East Bay Yesterday – May 28, 2025
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Featured Episode
The United States has often been celebrated as a nation of immigrants. Yet over the last century, the U.S. government expelled more people than were allowed to stay permanently. Historian Adam Goodman describes the U.S. state’s “deportation machine,” motivated by a shifting combination of bureaucratic self-interest, capitalist gain, and racism, which Trump has now put … Continued
An interview with Max Cafard and Vulpes on their recent book, “Anarchy In The Big Easy” on history of New Orleans
Songs to Obsess Over & Over… May 2025 Edition
HI! Interim Music Director Mike Biggz here, with my songs I have obsessed over and over for the month of May. Also, starting Sunday June 8th at 9pm PT right here at KPFA 94.1FM, tune in for Living In The Now. This is my new music showcase program, dedicated to brining you amazing new songs … Continued
Guest: Corinna Barrett Lain is the S. D. Roberts & Sandra Moore Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law. She is the author of Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection.
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – May 28, 2025
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).
First 100+ Days w/ Congresswoman Lateefah Simon; Alameda Co Public Defender Block Party; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Ryan Nicole
We’ll spend the first portion of our hour today in conversation with Lateefah Simon, the Bay Area congresswoman representing California’s 12th District, which includes the cities of Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Alameda, Albany, Piedmont, and most of San Leandro. We’ll discuss her first 100-plus days as a representative within the current federal political climate, and what she … Continued
Two New Shows Join the KPFA Lineup This June!
KPFA is thrilled to welcome two powerful new programs to our airwaves starting in June! The Electronic Intifada Tuesdays at 11:00 AM – Premieres June 3Hosted by veteran journalists Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada brings original reporting, uncompromising analysis, and voices from the front lines of Palestine and global justice movements. If … Continued
Trump’s Big Budget Bill; Plus, The State of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza
00:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 00:33 — Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch is Executive Director of Middle East Children’s Alliance. He is a Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank.
Democracy Now 6am – May 28, 2025
On today’s show “I Am a Political Prisoner”: Immigrant Rights Activist Jeanette Vizguerra Speaks from ICE Jail “Corporate Criminal”: Nadia Milleron, Whose Daughter Died in 737 Crash, Slams New DOJ-Boeing Deal “Mt. Everest of Corruption”: Crypto Investors Buy Access to President; Trump Expands Bitcoin Holdings