UpFront – December 14, 2015
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
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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 – December 11, 2015
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
UpFront – December 10, 2015
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
UpFront – December 9, 2015
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
UpFront – December 8, 2015
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
Investigative Journalist Peter Byrne is halfway through a 10-part series that starts with a de-bunking of the idea that there’s a cancer cluster in Marin, and the forces that that kept that myth alive. But first: President Obama declares the mass shooting in San Bernardino an act of terror — a label the government has … Continued
UpFront – December 4, 2015
An hour-long news magazine with a strong focus on state and local issues. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and produced by the KPFA News Department.
Is Donald Trump a Fascist? We talk to David Neiwert about the roots of right-wing populism, and where The Donald is taking it. Plus: The Guardian has just released a report on the worst place in America for police killings — Kern County, California. We’ll talk to one of the authors. Guests: David Neiwert, Northwest … Continued
Our political system is falling apart over 4 million Syrian refugees. What happens when the world has to resettle a quarter billion climate refugees? Plus: what is it like to actually be a refugee who finds asylum in the United States? We’ll get the story of Farah Al-Mousawi, nine-year journey from Iraq, to Syria, to … Continued
We talk to one of the climate justice activists headed to Paris about what you work toward when you don’t have much hope for climate negotiations. Plus: Berkeley’s City Council is taking up dueling reports on how its police department turned a Black Lives Matter protest into a bloody street battle. But first: was the … Continued