Celebrating the release of Sprig, his latest album of solo guitar (and ukulele), Gyan Riley performs in the KPFA studio, hosted by Derk Richardson. Tony Ferro will engineer the live concert-and-interview broadcast. The son of legendary composer/pianist Terry Riley, Gyan recorded this new work at Harrison House in Joshua Tree, CA, a studio renowned for its … Continued
Host Max Pringle, filling in for Mitch Jeserich, talks to David Cay Johnston to explore the legal and ethical issues swirling around the administration. David Cay Johnston teaches at Syracuse University College of Law and is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of Donald Trump. His latest book is It’s Even Worse Than You Think: What … Continued
Trump Decries Iran Nuclear Deal as He Fills Cabinet with Advocates Pushing Regime Change in Tehran; Texas Mother Recalls Being Forced to Bury Fetal Remains After Miscarriage in “Horrific” Ordeal; How VP Mike Pence Enshrined Life-Threatening Catholic Hospital Religious Practices into Indiana Law; Arizona Reproductive Justice Activist, Now Free from ICE Jail, Says She Was … Continued
7:34 – Darwin BondGraham, staff writer for the East Bay Express who wrote “Back to the Underground,” about new regulations under legalization pushing the cannabis industry back into the illicit market. He also has a new story out about the lack of diversity in recent Oakland Police Department academies and difficulties hiring women and black people … Continued
Colorado teachers leave their schools to congregate at their state capitol this week in an on-going protest of their working conditions. They join a growing nation-wide movement of teachers demanding better pay and benefits. On our show today we’ll speak with Kerrie Dallman, President of the Colorado Education Association. Then, after CIA head Mike Pompeo … Continued
On the brink of another tragic mass shooting incident that happened over the weekend in Nashville, Tennessee by apparently, a mentally disturbed man who was armed with a military-style AR-15 rifle; host Max Pringle, covering for Mitch Jeserich talks to writer, and journalist Patrick Blanchfield. He writes about American culture and violence. He is also a faculty member at the Brooklyn Institute for … Continued
No End in Sight for US-Backed Yemen War as Airstrike Kills At Least 20, Including Bride, at Wedding; As Cuba Gains a New President, Raúl Castro Steps Back, Not Down, from Power; The Untold Story of How Fidel Castro’s Love Affair with ABC Journalist Altered U.S.-Cuban Relations; Activists Demand Release of Manuel Duran, Prominent Latino … Continued
7:34 – Adama Iwu, Head of Government Relations in the Western States for Visa and the founder of We Said Enough app 8:08 – Terry Kupers, Professor emeritus at the Wright Institute, award-winning psychiatrist and author of Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax and How We Can Abolish It
Dozens of people are dead in protests in Nicaragua after President Daniel Ortega announced social security reforms. On our show today we’ll turn to our correspondent Courtney Morris to understand the broader historical and political context of Nicaragua’s unrest. Then, we’ll turn to long-time broadcast journalist and political scientist Larry Bensky who will share his … Continued
Ralph welcomes independent candidate for California Lieutenant Governor, Gayle McLaughlin, who talks about how she and small group of progressive reformers turned around the city of Richmond, California. And one of the foremost experts on the Middle East, Professor Joshua Landis, clues us in to what exactly is going on in Syria, and what we … Continued
