The History of Funk: Annual Jimi Hendrix Tribute Jam. – November 28, 2008
Rickey Vincent will be hosting his "Annual Jimi Hendrix Tribute Jam" with a special tribute to the late drummer Mitch Mitchell.
Special Broadcast
Flashpoints: The voices of a People’s History of the United States, Part 2 – November 28, 2008
Today on a special holiday edition of Flashpoints, we spend the hour with Howard Zinn, Alice Walker, Anthony Arnove, Mos Def, Aya de Leon, Melanie DeMore, Steve Earle, Nora el Samahy, John Trudell, and Luis Valdez, reading the voices of a People's History of the United States in part two of a two-part production recorded … Continued
Coming Home – November 28, 2008
The documentary details the long-sought return of the Alutiiq Masks from France to Kodiak. In the winter of 1872, a French anthropologist, Alphonse Pinart, traveled the Kodiak archipelago, assembling one of the world?s most extensive collections of Alutiiq ceremonial masks, and brought them back to France. In May, 2008, 34 of these Alutiiq ceremonial masks … Continued
Flashpoints: The voices of a People’s History of the United States. – November 27, 2008
We spend the hour with Howard Zinn, Alice Walker, Anthony Arnove, Mos Def, Aya de Leon, Melanie DeMore, Steve Earle, Nora el Samahy, John Trudell, and Luis Valdez, reading the voices of a People's History of the United States in part one of a two-part production recorded in Berkeley in November 2006.
AIM sunrise ceremony on Alcatraz – November 27, 2008 at 6:00am
KPFA marks the dispossession of the Native Americans and their ongoing struggles, with a broadcast of the AIM sunrise ceremony on Alcatraz on Thanks-taking morning, produced by Miguel Molina.
Flashpoints: billions forwarded to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. – November 26, 2008
The bailout expanded yesterday with billions being forwarded to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, we'll speak to Catherine Austin Fitts about the expanding bailout and her recent trip to Estonia on this week's Community Business; also, Kristen Ess reports on how Israel's deadly siege impacts hospitals across the Gaza strip; JR and the Block Report … Continued
Jazz Passages: Doug sits with musician Marcus Shelby. – November 26, 2008
Doug sits with musician, Bay area premier bassist and composer Marcus Shelby. They will discuss Marcus's later CD Harriet Tubman.
Flashpoints: Ray McGovern. – November 25, 2008
Former high-level CIA analyst Ray McGovern speaks out against the decision by Obama to keep Robert Gates on as Defense Secretary; also, Project Censored's director Peter Phillips, just back from Venezuela, reports on the election and the Bolivarian revolution in progress there; Gaza plunged into darkness for the third week in a row as Israel … Continued
Flashpoints: Celly Castillo goes to jail and Cindy Sheehan in the streets again. – November 24, 2008
Former DEA agent and government whistleblower Celly Castillo goes to jail for revealing CIA drug trafficking; also, Obama's dream team recycled from the Clinton administration; Cindy Sheehan in the streets again protesting the bailout; and the Knight Report.
Sunday Sedition: The 2008 US Presidential Election has sent a clear message to the world. – November 23, 2008
The American people have rejected the foreign and domestic policies of President Bush. But do Obama's early signal a change that goes no further than returning to the Clinton year's? Chris Hedges, senior fellow at The Nation Institute and author of many books will join us to give his perspective. We'll also take a historical … Continued