What do animals have to do with absolutism? Can animal bodies and representations be used to justify authoritarian rule, or can they model forms of conduct expected of a ruler’s associates? According to Peter Sahlins, animals that lived and were depicted in the royal gardens of Versailles played a key role in Louis XIV’s reign, … Continued
Ralph talks to legendary progressive lawyer and former U.S. Attorney General, Ramsey Clark, about the conflicts in the Middle East. And we continue our discussion about the difference between “progressives” and “liberals” and why the distinction is important. Plus more listener questions!
Today, Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Mike Duncan, creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions, about his new book The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic. He explains how the accumulation of inequalities, social prejudice and corruption led the Roman Republic to its fall.
Recent FBI cases regarding terrorism in the Bay Area brought up concerns about whether Muslim youth are being entrapped, and roped into compromising situations before conviction. Darwin BondGraham is a staff writer at the East Bay Express who wrote an article on the subject, entitled Terror or Entrapment?. Darwin speaks with us alongside Zahra Billoo, civil rights attorney and … Continued
Watch Oprah Winfrey’s Powerful Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance Speech at Golden Globes; Time’s Up: Activists Join Actresses on Golden Globes Red Carpet to Call for Gender & Racial Justice.
The Trump administration has announced an end to an offshore drilling ban, rolling back hard won environmental victories. On our show today we’ll turn to long-time oil and gas expert Antonia Juhasz for what it means. Then, after Jeff Sessions’ announcement to rescind the Cole Memo on marijuana policies, we’ll speak with Justin Strekal of … Continued
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The hicks from coast to coast. Hosted by Mary Tilson.
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Moroccan born Yassir Chadly sings in Arabic, plays oud, gambri and other stringed instruments from the Arab world. Stephen Kent plays didgeridoo. We will be celebrating the vibrancy and strength of the KPFA musical community. Co-Hosted by Joanna Manqueros and Tawfic Halaby.
On this edition of Making Contact, we’ll examine how young people are using spoken word as a mechanism for social change. The show also will explore how Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam has challenged mainstream culture and created spaces that welcome and encourage marginalized communities to speak up about their life experiences – all through poetry. Featuring: Kayla Kitchen; … Continued
Updates on net neutrality, workplace sexual harassment, bitcoin, worsening global inequality, Europe’s recovery and instability, and using prison labor to fight fires. Major discussions of consumerism, gathering revolt against capitalism, and the economics of alternative populisms. Hosted by Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff
