It’s the only mass broadcast institution the left has — but it may disappear, right when listeners are tuning in and donating in droves during the Trump years. Radio historian Iain Boal and former interim Executive Director of Pacifica and Chair of the Pacifica National Board Sherry Gendelman discuss the crisis that has brought Pacifica … Continued
First and foremost we want all our supporters and listeners to know your donations over the last few years have been used to improve KPFA’s operations and to update our website and the technical tools of the trade. KPFA is reaching its goals, paying our bills and expanding our operation. It is your support that … Continued
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Tonight it’s The Surya Dub Takeover with hosts Kush Arora and Maneesh the Twister.Tune in we got giveaways for SANGO | Braza’s Mega Baile Funk | DJ LAG and Siete Catorce (Live), Bread w/ Suda & Kelman Duran, & Perturbator Live! in SF, w/ Syntax & FacexHugger: Wed. Sept 13th Plus new dubwize, bashment , dancehall, kuduro, baile funk, and cult … Continued
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Continuing a tradition dating back to the previous century, KPFA’s Derk Richardson and Larry Kelp co-host “Bob Dylan 76th Birthday Special” on Bob’s birthday: Wednesday, May 24, from 8 p.m. to midnight. Four hours of the Nobel Prize laureate’s greatest recordings, rarities, some fascinating cover versions by musicians from the Grateful Dead to Nina Simone, … Continued
We celebrate 68 years of KPFA/Pacifica Network with a look at Voices That Change the World, from the Pacifica Radio Archives, a comprehensive 1300-hour Pacifica Radio Archives audio compilation featuring hundreds of thinkers, critics, activists, writers, and performers. Today we focus on James Baldwin speech, After the Murder of Four Children. James Baldwin delivers a … Continued
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Sing Out kicks off Women’s History Month with a hot live performance by the almost-all-girl Berkeley High School jazz combo: The Girls & Pepe. Hosted by Larry Kelp. The jazz combo is (from left): Pepe Tekpa, Camille Kuo, Yuki Nagase, Kyra Teigen and Mabel Smith. Not pictured: pianist Anna Bettendorf.
In the popular imagination, U.S. anarchism ended with the deportation of Emma Goldman in 1919, only to re-emerge recently with the masked Black Bloc. But according to scholar Andrew Cornell, anarchism survived and thrived in mid-century America, deeply influencing bohemia, Civil Rights, and the New Left. Resources: Andrew Cornell, Unruly Equality: U.S. Anarchism in the … Continued
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This week, Full Circle delves into uncharted territory! For the first time EVER, our Cultural Affairs program suplexes your senses as we take on the genre of sports entertainment and examine the movement of the genre toward social consciousness. Tune in Friday at 7:00pm to hear host J.C. Howard talk with some of Northern California’s … Continued
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This week’s episode of Full Circle is all about Naturopathic medicine, meditation, and movement. Join Zakiyyah G.E. Capehart for her conversation with Drs. Vera Singleton and Marcus Penn. • Learn how hormones affect our lives and how one doctor says they can prevent women from succeeding in business. • Hear about some of the latest … Continued
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Tonight on Full Circle hosts Aqueila Lewis and Ron Thompson take you through the rebirth of the revolution as it is recounted in the documentary, “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry.” The film is a wonderful addition to a fabulous series of DVDs offered in our current fund drive. The story is woven together through a … Continued
