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 BluesCelebrating the birthdays of two lefty legends—Albert King on April 25 and Otis Rush on April 29—along with other left-handed bluesmen and women. Saturday, April 28 at 4 pm.
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Philosophy TalkThis year marks the 300th anniversary of Immanuel Kant, born April 22, 1724.
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Fog City BluesMusic of Moses, matzah, and movin' on up out of Egypt. Sunday, April 21 at 4 pm.
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Philosophy TalkDo Shakespearian dramas reveal the prejudices of his time, or do they reinforce those prejudices?
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Philosophy TalkWhat would it mean to assign legal or moral responsibility to algorithms in human form?
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Fog City BluesAn hour of groundbreaking female blues singers and artists past and (almost) present for Women's History Month.
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Philosophy TalkWhat would it mean to believe in the radical equality of all things—humans, animals, trees, even rocks?
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Philosophy TalkCan VR really put you in someone else’s shoes?
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Fog City BluesThe Berkeley-born saxophonist performs at the SFJazz Center on March 23.