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Bay Area theatre reviews with KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky, plus interviews with local Artistic Directors, actors and directors. Older posts include interviews witth former associate KPFA theatre critic C.S. Soong. Dates when reviews airs can be found at http://bookwaves.homestead.com/Theatre_Reviews.html
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Join mother-son duo Renee and Keenan as they discuss the Bay Area Theater scene. Hear honest reviews of recent shows, interviews with local artists and their unique experience as local performers. @reneedeweesemoran @keenanthomasmoran
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BLACK BEAT BAY AREA: THE FLO WILEY SHOW Produced and hosted by Oakland native Florene Wiley, with news and reviews of music, dance, theater, film and visual arts events, a music playlist of classic jazz, r&b, blues, and classical masterpieces, and interviews with the celebrity personalities that are making the arts come alive in the Bay Area.
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DJ Nurse Annabella crushin' all the podcasts!! First DJ to play videogame sounds on FM radio.Heavy Metal,Horror,Video Games, Mash-Ups,Interviews,etc... Broadcasting on KXSF 102.5FM and KPCR 92.9FM. This is a LIVE weekly radio show airing every Monday from 10-12AM PST on KPCR 92.9FM and every Wednesday at midnight(Thursday morning)-2AM PST on KXSF 102.5FM.
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Naatak Radio is a fresh new podcast with stories, plays, songs, and more, produced by Naatak, America's Biggest Indian Theater Company based in the Bay Area, California. New episodes every Saturday. Bring back those memories of Hawa Mahal on Vividh Bharati. क्या आपको क़िस्से, कहानियाँ, और मधुर संगीत सुनना पसंद है? हर शनिवार एक नए episode के साथ, आपकी सुनहरी हवा महल की यादें ताज़ा कराने की ज़िम्मेदारी अब हमारी. #Naatak #Stories #Plays #Theater #Hindi #Drama #क़िस्से #कहानी #कहानियाँ
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Welcome to Voices of the Community, we strive to amplify solutions facing where we live through featuring residents like you, along with change makers, and thought leaders to support our fellow residents and people visiting or working in our area. “Our goal is to feature the unheard comments and stories from communities across our region in hopes to create dialogues to address our common problems and support the change of the status quo.” - George Koster, Creator/Host
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Atomic Zero is a SF Bay-Area political news, culture and opinion show. Featuring relevant and irrelevant materials for laughter and entertainment. Working with different Pan-Asian American Cultural groups, local Artists, Community Advocates, and Innovators.
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Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark. The Spark Podcast includes segments from the show and is released weekly.
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Creatively Shaded

Elizabeth Jones, Phaedra Tillery-Boughton, ShawnJ West

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Creatively Shaded: A podcast where three Bay Area Black Artists take center stage to explore the depths of Bay Area Theatre from A Black Artists' POV. Get ready for laughs, theatrics, drama, and authentic exploration that's Creatively Shaded in the culture! Artists: Elizabeth Jones Phaedra Tillery-Boughton ShawnJ West
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The Black Landscape is a series of conversations that spotlight Black emerging and established leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area communities in various industries including the performing and literary arts, local government, the Peralta College system, labor unions, fashion design, event management and curation, entrepreneurship, and more!
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Indulge in the enchanting realm of performing arts with our captivating weekly podcast! Hosted by the charismatic Ray Renati and rooted in the vibrant San Francisco Bay Area, our show delves into the thrilling landscapes of theatre, musical theatre, film, opera, and more. Join us on an exhilarating journey as we spotlight the local Bay Area stage productions and traverse the global stage from the iconic theatres of New York City to the grand stages of London and the cultural hubs of Paris. T ...
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East Bay Shortwave

East Bay Shortwave

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Live music podcast, East Bay Shortwave. East Bay Shortwave is a community-minded show that focuses on recording high-quality, live performances of San Francisco Bay Area’s musicians to listeners anywhere. Our recording studio in Oakland features an ever-growing collection of professional audio equipment, so that our listeners can enjoy awesome live music in podcast form. Each episode includes a handful of song performances and a brief interview with the musicians.
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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.
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Agile Vocalist is a podcast about sound and the performing arts with a California connection. Explore artist stories and learn music history, get inspired, and learn about how sound and the arts impact our lives. Created and hosted by Rachel Medanic, Agile Vocalist is for the curious, the creative, and for anyone willing to explore the connection between sound and our shared humanity. Agile Vocalist episodes, liner notes, and additional visual materials also available at: https://www.agilevo ...
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Spokespeople

