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00:08 — Molly Crabapple is an artist and author of the New York Times bestseller, Here Where We Live is Our Country. Her previous book, Brothers of the Gun, an illustrated collaboration with Syrian war journalist Marwan Hisham, was longlisted for a National Book Award. Her animated films have won two Emmys and an Edward R. Murrow Award. Her art is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Moder...

UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. The post UpFront – October 7, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Nate Powell is a National Book Award-winning cartoonist who began self-publishing comics as an Arkansas teenager in 1992. His latest work is comics adaptation of James Loewen’s influential book, Lies My Teacher Told Me. The post Fund Drive Special: Lies My Teacher Told Me appeared first on KPFA.

UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. The post UpFront – October 5, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. The post UpFront – October 2, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. The post UpFront – October 1, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Gil Durán is a journalist, currently publishing the newsletter, The Nerd Reich. He has previously served as chief communications strategist and spokesman for former Attorney General Kamala Harris. His latest book is The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy. The post Fund Drive Special: “The Nerd Reich” Fascist Takeover with Gil Duran appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Doug Tallamy is an entomologist, conservationist, and professor at the University of Delaware whose work has transformed our understanding of the relationship between native plants and wildlife. His latest book is How Can I Help?: Saving Nature with Your Yard. The post Fund Drive Special with Douglas Tallamy appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Jake Werner is director of the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute. His research examines the emergence of great power conflict between the US and China and develops policies to rebuild constructive economic relations. 00:33 — Negar Mortazavi is a journalist, political commentator, and host of the Iran Podcast. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy. The p...

00:33 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. The post Fund Drive Special: Money in the Chan-Weiner Race appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Annie Leonard is an environmental and anti-consumerist activist who served as the Executive Director of Greenpeace US and created the film “The Story of Stuff.” Her latest book, co-authored with Andre Carothers, is Protest: Respect It Defend It Use It. The post Fund Drive Special with Annie Leonard appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Astra Taylor is a Canadian-American documentary filmmaker, writer, activist, and musician. Her latest book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World, is co-authored with Naomi Klein.   The post Fund Drive Special: Astra Taylor on End Times Fascism appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 – “It’s a barbarity, it’s a form of medical torture.” That’s what advocates say about ICE’s treatment of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women. In the first nine months of the Trump administration, there were 18 miscarriages among pregnant people held in ICE detention. Then, last fall – Immigration and Customs Enforcement stopped counting pregnancy loss under their watch altogether. We spea...

On today’s show: We talk with economist Dean Baker about the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the overnight interest rate – something President Trump did not want the central bank to do. In the second half of the program, we cover the Trump administration’s efforts to scrap the Roadless Rule, which has prevented major logging and road-building in tens of millions of acres of U.S. forests for a...

00:08 Omid Memarian is the Director of Communications at DAWN, where he also serves as the organization’s Senior Iran Analyst 7:33 David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect and co-host of the podcast Organized Money. The post Omid Memarian on Iran after Yemen’s Offensive; David Dayen on the the state of the midterm appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Shireen Al-Adeimi, associate professor of language and literacy at Michigan State University, where she’s also affiliated with the Asian Studies Center and the Muslim Studies Program. She’s been writing about the war in Yemen, and especially the US role in that war, for more than a decade. 00:33 Kelly Waldron is a reporter for Mission local, with a background in data analysis 00:45 Darwin Bo...

00:08 John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.   The post Russia strikes train full of European officials; new studies on long-term impacts of COVID, influenza appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Aisha Jumaan is president of Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation. She has worked as a public health professional for thirty years with establishments such as the CDC, UNFPA and UNDP and is currently working as an Independent Consultant coordinating health-related projects in Yemen. 00:33 Manijeh Moradian is Associate Professor in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studie...

00:08 Paul Hockenos is a Berlin-based writer who’s been reporting on Central Europe’s far right since the early 1990s. He wrote about this week’s electoral gains for the AfD for The Nation 00:33 Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. The post Extreme right ascendant in Germany; Plus Netanyahu besieged in Israel appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Annelle Sheline, research fellow in the Middle East program at the Quincy Institute; she resigned her position as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State in protest over the Biden administration’s unconditional support for Israeli military operations in Gaza. 00:33 Lori Wallach is the director of the Rethink Trade program at American Economic Liberties Project. The post Ann...

00:08 — Kasey Meehan is director of PEN America’s Freedom to Read program and co-author on the report “Public Libraries Face ‘Existential Threat,’ Putting Books, Information and People at Risk” 00:33 — Annie Waldman is a reporter at ProPublica covering health care. The post Book Bans in Public Libraries; Plus Unpasteurized Milk Products Impact appeared first on KPFA.

Scott Kurashige, interdisciplinary scholar who was a  longtime collaborator of the late philosopher Grace Lee Boggs; he’s just out with the book American Peril: the violent history of anti-asian racism [originally recorded in May 2026] The post Scott Kurashige on American Peril [rebroadcast] appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Gabrielle Canon is climate reporter and extreme weather correspondent for Guardian US. 00:25 — Remembering Gloria Steinem. 00:33 — J.W. Mason is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College of the City University of New York, and a senior fellow at the Groundwork Collaborative The post US Forest Services Workforce Suffers; Plus, Remembering Gloria Steinem; And, Against Money with J...