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David Cay Johnston: Trump is “Appallingly Ignorant” on Healthcare & Puts Greed Above Human Lives

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David Cay Johnston: Trump is “Appallingly Ignorant” on Healthcare & Puts Greed Above Human Lives; David Cay Johnston: GOP Budget Redistributes Money to the Rich & Helps Make U.S. a “Police State”; Rights Advocates: Trump’s Commission on Election Integrity Set Up as a Pretext for Voter Suppression; “Trump and the Russian Money Trail”: Trump’s Ties … Continued

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America’s Deadliest Police Department

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What is happening in Bakersfield? Last year, The Guardian assembled some data and declared the city has America’s deadliest police department. Now, video of Tatyana Hargrove, a teenage resident who says she was beaten by police and bitten by their dog – after police mistook her for a suspect reports describe as a 30-year-old man … Continued

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Oil and Venezuela’s Crisis

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In Venezuela, opposition groups are forming a parallel government and calling a national strike. Those moves come in response to the socialist government of Nicolas Maduro calling for a constituent assembly to re-write the constitution. And it’s all happening against the backdrop of what looks like economic chaos: widespread shortages of basic goods, lines that … Continued

Letters and Politics

Richard Hofstadter & Video Games

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On today’s show host Mitch Jeserich interviews David Brown author of an intellectual biography of Richard Hofstadter. They talk anti-intellectualism and populism in the US.             Then, he is in conversation with Andrew Ervin about his last book: Bit by Bit: How Video Games Transformed our World.

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Oil and Venezuela’s Crisis

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In Venezuela, opposition groups are forming a parallel government and calling a national strike. Those moves come in response to the socialist government of Nicolas Maduro calling for a constituent assembly to re-write the constitution. And it’s all happening against the backdrop of what looks like economic chaos: widespread shortages of basic goods, lines that … Continued

In Your Ear

Geri Allen Tribute

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The jazz world is grieving the loss of the widely respected and influential pianist, composer, and educator GERI ALLEN, who died on June 27 at age 60. In 1988, program host Art Sato interviewed Allen, then 31, while she was in Oakland to perform at Koncepts Cultural Gallery for her West Coast debut.  In remembrance … Continued

Off The Beaten Path

June 26, 2017 hosted by Victoria Z

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Off The Beaten Path
This evening’s program is the final program for Victoria Z. She would like to thank the listeners & KPFA for the opportunity to share music with all who tuned in.   In case you are wondering what is like in the KPFA on air studio when Victoria Z is spinning….

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Norman Zelaya and Aya de Leon

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Wondering what to add to your summer reading list? Well, we’ve got some ideas for you! Join guest host Vylma V as she welcomes local Bay Area authors Norman Zelaya and Aya de Leon to The Talkies. Both writers will talk about their new books and explore how growing up in the San Francisco Bay … Continued

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July 29 2017

Ferlinghetti Insurgent Art Benefit for KPFA

A Series of Shows at the San Gregorio General Store, each night featuring music, poetry, and an art auction

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Jeff Pehrson & Friends, Suzanna Spring, Paul Jefferson Jeff Camozzi reads from his Awareness Mode

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