Background Briefing – June 25, 2026
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
When life gives you Demons-Make Demonade
When life gives you Demons-Make Demonade Trickster, within us all responds: Speak Truth – Be Power Crazy Danger requires – Majnoun- “Trickster Crazy for the Divine “ Waxing Full Moon Mercury stationing, planetary Intellignces gliding into most powerful opportune and dangerous Summer guiding… The Guiding Mythic News of Now, with accomplices: James Baldwin – on … Continued
Pride Special: David Sedaris discusses his latest collection of essays, “The Land and Its People: and delves into how he writes his essays in this new interview. Edmund White (1940-2025) one of the foremost writers of gay literature, discusses his novel, “The Married Man” in this interview recorded June 10, 2000 and now heard for the first time in a quarter century.
What’s going on with the Iran negotiations?
Two views from BtN regulars on the US–Iran negotiations: Anatol Lieven and Mouin Rabbani
This week on This Way Out: in the second installment of our special Pride Month collaboration with Los Angeles’ Get Lit – Words Ignite, young poets respond to the voices of James Baldwin and Urvashi Vaid with original spoken-word performances that bridge generations of LGBTQ history, literature, and activism.
Each week, for 15 years, Yale professor Shawkat Toorawa has offered to talk about “three things worth knowing” from literature, music and general knowledge, no strings attached. “It’s not me, the pedagog in the classroom who has a certain responsibility,” he says. “It’s me navigating the cultural landscape with the people in the room and … Continued
California’s Billionaire Tax Makes the Ballot, plus Courts Rule in Favor of Voter Privacy
The Stakes breaks down the 2026 political landscape. Hosted by Teresa Wierzbianska and Scott Baba, this KPFA News show delivers analysis of national, state, and local races and policy battles. Thursdays at 10 a.m. On today’s show, we’ll speak with John Davisson, Deputy Director at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, or EPIC, about a federal … Continued
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – June 25, 2026
On today’s show: Headlines “Utter Devastation”: Thousands Feared Dead in Venezuela After Double Earthquakes Prairieland Nine: Texas ICE Protesters Get Up to 100 Years in Prison as Trump Targets Anti-Fascists “How to Think About AI”: Cory Doctorow on Big Tech, Understanding AI, Labor Automation & More Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program … Continued
Justice for Kohen Riley and more w/ Dr. Melina Abdullah, Marquell Bridges and Berry Accius
On today’s show, we invite Dr. Melina Abdullah, chair of Pan-African studies at Cal State Northridge and Marquell Bridges, President and Founder of the Building Bridges Coalition to discuss the police murder of a one year old baby in Mississippi, and the demand for justice for Kohen Riley’s killing. Berry Accius from Voice of the … Continued
Mariah Blake on Forever Chemicals
Mariah Blake, investigative journalist and author of They Poisoned the World: life and death in the age of forever chemicals [rebroadcast from 2025]
Democracy Now! – June 25, 2026
On today’s show: Headlines “Utter Devastation”: Thousands Feared Dead in Venezuela After Double Earthquakes Prairieland Nine: Texas ICE Protesters Get Up to 100 Years in Prison as Trump Targets Anti-Fascists “How to Think About AI”: Cory Doctorow on Big Tech, Understanding AI, Labor Automation & More Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program … Continued
Background Briefing (5am) – June 25, 2026
On today’s briefing: What Do the Big Wins By Mamdani-Backed Democratic Socialists in New York Mean for the Future of Democratic Party Leadership We begin with candidates endorsed by Mayor Mamdani sweeping the New York primaries, with a progressive Democrat Brad Lander defeating an incumbent Democratic congressmen Dan Goldman and two DSA candidates defeating a … Continued
Non-fiction Music – June 25, 2026
A mix of jazz, folk, blues and more with Joel Sachs.
LoveSoul with Al Glenn – June 25, 2026
Enjoy sensuous bedroom soul, sexy Smooth Jazz, and scintillating social commentary with Bay Area native and longtime Classic Soul radio taste-maker and Smooth Jazz connoisseur Al Glenn. Have some before this tasty Midnight snack is all gone!