Lisa See, whose latest novel is “Lady Tan’s Circle of Women,” is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. Recorded via zencastr on July 14, 2023. Lisa See’s best-selling books include Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, China Dolls, and most recently, The Island of Sea Women. Each novel, thus far, focuses on the role and lives of women of East Asian descent in various countries, including Korea, Japan, China and the United States. Some of the novels focus on a mystery, others take place within the context of historical events. Her latest novel, “Lady Tan’s Circle of Women” looks at the life of an historical figure, a female doctor of upper class birth living in China in the 15th Century. As Lisa notes in the interview, the circumscribed life of Tan Yuxian bears a startling resemblence to the isolation we all felt during the Covid lockdown. The post Lisa See, “Lady Tan’s Circle of Women,” 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Lisa See, whose latest novel is “Lady Tan’s Circle of Women,” is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. Recorded via zencastr on July 14, 2023. Lisa See’s best-selling books include Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, China Dolls, and most recently, The Island of Sea Women. Each novel, thus far, focuses on the role and lives of women of East Asian descent in various countries, including Korea, Japan, China and the United States. Some of the novels focus on a mystery, others take place within the context of historical events. Her latest novel, “Lady Tan’s Circle of Women” looks at the life of an historical figure, a female doctor of upper class birth living in China in the 15th Century. As Lisa notes in the interview, the circumscribed life of Tan Yuxian bears a startling resemblence to the isolation we all felt during the Covid lockdown. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/lisa-see-lady-tans-circle-of-women-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lisa See, “Lady Tan’s Circle of Women,” 2023</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Lisa See, “Lady Tan’s Circle of Women,” 2023

Lillian Ross

Lillian Ross (1918-2017), in conversation in June, 2002 with host Richard Wolinsky. Encore podcast originally posted September 30, 2017. Lillian Ross, who died on September 20, 2017 at the age of 99, spent seven decades as a staff writer for the New Yorker Magazine, beginning in 1945. Writing for the Talk of the Town section of the magazine, her credo was “Your attention at all times should be on your subject, not on you. Do not call attention to yourself.” In 1950, her profile of Ernest Hemingway, according to the New York Times, elevated her into the top ranks of New Yorker stylists. Using novelistic techniques for writing non-fiction, she is often credited as the primary influence of what came to be called “new journalism” as exemplified in her series of articles about the making of the John Huston film, The Red Badge of Courage, which were collected in the book, Picture, often called the best book ever written about Hollywood. She spent several years as the mistress of long-time New Yorker editor Willliam Shawn, as chronicled in her book Here But Not Here, from 1998. This interview with Lillian Ross took place on June 4, 2002 on the publication of her book, “Reporting Back: Notes on Journalism.” Of this particular discussion she later wrote, “ It’s the first time I ever listened to any kind of broadcast on my power book, and I was amazed. It’s the first interview I’ve ever experienced that sounded interesting to me and sounded true to me. That of course is because of you, your questions, your general interest, your understanding, and your response, and then, your editing. I do thank you. I’m very grateful. With great admiration, Lillian Ross.” Lillian Ross’s final piece, a profile of J.D. Salinger after his death, was published in 2012.     The post Lillian Ross (1918-2017), “Reporting Back: Notes on Journalism,” 2002 appeared first on KPFA.

Lillian Ross (1918-2017), in conversation in June, 2002 with host Richard Wolinsky. Encore podcast originally posted September 30, 2017. Lillian Ross, who died on September 20, 2017 at the age of 99, spent seven decades as a staff writer for the New Yorker Magazine, beginning in 1945. Writing for the Talk of the Town section of the magazine, her credo was “Your attention at all times should be on your subject, not on you. Do not call attention to yourself.” In 1950, her profile of Ernest Hemingway, according to the New York Times, elevated her into the top ranks of New Yorker stylists. Using novelistic techniques for writing non-fiction, she is often credited as the primary influence of what came to be called “new journalism” as exemplified in her series of articles about the making of the John Huston film, The Red Badge of Courage, which were collected in the book, Picture, often called the best book ever written about Hollywood. She spent several years as the mistress of long-time New Yorker editor Willliam Shawn, as chronicled in her book Here But Not Here, from 1998. This interview with Lillian Ross took place on June 4, 2002 on the publication of her book, “Reporting Back: Notes on Journalism.” Of this particular discussion she later wrote, “ It’s the first time I ever listened to any kind of broadcast on my power book, and I was amazed. It’s the first interview I’ve ever experienced that sounded interesting to me and sounded true to me. That of course is because of you, your questions, your general interest, your understanding, and your response, and then, your editing. I do thank you. I’m very grateful. With great admiration, Lillian Ross.” Lillian Ross’s final piece, a profile of J.D. Salinger after his death, was published in 2012. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/lillian-ross-1918-2017-reporting-back-notes-on-journalism-2002/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lillian Ross (1918-2017), “Reporting Back: Notes on Journalism,” 2002</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Lillian Ross (1918-2017), “Reporting Back: Notes on Journalism,” 2002

Kate MacKay

Kate MacKay, Associate Film Curator at Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive, discusses a retrospective of the films of the great Spanish director Luis Bunuel playing through November 19, 2023, with host Richard Wolinsky. Luis Bunuel began his career working with Salvador Dali on the film “Un Chien Andalou,” a masterpiece of the Surrealist movement. After working on another film with Dali, “L’Age d’Or,” and creating a documentary known today as “Las Hurdes” (Land Without Bread), he spent nearly two decades in the Mexican film industry before coming to Hollywood first, and then working with European producers to create masterwork after masterwork, from Viridiana to Belle du Jour to Tristana, The Exterminating Angel, TheDiscreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie through to The Phantom of Liberty and That Obscure Object of Desire. The retrospective contains all the later films plus several rarely seen films from his Mexican period. Recorded at BAMPFA July 7, 2023. Special thanks to AJ Fox. Pacific Film Archive film series listing. The post Kate MacKay: The Films of Luis Bunuel, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Kate MacKay, Associate Film Curator at Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive, discusses a retrospective of the films of the great Spanish director Luis Bunuel playing through November 19, 2023, with host Richard Wolinsky. Luis Bunuel began his career working with Salvador Dali on the film “Un Chien Andalou,” a masterpiece of the Surrealist movement. After working on another film with Dali, “L’Age d’Or,” and creating a documentary known today as “Las Hurdes” (Land Without Bread), he spent nearly two decades in the Mexican film industry before coming to Hollywood first, and then working with European producers to create masterwork after masterwork, from Viridiana to Belle du Jour to Tristana, The Exterminating Angel, TheDiscreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie through to The Phantom of Liberty and That Obscure Object of Desire. The retrospective contains all the later films plus several rarely seen films from his Mexican period. Recorded at BAMPFA July 7, 2023. Special thanks to AJ Fox. <a href="https://bampfa.org/on-view/film-series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pacific Film Archive film series listing.</a> The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/kate-mackay-the-films-of-luis-bunuel-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate MacKay: The Films of Luis Bunuel, 2023</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Kate MacKay: The Films of Luis Bunuel, 2023

