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The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – October 12, 2022

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10.12.22 - 6:00pm

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.


Flashpoints

The Many Protests to Defuse Nuclear War

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10.12.22 - 5:00pm

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Today on the show: Protesting the growing possibilities of a major nuclear conflagration. We’ll speak with author and Roots Action founder, Norman Solomon. Solomon joined a picket line today at Senator Diane Fienstein’s office, one of more than 40 protests taking place on the same day around the country as part of a growing campaign … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

Hard Knock Radio – October 12, 2022

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10.12.22 - 4:00pm

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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

UpFront PM – October 12, 2022

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10.12.22 - 3:00pm

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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].


Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – October 12, 2022

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10.12.22 - 2:00pm

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The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.


East Bay Yesterday

East Bay Yesterday – October 12, 2022

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10.12.22 - 1:00pm

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This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.


Against the Grain

Constructing Gender

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10.12.22 - 12:00pm

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How did term gender take on the meaning that it has today? How was it developed as a social pairing to the purportedly fixed notion of sex? Surprisingly, historian Sandra Eder traces its origins to a Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic at Johns Hopkins University in the 1940s. She discusses the significance of the introduction of the … Continued


Talkies

Talkies – October 12, 2022

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.


Letters and Politics

A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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10.12.22 - 10:00am

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Guest: Serhii Plokhy is Mykhailo S. Hrushevs’kyi Professor of Ukrainian History and director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University.  He is the author of several books including, Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis (2021) and most recently, Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters (2022).


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now – October 12, 2022

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Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.


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