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Spokespeople promotes the art of storytelling by producing live community events across the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 2011 by a group enamored with both cycling and storytelling, we combine these passions by taking our show on the road, fusing our stories with the tales of local communities.
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The Muni Diaries podcast is where you'll hear true stories that happened on public transportation in San Francisco and the Bay Area, presented by the editors of MuniDiaries.com. Since our launch in 2008, we've gathered stories from more than 4,000 transit riders. To submit your own story, or read more bus tales, visit MuniDiaries.com.
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The Magic Theatre + Campo Santo

Next Chapter Podcasts, Ben Fisher

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The Magic Theatre's Home Resident Company, Campo Santo, in association with Next Chapter Podcasts, presents 'Shelter', a new supernatural horror podcast series created by Bay Area playwright Bennett Fisher (Candlestick) and inspired by the elements of fear and anxiety brought out by the command, “Shelter-In-Place”. Featuring: Juan Amador, Catherine Castellanos, Brian M. Rivera, Lauren Spencer, with an original score by Saucy, sound design by Christopher Sauceda, mixing by lowdownhaus. Learn ...
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In Unison

Mission: Orange

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Choir lovers, rejoice! Join International Orange Chorale Director Zane Fiala and SF Chorister Giacomo DiGrigoli as they interview notable choral composers, conductors, and singers, review new and notable performances, chat about the Bay Area choral scene, and cover some of the larger questions, issues, and topics of interest affecting all of us in the choral community. More at https://www.inunisonpodcast.com
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Speakeasily Vs The 80s is a rip-roaring trip down the drain of '80s trash cinema with special guests from the live performance, podcast, and film worlds. Both Speakeasily Vs. The '80s and The Speakeasily Hour Minute Podcast are audio shows of ill-repute that grew out of the Speakeasily comedy collective. Morphing from a live Bay Area burlesque show into a web-based video burlesque talk show into a sketch comedy thrupple, the hydra-headed Speakeasily now provides comedy podcasts for your list ...
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The More Than Movement podcast is hosted by 3 Bay Area dancers JJ, Kristie, and Lexi with very different dance backgrounds. Join them on this monthly podcast where they dive in and spill all the tea on all the hottest topics in the dance world. From topics like dance history and culture, the social impact of dance, mental and physical health for dancers, gender inclusion, fatphobia, industry standards, and much more. We will also be featuring some very special guests along the way. Whether y ...
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ZUM 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOWS: Sat Dec 2, Thee Stork Club, Oakland, CA - Growing, Marshall Trammell & Paul Costuros, Somnambulists, My Heart, an Inverted Flame Sunday Dec 3, The Smell, Los Angeles, CA - Bromp Treb, My Heart, an Inverted Flame, Somnambulists ---- Zum is a record label and former print fanzine started in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founder George Chen (freelance writer, musician, comic), now based in Los Angeles, selects music and chats with friends from different genres of creat ...
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Aya de Leon in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Aya de Leon is the Poet Laureate of the City of Berkeley. She is a novelist and poet who currently teaches creative writing at U.C. Berkeley. She is the author of ten books, the most recent of which are the adult novel, “That Dangerous Energy,” and the young adult novel, “Untraceable.” Origina…
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"At the structural level, we don’t make decisions based on evidence. If we did, we would have universal healthcare and basic income. The arts can be part of this shift” - Tasha Golden Join Nefesha Yisra’el from California for the Arts as she introduces our second episode, featuring a powerful panel discussion on the intersection of arts and health.…
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Hey Atomic Zero Fans, happy Independence Day weekend! This summer is heating up, just like the fireworks displays lighting up the sky. Here at Atomic Zero, we're diving into the biggest stories this month. Steve and I will be breaking down the 2024 Presidential Debate between Biden and Trump. Did the media shift its tone, or are they finally holdin…
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Send us a Text Message. Mx. Flamenco is a dancer, actor, singer and comedienne who shares her unique blend of performance with the San Francisco Bay and beyond. In this conversation we explore the sounds of flamenco as a dance form and how she brings it together in her ongoing series of world premiere collaborations with artists of other genres. Ta…
