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On today’s show: 0:08 – Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13) senior economist at the Center for Economic Policy and Research joins us to discuss the latest national inflation figures, last week’s jobs report, and supply chain woes. 0:34 – DeAngelo Mack (@macknificent8), Director of State Policy at Public Health Advocates and Alex Vitale (@avitale) professor of sociology … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Mitch Jeserich (@MitchJeserich) joins us to discuss the Biden Administration’s “Build Back Better” social spending bill and its implications on healthcare. 0:34 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to cover the latest developments in COVID science and answer … Continued
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
On today’s show: 0:08 – Distinguished professor emeritus of Anthropology at UC Santa Barbara Brian Fagan has authored numerous books on anthropology. His most recent book, co-authored with Nadia Durrani, is entitled Climate Chaos: Lessons on Survival from Our Ancestors. Fund Drive Premium – Pledge $150 for your own copy of Brian Fagan and Nadia Durrani’s Climate Chaos 1:08 – Gary … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Damon B. Akins (@dbakins), professor of history at Guilford College joins us to discuss the book he co-authored We are the Land: A History of Native California. Fund Drive Premium – Pledge $150 to KPFA and receive a copy of We are the Land: A History of Native California. 1:08 – Bryant Terry (@bryantterry), Chef-in-Residence … Continued
0:08 – We discuss landscaping for caterpillars with Douglas Tallamy, professor of Entomology and Wildlife ecology at the University of Delaware and co-founder of the Homegrown National Park movement. His latest book is Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach fo Conservation the Starts in Your Yard. Fund Drive Premium – Douglas Tallamy’s, Nature’s Best Hope is yours for a pledge of $150 to … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Mitch Jeserich (@MitchJeserich) joins us to discuss the standstill on the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the looming debt ceiling. 0:34 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to discuss the latest COVID science and take listener questions. 1:08 – Rachel Brahinsky, … Continued
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
On today’s show: 0:08 – Savala Nolan (@savalatweets), executive director of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice at the UC Berkeley School of Law joins us to discuss her debut book Don’t Let it Get You Down: Essays on Race, Gender, and the Body. Fund Drive Premium – As part of our summer … Continued