Stuart Klawans

Stuart Klawans, author of “Crooked but Never Common: The Films of Preston Sturges,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Stuart Klawans was film critic for the Nation  from 1988 to 2021, and before that wrote a small press and poetry column for the magazine. His previous books were Film Follies: The Cinema Out of Order, and a collection of his reviews and essays from 1988 to 2001, Left in the Dark.  Preston Sturges was the first in the Hollywood sound era to write and direct his own films, creating a series of movies, from The Great McGinty in 1940, through The Lady Eve, Sullivan’s Travels, The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek and other classics to Unfaithfully Yours in 1948, that still resonate today. A retrospective of the films of Preston Sturges runs at Pacific Film Archive July 27th through August 26th, and Stuart Klawans will be on hand to introduce The Great McGinty on July 27th, The Lady Eve on July 29th and The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek on July 30th. You can find out more at bampfa.org. All the films mentioned in the interview are available streaming either for rental via Amazon or Apple, or in the case of Unfaithfully Yours, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock and The Great Moment, free on YouTube. NOTE: There were two Preston Sturges films released after Unfaithfully Yours, which Stuart Klawans notes in his book, They are The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend and a French co-production, released as The French They Are A Funny Race. The first has little to recommend it, and the latter is a bastardized version of what might have been a better film.  Photos courtesy BAM/PFA. Radio Wolinsky page photo from The Lady Eve. Special thanks to AJ Fox and Kate MacKay. Recorded via Zencastr July 6, 2023. The post Stuart Klawans, “Crooked, but Never Common: The Films of Preston Sturges,” 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Stuart Klawans, author of “Crooked but Never Common: The Films of Preston Sturges,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Stuart Klawans was film critic for the Nation  from 1988 to 2021, and before that wrote a small press and poetry column for the magazine. His previous books were Film Follies: The Cinema Out of Order, and a collection of his reviews and essays from 1988 to 2001, Left in the Dark. Preston Sturges was the first in the Hollywood sound era to write and direct his own films, creating a series of movies, from The Great McGinty in 1940, through The Lady Eve, Sullivan’s Travels, The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek and other classics to Unfaithfully Yours in 1948, that still resonate today. A retrospective of the films of Preston Sturges runs at Pacific Film Archive July 27th through August 26th, and Stuart Klawans will be on hand to introduce The Great McGinty on July 27th, The Lady Eve on July 29th and The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek on July 30th. You can find out more at <a href="https://bampfa.org/program/preston-sturges-more-comedy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bampfa.org.</a> All the films mentioned in the interview are available streaming either for rental via Amazon or Apple, or in the case of Unfaithfully Yours, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock and The Great Moment, free on YouTube. NOTE: There were two Preston Sturges films released after Unfaithfully Yours, which Stuart Klawans notes in his book, They are The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend and a French co-production, released as The French They Are A Funny Race. The first has little to recommend it, and the latter is a bastardized version of what might have been a better film. Photos courtesy BAM/PFA. Radio Wolinsky page photo from The Lady Eve. Special thanks to AJ Fox and Kate MacKay. Recorded via Zencastr July 6, 2023. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/stuart-klawans-crooked-but-never-common-the-films-of-preston-sturges-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stuart Klawans, “Crooked, but Never Common: The Films of Preston Sturges,” 2023</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Stuart Klawans, “Crooked, but Never Common: The Films of Preston Sturges,” 2023

Yiyun Li

Yiyun Li discussing her first novel, “The Vagrants,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios, February 10, 2009.Yiyun Li is an award winning author of novels and short stories. Born in China in 1972, she earned a BA at Peking University before coming to the united States and getting a degree in Immunology from the University of Iowa, eventually moving on to a Master of fine Arts in creative fiction and non-fiction from the University of Iowa Writers Workshop. Her stories have appeared in the New Yorker and Paris Review, and two of the stories from her collection A Thousand Years of Good Prayers were adapted into films by Wayne Wang. She has also written five novels, the most recent The Book of Goose in 2022. This is the first of two interviews with Liyun Li. The second was recorded in 2014 for her novel, “Kinder than Solitude.” The post Yiyun Li, “The Vagrants,” 2009 appeared first on KPFA.

Yiyun Li discussing her first novel, “The Vagrants,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios, February 10, 2009. Yiyun Li is an award winning author of novels and short stories. Born in China in 1972, she earned a BA at Peking University before coming to the united States and getting a degree in Immunology from the University of Iowa, eventually moving on to a Master of fine Arts in creative fiction and non-fiction from the University of Iowa Writers Workshop. Her stories have appeared in the New Yorker and Paris Review, and two of the stories from her collection A Thousand Years of Good Prayers were adapted into films by Wayne Wang. She has also written five novels, the most recent The Book of Goose in 2022. This is the first of two interviews with Liyun Li. The second was recorded in 2014 for her novel, “Kinder than Solitude.” The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/yiyun-li-the-vagrants-2009/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yiyun Li, “The Vagrants,” 2009</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Yiyun Li, “The Vagrants,” 2009

Richard Schickel

Film critic Richard Schickel (1933-2017) in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded May 15, 2003 . Originally posted July 17, 2017. Richard Schickel, who died on February 18, 2017 at the age of 84, spent forty-five years as film critic for Time Magazine. During his lifetime he wrote 36 books, most of them about film, and produced and directed thirty-four documentaries, all about film. This interview was recorded while he was publicizing his book, ““Good Morning Mr. Zip Zip Zip: Movies, Memory and World War II.” In the book he discusses his early love of movies, and more importantly, the movies as propaganda element during World War II. The interview occurred during the height of the invasion of Iraq, and of course that element came into play. Notes on the interview: Fourteen years after this interview, a musical version of “Monsoon Wedding” directed by Mira Nair played to large crowds at Berkeley Rep and played at St. Ann’s Warehouse in New York, closing June 25, 2023. Of the two films to look out for, both Veronica Guerin and Mystic River were listed in his top ten of that year While Veronica Guerin never made a mark, Mystic River was nominated for six Oscars including best picture, and won two,, best actor for Sean Penn and best supporting actor for Tim Robbins. He continued to write. Richard Schickel’s final book, published in 2015, was Keepers: The Greatest Films, and Personal Favorites of a Moviegoing Lifetime. He retired from Time Magazine in 2010. His final book, Keepers: The Greatest Films, and personal favorites of a movie-going career, was published in 2015. The post Richard Schickel (1933-2017), “Good Morning Mr. Zip Zip Zip,” 2003 appeared first on KPFA.

