Program

Fair sex, fair game : women say no to the sexual safari / produced by Helene Rosenbluth.

Highlights from the First National Conference on Feminist Perspectives on Pornography, convened by Women Against Violence and Pornography in the Media, held in San Francisco in November 1978. The first part of this program features excerpts from panels What Is Pornography?, Porn and the Law, Effects of Pornography, and Pornography and the First Amendment.

Halloween with a witch / Z. Budapest ; interviewed by Roy E. Tuckman.

A very engaging conversation with witch Z Budapest about the history of witchcraft, or natural religion, as well as the patriarchy, mystical activism, the original meanings of Halloween, a ritual, a blessing, and some music to celebrate All Hallows Eve. A great pagan view of the real roots of this night of superstition. Music, "Bells and Mooncircles," by Kay Gardner.

Industry, oil, and art / S. Goldman ; interviewed by Clare Spark.

Clare (Loeb) Spark interviews S. [Stephanie?] Goldman on Armand Hammer, oil politics, and Mexican art.

The Body snatchers / by Robert Louis Stevenson ; read by Dudley Knight.

Reading of a horror story.

Prostitution and the law

In April 1977, the sixth annual "Women and the law" conference was held at University of California, Los Angeles. This is the panel discussion on prostitution and the law. The participants are San Francisco Municipal Court Judge Ollie Marie-Victoire (ca. 1924-2012), and attorneys Jeff Bear and Jill Jakes. The first to speak is Judge Marie-Victoire.

Assault on abortion rights.

Pro-abortion panelists discuss plans to fight the campaign against abortion rights, provide background information for the current legal battle for the right to an abortion, and what each of their organizations is doing to contribute to this fight.

Queen of spades

This is a radio adaptation o f Alexander Pushkin's story, with Orson Welles playing the lead character. Produced by Dave Krebs and Roy Tuckman.

Pearls that coalesce / by Loretta Lottman

Los Angeles Theater of the Ear (LATE) presents "Pearls that coalesce" by Loretta Lottman, a one-act play for voices. The play explores the coming to awareness of a young woman who learns to embrace her sexuality. Recorded live before a studio audience at KPFK. Carolyn was played by Valerie Mamches. Carol was played by Denise Latella. Lynn was played by Carol Goldman.

A Nazi bookstore burns / reported by Lisa Schlein.

Reactions to the destruction of a Nazi bookstore in a Jewish-owned building. Interview with Rabbi Theodore Alexander of the San Francisco Synagogue.

My Tokyo / Kazuko Shiraishi

Japanese poet Kazuko Shiraishi reads from her work in a bilingual presentation. Widely acclaimed in her own country, New Directions has published a volume of her work selected from her more than 26 books of poetry. Translation read by Michelle Lofting. Produced for KPFK by Paul Vangelisti and Evanda Silver. Program is self-contained. Much in Japanese.

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