Flashpoints – May 18, 2023
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
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Hard Knock Radio – May 18, 2023
Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
UpFront PM – May 18, 2023
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 [email protected].
The Visionary Activist Show – Re-Dreaming Humans Cooperating with Nature
Dark o Moon, opportunity to influence culture… Flora Fauna Fungi gives us the task of re-designing the human cultural interface with Nature. So, Caroline plays Kim Stanley Robinson’s Bioneers 2023 talk – as we are in KPFA Fund Drive, pitching his book “The High Sierra: A Love Story,” as a magnetizing pledge incentive. Also … Continued
Fundraising special: Jeff Sharlet talks about his new book, The Undertow, a look at the dark political forces afoot in the Trumpocene
Jeff Sharlet talks about his new book, The Undertow, a collection of essays on the increasingly violent and authoritarian politics on the right unleashed by Trump
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – May 18, 2023
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
Guest: Violet Moller is a historian and writer who specializes in intellectual history. She is the author of the book The Map of Knowledge: A Thousand-Year History of How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found.
Democracy Now 9am – May 18, 2023
On Today’s Show: CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou: Giuliani Aide Told Me Presidential Pardon Would Cost Me $2 Million From Waterboarding to Rape, Abu Zubaydah Depicts Torture at Black Sites & Gitmo in Graphic Sketches AI Expert: We Urgently Need Ethical Guidelines & Safeguards to Limit Risks of Artificial Intelligence
Stayed On Freedom – A History of Black Power and Civil Rights
The Black Power movement, often associated with its iconic spokesmen, derived much of its energy from the work of people whose stories have never been told. Stayed On Freedom brings into focus two unheralded Black Power activists who dedicated their lives to the fight for freedom. Zoharah Simmons and Michael Simmons fell in love while … Continued
Fund Drive Special with Naomi Oreskes
0:08 — Naomi Oreskes is a Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. Her latest book is The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market