Film critic Richard Schickel (1933-2017) in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded May 15, 2003 . Originally posted July 17, 2017. Richard Schickel, who died on February 18, 2017 at the age of 84, spent forty-five years as film critic for Time Magazine. During his lifetime he wrote 36 books, most of them about film, and produced and directed thirty-four documentaries, all about film. This interview was recorded while he was publicizing his book, ““Good Morning Mr. Zip Zip Zip: Movies, Memory and World War II.” In the book he discusses his early love of movies, and more importantly, the movies as propaganda element during World War II. The interview occurred during the height of the invasion of Iraq, and of course that element came into play. Notes on the interview: Fourteen years after this interview, a musical version of “Monsoon Wedding” directed by Mira Nair played to large crowds at Berkeley Rep and played at St. Ann’s Warehouse in New York, closing June 25, 2023. Of the two films to look out for, both Veronica Guerin and Mystic River were listed in his top ten of that year While Veronica Guerin never made a mark, Mystic River was nominated for six Oscars including best picture, and won two,, best actor for Sean Penn and best supporting actor for Tim Robbins. He continued to write. Richard Schickel’s final book, published in 2015, was Keepers: The Greatest Films, and Personal Favorites of a Moviegoing Lifetime. He retired from Time Magazine in 2010. His final book, Keepers: The Greatest Films, and personal favorites of a movie-going career, was published in 2015. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/richard-schickel-1933-2017-good-morning-mr-zip-zip-zip-2003/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Schickel (1933-2017), “Good Morning Mr. Zip Zip Zip,” 2003</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Richard Schickel (1933-2017), “Good Morning Mr. Zip Zip Zip,” 2003

David Grann

David Grann, whose latest book is “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded June 14, 2023 at Book Passage bookstore in Corte Madera, California. David Grann is a long-time staff writer for The New Yorker. Earlier books include Killers of the Flower Moon, soon to be a film directed by Martin Scorsese, The Devil and Sherlock Holmes, a collection of essays, and The Lost City of Z. The Wager tells the story of the HMS Wager, one of a handful of British ships sent around Cape Horn to harass the Spanish fleet in the Pacific, which went aground near the Strait of Magellan, and of the crew members who survived (and didn’t) during the following year, and of the aftermath back in England. In the interview, David Grann also discusses the origins of Killers of the Flower Moon, and the relationship between all three of his books. Photos: Richard Wolinsky. The post David Grann, “The Wager,” 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

David Grann, whose latest book is “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded June 14, 2023 at Book Passage bookstore in Corte Madera, California. David Grann is a long-time staff writer for The New Yorker. Earlier books include Killers of the Flower Moon, soon to be a film directed by Martin Scorsese, The Devil and Sherlock Holmes, a collection of essays, and The Lost City of Z. The Wager tells the story of the HMS Wager, one of a handful of British ships sent around Cape Horn to harass the Spanish fleet in the Pacific, which went aground near the Strait of Magellan, and of the crew members who survived (and didn’t) during the following year, and of the aftermath back in England. In the interview, David Grann also discusses the origins of Killers of the Flower Moon, and the relationship between all three of his books. Photos: Richard Wolinsky. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/david-grann-the-wager-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Grann, “The Wager,” 2023</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

David Grann, “The Wager,” 2023

Fay Weldon

Fay Weldon (1931-2023) who died on January 4th, 2023 at the age of 91, published 31 novels during her lifetime, including The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, one of four novels which later became films. She was also a playwright, short story writer, television writer and non-fiction author. Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky interviewed her twice in the KPFA studios. This second interview was recorded on January 21, 1992 while she was on tour for two novels, Darcy’s Utopia and Life Force  Fay Weldon’s career continued for the next thirty years after the interview with several novels, including a sequel to She-Devil, more plays, more short stories and several works of non-fiction. Her book about therapists, Affliction, was published in January, 1993 and is not currently in print. This interview was digitized, remastered, and edited in June, 2023 by Richard Wolinsky. The is the first time the entire interview has seen the light of day. First Fay Weldon interview, recorded March 1990 while she was on tour for The Cloning of Joanna May. The post Fay Weldon (1931-2023) II, “Darcy’s Utopia” and “Life Force,” 1992 appeared first on KPFA.

Fay Weldon (1931-2023) who died on January 4th, 2023 at the age of 91, published 31 novels during her lifetime, including The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, one of four novels which later became films. She was also a playwright, short story writer, television writer and non-fiction author. Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky interviewed her twice in the KPFA studios. This second interview was recorded on January 21, 1992 while she was on tour for two novels, Darcy’s Utopia and Life Force Fay Weldon’s career continued for the next thirty years after the interview with several novels, including a sequel to She-Devil, more plays, more short stories and several works of non-fiction. Her book about therapists, Affliction, was published in January, 1993 and is not currently in print. This interview was digitized, remastered, and edited in June, 2023 by Richard Wolinsky. The is the first time the entire interview has seen the light of day. <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/fay-weldon-1931-2023-the-cloning-of-joanna-may-1990/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First Fay Weldon interview, recorded March 1990 while she was on tour for The Cloning of Joanna May.</a> The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/fay-weldon-1931-2023-ii-darcys-utopia-and-life-force-1992/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fay Weldon (1931-2023) II, “Darcy’s Utopia” and “Life Force,” 1992</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Fay Weldon (1931-2023) II, “Darcy’s Utopia” and “Life Force,” 1992

Alan Hollinghurst

Pride Month Special Podcast Alan Hollinghurst, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded on October 18, 2005 in the KPFA studios during the tour for the trade paperback edition of “The Line of Beauty,” which won the 2005 Booker Prize for Fiction. Earlier novels by Alan Hollinghurst include his breakthrough novel, The Swimming Pool Library, along with The Folding Star and The Spell. The Line of Beauty became an acclaimed television miniseries in 2006 (and was being filmed at the time of the interview) starring Dan Stevens, and is currently streaming only in England. A second interview, recorded in 2011 while Alan Hollinghurst was touring for his novel, The Stranger’s Child, longlisted for the Booker, will be posted at a later date. His latest novel, The Sparshot Affair, was published in 2017.       The post Alan Hollinghurst, “The Line of Beauty,” 2005 appeared first on KPFA.

