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Julie McEnery is a NASA Project Scientist and Astrophysicist, and describes what she says is a major breakthrough in astrophysics and the most extraordinary scientific event of her career: this year, scientists heard the universe for the first time. The witnessed two neutron stars circle and circle, and smash into each other with such force that … Continued
This morning’s episode highlights some of our favorite coverage from this year. Listen to audio clips from the best of our best interviews in 2017!
As debate and discussion about Net Neutrality and the political implications of its dismantling continue, Timothy Karr, the Senior Director of Strategy at Free Press joins UpFront this morning. The Free Press is preparing a lawsuit to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s dismantling of net neutrality and launching a campaign to demand that Congress overturn the … Continued
Ziad Abbas is a journalist, educator and Program Manager for Cross-Cultural Programs at the Middle East Children’s Alliance. He is a Palestinian refugee from the West Bank and he joins UpFront to discuss what is shifting politically in Palestine. Afterwards, Michelle de Vera and Terrance Lee, sister-in-law and brother of Paul Wilber Lee, join us on the air … Continued
After the death of Ed Lee, the politics of San Francisco are up in the air. UpFront speaks with Randy Shaw and John Avalos about what is coming up. Randy is the Executive Director of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic and Editor of Beyond Chron. He drafted key San Francisco housing-related laws and ballot initiatives. John Avalos is the former San … Continued
In the 6 part documentary from Icarus films, stockbroker David Ricardo and demographer Thomas Malthus are discussed in their historical economic context and for their influence. Following this discussion, the documentary covers the critique that Marx offered of capitalism and its technical underpinnings. This episode is part of KPFA’s fund drive! KPFA is community supported public … Continued
Peter Kuznik and Oliver Stone team up to tell the Untold History of the United States. The documentary chronicles the imperialist activities America has engaged in since its birth as a nation and particularly during the 20th century. Covert operations, political coups and takeovers, political suppression are all detailed in the documentary Capitalism, a 6 part documentary … Continued
Listen to this morning’s broadcast of selections from Michael Eric Dyson. An academic, author, radio host, and professor at Georgetown, Dyson discusses the themes that run through his many books, including his most recent title: Tears We Cannot Stop. This episode is part of KPFA’s fund drive! KPFA is community supported public radio, which means … Continued
Robert Mercer, conservative media mogul and owner of Breitbart news positioned Steve Bannon as Trump’s presidential campaign manager. Cambridge Analytica, also owned by Mercer used big data to target american voters who were vulnerable to particular, individualized media messaging. The documentary Trumping Democracy This episode is part of KPFA’s fund drive! KPFA is community supported … Continued
To start off today’s show, Cat Brooks and Brian Edwards-Tiekert discuss President Trump’s decision to formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, prompting Palestinians to take to the streets in protests. In our second hour, we focus on the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the lens of the documentary Al-Nakba, which traces the historical … Continued
