Peter Richardson

Stray Thoughts on California Culture

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Theodore Roszak Archive at Stanford University

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I had a blast at the opening of Theodore Roszak's archive at Stanford University. Kathryn Roszak helped us understand her father and his...
Sunday, September 25, 2022

Review of Dave Zirin's "Behind the Shield"

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Fanatical readers of this blog know I have a high regard for Dave Zirin and his work. Important stuff, if you ask me. I reviewed his rece...
Saturday, July 09, 2022

Ill Literacy Podcast

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This podcast might have set an endurance record for gabbing about Hunter Thompson.
Thursday, June 30, 2022

Sonny Barger Dies at 83

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Sonny Barger and Hunter Thompson parted on bad terms, but their relatively short time together benefited both men. Barger might think otherw...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Newsweek Podcast with Jack Sonni

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Had a nice chat about Hunter Thompson with Jack Sonni on his Newsweek podcast . I always relish the chance to go deeper with an aficionado. ...
Friday, June 03, 2022

CBS News with Nicole Killion

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CBS News streamed my brief chat with Nicole Killion about Hunter Thompson. I had COVID and was a little spaced out, but I wanted to focus o...
Thursday, May 12, 2022

Bay Area Book Festival with Sam Quinones

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The Bay Area Book Festival took place last weekend in Berkeley. It was the festival's first face-to-face event in three years. I assembl...

Washington Post Magazine Story

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Jason Vest looked me up for a piece he wrote for The Washington Post Magazine . It appeared online a few days ago but is scheduled for Sund...
Friday, April 22, 2022

C-SPAN Airs My Chat with David Talbot

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Not sure how I missed this program , or that I was properly lit. (Take that as you will.) But I was delighted to appear on C-SPAN's ...
Monday, April 11, 2022

Savage Journey Podcast With Janna Lopez

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This interview was special. As a writing coach, Janna took our conversation to a new and interesting place. I enjoyed the chance to discuss...
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Peter Richardson
I've written critically acclaimed books about Hunter S. Thompson, the Grateful Dead, Ramparts magazine, and Carey McWilliams. My essays have appeared in The Nation, The New Republic, the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Literary Hub, and many other outlets. I also like to review books and received the National Entertainment Journalism Award for Online Criticism in 2013. From 2006 to 2023, I taught at San Francisco State University. Before that, I was an English professor at the University of North Texas. Along the way, I also worked as an editor at the University of California Press, PoliPoint Press, the Public Policy Institute of California, and Harper & Row, Publishers. Back in the days of yore, I earned a Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Berkeley.
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