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• Pacifica Performance Showcase, Friday, June 20 at 2:30 pm, guest writer/director Alfonso Maiorano ("Rumble," "Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine"

  Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM

  Host Donna Walker welcomes writer/director/producer Alfonso Maiorano ("Rumble") on his latest documentary, "Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine" celebrating the legendary – and largely forgotten – Canadian musician who fought for her right to play the slide guitar, a male-dominated instrument in a male-dominated world. Eight months after arriving in Greenwich Village with no prospects, she found herself opening for the biggest blues legends in the world, like Odetta, Richie Havens, and Mississippi John Hurt. But it’s the six magical nights that Ellen ignited the stage with Jimi Hendrix that changed the course of her life.

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• LA Theatre Works, Sunday, June 22 at 10:00 pm, "The Busy World Is Hushed" Starring Jill Clayburgh and Hamish Linklater

  Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM

  With wisdom, humor and insight, Keith Bunin's The Busy World is Hushed examines the contradictions we find in our faith, our families and ourselves. Hannah, a widowed Episcopal minister, is hoping to translate a long-lost gospel when she is challenged by both her scholarly assistant and her wayward gay son. But when family secrets are revealed, only the intercession of a stranger can help Hannah find peace. Original music by Lewis Flinn. Includes interviews with religious scholar Elaine Pagels and playwright Keith Bunin.

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• Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show, Tuesday, June 17 at 2:00 pm, Phil and Ted As Themselves

  Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM

  Phil and Ted want to know what you think about the state of things. Listener calls today about what's on your mind.

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• KPFK Launches Bold New Morning Lineup

  Posted by Ace Estwick at Monday, June 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM

  Start your mornings with QR Code at 6AM and Law & Disorder at 8AM. Smart, urgent radio for our times—only on 90.7 FM.

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