UpFront – November 22, 2024
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
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UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at [email protected].
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UpFront – November 21, 2024
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
Nationwide Repression of Campus Organizing on Palestine; Plus, Crypto Industry Wins from Election Outcomes
00:08 — Akela Lacy is a Senior Politics Reporter at The Intercept. 00:33 — Freddy Brewster is a reporter for the Lever.
The Left Wins Sri Lanka Elections; Plus, What We Know About Daniel Lurie’s Transition Team; And, Who is Trump’s Pick for the FCC?
00:08 — Mythri Jegathesan is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Santa Clara University, president of the American Institute of Sri Lankan Studies, and author of Tea and Solidarity: Tamil Women and Work in Postwar Sri Lanka. 00:33 — Joe Eskenazi, managing editor and columnist at Mission Local. 00:45 — Jessica Gonzalez is Co-CEO of Free … Continued
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Climate Policy Under Trump 2.0
00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Michael Wara is a lawyer and Senior Research Scholar at Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment; also Director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program there.
Astra Taylor on the Age of Insecurity
00:08 — Astra Taylor is a Canadian-American documentary filmmaker, writer, activist, and musician. Her latest book is The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart.
Kathleen DuVal on Native Nations [rebroadcast]
00:08 — Kathleen Duval is professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, author most recently of “Native Nations: A Millennium in North America.”
Mastering the Universe with Rob Larson [rebroadcast]
00:08 — Rob Larson is a professor of economics at Tacoma Community College. His latest book is Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More.
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg
00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
Michael Mann on Wars [rebroadcast]
00:08 Michael Mann, Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology Emeritus at UCLA; Honorary Professor at the University of Cambridge; author most recently of On Wars [this is a re-broadcast of an interview originally recorded in September 2023]
What Happened this Election? Trump 2.0 and US Relations with China; Inflation Shock Impact on Electoral Politics; Plus, California State Politics and Housing
00:08 — Jake Werner, Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute. His research examines the emergence of great power conflict between the US. 00:20 — Steve Phillips is founder of Democracy in Color. His latest book is How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good 00:33 — David … Continued