Talkies – December 6, 2024
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Featured Episode
Special Holiday Fund Drive Episode: Labor Unions and Political Power
On this week’s hour-long episode, Professor Wolff discusses Labor Unions and Political parties. He explains why U.S. and Western capitalism today provoke labor and unions into more and more social and political action. The latest examples are the recent Canadian Postal Workers strike and the Barnes and Noble bookstore workers rally in New York City. … Continued
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – December 6, 2024
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
A Rude Awakening will return on December 20th. Today’s special programming for KPFA’s 2024 Holiday Fund Drive is an interview with author and artist Obi Kaufmann discussing his book The State of Fire: Why California Burns. To support our mission, please donate here or call (800) 439-5732.
Fund Drive Special with Maria Finn
00:08 — Maria Finn is an author, speaker and chef living in Sausalito, California. Her forthcoming book is Forage. Gather. Feast.
Democracy Now 6am – December 6, 2024
On today’s show: Amnesty International: Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza, with Full U.S. Support “All That Remains”: As Gaza Faces Child Amputee Crisis, New Film Tells Story of 13-Year-Old Leyan Political Chaos in France: Macron Refuses to Resign After Hand-Picked PM Ousted by Lawmakers
Eric Kingson / Richard Beck
“It’s Going to Be Fun” Says Ramaswamy, Who Along With Musk Will Try to Cut $2 Trillion By Targeting Social Security and Medicare
How 9/11 Made the Trump Presidency Possible and Hollowed Out the Very Idea Of Citizenship in the U.S.
Puzzling Evidence – December 6, 2024
Deranged “edits” segue into a cascade of echoing glossolaliac madness, the voicing of lyric ruminations from the free-falling brains of disintegrating personalities.
Over the Edge – December 6, 2024
Themed mixes are made live and spontaneously on the air, consisting of found sound of many kinds and from many sources, old and new, put together on the run as the continuous audio collage continues.
Betty’s Night In – December 5, 2024
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Whether you’re in your living room, at your desk, on the couch or on the freeway, Betty’s got a free-form mix of music for staying in or venturing out. New and classic Americana, Country, Bluegrass, Pop, R&B — sprinkled with a some Jazz, International, and Classical sounds. Come hang out on your terrestrial radio or … Continued