GAMETHING is an audio book-club about videogames. Each episode, experimental game designer Pippin Barr and oral historian David Wolinsky choose a game to play separately and exchange answering machine messages about it until the tape runs out. The result is a conversation about anything and everything (mostly everything) they find interesting about videogames.
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Bookwaves/Artwaves presents in-depth interviews with authors of fiction and narrative non-fiction, delving deeply into political and social issues, literary technique, and the life of the author, along with interviews devoted to theatre and film, and archive interviews from Bookwaves and Probabilities. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
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Today’s episode of Bookwaves/Artwaves is preempted by special programming for KPFA’s 2024 Holiday Fund Drive. To support our mission, please donate here or call (800) 439-5732. The post Special Holiday Fund Drive Programming appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA
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Special Holiday Fund Drive Programming: Lies My Teacher Told Me
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Today’s episode of Bookwaves/Artwaves is preempted by a special interview with Nate Powell about his graphic adaptation of James W. Loewen’s book Lies My Teacher Told Me. To support our mission, please donate here or call (800) 439-5732. The post Special Holiday Fund Drive Programming: Lies My Teacher Told Me appeared first on KPFA.…
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November 28, 2024: Steven Bach – Charles Yu
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Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Steven Bach Steven Bach (1938-2009) author of the biography “Leni: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl”, interviewed in 2007 by Richard Wolinsky. This podcast was first posted May 5, 2017. Leni Riefenstahl was the film maker behind the Naz…
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November 21, 2024: Alice McDermott, “Absolution”
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Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Alice McDermott Alice McDermott, whose latest novel, just out in trade paperback, is “Absolution,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Alice McDermott is the author of eight other novels, including Charming Billy, which won the Natio…
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Pitch: E.T.: The Game: The Movie (working title)
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November 14, 2024: Richard Powers, “Playground”
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Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Richard Powers Richard Powers discusses his latest novel, “Playground” with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios October 31, 2024. Richard Powers won the Pulitzer Prize i 2019 for “The Overstory,” and the National Book Award i…
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November 7, 2024: Anne Hillerman – Caleb Carr
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Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Anne Hillerman Anne Hillerman discusses her latest novel, “Lost Birds,” and her career as a writer with host Richard Wolinsky. Anne Hillerman has written nine books in a series of mysteries featuring the native detectives Joe Leaphorn and Ji…
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October 31, 2024. Noel Casler: Donald Trump and The Apprentice
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Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Noel Casler Noel Casler, blogger and You Tube influencer, developed a large following based on his violation of an NDA, revealing information about Donald Trump gleaned from his six years working on the Celebrity Apprentice program. In this …
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October 24, 2024: Kinky Friedman – David Grann
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Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Kinky Friedman (1944-2024) Kinky Friedman, who died at the age of 79 on June 27, 2024, was a noted country western musician (Kinky Friedman & The Texas Jewboys) author of 18 novels, most of them mysteries featuring a detective named Kinky Fr…
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October 17, 2024: John Scalzi, Science Fiction Master
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Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues John Scalzi John Scalzi, noted science fiction/fantasy author, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, during the promotion period for his latest novel, “Starter Villain.” . John Scalzi has written over thirty books, five of which are no…
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October 10, 2024: Tim O’Brien, Author of “America Fantastica” and Chronicler of the Vietnam War
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Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Tim O’Brien Tim O’Brien, whose latest novel, a contemporary satire, is “America Fantastica,” just out this month in trade paperback, in coversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded at Book Passage on November 6, 2023. The author of ten p…
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Pitch: Pac-Man's Pill Problem (working title)
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October 3, 2024: Francine Prose, Reflections on 1974 and the Pentagon Papers
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Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Francine Prose, “1974: A Personal History” Francine Prose, author of “1974, A Personal History” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. The author of twenty novels and ten books of non fiction, Francine Prose is best known for such novel…
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[Beeping]By Pippin Barr, David Wolinsky, and Mark Chains
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Today’s episode of Bookwaves/Artwaves is preempted for a fall 2024 fund drive special. The post Special Fund Drive Programming appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA
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In which we finish off the roll. Pippin does not have a photographic memory. David contemplates the Kilroy of it all. These, and other GAMETHINGS.By Pippin Barr, David Wolinsky, and Mark Chains
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In which we capture Afrika (2009), and safari on easy mode. David scrutinizes a hippo across a narrow abyss of non-comprehension. Pippin gives it up for an anti-capitalist giraffe. These, and other GAMETHINGS. Afrika was developed by Rhino Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.By Pippin Barr, David Wolinsky, and Mark Chains
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September 12, 2024: Fund Drive Special, Heather Cox Richardson
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Excerpts from an October 2023 interview with historian Heather Cox Richardson, hosted by Richard Wolinsky, with Laura Prives. The post September 12, 2024: Fund Drive Special, Heather Cox Richardson appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA
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In which we capture theHunter: Call of the Wild (2017), and shoot the digital animals right into our screenshots folders. Pippin sneaks up on a smiling duck. David sees surveillance everywhere. These, and other GAMETHINGS. theHunter: Call of the Wild was developed and published by Expansive Worlds.By Pippin Barr, David Wolinsky, and Mark Chains
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September 5, 2024: Mick Herron, Master of Spy Thrillers
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Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Mick Herron, “Slow Horses” and “The Secret Hours”. Mick Herron discusses his latest novel, “The Secret Hours,” now out in trade paperback, and the Slough House series of of spy novels and stories with host Richard Wolinsky. Mick Herron has w…
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In which we capture Final Fantasy XV (2016), the "are we there yet?" of Final Fantasies. David ignores patricide and a resulting war to investigate a missing broom. Pippin only has eyes for Gladiolus. These, and other GAMETHINGS. Final Fantasy XV was developed by Square Enix Business Division 2 and published by Square Enix.…
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August 29, 2024: Bay Area Theatre: Josh Costello – Naomi Iizuka
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Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Bay Area Theatre Interviews Josh Costello, the Artistic Director of Aurora Theatre in Berkeley since 2019, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Before taking on the role of Artistic Director at Aurora, Josh Costello was the founding A…
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In which we capture Umurangi Generation (2020), and make a few bucks before the world ends. Pippin taps into his inner cave-painter. David pushes new artistic boundaries. These, and other GAMETHINGS. Umurangi Generation was developed by ORIGAME DIGITAL and published by ORIGAME DIGITAL and Playism.By Pippin Barr, David Wolinsky, and Mark Chains
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August 22, 2024: Erik Larson: The Start of the Civil War
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Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Erik Larson, “The Demon of Unrest,” 2024 Erik Larson, author of “The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded at Book Passage Bookstre on …
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