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• LA Theatre Works, Sunday, Oct. 12, "New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation, July 27, 1656

  As a young Jewish man in 17th century Amsterdam, Baruch de Spinoza excelled as a theological student; but as he encountered free-thinking Protestants, atheists, and radicals in this relatively tolerant city, he began to question his religion and the nature of God. As a result, he was branded a heretic and faced excommunication. Includes an interview with Steven Nadler, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and author of A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza’s Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show, Tuesday, October 13 at 2:00 pm with guest Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding)

  Phil and Ted welcome musician and novelist Wesley Stace, formerly (and occasionally still) known as John Wesley Harding, who is releasing his latest album, One Last Heist.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• Pacifica Performance Showcase and Arts in Review, Friday, Oct. 9, 2-3 pm with guests Kim Huber and Brad Ellis (Music Guild Benefit), filmmaker Sky Hopkinka ("Pow Wow People") and Authors Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill ("Blow by Blow: The Jeff Beck Story")

  Hosts Donna Walker and Julio Martinez join forces for another special fund drive edition welcoming guests Kim Huber and Brad Ellis on Musical Theatre Guild's 30th-anniversary concert event Here’s to Us!, October 11, 2026 at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage; filmmaker Sky Hopinka, MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellow, on his latest film "Pow Wow People" screening at Vidiots on Oct. 12, Indigenous People's Day; and Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill on their book "Blow by Blow: The Jeff Beck Story." It's not too late to pledge for great 'thank you' gifts.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Sunday, October 11, 2026

• Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show, Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 2:00 pm with guest Peter Richardson ("Brand New Beat: The Wild Rise of Rolling Stone Magazine")

  In a special fund drive edition, Phil and Ted welcome author Peter Richardson to talk about his latest book "Brand New Beat: The Wild Rise of Rolling Stone Magazine." Rolling Stone's first decade was truly rock and roll: chaotic, wild, and unpredictable. Brand New Beat charts the origins and evolution of the magazine during its formative early years in San Francisco. Founded in 1967 by a 21-year-old college dropout, Rolling Stone and its editors were steeped in the Bay Area's counterculture and viewed rock and roll as the animating spirit of a social revolution. Reaching beyond music, the magazine delved into the tempestuous culture and politics of the time.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• LA Theatre Works, Sunday, September 27 at 10:00 pm, Luis Valdez' "Zoot Suit," starring Marco Rodriguez

  Chicano playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Wednesday, September 23, 2026

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