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Tonight on Full Circle with Father's Day coming we wanted to celebrate the beloved Father figures in our lives. We know that fathering is nuanced, its realities don't always match the sugar coated Hallmark holiday. On tonight's show we will hear an excerpt from "An Open Love Letter to Black Fathers" . We'll hear poetry and commentaries from sons about their fathers, and our own Cat Petru interviews her father in studio.

Tonight on Full Circle we talked about worker's rights. We spoke with representatives from Restaurant Opportunity Center, Western Service Workers Association, and Labor Attorney, Jonathan Siegel. All that and more on Full Circle.

This Full Circle show is dedicated to Oscar Lopez Rivera, the Puerto Rican political prisoner whose sentence was commuted this past January by President Obama. We will listen to excerpts from Oscar’s first public appearance in the Bay Area recorded at his welcome home event. We have an interview with son of parliamentarian Palestinian political prisoner, Marwan Barghouti, and hear about “the dark truth” of the Puerto Rican parade with an excerpt by Silvia Torres. Full Circle airs Fridays at 7 p.m.

Tonight on Full Circle we celebrate the lives and the work of several Asian, Asian American and Pacific Island graduate apprentices.

We’ll learn what it can be like when your parents get together through an arranged marriage. We will hear some great sounds from an east bay bike party and an interview with the late John Trudell. All this and more on Full Circle, Fridays at 7 p.m.

Tonight we bring to you the eternal minister Malcolm X, El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Detroit Red, birth name Malcolm Little whose meaning are uniquely uplifting and eternal on tonight’s show we’ll ….learn about the history of this shining black prince Malcolm X including his transformation from street hustler and ex-con into the great minister we remember him as today. We’ll also spend time speaking with individuals whose art and lives were greatly influenced all that and more tonight on Full Circle…

You are in for a special treat on Full Circle tonight as we bring you a special look at the documentary film about the amazing life of Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise. The film takes us through her early career, the traumatic experience that caused her to remain silent for five years, and the people and places that shaped her amazing body of work. We have the additional honor of speaking with Maya Angelou’s son, Guy Johnson to talk about his mom and the film’s co- producer Rita Coburn Whack talks to with us about what goes into making a documentary about a national treasure.

Tonight on Full Circle we explore how the working class population extends beyond all borders and how the issues facing the labor force are as relevant today as they always have been. Tonight we also take a look at how Cinco de Mayo is celebrated as well as its relevance today, as well as how and why we celebrate International Workers Day.

Tonight’s show is a music program combined of Audio Desperado Ephraim Colbert and Catherine “The Cat” Petru’s top five favorite songs and why they hold value to us. We hope you enjoy!

It’s National Poetry Month and on tonight’s show we hear a selection of voices from around the Bay Area. We have original works from KPFA members as well as poetry and songs from famous artists and future stars. All this and more on full circle, Friday nights at 7 p.m.

In honor of KPFA’s 68th birthday, the station held an all day celebration. On tonight’s episode of Full Circle we take you through the history of the First Voice Apprenticeship Program with highlights from past shows.