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Bookwaves/Artwaves

\November 28, 2024: Steven Bach – Charles Yu

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Steven Bach (1938-2009) discusses the life and career of Nazi propagandist Leni Reifenstahl in this 2007 interview. Charles Yu talks about his National Book Award winning novel, “Interior Chinatown” in a 2001 interview. “Interior Chinatown is now a streaming television miniseries. Also, reviews of “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” at Berkeley Rep Peets Theatre through December 15th, and “The Antipodes,” performed by the Actors Reading Collective at Marin Shakespeare Theatre through December 1st. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

Letters and Politics

A History of the Ghost Dance Religious Movement

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Guest: Louis S. Warren is the W Turrentine Jackson Professor of Western U.S. History at U.C. Davis. He is the author of the book author of Buffalo Bill’s America, American Environmental History, and most recently,  God’s Red Son: The Ghost Dance Religion and the Making of Modern America. Feature image: The Ghost Dance of 1889–1891, depicting the Oglala at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South … Continued

Special Broadcast: Public Affairs

The Indigenous Peoples Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz 2024

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Experience the power and resilience of Indigenous voices with KPFA’s live broadcast of the Annual Unthanksgiving Indigenous Peoples Gathering from Alcatraz Island. For decades, this gathering has honored the strength and survival of Native communities, reclaiming history and celebrating culture. Want to know more? Visit the International Indian Treaty Council’s website here: https://www.iitc.org/