We are pleased to present Langston Hughes reading from collection of his poetry and reflecting on his life as a writer – to an audience at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1960s.
Special Broadcast
We are pleased to present the two intriguing interviews featuring music greats, Sarah Vaughn and Esther Phillips. Vaughn is interviewed by KPFA producer Herbert Weinstein in 1967; Angela Davis interviews Esther Phillips in 1977.
We are pleased to present a wonderful program featuring Bob Dylan in conversation with Cynthia Gooding in March of 1962. Bob Dylan performs one of a kind live versions of some of his favorite Blues and Roots songs. As well, he performs a few originals for the first time on radio
Is God Great? We are pleased to present “Is God Great?”, a fascinating and free-wheeling debate between Christopher Hitchens and Chris Hedges at an KPFA-FM Author Series event on May 24, 2007.
For Our Children We are pleased to present “For Our Children” a beautifully evocative documentary about Dolores Huerta, Co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union
We are pleased to present the Sounds and Songs of Demonstrations, a verite-like sound production of moments and events during Free Speech Demonstrations at the University of California, Berkeley in 1964 and 1965.
“The Free & The Brave” We are pleased to present a talk given by author and essayist James Baldwin called “The Free & The Brave”, given in April or May of 1963. His book “Fire The Next Time’ had just been released prior to this speech at the Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles.
We are pleased to present a talk by writer public intellectual, political commentator and essayist, Gore Vidal, given at the University of California Los Angeles in 1981. Over the years, Vidal’s work was frequently published in The Nation, The New Statesmen, The New York Review of Books and Esquire Magazine.
Fund Drive Special – May 25, 2018
With Hosts Kris Welch and Philip Maldari
Fund Drive Special – May 25, 2018
Fund Drive Special