Talkies – March 2, 2021
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
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Talkies
11:00 AM Tues - Thurs
The Talkies showcases the wealth of authors, artists, activists, theater and music in the Bay Area and beyond through interviews, call-ins, and readings.
Hosted by one of KPFA’s best known programmers, Kris Welch has lived and worked in the Bay Area for a good portion of her adult life. Kris is a natural storyteller, seasoned communicator and a master of the art of radio. She is excited to be host to a variety of stories emanating from the Bay Area scene along with National and Regional stories with local reverberations. The Talkies seeks to help us get to know each other and share our lives and passions through the intimacy of the broadcast word.
White Anti-racist Ancestors? Town Crier!
How can concerned white people be most effective in fighting racism? Lynn Burnett tells us we need to know the stories of our white anti-racist ancestors. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Guest: Ishmael Reed, poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, talks to us of the life and influence of Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Hosted by Kris Welch. Image: Wikimedia
East Coast/ West Coast
Nation magazine columnist Sasha Abramsky talks about Trump, GOP, and California school reopening. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Talkies – February 18, 2021
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Attention Shoppers: on sale now on the internet
We live in the attention economy: to the near destruction of our ability to focus. Michael Goldhaber, who warned us in the 90s, talks about the real marketplace of ideas, and how it serves Donald Trump’s politics. Hosted by Kris Welch.
The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump is over. What happened? and what happens now? We ask Jeet Heer. Hosted by Kris Welch. Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash
Talkies – February 4, 2021
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
What if the chasm of political difference in U.S. society was all about status? What IS status? How is it different from race, gender, class, age, wealth—all those other differences? Cecilia Ridgeway explains. Cecilia L. Ridgeway is the Lucie Stern Professor of Social Sciences, Emerita, in the Sociology Department at Stanford University. Her latest book … Continued
Professor Karl Grossman clues us in about the Leadership Institute, which for decades has trained conservatives on how to tell lies and win. Graduates include Mitch McConnell, Mike Pence, Karl Rove…Hosted by Kris Welch. Photo by Rob Walsh on Unsplash
White supremacy is more powerful, more dangerous, than ever, despite the proponent-in-chief exiting the White House. Philosopher George Yancy expounds on his Op-Ed Let’s Not Lose Ourselves in Euphoria Over Trump’s Exit. Anti-Blackness Persists. PLUS: poet Raymond Nat Turner! Hosted by Kris Welch. Photo by Charles Deluvio on Unsplash