Flashpoints

Richard Falk on “Pouring Gas on the Ukraine Fire”

Today on the show: Is the U.S. pouring gasoline on the Ukraine fire and risking armagedon? We’ll feature an extended conversation with distinguished International law scholar and emeritus professor, at Princeton Richard Falk, former UN Rapporteur for the Occupied Territories.  Also we’ll talk to the filmmakers of a new documentary, He Had Wings, about  street … Continued


UpFront PM

UpFront PM – December 1, 2022

UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at upfront@kpfa.org.


The Visionary Activist Show

The Visionary Activist Show – Micro-dosing vastness

Caroline Welcomes Michael Stocker, Marine bio-acoustician, writer, musician,  that we may invoke an Oceanic response to dissolve human hubris, in the salve of sanity…. To protect the Ocean – let’s become more like the Ocean…. and weave dedication for collective well-being into… all of our thoughts, words, deeds… an acoustician by trade, and a musician … Continued


Derek Goldman, co-author and director of “Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski,” at Berkeley Rep, December 2 – 18, 2022, interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
William Gibson, noted science fiction writer, discussing the early history of cyberpunk, recorded February 4, 2003 in the KPFA studios. Segment never before aired.
Review: “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” at Shotgun Players Ashby Stage through Jan. 15, 2023.
Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.


Guest host Max Pringle speaks with British journalist and author Martin Shipton about his new book “Mr. Jones: the Man Who Knew Too Much. the Life and Death of Gareth Jones.”  The book explores the all too short life of the 20th Century Welsh journalist Gareth Jones who, in the early 1930s, exposed the Holodomor … Continued


Law & Disorder

15 year old Jaheim McMillan murdered by Gulfport police; Anniversary of Mario Woods murder by SFPD; plus OMCA’s Angela Davis exhibit

On today’s show, we begin with our weekly State Terror Roundup. We are turning our attention to Gulfport, Mississippi where on October 6th, 2022 police murdered 15 year old Jaheim McMillan in front of his four friends in the parking lot of a Dollar Tree Store.  Activists are headed to Gulfport this weekend from across … Continued


UpFront

Postdocs, academic researchers reach tentative labor deal; Plus Medea Benjamin on her new book

On today’s show: 0:08 – UAW 5810, representing UC postdocs and academic researchers, have reached a tentative agreement on their contract. Neal Sweeney (@neal_sweeney), President of UAW Local 5810 and a former postdoctoral scholar at UC Santa Cruz discusses the details. 0:33 – Medea Benjamin (@medeabenjamin), co-founder of CODEPINK discusses her latest book War in … Continued