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The Hear and Now – Thursday, June 7: Singer-songwriter-guitarist Maurice Tani performs live, plus an interview with filmmaker Bob Sarles

Maurice Tani calls his original West Coast country sound “Supercalifornigraphic.” The native San Franciscan is a storytelling singer-songwriter who happens to tear up the stage with his guitar playing. Previewing his Friday, June 8, concert at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, Tani performs live in the KPFA performance studio with Henry Salvia on piano … Continued

Cover to Cover with Jack Foley & Nina Serrano

Cover to Cover with Jack Foley & Nina Serrano – Jun 6, 2018

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A first Wednesday means another edition of THE NINA-JACK-JACK-NINA SHOW, another compendium of radio hijinks (and lowjinks too) featuring Nina Serrano and Jack Foley with his partner, Sangye Land.  What can be done with this amazing mass medium Nina, Jack and Sangye will attempt to do. Irrelevant irradiance! Have you heard their singing? Today’s show will feature the usual potpourri of razzmatazz, hullabaloo, and serious if sometimes doubtful cunning concatenations.

Letters and Politics

The State of the Republic. Then, Remembering RFK

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Mitch Jeserich speaks to John Nichols of the Nation Magazine about last night’s primaries, this year’s midterms and the state of the Republic. Then, marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, Mitch Jeserich speaks to journalist and historian Ellen Meacham, author of the book Delta Epiphany: Robert F. Kennedy in Mississippi. … Continued

Rising Up With Sonali 5am

Trump Claims “Absolute Right” to Pardon Himself

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Donald Trump has claimed the “absolute right” to pardon himself and also claimed he can pardon anyone he likes, in his on-going defensive posture toward Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. The wild claims come at the same time that Mueller has accused Trump’s former campaign chair Paul Manafort with witness tampering, which will likely lead … Continued

Against the Grain

Resignation and Rebellion in Honduras

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In 2009, the mainstream, but democratically-elected government of Honduras was overthrown in a coup that was backed by the United States.  Probably no surprise there: the US has a long history of supporting repressive regimes in that country.  But what was surprising, medical anthropologist Adrienne Pine argues, was the response of the until-then fairly quiescent … Continued

Letters and Politics

A History of Democracy

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Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with renowned Greek scholar, Paul Cartledge, about the history of democracy in ancient Greece. Its rise, its fall and why still matters today. Professor Cartledge is the author of several books on this topic, his latest is Democracy: A Life. About Democracy: A Life Ancient Greece first coined the concept of … Continued

Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)

Going “Full Dictator”? Trump Claims He Has Right to End Mueller Investigation or Pardon Himself

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Going “Full Dictator”? Trump Claims He Has Right to End Mueller Investigation or Pardon Himself; Trump Cancels Philadelphia Eagles’ WH Visit Amid Feud with Players over Racial Justice Protests; “Hidden Horrors”: Reporter Debbie Nathan on Mass Trials & Kids Separated from Parents at the Border; In Narrow Ruling, Supreme Court Sides with Baker Who Refused … Continued