<h3>Pride Month Special Podcast</h3> Alan Hollinghurst, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded on October 18, 2005 in the KPFA studios during the tour for the trade paperback edition of “The Line of Beauty,” which won the 2005 Booker Prize for Fiction. Earlier novels by Alan Hollinghurst include his breakthrough novel, The Swimming Pool Library, along with The Folding Star and The Spell. The Line of Beauty became an acclaimed television miniseries in 2006 (and was being filmed at the time of the interview) starring Dan Stevens, and is currently streaming only in England. A second interview, recorded in 2011 while Alan Hollinghurst was touring for his novel, The Stranger’s Child, longlisted for the Booker, will be posted at a later date. His latest novel, The Sparshot Affair, was published in 2017. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/alan-hollinghurst-the-line-of-beauty-2005/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Hollinghurst, “The Line of Beauty,” 2005</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Alan Hollinghurst, “The Line of Beauty,” 2005

Martin Amis

Martin Amis (1949-2023), in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky for the “Probabilities” program, recorded in the KPFA studios November 26, 1991 while on tour for the paperback edition of “London Fields.” First of five interviews conducted over a 23 year span. Martin Amis, who died of esophageal cancer on May 19th, 2023 at the age of 73, was a leading English novelist, essayist, memoirist and screenwriter. Known for such novels as London Fields, Money, Time’s Arrow, The Information and The Zone of Interest, his memoir Experience won the Booker Prize, and his essay collection The War Against Cliché is now considered a classic. The son of novelist and essayist Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis was close friends with Christopher Hitchens, Saul Bellow and Philip Larkin, all of whom he wrote about in his final novel, which was actually a memoir, Inside Story, in 2020. This is the first of five interviews recorded with Martin Amis. and has not been heard in over a quarter century and was digitized, remastered and edited in May, 2023. Front photo by Richard Wolinsky in the KPFA studios in 2014. The post Martin Amis (1949-2023) I: “London Fields,” 1991 appeared first on KPFA.

Martin Amis (1949-2023), in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky for the “Probabilities” program, recorded in the KPFA studios November 26, 1991 while on tour for the paperback edition of “London Fields.” First of five interviews conducted over a 23 year span. Martin Amis, who died of esophageal cancer on May 19th, 2023 at the age of 73, was a leading English novelist, essayist, memoirist and screenwriter. Known for such novels as London Fields, Money, Time’s Arrow, The Information and The Zone of Interest, his memoir Experience won the Booker Prize, and his essay collection The War Against Cliché is now considered a classic. The son of novelist and essayist Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis was close friends with Christopher Hitchens, Saul Bellow and Philip Larkin, all of whom he wrote about in his final novel, which was actually a memoir, Inside Story, in 2020. This is the first of five interviews recorded with Martin Amis. and has not been heard in over a quarter century and was digitized, remastered and edited in May, 2023. Front photo by Richard Wolinsky in the KPFA studios in 2014. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/martin-amis-1949-2023-i-london-fields-1991/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martin Amis (1949-2023) I: “London Fields,” 1991</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Martin Amis (1949-2023) I: “London Fields,” 1991

A podcast posted every Sunday featuring extended interviews and discussions from Bookwaves, Art-Waves, and Bookwaves Artwaves Hour programs on KPFA, and newly digitized and edited archive interviews from the pre-digital Probabilities series dating back to 1977. Literature, theater, film, the visual arts: in-depth interviews from a progressive and artistic viewpoint, with long-time KPFA/Pacifica host Richard Wolinsky.

Robert Anton Wilson

Robert Anton Wilson (1932-2007), interviewed by Richard Wolinsky in February 1983, recorded in a car in the Santa Cruz mountains during a rainstorm. Digitized, remastered and edited in May, 2023. Robert Anton Wilson had a remarkable career. Starting as a writer of comic science fiction based on historical stories of conspiracy, his work soon turned in the direction of physics, psychology, and futurism, and described himself as an agnostic mystic. In the religion or philosophy known as discordianism, he is considered both pope and saint. A journalist in his early career, he co-edited the Playboy Magazine forum, and covered the work of both Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert, later known as Ram Dass. Most of his best known works were written in the 1970s and 1980s, though he continued to write non-fiction into the 21st century. These include The Illuminati Trilogy, co-written with Robert Shea, The Schrodinger’s Cat and Cosmic Trigger trilogies, and Prometheus Rising. His early works were published by large commercial presses; his later by small presses. Most, of not all, of his books still remain in print. The three books mentioned toward the end of the interview were all published and are all available. The post The Probabilities Archive: Robert Anton Wilson (1932-2007), The Illuminati Trilogy, 1983 appeared first on KPFA.

Robert Anton Wilson (1932-2007), interviewed by Richard Wolinsky in February 1983, recorded in a car in the Santa Cruz mountains during a rainstorm. Digitized, remastered and edited in May, 2023. Robert Anton Wilson had a remarkable career. Starting as a writer of comic science fiction based on historical stories of conspiracy, his work soon turned in the direction of physics, psychology, and futurism, and described himself as an agnostic mystic. In the religion or philosophy known as discordianism, he is considered both pope and saint. A journalist in his early career, he co-edited the Playboy Magazine forum, and covered the work of both Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert, later known as Ram Dass. Most of his best known works were written in the 1970s and 1980s, though he continued to write non-fiction into the 21st century. These include The Illuminati Trilogy, co-written with Robert Shea, The Schrodinger’s Cat and Cosmic Trigger trilogies, and Prometheus Rising. His early works were published by large commercial presses; his later by small presses. Most, of not all, of his books still remain in print. The three books mentioned toward the end of the interview were all published and are all available. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/the-probabilities-archive-robert-anton-wilson-1932-2007-the-illuminati-trilogy-1983/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Probabilities Archive: Robert Anton Wilson (1932-2007), The Illuminati Trilogy, 1983</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

The Probabilities Archive: Robert Anton Wilson (1932-2007), The Illuminati Trilogy, 1983

Russell Banks (1940-2023), who died on January 7, 2023, in conversation with Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios on June 7, 2000 while on tour for his short story collection, The Angel on the Roof. First of two interviews.  Russell Banks, who died on January 7th, 2023 at the age of 82 was a master of long and short form fiction. In a career that began in 1975 and continued to his death, there were 14 novels, six collections of short stories, two volumes of poetry, and three works of non-fiction. Among his novels were Affliction and The Sweet Hereafter, both of which became critically acclaimed films, plus Continental Drift and Cloudsplitter. His most recent novel, The Magic Kingdom, was published in 2022. The interview was digitized, remastered and edited in January 2023 Russell Banks Wikipedia page The post Russell Banks (1940-2023) I, “The Angel on the Roof,” 2000 appeared first on KPFA.

