Johnny Harper, stalwart Bay Area guitarist, singer, and songwriter, has a brand new CD, Light of a New Day, with his band, Carnival. The CD release concert is November 11 at Bjornson Hall in Oakland’s Fruitvale district. In advance of the concert, Harper will perform in the KPFA studio with pianist John R. Burr and … Continued
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We speak with Rosa Clemente about the Woman’s Convention and Puerto Rico. Also our bi-monthly entertainment segment with Ren The Vinyl Archaeologist.
Sonali talks with Larry Bensky about the Mueller Indictments.
When you think of dictatorship, what comes to mind? Probably a repressive state controlling what we can say and do. But acclaimed political philosopher Elizabeth Anderson argues that the word describes the workplace. She discusses how we give up most of our rights when we take a job. Resources: Elizabeth Anderson, Private Government: How Employers … Continued
On today’s show, Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Harry Franqui-Rivera, Associate Professor of History at Bloomfield College and author of the book Soldiers of the Nation: Military Service and Modern Puerto Rico, 1868-1952. After an economic crisis and a devastating hurricane, the island is struggling to recover. To understand the whole situation, we are … Continued
This morning’s segment begins with local coverage from UpFront Producer and journalist Lucy Kang, who is on site with updates about the hearing regarding the Here There encampment by Ashby Bart and their pending injunction against an eviction notice served by Bay Area Rapid Transit. Next we hear from Laurel Lucia, director of the Health Care … Continued
Shocking New Investigation Links Berta Cáceres’s Assassination to Executives at Honduran Dam Company; As Elon Musk Proposes Taking Over Power Authority, Puerto Ricans Demand Community-Owned Solar Power; Puerto Rico: As Whitefish Contract Faces Scrutiny, Fluor and Other Companies Move to Privatize Water; Judge Rejects Part of Trump’s Ban on Transgender Military Members Serving Openly.
The explosive news of major indictments in Special Investigator Robert Mueller’s inquiry has rocked Washington DC. On today’s show we’ll explore the tangled web of charges, accusations, and conspiracies from money laundering to lying to federal authorities, that are unraveling faster than ever with my guest Kevin Gosztola. Then, Karen Bernal will join us to … Continued
What is behind the rash of monster hurricanes? Visitor from another solar system? Guest: Dr. Seth Shostak, director, SETI Institute Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
Today Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Jeremy Stahl and Ryan Grim about the latest Robert Mueller indictments news. Jeremy Stahl is a senior editor for Slate, he wrote yesterday the article “The Potential Bombshell Hidden in the Mueller Indictments”. Ryan Grim is The Intercept’s Washington D.C. bureau chief. Then we are talking with historian Robert … Continued
