interview – LISA BARTFAI

“Hannah Arendt: Between Worlds” a New Podcast Produced and Edited by Lisa

04/18/2022 04/18/2022 Arts / Audio / interview / Podcast Production

Listen here. In recent years many people have turned to the work of Hannah Arendt to try to understand what is happening in our world today. But who was Hannah Arendt? And why is she so relevant now? Over the course of seven podcast episodes, Samantha Rose Hill will be talking with artists, poets, writers, scholars, musicians, and activists who think with Hannah Arendt as they explore questions of solitude, peace, privacy, freedom, love, and politics. This podcast series was produced …

A Special Court Keeping Native Americans Out of Jail

10/28/2020 12/22/2020 70 Million / Audio / interview / Investigative / Podcast Production

Listen here. Kirsten made her way out of jail and addiction with the help of a special court on the Penobscot Nation reservation in Maine. There, culture and justice work together to bypass traditional punitive measures for more restorative ones. Reporter Lisa Bartfai visits the Healing to Wellness Court to see how it all works.

Understanding SF’s parental leave policy

07/25/2016 03/05/2020 Audio / interview / KALW

Maria Su is the executive director of the San Francisco Department for Children Youth and Their Families. They work together with the city and community organizations to improve the life of kids and parents. Hear her speak about the new Paid Parental Leave Ordinance in San Francisco, and what it means for families in the city.

Clean power for SF

06/23/2016 03/05/2020 Audio / interview / KALW

Close to 8,000 San Francisco homes and businesses were automatically enrolled in CleanPowerSF in May of 2016.

CleanPowerSF is a locally-managed power supplier that gives customers the option to get more renewable energy than they currently get through PG&E.

StoryCorps SF

05/24/2016 03/05/2020 Arts / Audio / interview / KALW

The Mission District is famous for its vibrantly colored murals, and some of the oldest murals can be found in Balmy Alley. Mia Gonzalez started the mural project in the early ’70s when the alley was a run down little street that connected 24th Street with nearby Precita Park. She wanted to make the alley safer for the kids who were walking through on their way to the park. What she didn’t expect was that it would launch a new wave of women muralists working in a strong Chicana tradition. Gonzalez sat down in the StoryCorps booth with art archivist Linda Wilson to talk about change, paint and pride.

Young men preventing sexual assault

05/05/2016 03/05/2020 Audio / interview / KALW

When it comes to crimes like rape and sexual assault, the focus is shifting from prosecution and punishment to prevention. That means finding the cause of the problem and tackling it early on. Some Bay Area schools are doing just that — by talking to their students about healthy masculinity and what it means to be a man. The goal is to raise a different kind of man, one who stands up against sexual violence.

Porning News Interview

03/05/2015 03/05/2020 Arts / Audio / interview

Courtney Trouble has been called the Queen of Queer porn. She has been performing in queer porn for 12 years and runs the production company Trouble Films. The work she makes is for herself and her fans. Listen to see what Courtney and her queer porn colleague Dylan Ryan have to say about their inspiration and their process.

Our Bodies, Our Stories: Reproductive Health Behind Bars

03/19/2013 06/04/2021 Audio / interview / RadioProject.org

Pregnant women in America’s prisons are being shackled to their beds and cells. Others are being sterilized, some say, against their will. Correctional institutions claim the policies are for safety’s sake, and that consent is always obtained. But others see a larger pattern at work. On this edition, from shackling to sterilization, thousands of incarcerated people are struggling to maintain control over their own reproductive health.