The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – November 1, 2004

President Bush and democratic challenger John Kerry spend a last, long day campaigning before the voters have their say in the hard fought presidential campaign… Californians prepare to vote on whether employers must provide health coverage to their workers in the state’s most expensive ballot initiative, pitting unions and consumer-groups against Macy’s, Walmart and McDonalds… … Continued


Steppin' Out of Babylon

Steppin’ Out of Babylon – October 27, 2004

The Wonders of Mushrooms Paul Stamets has discovered four new species of mushrooms and pioneered countless techniques in the field of edible and medicinal mushroom cultivation and in "fungal bioremediation". He has authored five books including Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms; The Mushroom Cultivator; Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World and many articles and scholarly papers. … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

Hard Knock Radio – October 26, 2004

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Oakland Measure Y, which proposes using property taxes to fund additional police coverage and youth-oriented anti-violence programs, and California Prop 66: Limitations on "Three Strikes" Law.


Act One Radio Drama

Act One Radio Drama – October 24, 2004

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Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Conspiracy, political murder, cover-ups, betrayal. The ultimate election season theater. With an all-star cast Richard Dreyfuss, Stacy Keach, Paul Winfield, Kelsey Grammer, and JoBeth Williams.


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – October 20, 2004

Francois Sorel, a national leader of the Lavalas pro-democracy movement, escapes the death squads of Haiti, we’ll also have an update with our correspondent Kevin Pina in the field; Israeli occupiers continue to kill Palestinians, demolish houses and steal land in Gaza and the West Bank; we feature Crossing the Rubicon: Michael Ruppert’s long-awaited book … Continued