KPFA Special Broadcast – November 9, 2007
Continued live gavel-to-gavel coverage of the FCC’s final public hearing on media ownership. Hosted by Larry Bensky.
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KPFA Special Broadcast – November 9, 2007
FCC: The Battle In Seattle (Part 1) Seattle’s ready for the FCC, but is the FCC ready for Seattle? The Federal Communications Commission has scheduled its final public hearing on media ownership in one of the strongholds of the media democracy movement. The hearing will clear the way for the FCC to make dramatic increases … Continued
APEX Express – November 8, 2007
Youth organize around reproductive health, and we cover a conference that deals with API youths issues. I-hotel tenant and labor, community activist Bill Sorro is remembered. Music, calendar.
Against the Grain – November 6, 2007
Song For Night, the new novella by the Nigerian writer Chris Abani, follows an African boy soldier through the maddening hell of a nonstop civil war. Abani, a former political prisoner, offers up his own reflections on violence, war and the human condition. And Ken Gonzales-Day has done groundbreaking research into racially-motivated lynching. He’s discovered … Continued
KPFA Special Broadcast – October 24, 2007
Militainment, Inc. offers a fascinating, disturbing, and timely glimpse into the militarization of American popular culture, examining how U.S. news coverage has come to resemble Hollywood film, video games, and "reality television" in its glamorization of war.
Act One Radio Drama – October 14, 2007
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Act One: Moving Bodies by Arthur Giron.Starring: Alfred Molina, Joe Spano, Jill Gascoine, Harry Groener, Kathryn Hahn, Arye Gross and Raphael SbargeA chronicle of the life of the brilliant, Nobel Prize-winning scientist and mathematician Richard Feynman, who early in his career worked on the development of the atomic bomb. We see how family, love, and … Continued
A Musical Offering – October 14, 2007 at 5:00am
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US airstrikes in Afghanistan kill an estimated 130 civilians, including many women and children, as the Pentagon scurries to cover up the massacre and Obama prepares to send 21,000 more troops to occupy the country; also, excerpts from the Pacifica Radio documentary, the Ballad of Pete Seeger, which chronicles the life and times of the … Continued
KPFA Special Broadcast – September 29, 2007
Central America-After the Wars part 3 In honoring Raza Heritage: A provocative documentary series providing the most comprehensive coverage of Central America in many years. Some of public radio’s most talented, award-winning reporters, present an in-depth and up-to-date look at the people of these nearly forgotten lands of our hemisphere, both at home and abroad. … Continued
KPFA Special Broadcast – September 22, 2007
Part 1: Downsizing Armies and A Tale of One Village Downsizing Armies John Burnett reports on the scaling down of the region’s armies. A Tale of One Village Maria Martin takes a look at the past, present, and future of one Central American Village – a search for land and community in the jungle … Continued
Act One Radio Drama – September 16, 2007
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Taking Flight by Adriana Sevan A deeply compelling, truly funny, and sexy tale that is a celebration of life and the power of forgiveness. Adriana Sevan’s story centers around the friendship between herself and her best friend Rhonda as their lives are forever changed by the events of September 11th. In a tour-de-force performance, Sevan … Continued