by Podington Bear, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial … Continued
Kate Wilhelm (1928-2018) , award winning science fiction and detective novelist, in conversation with Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios, August 5, 1996. while on tour for her novel, “Malice Prepense,” (later renamed “For The Defense”). While a noted science fiction fantasy author in her early career, she later switched to the mystery and courtroom field with her Barbara Holloway series. Also: An excerpt of an interview with New York Times theatre critic Jesse Green, and reviews of “Cult of Love” at Berkeley Rep and “MJ The Musical” at the Orpheum in San Francisco. hosted by Richard Wolinsky
Kate Wilhelm (1928-2018) , award winning science fiction and detective novelist, in conversation with Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios, August 5, 1996. while on tour for her novel, “Malice Prepense,” (later renamed “For The Defense”). While a noted science fiction fantasy author in her early career, she later switched to the mystery and courtroom field with her Barbara Holloway series. She was also a well-known writing teacher at the Clarion Workshop
