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On today’s show: 0:08 – Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law joins us to discuss the Supreme Court’s hearing on the Biden Administration’s employee vaccine mandate. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us again to discuss the latest COVID … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Yuba County Jail is once again being used to detain immigrants for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The last person held there was freed on October 27, 2021. Now, the jail is being repopulated, and as of this week, at least two immigrants are detained inside. Yuba is notorious for retaliating … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – We discuss the FBI’s investigation into the January 6th capitol rioters with Nick Robins-Early (@nickrobinsearly), a journalist based in New York focused on extremism, tech, and media disinformation and Michael German, a Brennan Center for Justice fellow with their Liberty and National Security Program and former special agent with the … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Calamity ensues in school districts across the country due to a surge in COVID cases due to the Omicron variant. Dana Goldstein (@DanaGoldstein), national education correspondent for the New York Times joins us to discuss. 0:19 – Sarah Karp (@SSKedreporter), education reporter for WBEZ – Chicago Public Radio joins us … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation joins us to discuss what to expect as Congress reconvenes. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us again to address your COVID questions. 1:08 – We spend our second … Continued
NOTE: Dr. Swartzberg’s regular COVID call-in segment will take place Tuesday, 1/4, after 7:30 news headlines. 0:08 Zachary Carter, writer in residence with the Reimagining Capitalism initiative at the Omidyar Network. His most recent book is The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the life of John Maynard Keynes 1:08 Brian Fagan, distinguished emeritus professor … Continued
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
A herd of Tule Elk. Credit: Lee Eastman/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters. Reported and produced by Sam Anderson. Edited by Lucy Kang. Point Reyes National Seashore in northern California is one of the most iconic national parks in the region, known for rugged sweeping beaches, lush pastures, and wild animals like the famous Tule … Continued
0:19 Alec MacGillis is a senior reporter at Propublica just out with a new book that uses the story of one company to tell the story of an entire country coming apart at the seams — it’s called Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America 1:08 A new audio documentary from KPFA’s Sam Anderson on the clash … Continued
0:08 Claire Potter is a political historian at the New School for Social Research. She is executive editor of Public Seminar Her latest book is Political Junkies: From Talk Radio to Twitter, How Alternative Media Hooked Us on Politics and Broke Our Democracy. 1:08 Savala Nolan, executive director of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social … Continued
