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On tonight's show we will pay tribute to Mr. Sam Cooke and his sultry smooth soul music. From his gospel roots in Mississippi and Chicago to his secular musical offerings and the mysterious circumstances of his untimely demise, we will talk about his musicianship, entrepreneurship and succession building. Sam participated in all aspects of the African-American community. That's tonight on Full Circle with Stevie G. Stay with us.

Tonight on Full Circle host Stevie G takes over the airwaves with Chaka Khan, Fela, En Vogue, Syreeta, Bob Marley, and many more talented artists.

On tonight’s show we will pay tribute to.… Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr….titled In The Name of Love, Rhythm, and Blues and the Civil Rights Movement. Was there another path or dream for Dr. King? We will also talk about a tribute - What is coming up in the Bay Area to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Tonight our guests are the Executive Director/Co-founder of LivingJazz and one of the MLK tribute organizers, Ms. Stacey Hoffman and Bay Area Blues Artist, Ms. Terrie Odabi.

Tonight's first Full Circle show for 2019 is dedicated to the late Emmit Powell, a treasure recently lost by the world, as well as by KPOO in San Francisco, and KPFA here in Berkeley.

We'll share some moments from his live music broadcasts here at KPFA. This is Ms. M, and I'll be your MC this evening.

Please stay with us!

This week radio drama returns to the KPFA airwaves with a collaboration between The Drama Factory and the KPFA First Voice Apprenticeship Program. On tonight’s show we’ll listen to a radio drama adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s, The Tell Tale Heart produced by The Drama Factory and First Voice Apprentices. Then, later we’ll listen to an interview with the founders of The Drama Factory, John and Lee Ballesteros about their free theater production training program in Antioch. All that tonight on this episode of Full Circle. I am your host tonight Freewillin’ Franklin… stay tuned ...

Greetings Winter Souls! Tonight, on the eve of the year’s shortest day (and the longest night!), we ask: How do you honor the solstice? Join us as we take a look at the ways and traditions people adhere to and partake in to mark the winter solstice.

Tune in for stories and musings from current and graduate First Voice Apprentices! Kendall Crakow on Channukkah, Angelina Llongueres on Catalonian traditions, and Stevie G on Kwanzaa. Plus, music to keep you warm!

Hey, it's Friday night! Tune in tonight for a special musical selection from the one and only Stevie G. He'll be blending some of our favorite old soul and funk classics. Maybe a little Jazz too... And he'll also have some updates from 1stsaturdays.com on how to volunteer at our local community schools, and an update on Starline Social Club's upcoming Homeless Resource Fair in downtown Oakland.

We thank you for your continued support to keep Full Circle and KPFA, the people's station, alive and thriving! We love you listeners!

Tonight we’ll try to chill out a bit … ‘cause we aaalll need it … with the R&B/soul music of local artist, David Andrew, from his first solo album, “David Andrew”

Along with the music, we’ll hear about some of the other good things David Andrew’s been up to.

But … before you get too relaxed, we’ll also ask for your support for 2 unique local treasures: KPFA and the First Voice Apprenticeship Program … your source for information you won’t find anywhere else … and voices & sounds you won’t hear anywhere else. Commercials? Those you won’t hear, uuuhhh, here.

Anyway … that’s tonight on “Full Circle.”

On tonight’s show we will:

have a musical conversation between Aria and myself covering some thoughts of the day. Themes:

the system

life & love

no longer here

jobs & economics

We also have some great music for you….

all that….. Tonight on Full Circle...I am your host this evening, Aria & Stevie G.

On tonight's show, a circle of guests from the Buen Vivir Fund join host Cat Petru to shed light on our economic status quo through a rather unusual and specific lens: impact investing. What is impact investing? For those who aren't familiar, our guests break it down - and challenge it in the mainstream. For those familiar, and particularly those in radical movements, you might be wondering: "Why do a show about impact investing? Accumulated wealth has a fraught and super problematic legacy." The thing is, the Buen Vivir Fund knows this. And rather than perpetuate investment models that privilege investors, they're challenging the paradigm. The Buen Vivir Fund is comprised of a web of relationships & partnerships where "risk" cannot be defined in terms of individual capital gain or loss. 

Buen Vivir means right living. So, at a time when global crises are reaching tipping points, what is right living? What are our greatest risks? And how can we diligently & thoughtfully work together to meet them?