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What’s in the news, what’s behind what’s in the news, what’s not in the news that should be in the news—and who’s doing what about it, here and now. Celebration and support from our vibrant, diverse community. Hosted by Kris Welch.
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54 episodes
since Oct. 24, 2025
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Historic Election Day nationally: what about Cali??? Emily Hoeven, SF Chron opinion writer, has some Issues with a Proposition or two. Then Michael Klare elaborates on the world-shaking (world-ending?) potential of AI (and maybe a pithy word or two about Pete Hegseth). The Nation’s Chris Lehmann o…
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WOWIE-ZOWIE!!! And NOW WHAT??!!! John Nichols reviews the bidding. Meanwhile—the courts! democracydocket.com is on it. The Nation’s Jeet Heer celebrates the whuppin’. And YOU-ALL have your say. PLUS:the Town Crier. Hosted by Kris Welch.
The post Talkies – November 6, 2026 appeared first on KP…
CRUNCH TIME!!! MAJOR election shenanigans: Democracy Forward has new report, Skye Perryman gives us details. Beyond our borders, Trump/Putin Bro-fest brings fears of wider war to Ukraine’s neighbors; Robert Borosage with warnings. In Cali, will multi-millions be enough to stop a state ballot measu…
France! Italy! Spain! Protests in the streets! Dr. Kevin Anderson, UCSB political sociologist, talks about people power. Jim Saksa brings us the latest on the fast-approaching midterms. Starhawk invites us to the Spiral Dance, and our powers to bring forth justice. Jennifer Lowenstein tells us why…
Surviving and thriving, in trying times,on this No Kings weekend: a look at how the midterms are shaping up, the threats thereto, with Natalie Hausmann of Democracy Docket. Stephen Zunes, on the prospects of world war, starting in Iran. Paul Rogat Loeb reminds us of the possibilities for good, and …
The Supreme Court’s new term just started: what is at stake? Lisa Graves, foremost expert on right-wing influence on the Supreme Court, gives us a heads-up. Then “How We Get Free”: Angela Davis on the 25th anniversary of the Black feminist scholars book: ORGANIZE!!!! With host Kris
Welch.
The pos…
It’s a nasty job, but somebody’s got to do it: be the journalist who covers Trump. David Cay Johnston has been doing it for longer, better, than ANYBODY; and won a Pulitzer while he was at it. He joins us on-air. ALSO: John Nichols, no slouch in the journalism department himself! National politic…
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
The post Talkies – September 25, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
Our warming planet! the Endangered Species Act! What could possibly go wrong? We ask the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). Then there’s a new podcast: “The Unstoppable Vote”: really??? May it be so! Jeff Chang has a brilliant bio of Bruce Lee, and the origins of “Asian American”. He join…
The post Talkies – September 11, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
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