Russell Banks (1940-2023), who died on January 7, 2023, in conversation with Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios on June 7, 2000 while on tour for his short story collection, The Angel on the Roof. First of two interviews. Russell Banks, who died on January 7th, 2023 at the age of 82 was a master of long and short form fiction. In a career that began in 1975 and continued to his death, there were 14 novels, six collections of short stories, two volumes of poetry, and three works of non-fiction. Among his novels were Affliction and The Sweet Hereafter, both of which became critically acclaimed films, plus Continental Drift and Cloudsplitter. His most recent novel, The Magic Kingdom, was published in 2022. The interview was digitized, remastered and edited in January 2023 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Banks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Russell Banks Wikipedia page</a> The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/russell-banks-1940-2023-the-angel-on-the-roof-2000/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Russell Banks (1940-2023) I, “The Angel on the Roof,” 2000</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Russell Banks (1940-2023) I, “The Angel on the Roof,” 2000

Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) Excerpts from various sources, including KPFA, of Philip K. Dick discussing his career, his books, and his life, originally created as a memorial program by Richard Wollnsky, Richard A. Lupoff and Lawrence Davidson in the spring of 1982. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky. When science fiction writer Philip K. Dick died of a stroke on March 2, 1982 at the age of 53, most of the literary world shrugged and the entertainment world barely took notice. The film Blade Runner, based on his novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, was still a few months from its release. Today, IMDb lists nearly fifty adaptations for film, TV and other media, which includes twelve feature films and a handful of television series, from Total Recall to A Scanner Darkly to Minority Report to The Man in the High Castle and Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. The science fiction world, though, knew it had lost one of the all time greats. Between the time the KPFA show Probabilities started in the February of 1977 until Phil Dick’s death five years later, Dick Lupoff, Lawrence Davidson, and Richard Wolinsky never did get a chance to fully interview him for the program, though over the years they’d collected several excerpts to use in a two-part memorial program  which was aired some time in the spring of 1982. The show consisted of commentary and explanations from all three of us interspersed with these excerpts. As is pointed out a couple of times in the program, the sound quality of the excerpts is very uneven, and even with digital tweaking, some of it may be unintelligible.  This is the two-part show that originally aired, minus a few musical segments along with an outro from part one, and intro and outro from part two. The program was never rebroadcast, and the cassette sat in a closet for the next forty years, until it was digitized, remastered and edited in 2023.   The post Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), Memorial 1982 appeared first on KPFA.

Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) Excerpts from various sources, including KPFA, of Philip K. Dick discussing his career, his books, and his life, originally created as a memorial program by Richard Wollnsky, Richard A. Lupoff and Lawrence Davidson in the spring of 1982. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky. When science fiction writer Philip K. Dick died of a stroke on March 2, 1982 at the age of 53, most of the literary world shrugged and the entertainment world barely took notice. The film Blade Runner, based on his novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, was still a few months from its release. Today, IMDb lists nearly fifty adaptations for film, TV and other media, which includes twelve feature films and a handful of television series, from Total Recall to A Scanner Darkly to Minority Report to The Man in the High Castle and Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. The science fiction world, though, knew it had lost one of the all time greats. Between the time the KPFA show Probabilities started in the February of 1977 until Phil Dick’s death five years later, Dick Lupoff, Lawrence Davidson, and Richard Wolinsky never did get a chance to fully interview him for the program, though over the years they’d collected several excerpts to use in a two-part memorial program  which was aired some time in the spring of 1982. The show consisted of commentary and explanations from all three of us interspersed with these excerpts. As is pointed out a couple of times in the program, the sound quality of the excerpts is very uneven, and even with digital tweaking, some of it may be unintelligible.  This is the two-part show that originally aired, minus a few musical segments along with an outro from part one, and intro and outro from part two. The program was never rebroadcast, and the cassette sat in a closet for the next forty years, until it was digitized, remastered and edited in 2023. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/philip-k-dick-1928-1982-memorial-1982/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), Memorial 1982</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), Memorial 1982

Norah Piehl

Norah Piehl, who is the Director of Literary Programs at the Bay Area Book Festival, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.   The Bay Area Book Festival is in its 9th season and runs Saturday and Sunday May 6th and 7th in various venues around Berkeley, including the Berkeley Public Library and Freight &amp; Salvage. Among the guests are singer and activist Joan Baez, novelist and cyber-expert Cory Doctorow, playwright V (Eve Ensler), historian Adam Hochschild, and novelists Dave Eggars and Jane Smiley. Norah Piehl has been the Director of LIterary Programs since November, 2021 and before that served as the Executive Director of the Boston Book Festival. She is a freelance writer, and the author of a series of books titled “Social Issues Firsthand.  Website for the Bay Area Book Festival.  The post Norah Piehl, Bay Area Book Festival 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Norah Piehl, who is the Director of Literary Programs at the Bay Area Book Festival, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. The Bay Area Book Festival is in its 9th season and runs Saturday and Sunday May 6th and 7th in various venues around Berkeley, including the Berkeley Public Library and Freight &amp; Salvage. Among the guests are singer and activist Joan Baez, novelist and cyber-expert Cory Doctorow, playwright V (Eve Ensler), historian Adam Hochschild, and novelists Dave Eggars and Jane Smiley. Norah Piehl has been the Director of LIterary Programs since November, 2021 and before that served as the Executive Director of the Boston Book Festival. She is a freelance writer, and the author of a series of books titled “Social Issues Firsthand. <a></a><a href="https://www.baybookfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Website for the Bay Area Book Festival. </a> The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/norah-piehl-bay-area-book-festival-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Norah Piehl, Bay Area Book Festival 2023</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Norah Piehl, Bay Area Book Festival 2023

