With Matthew Green, Associate Professor of Politics at The Catholic University of America, and author of the book The Speaker of the House: A Study of Leadership.  And Barry Miles, acclaimed Beat biographer author of the book Call Me Burroughs: A Life.  About The Speaker of the House: A Study of Leadership Matthew N. Green provides the first comprehensive … Continued


We spend the hour with Marlon James, who just won the Man Booker Prize for fiction – with A Brief History of Seven Killings. We’ll talk Bob Marley, why Jamaican gangs moved into the international drug market, and what it’s like to make the move from Kingston . . . to Minneapolis.


The Endless War Grows: Obama Sends U.S. Forces to Syria, Reversing Pledge of No Boots on the Ground; Andrew Bacevich: Ongoing Wars in Iraq & Syria Continue Decades of Failed U.S. Militarism in Mideast; More Countries Than Ever Are Bombing Syria — Will They Find a Way to Make Peace? Turkish President Erdogan Regains Parliamentary … Continued


Setting the Standard

El Dia De Los Muertos

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Setting the Standard has been around 8-10 years, and was originally started by Maya Rise. We kept it going, and continues to evolve into many platforms. We are a all volunteer crew, and bring you information, poetry, music, and much more. You can tune in online at kpfa.org or on the radio at 94.1fm KPFA, … Continued


Tune in and listen to some new tunes from five-piece Magic Castles out of Minneapolis, MN. London’s four-piece Is Tropical, an electronic duo from London that go by the name Lilies On Mars. Baltimore’s electrifying ensemble Sun Club, a new collaborative project on 4AD records named EL VY. A must hear from Brighton who call … Continued


The History Of Funk

Tribute to Bootsy Collins

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All about Bootsy Collins, number one funkateer all funked up over the History of Funk with Ricky Vincent and co-funky-host Gary Baca hanging with the extraterrestrial brothers.


This is a special encore edition. They say a smart athlete will use their head. But what if using your head cost you everything? That’s a question being asked in locker rooms the world over. Whether it’s boxing, hockey, or soccer, it seems that head injuries are finally being taken seriously. In the United States, … Continued