This episode focuses on a special benefit show dedicated to remembrance and community support for musicians and artistic creatives that relates to the tragic event that took place on December 2, 2016 at the Ghost Ship in Oakland, California. Featuring music from artists that are scheduled to perform at the Oakland United taking place at … Continued


Oakland Fire Survivor: Create Affordable, Safe Living Spaces & Stop Treating Artists Like Criminals; Trump’s Labor Pick, Fast-Food CEO Andrew Puzder, Opposes Minimum Wage Increase & Paid Sick Leave; “Call Out the Lies”: SEIU Head Defends Union Leader Who Challenged Trump on False Carrier Job Claims; SEIU President Mary Kay Henry Stands by Support for … Continued


As program hosts Bonnie Simmons and Derk Richardson combine forces during the KPFA Winter Fund Drive, they present roots music legends Geoff Muldaur & Jim Kweskin, joined by fiddler/singer Suzy Thompson, live in the KPFA studio, with Tony Ferro engineering. Cohorts since the early 1960s and the heyday of Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band, … Continued


Our guest for this episode is Peter Irons, an American political activist, civil rights attorney, legal scholar, former prisoner of conscious for three years, and professor emeritus of political science at the University of California, San Diego. His latest book is A People’s History of the Supreme Court: The Men and Women Whose Case and Decisions Have … Continued