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• Pacifica Performance Showcase/Arts in Review, Friday, July 31, 2-3:00 pm, with guests singer, songwriter Judy Collins (Sweet Judy Blue Eyes, Farewell Tour), also actress/director Willow Geer and playwright/actor Bernardo Cubria (People of Pompeii)

  Hosts Donna Walker and Julio Martinez combine forces for a special fund drive edition featuring actress/director Willow Geer and playwright/actor Bernardo Cubria to talk about "People of Pompeii," part of the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum 2026 Summer Season. In the second half, we welcome the legendary songstress Judy Collins to talk about her 6 decades-long career and her "Sweet Judy Blue Eyes, Farewell Tour," coming up at the The Ford Amphitheatre on Friday, August 7 at 8:00 pm. We'll also talk about her 55 iconic albums, along with her work as an author and poet.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Wednesday, July 29, 2026

• LA Theatre Works, Sunday, August 2 at 10:00 pm, David Mamet's "Speed the Plow" starring Jeff Goldblum and Adam Arkin

  David Mamet’s satire of the American movie business. Jaded Hollywood producer Bobby Gould has spent a career reaping what others sow, until the night he’s forced to choose between his loyal friend’s sure-fire hit and a beautiful girl’s art-house project. During a wicked evening of seduction and manipulation, Bobby discovers that the power he exerts is more elusive than it seems. Includes interviews with Jeff Goldblum and Adam Arkin.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Monday, July 27, 2026

• Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show, Tuesday, July 28 at 2:00 pm, Orson Osman's "Treasure Island: A Telling for the New World" (Part 5)

  The tale continues with Part 5 of "Treasure Island: A Telling for the New World." Phil and Ted present the Los Angeles premiere of an eight-part dramatization of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island" liberally adapted by writer/director Orson Ossman. "Treasure Island: A Telling for the New World," includes an all-star cast including Keith David, John Goodman, and Glynn Turman, it also features Firesign's Phil Proctor, with an original score by music legend Taj Mahal. "Treasure Island: A Telling for the New World" will air every Tuesday throughout the summer.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Monday, July 27, 2026

• Pacifica Performance Showcase/Arts in Review, Friday, July 24, 2-3:00 pm, with guests actress Bruna Fachetti ("The Hour of the Star") and Filmmaker David Alvarado ("American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez")

  Hosts Donna Walker and Julio Martinez kick off the KPFK summer fund drive with guests Bruna Fachetti, starring in "The Hour of The Star," (adapted from Clarice Lispector's novel) running at the Broadwater Black Box Theatre for five performances and Filmmaker David Alvarado, writer and director of "American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez," part of the American Masters series, about the legendary playwright and filmmaker who changed the landscape of Chicano theatre with Teatro Campesino and "Zoot Suit," a pioneer who also wrote and directed what remains the most successful film Chicano film ever made, "La Bamba" the story of Ritchie Valens.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Wednesday, July 22, 2026

• KPFK is on the Move

  A letter from iGM Ace Estwick

  Posted by Ace Estwick at Friday, April 24, 2026

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