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Nancy MacLean, author of “Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Nancy MacLean’s 2017 book, “Democracy in Chains,” deals with the long game of the Koch brothers and their ilk, which may now have finally come to fruition with the Supreme Court legalizing bribery a…
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From Broadway to classics, on stage and in concert, Lisa Vroman has established herself as one of America's most versatile voices. She starred on Broadway, LA and SF as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera and garnered theater critics’ awards for her portrayal. Her Broadway debut was in Aspects of Love and she was the first to play both Fanti…
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Pam MacKinnon, Artistic Director of American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Pam McKinnon, has been Artistic Director of ACT — American Conservatory Theatre, since January 2018. A leading interpreter of the works of Edward Albee, she won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a play for a Reviv…
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Hey folks, how you doing? Thanks for stopping by. You have reached Green Room On Air and I am your host, Ray Renati. It's a beautiful day today here in the South Bay. Sun shining, birds chirping, and I'm a happy camper. Hope you are too. Guess what? We have a great guest today. Her name is Valina Brown and she is a company member of the San Francis…
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David Sedaris, noted humorist, comedian, diarist and radio contributor, discusses his collection of essays, “When You Are Engulfed in Flames” and how his career originated in this interview recorded in the KPFA studios on June 28, 2008. (First time podcast). Hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Pride Month Special. The post David Sedaris, “When You Are Engu…
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Ayodele Nzinga, the Poet Laureate of Oakland and the director of the play “Pac and Biggie Are Dead” by Biko Eisen-Martin, which is running at BAM House in Oakland through June 30, 2024, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky Ayodele Nzinga, known as “Wordslinger,” is the lead curator of BAM House (formerly the Flight Deck and Piano Fight Oaklan…
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PHER, the Oakland native and global singing phenomenon formerly known as Chris Turner, is a rare artist fully versed in both the jazz tradition and classic soul, and equally comfortable in either universe. As a Soul, R&B and Jazz artist, PHER is taking center stage with his upcoming album “Songs by PHER” complete and ready to be marketed to the wor…
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Nazelah Jamison (she / her) is a Bay Area-based performance poet, author, actor, vocalist and emcee. Her first book of poetry, Evolutionary Heart, was released on Nomadic Press in 2016, and reprinted and re-released on Black Lawrence Press in Fall 2023. Her work can also be found in The Racket Journal: Issue Fifteen (2020), Culture Counts Magazine …
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Nora Free is a Bay Area based artist (saxophone and flute) from a multiracial background. She's a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and did her PhD in Composition at the University of Pittsburgh. Free is returning to music after a long illness and the work she's now doing with Tiffany Austin at Wyldflowr is essential to her growth as an artis…
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Oakland Black Music Week Artist! Tiffany Austin is a vocalist, composer, educator, impresario and philanthropist, whose life's work is the liberation and inspiration of people of African descent. She has released two critically acclaimed jazz/soul albums, holds a Berkeley Law JD and is cofounder of The Diaspora Sessions (an immersive Black Art expe…
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Hey AAPI Atomic Zero fans! We're back for another episode, and we've got a lot to unpack last month! From the recent conviction of Donald Trump, which has divided the country nearly in half, to exciting news happening right here in the Bay Area, we'll be diving deep into the latest headlines. Join Augustus and me as we explore these stories and mor…
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Colm Tóibín discusses his latest novel, “Long Island,” which follows characters from his earlier best-seller, “Brooklyn” twenty years later. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Colm Tóibín was born in Enniscorthy, Ireland, in 1955. He is the author of 11 novels including The Master, Brooklyn, The Testament of Mary, Nora Webster, House of Names and The Magi…
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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, along with her own career, in this interview with host Richard Wolinsky. A Retrospective of the films of Les Blank can be seen at Pacific Film Archive June 7 to July 27, 2024. Les Blank …
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"Together we can create a world where arts and culture are recognized and invested in as essential to society, embedded in community life, and intersecting with broader policy change to reshape systems towards equity and justice." - Julie Baker Join us as we kick off our second season, celebrating the vibrant and resilient arts and culture scene th…
