KPFA celebrates the 100th birthday of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and founder of City Lights Booksellers and Publishers, with an hour-long special broadcast of a documentary featuring Ferlinghetti “Lawrence Ferlinghetti: San Francisco Locations”, Produced by Jim McKee of Earwax Productions, Inc.: San Francisco luminary and famed poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti takes listeners on a freewheeling tour of … Continued
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KPFA and Pacifica Special Broadcasts.
International Women’s Day 2019 (Hour 18) – Bonni Live!
Women, entrenched in making thought-provoking music throughout centuries, provide inspiration, strength and guidance. Bonni Maxwell, originating from Detroit and now a mainstay in the San Francisco Bay Area, has forged a solid career with contemporary, soulful renditions about social justice, politics, love and life. Rhythm & Blues/Soul singer Bonni joins us during the final hour … Continued
International Women’s Day 2019 (Hour 17) – Wickie Stamps
Wickie Stamps was a film maker, a creative coach, and widely published author and journalist, who may be most well known for her cutting edge, gender bending LGBTQ erotica. Produced by Christina Aanestad
International Women’s Day 2019 (Hour 16) – Women Saving Our Own Lives: The Legend of Rhodessa Jones
“The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.” – Toni Cade Bambara Rhodessa Jones is this artist. On this show, we delve into her latest work When Did Your Hands Become a Weapon? and celebrate her legacy: 40 years of Cultural Odyssey and 30 years of The Medea Project. Guests in this … Continued
International Women’s Day 2019 (Hour 15) – Celebrating Bay Area Women Musicians continued
7 – 9pm Celebrating Bay Area Based Women Musicians continued (Produced and Hosted by Lisa Dettmer)
International Women’s Day 2019 (Hour 14) – Celebrating Bay Area Women Musicians
7 – 9pm – Celebrating Bay Area Based Women Musicians: Melanie DeMore, Willa Mamet, Emma’s Revolution and Sistah’s of the Drum (Produced and Hosted by Lisa Dettmer) The Bay Area has a rich herstory of women’s music – and by that I mean music created for women audiences, often lesbian and often feminist and at … Continued
International Women’s Day 2019 (Hour 13) – KPFA Weekend News; Plus: Syria, Art and Collective Memory with Dima Nachawi
6 PM – Pacifica Evening News with Sharon Sabotta 6:30 – Syria, Art, and Collective Memory: An interview with artist Dima Nachawi KPFA’s Mira Nabulsi interviews Syrian artist Dima Nashawi. Dima is an illustrator, clown and the founder of Memory Initiative for Syrian Culture (MISC). She is based in Beirut, Lebanon. Her illustrations portray stories from … Continued
International Women’s Day 2019 (Hour 12) – KPFA, the X Factor; Plus: Resurgent Cultures of Consent
5 PM – KPFA, The X Factor – 2019 Prison reform activist Doris Mangrum speaks with Jeannine Etter, Aileen Alfandary & Avotcha Jiltonilro about their experiences in media & at KPFA. Produced by Mickey Mayez 5:30 – Resurgent Cultures of Consent featuring Anjali Nath Upadhyay and Dr. Sarah Hunt Host and long-time educator Anjali Nath … Continued
International Women’s Day 2019 (Hour 11) – Saying No to Motherhood; Plus: Doula Samsarah Morgan on Black Infant Mortality
4 PM – The Last Taboo: Saying No to Motherhood with Rosemary Agonito (Produced and Hosted by Jeannine Etter) 4:30 – Doula Samsarah Morgan on Black Infant Mortality The United States has one of the highest infant mortality rates of any developed country and that number is the highest for black infants. For more on … Continued
International Women’s Day 2019 (Hour 10) – Momming While Depressed
“Momming While Depressed” with host Computr Blu featuring mental health care professional, Lynesha Kately Computr Blu is a sex educator and co-host of a Sunday evening show Ooh They Mad, which airs each week at 9pm.