Special Broadcast

KPFA Special Broadcast – July 7, 2007

Circus Blood: Tales From the Big Top John Dankosky of WNPR hosts a world-class troupe of audio daredevils and media magicians: SF Chronicle journalist Jon Carroll interviews his daughter Shana as she hang upside down on her "Trapeze", ready to fly away; from the Life Stories series by Jay Allison. Joe Frank loves the lady … Continued


Special Broadcast

KPFA Special Broadcast – July 4, 2007

Organic And Beyond – Toward The De-Industrialization Of Agriculture The biology of farming is complex and requires attentiveness to nature’s own ways of doing things, characterized by interdependence of relationships. Author and attorney Andrew Kimbrell is leading the Organic and Beyond Movement – a food revolution that offers health and food security for future generations … Continued


Special Broadcast

KPFA Special Broadcast – July 4, 2007

Join us for a one-hour Independence Day special as we explore the details of the so-called Carlin case, the historical context, the evolution of the meaning of free speech and the generation that pushed its rights beyond the scope of what was conceivable back in Independence Hall.


Special Broadcast

Sunday Morning – July 1, 2007

Borders, immigration, and identity are the order of the day for Sunday this week. Rebecca Solnit’s new book is Storming the Gates of Paradise and she and Peter discuss the geography of border during the first hour. Los Angeles Times reporter Sam Quinones adds his perspective to the conversation with stories from his new book, … Continued


Special Broadcast

KPFA Special Broadcast – June 30, 2007

We bring you a great hour of Musica de Puerto Rico as an effort to showcase the local live performances taking place in the Bay Area. The following are the highlights of an event that took place a few months ago from La Pena titled: "For The Love of Tradition /La Bomba es Nuestra." Bomba … Continued


Special Broadcast

KPFA Special Broadcast – June 29, 2007

On Thursday and Friday, June 28th and 29th, KPFA will air a daily Pacifica broadcast from the US Social Forum in Atlanta, Georgia. The forum brings together activists from around the US to meet, strategize, and talk about what a better world might look like.


Special Broadcast

KPFA Special Broadcast – June 28, 2007

On Thursday and Friday, June 28th and 29th, KPFA will air a daily Pacifica broadcast from the US Social Forum in Atlanta, Georgia. The forum brings together activists from around the US to meet, strategize, and talk about what a better world might look like.


Special Broadcast

Sunday Morning – June 24, 2007

Sunday with Peter Laufer returns to Darfur, and to art as political action, along with questioning free speech in the workplace. In the first hour Peter talks with anthropology professor Mahmood Mamdani, author of Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: The Cold War and the Roots of Terror. Professor Mamdani wrote an essay in the London Review … Continued