• Support KPFA Today
    • Make a Donation
    • Other Ways To Donate
    • Become a Member
    • Donate Your Car
    • Join KPFA’s Legacy Circle
  • Programs
    • News & Politics
    • Culture
    • Music
    • All Programs A-Z
    • Submit a Show or Podcast Idea
  • Schedule
    • Program Grid
    • KPFA Schedule for Off-Air Maintenance
  • Archives
    • Episode Archive
    • Featured Archives
  • Area 941 Podcasts
  • Events
    • Events or Benefits
    • Community Calendar
    • KPFA Co-Sponsored Events
  • About
    • Mission
    • History
    • General Manager Reports
    • Local Station Board
    • Community Advisory Board
    • CPB Transparency
    • Facilities
    • Subscribe to our E-Newsletter
  • How to Contact Us
    • FAQs
    • Contact Us
    • Directions
    • Studio Rentals
    • Jobs at KPFA
    • Jobs at Pacifica
    • Volunteer @ KPFA
    • Apprenticeship Program
    • Internships
    • Request/Submit a PSA
KPFA Logo KPFA Logo
Vigilant As Always
Listen Live
options
  • KPFB - Live
  • Area 941

On Air Prev | Next

02.07.26 - 6:00am

Here To Stay: KPFA's Annual Black History Month Special

Special Broadcast

The Gospel Experience

Listen

Discover our collection of on-line only podcasts!

🔻🔻🔻 KPFA TV 🔻🔻🔻

e-newsletter

What are you looking for?

Advanced Search

  • Archives
  • Schedule
  • Programs
  • Donate
  • Search
News & Politics
About
Background Briefing (5am)

Background Briefing (5am)

5:00 AM PACIFIC TIME: TUESDAYS - FRIDAYS

Background Briefing (5am)

Matt Gold / Margo Schlanger / Mihir Desai

ListenDownload

03.12.25 - 5:00am

By siteadmin

Trump’s Escalating Trade War Against Canada Has the Business Roundtable He’s Meeting With Nervous
Trump Tries to Deport a Student Protester With a Green Card He Labels as “Pro-Terrorist, Anti-Semitic and Anti-American”
As Tesla Stock Plunges by 40%, the World’s Richest Man is Beginning to Feel a Reversal of Fortune


Background Briefing (5am)

Lisa Graves / Jacob Silverman / David Halperin

ListenDownload

03.11.25 - 5:00am

By siteadmin

The Courts are the Only Remaining Barrier to MAGA Fascism
The Threat to the Dollar and the Brazen Corruption of Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Trump’s War on Education will Create an American Idiocracy


Background Briefing (5am)

Orville Schell / Andy Kroll

ListenDownload

03.07.25 - 5:00am

By siteadmin

The Similarities Between Trump and Musk Tearing America Apart and What Mao Did to China in the Cultural Revolution
An Assessment on How Much the Musk Assault on Government is Performative, as Our Reality TV President Governs By Stunt


Background Briefing (5am)

Allen Frances / Alex Lawson / Karen Greenberg

ListenDownload

03.06.25 - 5:00am

By siteadmin

Trump and Musk’s Blitzkrieg Coup Underway to Replace American Democracy With a Plutocracy
Trump Laid the Groundwork to Destroy Social Security With Last Night’s Deliberate Demonization
Will the People Wake Up and Boot Out the Wrecking Crew Before Our Electoral System is Rigged?


Background Briefing (5am)

Lucan Way / Dean Baker / Corey Brettschneider

ListenDownload

03.05.25 - 5:00am

By siteadmin

Trump’s Assault On Our Friends and Neighbors, As He Rewards Our Enemies
How the Tariffs Will Hit Working and Middle Class Americans With a $3,000 Tax Hike
What Will the Democrats Do Tonight at the Joint Address in the Face of a Blizzard of Trump Lies?


Background Briefing (5am)

Anna Merlan / Casey Michel / James Thurber

ListenDownload

03.04.25 - 5:00am

By siteadmin

The Trump White House Follows the Kremlin Model, Elevating Conspiracy Theorists, Propagandists, and Far Right Influencers to Deliver the News
The Grift and Corruption at the Heart of Trump’s Sellout to Putin
The Republicans Have Decided to Sacrifice the House in 2026 to Give Away the Store to the Plutocracy


Background Briefing (5am)

Alexander Motyl / Victor Pickard / Brooke Harrington

ListenDownload

02.28.25 - 5:00am

By siteadmin

Is Putin Trump’s Case Officer?
Will Trump be Able to Turn the Press Into His Propaganda and PR Arm, as Putin and Orban Have Done?
Since Musk’s Assault on the Federal Workforce is Only Saving a Pittance, the Real Intention Must Be To Cripple the U.S. Government


Background Briefing (5am)

Paul Farhi / Mike Lofgren / Guy Ziv

ListenDownload

02.27.25 - 5:00am

By siteadmin

Press Freedom in America Under Attack by Trump and Plutocratic Press Owners Cowering Before the Dear Leader
Republicans Vote Against Their Constituent’s Interests to Cut Taxes For Plutocrats
Why Did Israel Vote With Russia and Iran Against Ukraine and Its Jewish Leader?


Background Briefing (5am)

 Rachel VanLandingham / Bill Scher / Mike German

ListenDownload

02.26.25 - 5:00am

By siteadmin

Trump’s Politicization of the Military and the Firing of Its Top Lawyers So That His Unlawful Orders Won’t be Blocked
The Historical Plunge of Trump’s Poll Numbers in Just One Month
Having Patel and Bongino Head the FBI Means Trump Will Go after His Enemies While He Can Break the Law With Impunity


Background Briefing (5am)

Laura Thornton / Alfred McCoy

ListenDownload

02.25.25 - 5:00am

By siteadmin

Trump’s Shameful Vote at the UN on the Third Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and the Results of the German Elections
The Rise and Fall of the French, Soviet, and American Empires, With the New Chinese Empire Already on Shaky Ground


  • First
  • «
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • »
  • Last

Address 1929 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley CA 94704 Phone 510.848.6767 Contact Us

KPFA Public Meetings

No meetings listed for the next 3 weeks.

View All Pacifica Meetings

KPFA boards, committees and organizations

  • Local Station Board
  • |
  • Pacifica National Board
  • |
  • Community Advisory Board
  • |
  • Union - CWA Local 9415
  • |
  • Unpaid Staff Organization - UPSO
  • |
  • Pacifica Foundation Radio
  • |
  • Bylaws
  • |
  • Pacifica Radio Archives
  • |
  • Pacifica Network

KPFA is also heard on KPFB 89.3 FM in Berkeley and KFCF 88.1 FM in Fresno.

FCC Applications.

KPFA FCC Public Files & KPFB FCC Public Files. Yearly EEO Reports.

Pacifica designated agent to receive notice of claimed infringements.

© 2026 KPFA & PACIFICA. All Rights Reserved.