Background Briefing

Background Briefing – March 11, 2026

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on Trump, Epstein and Putin We begin with the latest examples of Trump’s fealty towards Putin who is providing Iran with targeting to kill Americans in the war underway which Trump and Witkoff are denying, along with having the US abstain from a recent overwhelming UN condemnation of Russia on the 4th … Continued


Flashpoints

The War Widens: Iran Stands Fast in the Face of  Threats of Annihilation from Trump and the Israelis

Today on the show: The war widens: Iran stands fast in the face of  threats of annihilation from Trump and the Israelis: We’ll speak with RAED JARRAR of the Human rights group, DAWN, which is Demanding an End to Illegal US-Israel War on Iran. We’ll also have a report on the huge cost of the war: And Food … Continued


New, democratized access to powerful analytical and mapping tools is transforming our understanding of the natural world – and with it, our ability to meaningfully conserve, protect and restore our collective home – the biosphere. We explore the boundless possibilities of digital maps and platforms with Rebecca Moore, visionary founder of Google Earth Outreach and … Continued


California is lurching between extremes—from record-breaking heat and low mountain snowpack to torrential atmospheric river events and catastrophic wildfire. In this episode of Terra Verde, host and producer Hannah Wilton speaks with climate scientist Dr. Daniel Swain about the phenomenon of “hydroclimate whiplash” and what it reveals about the future of the American West. Dr. Swain unpacks how atmospheric dynamics … Continued


KPFA’s Laura Prives takes the host microphone for a discussion with Vanessa Díaz, Associate Professor of Chicana and Latina Studies at Loyola Marymount University, and Petra Rivera-Rideau, Associate Professor of American Studies at Wellesley College. They’ve co-authored the book P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance

UpFront

The Politics of Bad Bunny

KPFA’s Laura Prives takes the host microphone for a discussion with Vanessa Díaz, Associate Professor of Chicana and Latina Studies at Loyola Marymount University, and Petra Rivera-Rideau, Associate Professor of American Studies at Wellesley College. They’ve co-authored the book P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance