Talkies – May 23, 2025
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
The Corporatization of Universities and Trump’s Attacks
This week on Economic Update, Professor Wolff begins by presenting updates on the death of libertarianism and the rise of U.S. economic nationalism, then on U.S. universities becoming big businesses, governed by money concerns. In the episode’s second half, Professor Wolff interviews Professor Geert Dhondt, the Chair of the Economics Department and Economics Professor at … Continued
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – May 23, 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).
Today’s episode of A Rude Awakening is preempted by special programming for KPFA’s 2025 Spring Fund Drive. Brian Edwards-Tiekert speaks with photographer and author Josh Jackson, an advocate 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 … Continued
UpFront – May 23, 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 6am – May 23, 2025
On today’s show: “Theft from On High”: Trump’s Budget Bill Guts Medicaid, Medicare, and More to Pay for Tax Cuts Mahmoud Khalil: Jailed Activist Testifies Before Immigration Judge and Holds His Child for First Time “I Can’t Breathe”: Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Trump Admin Rolls Back Police Oversight “King of the North”: New … Continued
Robert Johnson / Joan Williams
What Will the Senate Do With Trump’s Robin-Hood-In-Reverse “Big, Beautiful Bill”?
Why the Democratic Party’s “Brahmin Left” Lost America’s Working Men and Women, and How to Win Them Back
Puzzling Evidence – May 23, 2025
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 – May 23, 2025
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 – May 22, 2025
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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