Don Winslow

Don Winslow, author of “City of Dreams,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded via zencastr on April 12, 2023 Don Winslow is the author of 22 novels, many of which focus on crime and the criminal underworld, including The Cartel, The Force, Savages (which became an Oliver Stone film), and The Border. His latest novel,  “City of Dreams”, continues the saga of “City on Fire,” which told of a mob war using as a template the story of the Trojan War, The Iliad, the Odyssey, the Aeneid and other works. In this latest novel, we follow the character of Danny Ryan, (Aeneas) as he finds himself in Hollywood, and falling in love with one of filmdom’s biggest stars, which tells the story of Aeneas and Dido, with forays into the Odyssey and the greek tragedies of Aeschylus and Europides.  The third volume, which shifts the locale to Las Vegas, is scheduled to be published in April, 2024. Don Winslow has stated that these will be his final novels. Don Winslow also produces political videos aimed at saving the American democracy from insurrectionists and fascists, and is a vital force on Twitter. Photos: Richard Wolinsky. The post Don Winslow, “City of Dreams,” 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Don Winslow, author of “City of Dreams,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded via zencastr on April 12, 2023 Don Winslow is the author of 22 novels, many of which focus on crime and the criminal underworld, including The Cartel, The Force, Savages (which became an Oliver Stone film), and The Border. His latest novel,  “City of Dreams”, continues the saga of “City on Fire,” which told of a mob war using as a template the story of the Trojan War, The Iliad, the Odyssey, the Aeneid and other works. In this latest novel, we follow the character of Danny Ryan, (Aeneas) as he finds himself in Hollywood, and falling in love with one of filmdom’s biggest stars, which tells the story of Aeneas and Dido, with forays into the Odyssey and the greek tragedies of Aeschylus and Europides.  The third volume, which shifts the locale to Las Vegas, is scheduled to be published in April, 2024. Don Winslow has stated that these will be his final novels. Don Winslow also produces political videos aimed at saving the American democracy from insurrectionists and fascists, and is a vital force on Twitter. Photos: Richard Wolinsky. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/don-winslow-city-of-dreams-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Don Winslow, “City of Dreams,” 2023</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Don Winslow, “City of Dreams,” 2023

Jason Graae discusses his latest show, “Faith Prince and Jason Graae,” which was 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. Jason Graae has appeared on Broadway in A Grand Night for Singing, Falsettos, Stardust, and Do Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? and off-Broadway in several shows, including the original cast of Forever Plaid.  He’s appeared on television as a guest on Frasier, Friends, China Beach and other shows, and has appeared innumerable times in various concerts. He has also sung on over 45 CDs, including reconstructions of several musicals of the 1920s through 1940s. Jason Graae has performed several times with both 42nd Street Moon and Musical Theatre West, and along with various benefit concerts for Moon, he appeared on “Scrooge in Love” on the Gateway Theatre stage in late 2019  Jason Graae website.  The post Jason Graae, actor &amp; entertainer, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Jason Graae discusses his latest show, “Faith Prince and Jason Graae,” which was 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. Jason Graae has appeared on Broadway in A Grand Night for Singing, Falsettos, Stardust, and Do Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? and off-Broadway in several shows, including the original cast of Forever Plaid.  He’s appeared on television as a guest on Frasier, Friends, China Beach and other shows, and has appeared innumerable times in various concerts. He has also sung on over 45 CDs, including reconstructions of several musicals of the 1920s through 1940s. Jason Graae has performed several times with both 42nd Street Moon and Musical Theatre West, and along with various benefit concerts for Moon, he appeared on “Scrooge in Love” on the Gateway Theatre stage in late 2019 <a></a><a href="https://jasongraae.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jason Graae website. </a> The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/jason-graae-actor-entertainer-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Graae, actor &amp; entertainer, 2023</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Jason Graae, actor & entertainer, 2023

Justine Bateman

Justine Bateman, actress and director, author of “Fame: The Hijacking of Reality,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded at Green Apple Books on the Park on San Francisco on October 27, 2018. Justine Bateman jump-started her career at the age of sixteen with the role of Mallory in the hit television show “Family Ties.” She went on to other television shows, films and stage presentations before turning to directing and getting university degrees after she turned forty. Her book “Fame” details, from personal experience, what it’s like to be famous at an early age, how one deals with fame, and how a member of the public deals with a famous person. She details the ups and downs of fame, from the first time fans take notice to the later times, when nobody takes notice. Her first film as writer/director is Violet, released in 2021, which can be found on the free library app, Kanopy and on Paramount+/Showtime.. The post Justine Bateman, “Fame: The Hijacking of Reality,” 2018 appeared first on KPFA.

Justine Bateman, actress and director, author of “Fame: The Hijacking of Reality,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded at Green Apple Books on the Park on San Francisco on October 27, 2018. Justine Bateman jump-started her career at the age of sixteen with the role of Mallory in the hit television show “Family Ties.” She went on to other television shows, films and stage presentations before turning to directing and getting university degrees after she turned forty. Her book “Fame” details, from personal experience, what it’s like to be famous at an early age, how one deals with fame, and how a member of the public deals with a famous person. She details the ups and downs of fame, from the first time fans take notice to the later times, when nobody takes notice. Her first film as writer/director is Violet, released in 2021, which can be found on the free library app, Kanopy and on Paramount+/Showtime.. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/justine-bateman-fame-the-hijacking-of-reality-2018/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Justine Bateman, “Fame: The Hijacking of Reality,” 2018</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Justine Bateman, “Fame: The Hijacking of Reality,” 2018

Donald Spoto

Ingrid Bergman

Donald Spoto (1941-2023), noted biographer,  in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded June 18, 1997 while on tour for “Notorious: The Life of Ingrid Bergman.” The legendary biographer Donald Spoto died on February 11th, 2023 at the age of 81. Among his works were biographies of Alfred Hitchcock, Marlene Dietrich, Tennessee Williams, Lawrence Olivier, the House of Windsor, James Dean and several others. This is the first of three interviews about his subjects and about the art of biography. The second interview was conducted a year later for The Hidden Jesus: A New Life. The third and final interview was recorded in 2000 for Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, A Life. Later biographies focused on Francis of Assisi, Alan Bates, Grace Kelly and the Redgraves. His final biography, published in 2016 focused on the life of actress Teresa Wright. Digitized, remastered and edited on April 1, 2023. This interview has not been heard since its original 1997 broadcast. The post Donald Spoto (1941-2023), “Notorious: The Life of Ingrid Bergman,” 1997 appeared first on KPFA.

