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• Pacifica Performance Showcase, Friday, April 3, with guest filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi ("Fire at Sea," "Pompeii: Beneath the Clouds")

  Posted by Donna Walker at Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM

  Host Donna Walker welcomes filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi to talk about his latest documentary "Pompeii: Beneath the Clouds" an homage to the city of Naples, its inhabitants and everyday life, as well as its fascinating role in antiquity at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius; also an upcoming career retrospective at the American Cinematheque (April 16-20). "Pompeii: Beneath the Clouds" was awarded a Special Jury Prize at the 82nd Venice Intl Film Festival. Following the archeologists uncovering ancient remains, along with the authorities trying to prevent looting of the priceless artifacts, it juxtaposes the workers unloading grain, the teacher and his students, the first responder calls to police and fire department. An eternal portrait of a city's ancient past, as well as its present.

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• LA Theatre Works, Sunday, April 5 at 10:00 pm, "Steel Magnolias" starring Amy Pietz, Brittany Snow, and Frances Fisher

  Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM

  Within the walls of Truvy’s beauty shop are six women whose lives increasingly hinge on the existence of one another. Together, they absorb the passing seasons, just like the weathered wooden structure of the salon “home” that they share.

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• Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show, Tuesday, March 31 at 2:00 pm with guest poet, arts activist M.L. Liebler ("Hound Dog: A Poet's Memoir of Rock, Revolution and Redemption")

  Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:10 PM

  M. L. Liebler is an internationally known & widely published Detroit poet, university professor, literary arts activist, and arts organizer. His just-released book, "Hound Dog: A Poet’s Memoir of Rock, Revolution & Redemption,” is about growing up in Detroit and discovering the world through his love of music.

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• Pacifica Performance Showcase, Friday, March 27 at 2:30 pm with guests actor Ryan Jinn ("Kim's Convenience") and Executive Producer, Kenji G. Taguma (15TH ANNUAL FILMS OF REMEMBRANCE)

  Posted by Donna Walker at Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 4:05 PM

  Host Donna Walker welcomes actor Ryan Jinn, currently starring in "Kim's Convenience" at the Ahmanson. The play gave rise to the Netflix series of the same name about a Canadian Korean family running a convenience store, dealing with "customers, each other and the world around them." In the second half, Kenji Taguma talks about the 15th Annual Films of Remembrance screenings in Southern California, March 28 and 29, focusing on the forced incarceration and displacement of 120,000 US citizens of Japanese descent during WWII. "Remembrance is resistance to erasure."

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• Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show, Tuesday, March 17 at 2:00 pm, with very special guest actor John Goodman ("Roseanne," "Righteous Gemstones," "The Big Lebowski")

  Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 12:20 PM

  Acclaimed and beloved actor John Goodman has worked in film, television, and theater. An Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award winning actor, he's known for his collaborations with the Coen brothers in such films as The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), "Raising Arizona," and "Barton Fink," among others. Other acclaimed films, such as "Argo," and many animated films, such as "Monsters, Inc," rendering him a "Disney Legend." His television work includes his long time role as Dan Connor in both "Roseanne" and "The Connors," and more recently as the patriarchal televangelist, Eli Gemstone, in "The Righteous Gemstones." Beginning his theatre craft at the illustrious Pubic Theater in NY, he debuted on Broadway in "Big River." He'll join Phil and Ted to talk about showbiz, life, and the Palisades fire.

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• Remembering Bob Weir (1947–2026)

  Posted by Arnella Barbara at Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM

  Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead and a towering figure in American music, passed away on January 10, 2026. Arnella Barbara, host of Dark Star, Dead & Music on KPFK, shares a personal tribute reflecting on his life, his music, and what his passing means to Deadheads and listeners everywhere.

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