On Tuesday evening, April 18th, the plan to phase out the COVID 19 eviction moratorium will be presented to Oakland’s City Council. The proposal is being put forth by Councilmember Nikki Fortunado-Bas and Councilmember Dan Kalb, and it went to the Community and Economic Development Committee last week where, despite a very raucous meeting, it … Continued
Jason Graae discusses his latest show, “Faith Prince and Jason Graae,” which will be at Feinsteins at the Nikko, April 14-April 15, along with his early career on Broadway and elsewhere with host Richard Wolinsky. Recorded April 10, 2023 on zencastr.
We kick off today’s show with the Progressive political upset in Chicago. The Windy City has a new mayor, Brandon Johnson, and he’s a labor candidate. One of his primary campaign platforms was Reimagine Public Safety. Here to talk about Mayor Johnson, his campaign, and what this may mean for Chicago is Tiffany Walden, Editor-In-Chief … Continued
Discussed in this episode: PREPRINT: Bramante, Buse, et al. “Outpatient Treatment of COVID-19 and the Development of Long COVID Over 10 Months: A Multi-Center, Quadruple-Blind, Parallel Group Randomized Phase 3 Trial” https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4375620 Xie, Choi, et al. “Association of Treatment With Nirmatrelvir and the Risk of Post–COVID-19 Condition” JAMA Intern Med. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2802878 Podcast music credit: Now Son by Podington … Continued
1.. Noted biographer Donald Spoto (1941-February 11, 2023) discusses the art of biography and the role of fame in this interview recorded in 1997 while he was on tour for “Notorious: The Life of Ingrid Bergman.” 2. Justine Bateman discusses her book, “Fame, the Hijacking of Reality, recorded October 27, 2018. Justine Bateman is known for her role as Mallory on classic TV show “Family Ties” and was writer/director of the 2021 release, “Violet.” 3. Review of “Triumph of Love” at Shotgun Players Ashby Stage through April 23.
Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Part One: Rebecca Makkai, author of the new novel, “I Have Some Questions For You,” discusses her work in depth with host Richard Wolinsky.
Part Two: John Sayles, filmmaker and author of “Jaimie McGillivray, The Renegade’s Journey” discusses his work as a director and screenwriter in the second of a two-part interview.
Part Three: Review of “Merrily We Roll Along” at 42nd Street Moon Gateway Theater through April 9th.
Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
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Bay Native Circle 03-29-2023 This transcript was edited and proofed for accuracy, made with the help of the built-in transcription & dictation feature in Microsoft Word. If you find any errors in this transcription, please feel free to leave us a message in the comments. You can listen to the episode on this page, or … Continued
Part One: Filmmaker John Sayles talks about his new novel, “Jamie McGillivray, the Renegade’s Journey” and about his career as a director.
Part Two: Screenwriter Nora Ephron (1941-2012) talks about her career and about movies and politics in this interview recorded in September, 2010.
Review: “Cambodian Rock Band” at Berkelely Rep’s Roda Theatre through April 2.
Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Actor/performer Joe Ngo discusses his role of Chum, the father in “Cambodian Rock Band,” now at Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre, and delves into the years of the Killing Fields in Cambodia and his career as an actor. Plus a short previously unaired excerpt of an interview from last September with New York Times theatre critic Jesse Green, and a review of “Fannie: The Music and Lief of Fannie Lou Hamer” at TheatreWorks Palo Alto through April 2, 2023.
After far too much time without him, we are joined by the one and only Mitch Jeserich – host of KPFA’s Letters and Politics which airs weekdays from 10-11am on KPFA. We chat about the latest shenanigans in national politics, including the end of federal COVID aid programs, Tucker Carlson’s revisionist video of the January … Continued
