Talkies – October 19, 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.
Upcoming Episode
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.
Talkies – October 14, 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.
Talkies – October 13, 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.
Guest: Frances Moore Lappé is the author or co-author of twenty books about world hunger, living democracy, and the environment, beginning with the three-million-copy Diet for a Small Planet in 1971. Frances is the cofounder of three organizations including the Oakland-based think tank Food First and the Small Planet Institute, which she leads with her daughter, Anna … Continued
Guest: John Nichols is the Washington correspondent for the Nation magazine.
The Courage to Confront Evil offers a powerful response for our time – an invitation to know your light and to wield your true power. Caroline Myss is a leading voice in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness, she holds degrees in journalism, theology, intuition, and energy medicine. She is the author … Continued
The Week That Was
Congress is roiling with progressives, moderates and the prez., “negotiating” the Biden Agenda. And that’s just the Democrats! We get insight, and maybe predictions, from John Nichols. Then a reminder about the biases of mainstream media, from Jeff Cohen. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Guest: Nancy MacLean is William H. Chafe distinguished professor of history and public policy at Duke University and author of Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America. Her new study for the Institute for New Economic Thinking is: “How Milton Friedman Aided and Abetted Segregationists in His Quest to … Continued
KPFA Special – Show me the Money!
What’s up with the debt ceiling, the Build Back Better bill, the infrastructure bill—the money!!??? What’s real and what’s hype? Sarah Anderson helps with the details behind the headlines. Hosted by Kris Welch.
The Courage to Confront Evil offers a powerful response for our time – an invitation to know your light and to wield your true power. Caroline Myss is a leading voice in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness, she holds degrees in journalism, theology, intuition, and energy medicine. She is the author … Continued
HAPPINESS, LOVE, AND LIBERATION (6 CD Set) Insights and Teachings from Buddhist Psychology Thich Nhat Hanh is a Zen master in the Vietnamese tradition, scholar, poet, and peace activist. He is the founder of the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon and has taught at Columbia University and the Sorbonne. Thich Nhat Hanh is the … Continued