KPFA celebrates International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8th 6 am PST to March 9th, 2026 PST ..with an audio extravaganza to draw attention collectively to gender equality and justice, reproductive rights, environmental justice, violence against women, militarism, armed conflict, and much more! This year, we are in an especially critical moment to raise our voices in resistance to the globalized rise in fascism and Right-Wing extremism. Join us for special music, culture and public affairs programming from women and gender expansive producers from the greater KPFA community! Click the link below for a full program schedule.
This program, from the Pacifica Radio Archives, aired on KPFA in June, 1982. Produced and hosted by Marilyn Pittman (seen in photo), it features an interview with this powerful Black feminist poet, author and playwright, interspersed with dramatizations of selections from her work. Edited for IWD 2026 by Prema Jackson.
Two Chicanas, one a film lover and the other a film scholar, discuss how media has shaped their lives and analyze four pieces of film and television through their unique perspectives. Spoilers ahead for Adolescence, Parasite, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, and The Pitt.
Anoush Ter Taulian is a multimedia activist involved in the Armenian freedom struggle and an advocate for the liberation of women. An unwanted daughter, who became politically conscious in Berkeley in the 1970s, she’s dedicated her life to resisting assimilation, and raising awareness of the ongoing genocide against indigenous Armenians. In “Liars Drive Me Crazy,” … Continued
In this conversation, Robina Khalid joins Upstream Podcast host Della Duncan to talk about the process of birthing from the perspective of a midwife. Robina is a mother of four, a writer, former academic, and activist. Robina shares the fascinating history of the field of obstetrics and its white supremacist, colonialist, and capitalist roots. They … Continued
Black German Women Singing for Life! Listen to Margo Okazawa-Rey Interview: Oihane Roach and King Josephine along with some of their evocative and lovely music on this program. Oihane Roach is a Berlin-based singer-songwriter crafting pop-soul and indie folk with a warm voice and poetic lyrics that explore themes of transgenerational healing, community and love. … Continued
Lucienne Noel has a conversation with core organizers from East Bay Families for Ceasefire, a collective of kids and caregivers who use their connections, power, and identity as families to support the Palestinian struggle for liberation.
PRODUCED BY WOMEN ENGINEERS OF KPFA. MIXED AND HOSTED BY MICKY MAYZES
(9 am to 11 am) GUEST HOST VYLMA V WILL BE LIVE ON THE RADIO, TAKING CALL-INS. FROM 9:30 AM TO 10 AM, KPFA International Women’s Day 2026 Team, honors Mickey Mayzes & Joy Moore for their commitment to Public Radio.
This is an episode of Other Armenias Podcast, hosted by Milena Abrahamyan and Tamar Shirinian. In this episode we talk to independent feminist researcher, Sona Baldrian – who is based in Yerevan, Armenia and who has many years of experience with women’s non-governmental organizations in the country – about the history of Soviet feminisms and … Continued
How can an art residency become a space for survival, resistance and the rebuilding of self? In this intimate documentary, we follow three young women – Fayza Al Afifi, Anna Kovalenko and Asita Ferdous – as they spend a month together at La Maison des Artistes en Exil on France’s west coast. Having fled war, … Continued
