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In Conversation with Huey P. Newton

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Today we’ll present to you the Pacifica Radio Archives introduction to the Black Panthers. Based on historic audio tapes preserved in the Pacifica Radio Archives this sixth CD set is an attempt to bring you a window to the past to the hopes the dreams the difficulties and yes the missteps of the Black Panthers. … Continued


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A History of LSD

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On today’s show we explore the Social History of LSD in America. The 10 hour history of LSD are talks, interviews and documentaries presented on the airwaves of Pacifica Radio. We feature the voices of Timothy Leary, Andrew Weil and Ram Dass.  


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Jimi Hendrix: The Radio Documentary

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In 1982, twelve years after Hendrix’s untimely death at the age of 27, a team of talented producers (including Bari Scott, Craig Street and Don West) from Pacifica’s flagship station KPFA 94.1 FM – Berkeley enlisted the help of biographer David Henderson, author of Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child of the Aquarian Age, to explore the … Continued


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Voices That Change The World

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on today’s show we hear speeches from Stokely Carmichael, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; Geronimo (Janome Ji Jaga) Pratt a decorated military veteran and a high-ranking member of the Black Panther Party in the United States; and Fannie Lou Hamer an American voting rights activist, a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, and … Continued


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In Conversation with Dick Gregory

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In celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dick Gregory we present to you a collection of interviews and speeches that feature his genius. Provided by the Pacifica Radio Archives we’ll hear Gregory analysis of US empire, Obama’s presidency and our stolen democracy.