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Send us a Text Message. This episode of Creatively Shaded centers Mental Health Awareness Month. Phaedra, ShawnJ and Liz, lay their burdens down on the couch of licensed psychologist and multi-hyphenate artist, Dr. Jacqueline Benson. They discuss navigating the creative path of Black Artists, unwarranted trolling, and if your boo-boo's butt should …
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Veteran operator Charles Haletky walks us through the highs of "pure, exquisite joy of public humiliation" and the lows of, well...the lowest you can imagine. He reminds us that, as someone who trains the next generation of operators, he needs to be cruel on occasion—not to be kind, but for the greater good.…
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Aya de Leon, the Interim Program Director of the Tenth Annual Bay Area Book Festival, June 1-2 in various locations in Berkeley, talks about this year’s festival with host Richard Wolinsky. Aya de Leon is the Poet Laureate of the City of Berkeley. She is a novelist and poet who currently teaches creative writing at U.C. Berkeley. She is the author …
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Monique and Angela, owners of The Pour Up wine company, started their wine company during the pandemic and have continued blossoming ever since. They have five different wine varietals that they sell online and at pop ups around the Bay Area. Their journey continues to an upcoming wine bar set to open in 2024. W: https://linktr.ee/thepourupwine IG:…
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Ashlie Kego is a Nigerian-American self-taught artist based out of Pleasanton, CA. She is known for her vivid, eye-catching Afro Cubism Art. She discovered her new talent of painting during covid, November 2020. With being locked up and nothing to do she decided to pick up a paintbrush and paint on a shirt. With the amount of positive feedback she …
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Send us a Text Message. Part two with Edgardo covers the power of music that's connected to dance forms, origins of Edgardo's band, Candela, and his eye-opening process of how he used to create original music as he was waiting tables in a restaurant. If you find yourself in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2024, check out Edgardo's newest on Thursday …
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Paul Auster (1947-2024), in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded October 2, 2002 while on tour for his novel “The Book of Illusions.” Paul Auster, who died on April 30th, 2024 was a world-renowned novelist, memoirist, and film-maker whose works were translated into forty languages. His career as a writer began with a well-received memo…
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Helen Benedict, author of the novel “The Good Deed,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Helen Benedict is the author of eight novels, including “Wolf Season” and “Sand Queen,” and five books of non-fiction.Her previous book, “Map of Hope and Sorrow,” co-written by Eyad Awwadawnon, is partly an oral history of refugees coming to Greece afte…
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Abigail Munn – Circus Bella Artistic and Executive Director (Interview begins at the 5:53 mark) Since its inception, Abigail Munn has been directing, creating, and producing new work for Circus Bella. Along with the more conventional duties she has also served as the company's truck driver, catering service and laundress. An accomplished dancer, ch…
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Kenni Camota and Steve Lee are back for a double dose of discussion this month! First, we dive into the new California law raising the minimum wage to $20 per hour for certain fast food workers. We'll explore the potential impact and what it means for school food service workers, who are often among the lowest-paid in education. Then, buckle up for…
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Trina Robbins (1938-2024) who died following a stroke on April 10, 2024, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded at her home in San Francisco on February 6, 2018. Trina Robbins was a legend in comic book circles, an artist at a time when hardly any women drew comics. In this interview, she discusses her 2017 memoir, “Last Girl Standing…
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Send us a Text Message. On this episode of Creatively Shaded, Phaedra, ShawnJ and Liz, discuss how they've put their butts in several theater seats, who's possessed with the takeover spirit, and the art of lips caressing on stage! Into The Shade & Center Stage Shade, will have you salivating for more! Get your Good Divas, and several glasses cause …
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Send us a Text Message. Edgardo Cambón is a Uruguayan-born singer who fell in love with percussion after setting aside guitar and getting early exposure singing as a young boy. As a teacher band leader and Latin music business man now, Edgardo continues to perform. His musical career has taken him throughout South America, Europe, and Africa. Since…
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