Politics and Food, what a delicious combination. Sunday with Peter Laufer takes on our love affair with food and enjoys the opportunity to grill Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates. This week still another obesity nightmare forecast: Johns Hopkins says three-fourths of Americans will be overweight in a few years. In the first hour of the show, … Continued
Summer Special Series: Sly & The Family Stone – Family Affair Seven musicians walked on the stage, some were black, some white, some were men, some women, and all of them were dressed in bright, colorful outfits. That was Sly and the Family Stone, and for seven wild years (1967-1974), they left a mark on … Continued
Summer Special Series: Desert Air, a Hot and Dry Summer Special from the independent producer collective HearingVoices.com. Hosted by Ben Adair (Weekend America). Stories: The basins near Nevada’s "Battle Mountain" are beautiful, lonely, dreary, and full of sagebrush, solace and stories, by Scott Carrier. Host Ben Adair heads down to the ghost towns, Opera Houses, … Continued
Sunday with Peter Laufer takes on communication in the public space, with a look at murals with political content and the verasity of news-oriented blogs. Susan Cervantes, the executive director of the Precita Mural Arts Center in San Francisco discusses the role of public art in society and the projects of the Precita Center. Norm … Continued
KPFA Arts Special: When Cities Unite KPFA presents the highlights of the event, "When When Cities Unite" that recently took place at Berkeley’s La Pena Cultural Center. Breakin’ through the concrete jungles of LA and the Bay, these fierce artists unite! Armed with words, two-turn tables, and a guitar, they come together to create an … Continued
Migration ProjectAll teenagers search for identity, but some have to ask ‘who am I?’ in more than one language. Young people tell us what it’s like to cross the border, learn language, and lose language. We’re not going to pick apart policies. We’ll hear what it’s like to be a young immigrant. Hosted by Dinorah … Continued
Special Broadcast: The Use and Misuse of Presidential Clemency Power KPFA will air highlights and analysis of the House Judiciary Committee hearing on President Bush’s decision to commute the sentence of former White House aide Lewis Scooter Libby, anchored by Davey D and Dennis Bernstein.
Sunday with Peter Laufer takes to the road and heads north to Nelson, British Columbia, where Peter participates in the Our Way Home Reunion, a week of events honoring war resistance. Information about the annual Our Way Home Reunion is at www.ourwayhomereunion.com. During the first hour California ex-pat artist Richard Taylor talks with Peter about … Continued
A Pacifica special on the dramatic increase of royalties on webcast music, written and produced by Eric Klein.
Circus Blood: Tales From the Big Top John Dankosky of WNPR hosts a world-class troupe of audio daredevils and media magicians: SF Chronicle journalist Jon Carroll interviews his daughter Shana as she hang upside down on her "Trapeze", ready to fly away; from the Life Stories series by Jay Allison. Joe Frank loves the lady … Continued