Donald Spoto (1941-2023), noted biographer,  in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded June 18, 1997 while on tour for “Notorious: The Life of Ingrid Bergman.” The legendary biographer Donald Spoto died on February 11th, 2023 at the age of 81. Among his works were biographies of Alfred Hitchcock, Marlene Dietrich, Tennessee Williams, Lawrence Olivier, the House of Windsor, James Dean and several others. This is the first of three interviews about his subjects and about the art of biography. The second interview was conducted a year later for The Hidden Jesus: A New Life. The third and final interview was recorded in 2000 for Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, A Life. Later biographies focused on Francis of Assisi, Alan Bates, Grace Kelly and the Redgraves. His final biography, published in 2016 focused on the life of actress Teresa Wright. Digitized, remastered and edited on April 1, 2023. This interview has not been heard since its original 1997 broadcast. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/donald-spoto-1941-2023-notorious-the-life-of-ingrid-bergman-1997/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donald Spoto (1941-2023), “Notorious: The Life of Ingrid Bergman,” 1997</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Donald Spoto (1941-2023), “Notorious: The Life of Ingrid Bergman,” 1997

Rebecca Makkai

Rebecca Makkai, whose latest novel is “I Have Some Questions for You,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Rebecca Makkai is the author of three earlier novels, The Great Believers, The Hundred Year House and The Borrowers, and one collection of stories, Music for Wartime. This latest novel is a mystery of sorts that takes place in a New England boarding school and involves a murder that took place twenty years earlier, a murder in which an athletic coach was arrested and convicted, but likely isn’t the guilty party. In this fast-paced book, Rebecca Makkai takes on the Me Too movement, misogyny in high school, true crime podcasts, and hidden abuse. The interview was recorded on March 2, 2023 at Green Apple Books on the Park in san Francisco. Photos: Richard Wolinsky. The post Rebecca Makkai, “I Have Some Questions For You,” 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Rebecca Makkai, whose latest novel is “I Have Some Questions for You,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Rebecca Makkai is the author of three earlier novels, The Great Believers, The Hundred Year House and The Borrowers, and one collection of stories, Music for Wartime. This latest novel is a mystery of sorts that takes place in a New England boarding school and involves a murder that took place twenty years earlier, a murder in which an athletic coach was arrested and convicted, but likely isn’t the guilty party. In this fast-paced book, Rebecca Makkai takes on the Me Too movement, misogyny in high school, true crime podcasts, and hidden abuse. The interview was recorded on March 2, 2023 at Green Apple Books on the Park in san Francisco. Photos: Richard Wolinsky. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/rebecca-makkai-i-have-some-questions-for-you-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rebecca Makkai, “I Have Some Questions For You,” 2023</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Rebecca Makkai, “I Have Some Questions For You,” 2023

John Sayles

Jamie Macgillivray

John Sayles discusses his latest novel, “Jamie MacGillivray, The Renegade’s Journey,” along with his work as a writer and film-maker, with host Richard Wolinsky. John Sayles is best known for his work as a director, screenwriter and actor, though this is his sixth novel. Among the films he directed are Lone Star, Sunshine State, Eight Men Out, Matewan, The Brother from Another Planet, Baby It’s You and Passion Fish. His acting credits include small roles in several films, and he wrote the screenplay for the films he directed. His novel “Jamie MacGillivray, The Renegade’s Journey” follows the characters of Jamie, a Scotsman captured by the English after the Battle of Culloden, and Jenny, another captured refugee from Scotland, as they make their way to the New World, Jamie winding up in a Native American village and Jenny moving from the Caribbean to Quebec, both of them involved in the French and Indian Wars.  Photos: Richard Wolinsky. Recorded March 1, 2023 at Book Passage in Corte Madera, California. Special thanks to Elaine Petrocelli and the staff at the bookstore. The post John Sayles, “Jamie MacGillivray, The Renegade’s Journey,” 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

John Sayles discusses his latest novel, “Jamie MacGillivray, The Renegade’s Journey,” along with his work as a writer and film-maker, with host Richard Wolinsky. John Sayles is best known for his work as a director, screenwriter and actor, though this is his sixth novel. Among the films he directed are Lone Star, Sunshine State, Eight Men Out, Matewan, The Brother from Another Planet, Baby It’s You and Passion Fish. His acting credits include small roles in several films, and he wrote the screenplay for the films he directed. His novel “Jamie MacGillivray, The Renegade’s Journey” follows the characters of Jamie, a Scotsman captured by the English after the Battle of Culloden, and Jenny, another captured refugee from Scotland, as they make their way to the New World, Jamie winding up in a Native American village and Jenny moving from the Caribbean to Quebec, both of them involved in the French and Indian Wars.  Photos: Richard Wolinsky. Recorded March 1, 2023 at <a href="https://www.bookpassage.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book Passage</a> in Corte Madera, California. Special thanks to Elaine Petrocelli and the staff at the bookstore. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/john-sayles-jamie-macgillivray-the-renegades-journey-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Sayles, “Jamie MacGillivray, The Renegade’s Journey,” 2023</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

John Sayles, “Jamie MacGillivray, The Renegade’s Journey,” 2023

KPFA - Radio Wolinsky

E.L. Doctorow (1931-2015). A look at the life and career of E.L. Doctorow, author of Ragtime, The Book of Daniel, The March, Loon Lake and other novels, one of America’s greatest writers, who died on July 21, 2015. Interview One: Recorded May 12, 2004, while on tour for his collection, Sweet Land Stories. Interview Two: Recorded Sept/Oct 2009, while on tour for his novel Homer &amp; Langley.         The post E.L. Doctorow: The Bookwaves Interviews appeared first on KPFA.

E.L. Doctorow (1931-2015). A look at the life and career of E.L. Doctorow, author of Ragtime, The Book of Daniel, The March, Loon Lake and other novels, one of America’s greatest writers, who died on July 21, 2015. Interview One: Recorded May 12, 2004, while on tour for his collection, Sweet Land Stories. Interview Two: Recorded Sept/Oct 2009, while on tour for his novel Homer &amp; Langley. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/e-l-doctorow-the-bookwaves-interviews/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">E.L. Doctorow: The Bookwaves Interviews</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

E.L. Doctorow: The Bookwaves Interviews

Mary Higgins Clark

Mary Higgins Clark (1927-2020), who died on January 31st, 2020 at the age of 92, was the best-selling author of 51 books, most of them suspense novels featuring women in jeopardy, with four theatrical films and over thirty other books adapted for television. Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff interviewed  Mary Higgins Clark for the Probablitiles radio program on May 24, 1989 while she was on tour for her 13th novel “While My Pretty One Sleeps.” The interview was conducted in her San Francisco hotel room. Digitized, re-mastered, and re-edited by Richard Wolinsky in April, 2020. The post Mary Higgins Clark (1927-2020) appeared first on KPFA.

