Berkeley Choro Ensemble performs live at 10 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 8, on The Hear and Now

It’s week five of The Hear and Now’s six-week marathon of live music from the KPFA studio, and we feature the Berkeley Choro Ensemble–flutist Jane Lenoir, clarinetist/saxophonist Harvey Wainapel, percussionist Brian Rice, and guitarist Ricardo Peixoto. The ensemble will celebrate the release of its album, The View from Here, in a concert Saturday, Feb. 10, at … Continued


On today’s show, host Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Loch K. Johnson about the history of US intelligence agencies and America’s struggle to balance liberty and security.  Professor Johnson is one of America’s leading experts on the nation’s intelligence organizations. He is the Regent Professor of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia and served … Continued