Fundraising special: former Republican Congressional staffer Mike Lofgren talks about the cultural devolution of the GOP, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti reads his poetry (from a 1956 KPFA broadcast). Photo Wikimedia
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Guest: Michael Hiltzik is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author who has covered business, technology, and public policy for the Los Angeles Times for three decades. He currently serves as the Times’s business columnist and hosts its business blog, The Economy Hub. His books include Big Science, The New Deal, Colossus, Dealers of Lightning, and The Plot Against Social Security. Michael Hiltzik received … Continued
Democracy Now – February 25, 2021
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
0:08 – Fund Drive Special: Maya Angelou in Oakland Maya Angelou was a poet, playwright, and filmmaker, best-known for her memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. She was also an incredible performer. When the recording here was made, she’d just received a Grammy Award for the recording of the poem she read at … Continued
Democracy Now – February 25, 2021
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Rising Up With Sonali – February 25, 2021
A daily digest of independent news analysis, investigation, education, artistic expression, and activism in the public interest, emphasizing the connection between global issues and those in local communities. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
Non-fiction Music – February 25, 2021
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A mix of jazz, folk, blues and more with Joel Sachs.
Music Department Showcase – February 25, 2021
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Rotating hosts: Al Glenn or Queen Jahneen.
Black History Month Special: Sing Out Salutes TOM WILSON
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Black History Month special: Tonight Sing Out salutes TOM WILSON, the first African-American producer at a major record company (Columbia Records). The Harvard grad’s role in the recording studio in the 1960s changed all of our lives and pushed musicians to change the sound of music itself, from producing the first Sun Ra album in 1957 … Continued
Dead to the World – February 24, 2021
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Music by the Grateful Dead, and music not by the Grateful Dead. Hosted by Tim Lynch.