A Conversation on Climate Change, Bengali Folktales and Literature
Guest: Amitov Ghosh, author of Gun Island
Featured Episode
Ariel Wang and Briget Boyle perform live on The Hear and Now, 10 p.m., Thursday, September 12
Bay Area singer-songwriter, guitarist (and classical violinist) Ariel Wang is about to release a new album, Bridges, and celebrate it with a show at the Starry Plough in Berkeley on Saturday, Sep. 14. As a preview, she and her band–Lewis Patzner, cello; Terrell Liedstrand, mandolin and vocals; Tim DeCillis, drums; Kevin Gordon, bass; Matt Montgomery, violin; … Continued
Living/Dying project with Dale Borglum
Kris Welch speaks with Dale Borglum of the Living/Dying project about the new documentary on Ram Dass, Becoming Nobody and about Dale’s work offering spiritual support to people who are dying and that means all of us. More info at: https://www.livingdying.org/intro/
Talk It Out Radio, Sun, 9/1, 7pm: COMPANIONSHIP AND CONNECTION
Non Violent Communication can help us connect across differences but it can also help us more deeply experience the companionship and understanding that comes with being heard by others in similar situations. Host, Marlena Willis, is joined by members of her Chronic Illness and Disability Non Violent Communication Practice Group that happens on a conference … Continued
Tod Dickow with Charged Particles Play the Music of Michael Brecker on The Hear and Now, 10 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22
The Hear and Now, hosted by Derk Richardson, welcomes the Northern California jazz trio Charged Particles, with guest saxophonist Tod Dickow, to the KPFA performance studio for an in-studio concert, broadcast live and engineered by Tony Ferro. Formed in the early 1990s, and taking its name from a Chick Corea composition, the trio is anchored … Continued
Skip the Needle performs live on the air: The Hear and Now, 10 p.m., Thursday, August 15
The hard rocking, all-women Bay Area supergroup Skip the Needle joins host Derk Richardson in the KPFA performance studio for a live concert broadcast, with Tony Ferro engineering the sound. Katie Cash (guitar and vocals), Shelley Doty (guitar and vocals), Kofy Brown (drums and vocals), and Vicki Randle (bass, percussion, and vocals) [pictured above L-R] … Continued
Mass ICE Raids in Mississippi After Workers Fought for Better Conditions Leave Kids Without Parents; Supersizing Climate Change: U.N. Says Meat Production Destroys Land & Diminishes Key Water Sources; Documents Reveal Monsanto Surveilled Journalists, Activists & Even Musician Neil Young.
The Sibarg Ensemble performs live on The Hear and Now, 10 p.m., Thursday, August 8, 2019
Founded in 2008 in Tehran and dedicated to multiculturalism and peace, the Sibarg Ensemble brings together traditional Iranian music and jazz through original compositions, arrangements of classical melodies and folk songs, and structured improvisations. A trio version of the ensemble–Sara Saberi, oud, Hesam Abedini, vocals and Persian percussion, and Josh Charney, piano and keyboards–performs in … Continued
Outside Lands
Música de algunas de las bands que se presentan en Outside Lands, Además, estrenos musicales y comentarios. Conducción y producción por Miguel Guerrero.
The Battle for People’s Park: 50th Anniversary On Wednesday May 15th 2019, the fiftieth anniversary of Bloody Thursday when the University of California retook People’s Park by force, Heyday publisher/executive director Steve Wasserman moderated a panel featuring The Battle for People’s Park, Berkeley 1969 author Tom Dalzell and Mayor Jesse Arreguín, Michael Delacour, Judy Gumbo, Ruth Rosen, Donovan Rundle, Dove … Continued