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GAMETHING

Pippin Barr, David Wolinsky, and Mark Chains

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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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