Islam and the Abolition of Slavery
On today’s show guest host Shora Zamani interviews William Gervase Clarence-Smith on his book Islam and the Abolition of Slavery, surveying the Islamic debates on slavery.
Letters and Politics
10:00 AM Pacific Time: Monday-Thursday
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Disappearing Religions of the Middle East
With Gerard Russell, former British and United Nations diplomat, Senior Fellow with the New America Foundation’s International Security Program and the Foreign Policy Center in London, and author of the book Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms: Journeys Into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East. About the book: Despite its reputation for religious intolerance, the Middle … Continued
Political Landscape One Week Before the Midterm Elections
On today’s show we discuss of the possibility Democrats would lose the senate, one of teh reasons would be the lack of enthusiasm by the Latino voters. Our guest is Arturo Carmona Executive Direcot of Presente.org. Then, we discuss with John Nichols from Nation’s Magazine about the political landscape.
The Week Politics Went Tabloid
On today’s show we speak with Math Bai author of All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid. He argues that the Hart affair in 1987 changed the way to do journalism as much as how the public sees its politicians.
The Zhivago Affair
On today’s show, guest host Shora Zamani interviews Peter Finn and Petra Couvée, about the Zhivago Affair, how the CIA smuggle russian copies of the Zhivago Affair in the USSR during the Cold War. They are the authors of The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle Over a Forbidden Book.
The Untold History of the United States
A talk about the documentary series The Untold History of the United States by Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick.
Well Beyond the West
Alan Watts tried to bring eastern philosophy to the West thanks to his radio program Well Beyond the West aired on KPFA from 1953 to 1973. Today we hear excerpts of Well Beyond the West.
Capitalism VS the Climate
On today’s show, Mitch Jeserich talks to Naomi Klein about her one day at the UN summit on climate chamge when she sat at the table with all the CEOs of big companies. She is the author of the book Capitalism VS Climate Change.
Civil War in Syria and a Divided Irak
On today’s show we speak of the Middle East: Reese Erlich foreign correspondant gives a speech on the situation in Syria and David Anders releases a documentary, Divided Irak on Al Jazeera US.
How to Speak Money?
Today we address the question of the language of finance and how it can be used to hide what is going on with guest John Lanchester, author of the book: How to Speak Money.