Magra Radio

About Magra Radio

An infrequent audio experiment by Magra Books.

Publisher

Magra Books

Category

arts · arts · arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Oct 2017

Latest episode

26 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Oct 2025

   Episode 8 • What of the Night, by Djuna Barnes

2. 

   18 Sept 2024

   Episode 7 • Dutchman, by Amiri Baraka

   First broadcast on KPFK on January 12, 1982. Dutchman was written by Amiri Baraka. This recording features Shelly Parsons as Lula, and Winston Butler as Clay, with a special appearance by Joe Clark as The Drunk. The score was composed and performed by Bob Fraser. Directed by Paul Vangelisti. This performance was first broadcast on KPFK on January 12, 1982. Special thanks to Pacifica Radio Archives for their generous support. Explore their extensive collections here: https://www.pacificaradioarchives.org Brought to you by Magra Radio, an infrequent broadcast experiment of Magra Books.

3. 

   7 May 2019

   Episode 6 • The Aging Comedian as the Letter N, by Bill Mohr

   Bill Mohr performs the monologue The Comedian as the Letter N, 2019. Brought to you by Magra Radio, an infrequent broadcast experiment of Magra Books (https://www.magrabooks.com/).

4. 

   30 Apr 2019

   Episode 5 • Breathing Space '79, part 2

   International anthology of sound poetry by Arrigolora Totino, Carl Stone, Jim Roche, Larry Wendt, Co-Accident, Paul Vangelisti, Adriano Spatola and F. Tiziano, Dominic Alleluia, Giacomo Balla, Fortunato de Pero, Bob Davis, Lily Greenham, Donna Henes, Lawrence Kucharz, Giulia Niccolai, Audio Players, Bill Gaglione, Ed Rossman, E.T. Simon, Tony Gnazzo, Milli Graffi, Julien Blaine, William Moylan

5. 

   15 Sept 2018

   Episode 4 • Breathing Space '79, part 1

   An anthology of sound poetry.

6. 

   23 Oct 2017

   Episode 3 • Interview with Dennis Phillips

   Dennis Phillips is interviewed by S.E. Pessin about his Magra Books title, Desert Sequence.

7. 

   23 Oct 2017

   Episode 2 • The Dodo, or The School for Night

   A Los Angeles Theater of the Ear production of a play by Corrado Costa, translated and directed by Paul Vangelisti. Special thanks to the Pacifica Radio Archive for their generous support on this episode. Explore their extensive collections here: https://www.pacificaradioarchives.org

8. 

   23 Oct 2017

   Episode 1 • An Evening with Jorge Luis Borges

   Jorge Luis Borges interviewed in 1976 in Los Angeles at UCLA. Special thanks to the Pacifica Radio Archive for their generous support. Explore their extensive collections here: https://www.pacificaradioarchives.org

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