Rick Wolff and Harriet Fraad – May 12, 2009 at 2:00pm
Rick Wolff and Harriet Fraad describe both the economic and the psychological dimensions of the current crisis in jobs, markets, and housing in an encore broadcast of Against the Grain.
Special Broadcast
The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy – May 11, 2009
How to attain equanimity and peace of mind was an obsession of the ancient Stoic philosophers. The psychological techniques they championed for taming desire and achieving happiness are described in William Irvine's book "A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy." Hosted by C.S. Song
The Century od Self – The Story of Edward Bernays
Sigmund Freud's nephew is the father of the Public Relations industry. He worked to control the masses on behalf of the power elite by pumping up consumer culture. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert
Mother’s Day Special – May 10, 2009
Join us as we celebrate Mother's Day with a special hour and a half of voices of women exploring how they feel about their mother as daughters and mother's of all ages, races, ethnicities and from different countries and with very different lives talk about their feelings about their mothers. We will honor our mother's … Continued
George Galloway talks about breaking the seige of Gaza. – May 9, 2009
Pugnacious Scottish Leftist George Galloway talks about breaking the seige of Gaza.
Capitalism Hits the Fan – May 9, 2009
CS Soong hosts a special broadcast about the film by economist Rick Wolff "Capitalism Hits the Fan".
Capitalism and Its Discontents – May 4, 2009 at 1:00pm
An encore broadcast of Capitalism and Its Discontents about the economic meltdown. A look at the state of welfare in the US in the midst of recession with Frances Fox Piven. Salvatore Engel-DiMauro speaks about the International Monetary Fund's massive bailout of the Hungarian economy. And Patrick Bond talks about how the economic crisis has … Continued
Political Art Series Special- part 2 – May 3, 2009
We present highlights of a series presented at La Pena where we take an intimate look at the arts that document our his/herstory Community Building Through songwriting and poetry.Tonight we bring you the highlights of an evening with Melanie DeMore as well as the conversation and concert of Quetzal.Singer-songwriter Melanie DeMore has a remarkable voice, … Continued
Early Morning Music – Brazilian Music Special
Brazilian Music Special with Adalia. e-mail Adalia at adalia@kpfa.org
Management Report to Listeners – April 29, 2009
With general manager Lemlem Rijio and program director Sasha Lilley. Special guest: Grace Aaron, Pacifica National Board Chair and acting executive direction of the foundation.