KPFA - Talkies

The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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Long-time, award-winning journalist and public broadcaster Ray Suarez turns his attention and serious chops to those left out of mainstream news: the working poor.  Hosted by Kris Welch.

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Evolutionary biologists talk of the ‘maximum power principle’: that the human species’ thirst for “power over” is nearly genetic.  How are we then to voluntarily reduce our power in order to save the planet? Richard Heinberg offers some guidelines. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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Anxiety and depression are abroad in the land these days, but Dr. Meghan Krausch says activism keeps hope alive.  PLUS: a new play by SF Mime troupe actor/director/writer Michael Gene Sullivan, on the African American experience.  PLUS: poet Raymond Nat Turner. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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What do Kirsten Sinema, JFK, Afghanistan, Facebook and Uptopia have in common?  They are all topics of interest for Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent for the Nation magazine.Hosted by Kris Welch.

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Go ‘head and holler at Manchin and Sinema, but don’t let the GOP off the hook, says investigative journalist and general rabble-rouser Harvey Wasserman.  PLUS: a book and a doc, about how conspiracy theorists have hijacked America.  Hosted by Kris Welch.

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Fires, COVID, Newsom—all things California, with CalMatters newsletter editor Emily Hoeven.  Hang on!  PLUS: poet Raymond Nat Turner. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The increasing tensions between the U.S. and China (Taiwan, Uighers, HongKing, Wuhan, etc.!) are giving rise to fears of the worst case scenario: some minor mistake could lead to World War III.  Arms and China expert Michael Klare explains. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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Guest: Frances Moore Lappé is the author or co-author of twenty books about world hunger, living democracy, and the environment, beginning with the three-million-copy Diet for a Small Planet in 1971. Frances is the cofounder of three organizations including the Oakland-based think tank Food First and the Small Planet Institute, which she leads with her daughter, Anna Lappé.  The pair also cofounded the Small Planet Fund, which channels resources to democratic social movements worldwide.  Diet for a Small Planet Anniversary edition was published on September 21, 2021.

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