Behind the News – November 27, 2025
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
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As World AIDS Day 2025 approaches, the theme of community organizing versus government indifference today echoes the early years of the pandemic. Historic coverage includes AIDS patient/activists Robert Bland, Bob Cecchi and Daniel Warner, columnist Bobbi Campbell and journalist David Hunt.
“Slow down to the speed of wonder.” ~ John Muir Laws This is an episode about nature journaling, but Jack would be the first to say: it isn’t about the journal, it’s about the journey. He’s developed interdisciplinary programs that combine art with science and train us to observe the world with rigor and joy … Continued
UpFront (Replay) – November 27, 2025
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – November 27, 2025
On today’s show: “I’m Not Going to Give Up”: Leonard Peltier on Indigenous Rights, His Half-Century in Prison & Coming Home My Father Is a Warrior & My Hero: An Interview with Leonard Peltier’s Daughter Marquetta Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
El Jones plus Resistance in Residence Artist Danjuma
On today’s show, we’re joined by El Jones, a poet, journalist, academic, and abolitionist who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She teaches at Mt Saint Vincent University. She was also Halifax’s Poet Laureate from 2013 to 2015. Her work focuses on social justice issues such as feminism, prison abolition, antiracism, and decolonization. Her latest book which … Continued
At sunrise, we gather. Tune in as KPFA broadcasts live from Alcatraz for the Indigenous Peoples Thanksgiving event, centering ceremony, history, and Indigenous resilience.
Non-fiction Music – November 27, 2025
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A mix of jazz, folk, blues and more with Joel Sachs.
LoveSoul with Al Glenn – November 27, 2025
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Enjoy sensuous bedroom soul, sexy Smooth Jazz, and scintillating social commentary with Bay Area native and longtime Classic Soul radio taste-maker and Smooth Jazz connoisseur Al Glenn. Have some before this tasty Midnight snack is all gone!