Mary Higgins Clark (1927-2020), who died on January 31st, 2020 at the age of 92, was the best-selling author of 51 books, most of them suspense novels featuring women in jeopardy, with four theatrical films and over thirty other books adapted for television. Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff interviewed  Mary Higgins Clark for the Probablitiles radio program on May 24, 1989 while she was on tour for her 13th novel “While My Pretty One Sleeps.” The interview was conducted in her San Francisco hotel room. Digitized, re-mastered, and re-edited by Richard Wolinsky in April, 2020. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/mary-higgins-clark-1927-2020/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mary Higgins Clark (1927-2020)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Mary Higgins Clark (1927-2020)

Colum McCann

Colum McCann, whose latest novel is Apeirogon, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. This is the story of two men, Rami Elhanan, an Israeli, and Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian, best of friends, who have been traveling the world attempting to bring about peace in Israel and the Occupied Territories. Apeirogon is only tangentially a novel. These are real people and this reads more like augmented non-fiction. Colum McCann is the National Book Award winning author of “Let the Great World Spin,” “Zoli,” “Thirteen Ways of Looking” and other books. Special thanks to Richard Lavin for post-production assistance.   The post Colum McCann: Apeirogon appeared first on KPFA.

Colum McCann, whose latest novel is Apeirogon, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. This is the story of two men, Rami Elhanan, an Israeli, and Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian, best of friends, who have been traveling the world attempting to bring about peace in Israel and the Occupied Territories. Apeirogon is only tangentially a novel. These are real people and this reads more like augmented non-fiction. Colum McCann is the National Book Award winning author of “Let the Great World Spin,” “Zoli,” “Thirteen Ways of Looking” and other books. Special thanks to Richard Lavin for post-production assistance. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/colum-mccann-apeirogon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colum McCann: Apeirogon</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Colum McCann: Apeirogon

Terrence McNally

Terrence McNally, who died of complications from the corona virus on March 24th in Florida at the age of 81, was a giant of the American theatre. He received tony awards for his plays Love Valour Compassion and Master Class, and for best book for a musical for Kiss of the Spider Woman and Ragtime. His plays, musicals and operas have been performed around the world. Among his other plays were Lisbon Traviata, Lips Together Teeth Apart, The Ritz, and Frankie and Johnnie in the Claire de Lune. His plays, rich with humor and deft characterization, also were political in nature, and he never shied away and he was always willing to take a stand especially in the area of gay rights and the necessity for community. Richard Wolinsky spoke with Terrence McNally on March 18, 2004 in the offices of New Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, which was then running the musical, A Man of No Importance, for which he had written the book. The music and lyrics were by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, who he had previously collaborated with on Ragtime. He was in San Francisco as New Conservatory’s playwright in residence that spring, working on a play that would eventually become Some Men, a look at gay mens lives over the course of several decades. Terrence McNally’s play Some Men played off Broadway in 2007 and would return to its theatre of origin, New Conservatory in San Francisco, in 2009. Over the fifteen years after the interview, he would write several plays that reached Broadway, including It’s Only a Play and Mothers and Sons, along with three musicals, most recently Anastasia, based on the animated film, which ran on Broadway for two years, closing in spring, 2019 after 808 performances.     The post Terrence McNally (1938-2020) appeared first on KPFA.

Terrence McNally, who died of complications from the corona virus on March 24th in Florida at the age of 81, was a giant of the American theatre. He received tony awards for his plays Love Valour Compassion and Master Class, and for best book for a musical for Kiss of the Spider Woman and Ragtime. His plays, musicals and operas have been performed around the world. Among his other plays were Lisbon Traviata, Lips Together Teeth Apart, The Ritz, and Frankie and Johnnie in the Claire de Lune. His plays, rich with humor and deft characterization, also were political in nature, and he never shied away and he was always willing to take a stand especially in the area of gay rights and the necessity for community. Richard Wolinsky spoke with Terrence McNally on March 18, 2004 in the offices of New Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, which was then running the musical, A Man of No Importance, for which he had written the book. The music and lyrics were by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, who he had previously collaborated with on Ragtime. He was in San Francisco as New Conservatory’s playwright in residence that spring, working on a play that would eventually become Some Men, a look at gay mens lives over the course of several decades. Terrence McNally’s play Some Men played off Broadway in 2007 and would return to its theatre of origin, New Conservatory in San Francisco, in 2009. Over the fifteen years after the interview, he would write several plays that reached Broadway, including It’s Only a Play and Mothers and Sons, along with three musicals, most recently Anastasia, based on the animated film, which ran on Broadway for two years, closing in spring, 2019 after 808 performances. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/terrence-mcnally-1938-2020/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Terrence McNally (1938-2020)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Terrence McNally (1938-2020)

Jim Lehrer

Jim Lehrer, interviewed in 1998 by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff. Jim Lehrer, who co-anchored the MacNeill Lehrer News Hour on PBS from 1975 to 1995 and was the sole anchor until his retirement in 2009, died at the age of 85 on January 23, 2020. Along the way, he also hosted various presidential debates and at the time of his retirement, was one of the most respected journalists in America. He also was a novelist and playwright, with 20 novels, three memoirs, and three plays to his credit. On October 19, 1998, at the height of the Clinton Lewinsky scandal and before the impeachment trial, Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky had a chance to talk with Jim Lehrer while he was on tour for his novel Purple Dots. Obviously, most of the interview was devoted to the state of journalism, and to the state of America at that time. The post Jim Lehrer (1934-2020) appeared first on KPFA.

Jim Lehrer, interviewed in 1998 by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff. Jim Lehrer, who co-anchored the MacNeill Lehrer News Hour on PBS from 1975 to 1995 and was the sole anchor until his retirement in 2009, died at the age of 85 on January 23, 2020. Along the way, he also hosted various presidential debates and at the time of his retirement, was one of the most respected journalists in America. He also was a novelist and playwright, with 20 novels, three memoirs, and three plays to his credit. On October 19, 1998, at the height of the Clinton Lewinsky scandal and before the impeachment trial, Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky had a chance to talk with Jim Lehrer while he was on tour for his novel Purple Dots. Obviously, most of the interview was devoted to the state of journalism, and to the state of America at that time. The post <a href="https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/jim-lehrer-1934-2020/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jim Lehrer (1934-2020)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kpfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KPFA</a>.

Jim Lehrer (1934-2020)

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