Full Circle KPFA

Good evening everyone, and welcome to Full Circle, your cultural affairs radio magazine. This show is produced by members of the First Voice Apprenticeship Program.

Tonight you’re in for a special treat. We are introducing us… We are KPFA First Voice Apprentice group 44, and we are called “Audacity”. We’ll be hosting and producing Full Circle for the next few months.

On tonight’s Father’s Day tribute show our group will share original commentaries about our Fathers. We’ll give you a heads up about the kind of programming you can expect to hear from First Voice “Audacity”, and we’ll hear some great music. So sit back relax and get ready to meet your hosts for tonight’s show: Audacity.. Radio Shaq… Eric DatBoy Media.. Shanice… Chana… KC and yours truly Theodora… All that tonight on Full Circle.

Welcome to Full Circle, your cultural affairs radio magazine, produced by apprentices of the First Voice Media Action Program. On tonight's show you will hear interviews and thoughts from “the creative folk” associated with the film industry.

In this first segment you will hear interviews with Kali O'ray O'ray & Atera Crossley from the San Francisco Black Film Festival, David Roach from the Oakland International Black Film Festival, and Michael D. Mccarthy “Belonging in the USA: The Story of Michael D. Mccarthy”

We will also hear San Francisco Black Film Festival film clips for the movies: Agwe, Skin, Lalo’s House, Belonging in the USA: “The Story of Michael D. Mccarthy, Guitar Man (Bay Area – Oakland), Teddy Pendegrass, Robeson Effect (Bay Area-San Francisco) And for tonight’s we’ll be playing musical selections that carry a beat for you to move your feet!!!

All of that tonight on Full Circle.

Tonight, we bring you some great music to get you excited about the Berkeley World Music Festival, which is taking place tomorrow and Sunday, June 1st and 2nd, at People’s Park, and on Telegraph Avenue.

Learn a bit about the history of the world music festival from lead organizer Gianna Ranuzzi!

We’ll speak with KPFA DJ Stephen Kent and also Cornelius Boots, two world-class musicians who will be performing this weekend. As a special treat, they will play live in our studio.

We’ll also preview some of the amazing and diverse music you can hear at the festival, beginning tomorrow and lasting through Sunday. Stay Tuned!

Tonight, we bring you sounds from May Day celebrations around Oakland. The First Voice Apprenticeship Program was there as part of a special collaboration with Work Week Radio and Brightpath Video.

On tonight’s show ...

• We’ll learn about May Day … a truly American holiday

• Then we’ll share audio from the Port of Oakland and Oscar Grant Plaza

• We’ll let you know how you can check out the entire video broadcast and other May Day videos from the Bay Area and around the world

• And, near the end of the show, we'll get a special update on the exhibit, New Mestizx, which opens tonight at Acción Latina in San Francisco

All that and more, tonight on Full Circle...

On tonight’s episode, Stevie G brings some history from the archives, in remembrance of Malcolm X. You’ll hear from Malcolm’s cousin, Jamal X as well as Hakeem Jamal, James Baldwin, Maggie Hathaway, Ernie Smith and Malcolm X himself. You will also hear music from the legendary James Brown. Tune into our birthday celebration of two great figures of history!

Tonight on Full Circle, your cultural affairs radio magazine, join Kenny C & her Mama, Nancy Jo, as they honor all the Mamas! Not only do they honor their own Mamas, but all the Mamas that have lead the way for us to live life as we know it today….including our Earth Mama. This show is for them, of them, with them, and because of them.

Tonight you will hear some original commentaries honoring Mothers from our very own Women of First Voice and you’ll hear some great music. Please remember we’re in the beginning of our annual spring fund drive and that means we’ll be honoring KPFA as our Radio Mother as well and asking for your support to keep her stronger than ever.

Tonight we bring in our recovery circle to talk about addictions to drugs and alcohol and ways to overcome those addictions. I mentioned a couple of weeks ago on Addictions and Recovery Part I, I kicked a 10 year addiction to meth in 2005 with the help of NA… Narcotics Anonymous. Stay tuned to learn how you can get the help that can save your life.

Tonight on Full Circle, join our host Sharon Peterson live from Huichin, occupied Ohlone Territory, also known to settlers as the East Bay area. Full Circle is your cultural affairs radio magazine, produced by members of the First Voice Apprenticeship program.

On tonight’s show, we aim our laser eye at our “great” economy … or … is it so great? We will discuss where we really are, how we got here, and have stayed here; and, most importantly how can we - non-violently - fight for change? During the show we’ll get a heads up on the upcoming May Day actions and the First Voice collaboration with Work Week Radio where we will be bringing you live reporting on May Day.

Welcome to Full Circle, your cultural affairs radio magazine. Produced by Apprentices of the First Voice Media Apprenticeship Program. On tonight's show you will hear the profound personalities of people birthed in the month of April: Gil Scott-Heron (April 1), Maya Angelou (April 4) Billie Holiday (April 7) Paul Robeson (April 9) Charles Mingus (April 22).

On tonight’s episode, new school music meets old school! Stevie G and Dat Boy Media brings you music from their generations and dialogue about original music and samplings. They also feature Bay Area band, Soul Mechanix and speak with band leader Graal Swartz. Tune in tonight for some old school and new school face off and appreciation!