Biography – Pacifica Radio Archives

Virginia Woolf: voices that fly ahead / produced by Maureen McIlroy (Part 2 of 2)

Part two of a documentary on Virginia Woolf, her work, and her life, based on the letters, diaries, and published works of Virginia and Leonard Woolf, in an original production for KPFK by Maureen McIlroy. Madness, love and death are among the themes traced through Virginia Woolf’s life into her novels. The KPFK Folio description…

August 24, 2025

Whatever became of Hazel Scott / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Richard Lamparski elicits stories from African American jazz and classical pianist and singer Hazel Scott (1920-1981), about Orson Wells, Josephine Baker, Lena Horne, Billie Holiday, and Harry Cohn.

August 24, 2025

Virginia Woolf: voices that fly ahead / produced by Maureen McIlroy

Part one of a documentary on Virginia Woolf, her work, and her life, based on the letters, diaries, and published works of Virginia and Leonard Woolf, in an original production for KPFK by Maureen McIlroy. Madness, love and death are among the themes traced through Virginia Woolf’s life into her novels. The KPFK Folio description…

August 24, 2025

Democracy Now! January 21, 2002

CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SPEAK ON KINGS LEGACY: CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, A COMMITMENT TO CONSCIENCE, AND REFUSING TO BOW TO WHAT IS UNJUST ; BUT IF HE DOESNT DELIVER US, WE STILL ARE NOT GOING TO BOW: THE WORDS OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ; BUT IF NOT: THE WORDS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING ; ACTOR/ACTIVIST…

August 24, 2025

Kurt Vonnegut at N.Y.U..

On Fantasy Day program a recording of Kurt Vonnegut is played. The author discusses his work and life before a class at New York University. He is introduced by Ronald Gross, class instrutor. Introduces a new story to be published “The Big Space Fuck”. Other sensitive language (words) are usually edited out of talk.

August 24, 2025

Jim Morrison: Artist In Hell / Produced By Clare Spark

Examination of the life and work of the lead singer of the Doors: Jim Morrison [1943-1971]. Includes statements by Robbie Krieger, RayManzarek, Victor Wolfenstein, Digby Diehl, Harvey Perr, and Juris Svendsen. [Paul Rothchild was producer for The Doors] Program produced by Clare Spark.

August 24, 2025

Whatever happened to Timothy Leary? / produced by Bill Northwood.

Documentary with excerpts from an interview with Leary from 1966, Leary’s statement after arriving in Algiers,and interview with Baba Ram Dass (Dr. Richard Alpert), and part of Eldridge Cleaver’s speech on Leary.

August 24, 2025

Virginia Woolf / produced by Iris Dudman.

About the author.

August 24, 2025

They remember Dvorak / produced by William Malloch.

Interviews with people who knew Dvorak in the United States and during his final years in Czeckslovakia. Some musical examples of his work. |r.1. How he came to the U.S., his exposure to Native American music in Spilville during the summer of 1893, and his exposure to Black music during his years in the U.S.…

August 24, 2025

Jazz international : a tribute to Charlie Parker / hosted by William Struther.

On the life and music of Charlie Parker (1920-1955).

August 24, 2025