Today’s episodes of Our World as We See It and Education Today are preempted by special programming for KPFA’s 2025 Winter Fund Drive. C.S. Soong talks with Christopher Bache, a professor emeritus of philosophy and religious studies, about his twenty-year psychedelic journey, which is described and interpreted in his book LSD and the Mind of … Continued


Law & Disorder

‘Copaganda’: Police & Media Manipulate Perceptions of Safety – Spring Fund Drive Special

‘Copaganda’ is propaganda employed by police, prosecutors, and news media that stokes fear of police-recorded crime and distorts society’s responses to it. Every day, mass media manipulates our perception of what keeps us safe. The result is more and more authoritarian state repression, more inequality, and huge profits for the massive public and private punishment … Continued


UpFront

Fund Drive Special: Josh Jackson on California’s Incredible Public Wilderness

00:08 — Josh Jackson is a writer, photographer. He advocates for public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Through his Forgotten Lands Project, he employs storytelling and visual narratives to inspire engagement with California’s unknown landscapes. His latest book is The Enduring Wild: A Journey Into California’s Public Lands.  


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now 6am – May 21, 2025

On today’s show: “A Big, Ugly, Destructive, Deadly Bill”: Bishop William Barber Slams Bill Cutting Medicaid, Medicare “It Is Going to Kill People”: Disability Rights Activist Speaks Out on Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Tax Revolt: Arjun Singh on the Roots of Trump’s Push for Massive $4.5 Trillion Tax Cut for the Rich Trump’s Brain Drain: … Continued