Guests: Gerald Horne is an historian, and author of a numbers of books, he holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. Conn Hallinan is a military analyst and a columnist for Foreign Policy In Focus. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi political analyst and … Continued
Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes on bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops, following the U.S. assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, have dramatically raised tensions in the Middle East. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei called the missile strike a “slap in the face” of the Americans and called for U.S. troops to leave the Middle … Continued
Host Derk Richardson welcomes clarinetist/composer Beth Custer back to KPFA to introduce the long-awaited new recording by the unique world-fusion trio Trance Mission, with Stephen Kent (didjeridu, percussion, cello-sintir) and Peter Valsamis (drums, percussion, electronics). The group will be celebrating the pre-release of the album Le Pendu at Yoshi’s in Oakland on Monday, January 13.
Today on Flashpoints: We’re joined with multi-award winning filmmaker, John Pilger, on the assassination in Baghdad, the fires in his homeland and his newly released film documenting the fronal right wing attack on the highly successful and effective National Health services of Great Britian. Also, how the threat of war has inflated the stock holdings … Continued
Join hosts David Gans and Tim Lynch for the annual KPFA Grateful Dead Marathon, Saturday February 15 from 9am-1am. That’s 16 hours of Grateful Dead and related music, with live performances, interviews, and more! Tell your friends everywhere: this is truly a Dead To The Whole Wide World event as it is streamed as well … Continued
Changes to the Pacifica Foundation bylaws have been proposed and may now be found on the Foundation’s website at www.pacifica.org for review. These amendments have been voted on by the Pacifica National Board and are to be voted on by individual station Delegates followed by a membership vote.
We take a look back at 2019, a contentious and challenging year, where we brought a mix of local, national and international news plus discussions from the thinkers and leaders at the frontlines of social movements. From climate change, to impeachment, to white nationalist violence, we took risks with big, ambitious broadcasts and reporting projects … Continued
Last week on Democracy Now!, acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore predicted Donald Trump would win re-election if Democrats don’t choose a candidate to run against him who excites their base of voters. His comments prompted President Donald Trump to respond on Twitter, “He made [the] same prediction in 2016. Nobody ever said Michael was stupid!” But Moore’s comments … Continued
“Can We All Just Get Along?”, how Rodney King’s question can serve as personal invitation for all in 2020 Talk It Out Radio – Sunday, December 29, 7:00 pm, on KPFA Radio (94.1 FM Berkeley and beyond, or live stream at kpfa.org): Host Nancy Kahn shares tools for getting along with others. She explores … Continued
Continuing a longstanding KPFA tradition, Heather Hafleigh, photographer and maven of all things “cowboy” and “western,” brings her annual round-up of cowboy poetry and songs to Derk Richardson‘s “The Hear and Now” for the first time. A regular yearly feature of Larry Kelp’s “Sing Out,” Heather’s two-hour special is inspired by her visits to the … Continued
