Devon Strolovitch
Senior Producer, Philosophy Talk; Host and Producer, Fog City BluesDevon Strolovitch studied medieval Judeo-Portuguese manuscripts and earned a PhD in Linguistics from Cornell University before coming to KALW. He is the Senior Producer of Philosophy Talk, and since 2007 has hosted Fog City Blues, the weekly digest of Blues in the Bay Area and beyond.
In addition to his work at KALW, Devon has served as audio editor for Climate One from the Commonwealth Club and Bite from Mother Jones. He has also co-produced national radio features including The Protest Singer: An Intimate Portrait of Pete Seeger, Woodstock 40 Years On, and in association with the Library of Congress, Inside the National Recording Registry, which won a Peabody Award in 2013.
A native of Montreal, Devon speaks seven languages, plays guitar, steel drum, and (a little) trumpet, and finds his bliss ensconced in traffic on a bicycle.
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Fog City BluesInspired by the birthdays of two lefty legends (Albert King on April 25, Otis Rush on April 29), a celebration of left-handed guitarists in the blues and beyond. Sunday, April 26 at 4 pm.
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Before podcasts, it was rare on broadcast radio to hear long form conversations that dug deep into a single topic. NPR listeners in particular were accustomed to the 8-minute conversations of the national magazine shows. But Philosophy Talk provided a space to just… think. We stood for providing a space on the radio to indulge the life of the mind. -
Philosophy TalkA look at one of the most well-known American philosophers, who passed away two years ago this Sunday. -
Philosophy TalkWhat movies of the past year challenged your assumptions and made you think about things in new ways? -
Philosophy TalkEnglish political philosopher Thomas Hobbes was born April 5, 1588. -
Fog City BluesThe second installment of a new program at The Freight in Berkeley features five radical re-imaginations of a Hank Williams classic. -
Philosophy TalkHow do you jump on a train of thought—and how do you jump off? -
Philosophy TalkHow do we sort out who has what rights in a post-colonial nation? -
Fog City BluesRevisit the late composer and multi-instrumentalist's swing band. -
