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What if you found out that everything you learned about this country was wrong? We’ll bring you the work of historian Peter Kuznik and film maker Oliver Stone who set out to re-tell the story of the American century with a critical eye for what this country’s rise to power meant for the rest of the world.
A tribute to one of the signature voices from KPFA’s early years. One of the people who made us who we are today and in the process helped introduce America to new ways of thinking about everything from materialism to existence itself. It’s Alan Watts!
Sharon Strand Ellison turns the tools of non violent communication toward the most vexing problems that parents face. It turns out you don’t have to spoil your kids or be a tyrant — we’ll talk about the third way. She’ll help you take the power struggle out of parenting through techniques of non-defensive communication. Guest: … Continued
A special broadcast on the latest earthquake science. We’ll take you from the twin ruptures that killed thousands in Nepal to shocking new research out of UC Berkeley showing that the East Bay could be due for an earthquake much larger than anyone has predicted. It’s the science of shaking. Guest: John Dvorak, geophysicist and science writer. … Continued
We’d like to think we’re in control of our lives but how much say did you have about what they taught you in school, who your parents are, and whether to be born in the first place? We present a thought-provoking new film on the relationship between freedom power and control. Featured guests: Vanda Nashiva, Bill Fletcher, … Continued
The incomparable Chris Hedges on his book, Wages of Rebellion. He tells us his views on the causes of revolution and why we may be facing one soon. The book focuses on stories of rebels from around the world and throughout history and Hedges investigates what it takes to be a rebel in modern times. Guest: Chris Hedges, … Continued
We’ll spend the hour going deep on Mumia Abu Jamal – his three decades of writing, broadcasting, and fighting censorship from behind bars; the larger significance of his work, his critical medical condition – and what it says about how prisoners across the country get treated. Guests: Johanna Fernandez, professor of History at Baruch College … Continued
What Buddhism taught a doctor about addiction and what that tells us about our society and our politics. We speak to Dr. Gabor Maté about his path breaking work on attention deficit disorder and his firmly held belief in the mind-body connection. Guest: Gabor Maté, Canadian physician who specializes in the study and treatment of addiction
Today African Americans make up about 12% of this country’s drug users and about 60% of the people doing time for drug crimes. Author Johann Hari joins us for a 100 year history of race and the war on drugs. Guest: Johann Hari, journalist and author of Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the … Continued
A special that explores the politics of water in California–where it comes from, where it goes, who has power over it and why? We look at why California wound up with the world’s largest government-run plumbing system and what that means for the fights we’re having today. Guest: Richard Walker, Professor of Geography at the University of … Continued
