In a science-centric broadcast, Salima Hamirani speaks with Alison Hawkes about her controversial article ‘Recoding for Conservation’, an article that discusses altering the genomes of invasive species in an effort to aid conservation. Hawkes graduated from Columbia University School of Journalism with masters in science journalism and moved to the Bay Area as a freelancer. … Continued


During this Thursday’s episode, in light of a nationalist march with 60,000 participants that took place in Poland two days ago, we speak with Rafal Pankowski, co-founder of Polish anti-extremist association Never Again and widely-published author of The Populist Radical Right in Poland: The Patriots. He joins us to discuss the growing white nationalism in … Continued


Brian Hofer, Chair of Oakland’s Privacy Advisory Commission, and 7 other oakland residents filed an internal affairs complaint against OPD Chief Anne Kirkpatrick for false statements made about an August 16th ICE raid. We hear from Hofer this morning about the details of the complaint and the ICE raid in question. Afterwards, in light of … Continued


This morning we speak with Sandy Close, the Executive Editor and Director of New American Media a national collaboration ethnic news organizations, about New American Media’s recent closure and what that means for progressive media in California and around the nation. Liza Osetinskaya updates us about Russian media, and Russia’s purported interference in American politics. Afterwards, host Cat Brooks … Continued


In the wake of the vote for Virginia Governor, UpFront speaks with John Nichols and Jeff Schapiro. Nichols is the Washington Correspondent for The Nation, and Schapiro has a long running career as a political columnist for columnist for The Richmond Times-Dispatch. John Nichols’ article in The Nation discusses some of the electoral outcomes emerging from yesterday’s vote. … Continued


This morning, after the resignation of the Saudi-Allied Lebanese Prime Minister, the country was thrown into additional political turmoil. We speak with Rania Masri, Lebanese-American academic, activist, human rights advocate and professor of environmental science professor, who currently in Beirut about the situation. In light of ongoing events in the US, mass-shooting and targeted violence, … Continued


On Monday morning’s episode of UpFront, our hosts Cat Brooks and Brian Edwards Tiekert speak with Jacob Leibenluft, Senior Advisor at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, who informs us of the detail of the proposed GOP tax plan. Congressmember Jerry McNerney represents California’s 9th District, which includes parts of San Joaquin, Contra Costa, and … Continued


Friday Host Salima Hamirani speaks with Ivan Jaigirdar, from the Third i Film Festival, about 15 years of South East Asian film. Myo Win and Jeanne Hallacy talk about their documentary film Sittwe, about the Rohingya refugee crisis. Liz Martinez from CIVIC – Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement – discusses Immigration and Customs Enforcement destroying … Continued


EncampmentThis morning, as Senate hearings regarding Russian involvement in President Trump’s election proceed, we speak with Elizabeth Dwoskin, The Washington Post’s Silicon Valley Correspondent who is in Washington DC covering the hearings. Continued coverage of the eviction of the Here There encampment by Ashby Bart in Berkeley brings us  an interview with EmilyRose Johns, an attorney with Siegel, Yee … Continued