A talk by UCB Graduate student Huma Dar called "Women and the ‘War on/of Terror’ or "Looking for Osama and Finding Mukhtaran," a talk about how the West’s desire to save Muslim Women is used as a pre-text for the war on terror. We will also hear, a remembrance of Queer Fat Activist Heather MacAllister, … Continued
In the First Hour… Pressure Politics Economics A look at media coverage of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq, it’s invasion of Afghanistan, and other U.S. wars in the past 35 years…throught the lens of the PBS Frontline series "News War." Guests: Steve Talbot, Series Editor for Frontline/World, and Lecturer at the UC Berkeley … Continued
EVERY VOICE AND SING! hosted by MICHELE NORRIS, looks at the fascinating and little-known history of choral music and choirs at historically Black colleges and universities. The five-part series of stand-alone hours covers the period from Pre-Civil War and Reconstruction to the present. Episode Five: "A Joyful Noise!" Explores the careers/influence of such choral directors … Continued
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Singer-songwriter Claudia Schmidt pays her annual visit to the Bay Area and stops in at KPFA, guitar in hand, to sing a few songs, perhaps recite a few poems, and offer selections from her latest CDs, "Live at the Dakota" and "Spinning." Michigan-native Claudia Schmidt has covered a lot of ground in her more than … Continued
The Disastrous Media Coverage of Iraq Peter Hart, Activism Director at FAIR, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting he writes for FAIR’s magazine Extra, co-host and producer of FAIR’s radio program CounterSpin Paul Waldman, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America author of "Being Right Is Not Enough: What Progressives Must Learn From Conservative Success" David … Continued
Defunding the War Tom Hayden, long-term activist, former state Senator and author of the forthcoming book, "Ending the Iraq War ", Frances Fox Piven, , Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. Author of "The War at Home: The Domestic Costs … Continued
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7:30 – 8 p.m. Tonight we present a special for Women’s History Month From the Vault. We’ll spend some time with three women who helped shape the nature of women in the film business: Shelley Winters, Ruth Gordon, and Bette Davis. This week’s episode also serves to highlight the results our recent collaboration with the … Continued
Between Civil War and Civil Rights. When the U.S. first faced the question of what role millions of free African-Americans should play in society, the news press was itself in transition. The popular "penny-press" was beginning to replace newspapers that were connected to political parties. The change would bring new standards to the news media. … Continued
We cover the issue of violence against women with Iranian American feminist activist Elahe Amani and Santa Clara Professor of theology Jean Moleskey-Poz. Also, Jovelyn Richards talks to the women organizers and participants of the Women of Color Resource Center’s International Women’s Day event.
Kitty Kelly Epstein speaks with San Francisco Chronicle education writer Nanette Asimov. They’ll discuss issues covering No Child Left Behind reauthorization, the state of California public schools and other education trends.
