In the first hour host, guest host, Christina Aanestad discusses squatters rights in the Bay Area with Steven DeCaprio, founder of Land Action and member Wren Hyde. Land Action squats abandoned property in the Bay Area with the intent of claiming ownership of it, using state laws. 4 members of the group face felony criminal … Continued
Featuring Christopher Hitchens and Chris Hedges debate.
Democracy Now! analyzes the big debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in Brooklyn on Thursday night. And it is April 15th, KPFA’s Birthday, Amy plays an excerpt from the documentary of KPFA’s rich history, “KPFA On The Air.”
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Indie singer-songwriter Lisa-Marie Johnston (LMJ) sings you a few songs, accompanied by guitarist “Permanent” Phil, shares tracks from her new EP, “Time Flies By,” and talks to host Derk Richardson about her upcoming show at the Ivy Room in Albany and what it takes to be a truly independent musician in this day and age. Plus, … Continued
With Thomas Mann, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a resident scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Mann is co-author with Norman Ornstein of the book It’s Even Worse than it Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism. About the book: … Continued
Will The UN Special Session on Drugs Achieve Anything? Arizona Based Art Collective Paints Away Mexico Border; Desis Divided: The Political Lives of South Asian Americans. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
The world’s fifth-largest country is rocketing toward regime change: Brazil’s parliament will this weekend take up the question of impeaching Dilma Roussef. We lay out the tangled confluence of severe recession, corruption scandals, and mass demonstrations that brought Brazil to the brink, and look at what’s next. Then: we’ll go inside the politics, economy, and … Continued
As Clinton Backs Closer U.S.-Israel Ties, Sanders Criticizes Settlements & 2014 Assault on Gaza; Landmark Climate Lawsuit: Meet the Youth Activists Suing the U.S. Government & Fossil Fuel Industry; Who’s Teaching Us?: Stanford Students Demand Faculty Diversity & Support for Ethnic Studies.
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Folk and not so acoustic music, hosted by Larry Kelp. Jazz drummer Allison Miller visits and previews her Freight & Salvage Saturday concert with her band Boom Tic Boom’s new CD.
Host producer, Nina Serrano interviews poet/activist Dorothy Payne about her new book “Birthmarks.” Dorothy reads excerpts from her original work and discusses her views about writing. Nina also pays tribute to the late Mamacoatl and we hear her song.
