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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What if the chasm of political difference in U.S. society was all about status?  What IS status? How is it different from race, gender, class, age, wealth—all those other differences? Cecilia Ridgeway explains.

Cecilia L. Ridgeway is the Lucie Stern Professor of Social Sciences, Emerita, in the Sociology Department at Stanford University.  Her latest book is Status: Why Is It Everywhere? Why Does It Matter?: Why Is It Everywhere? Why Does It Matter?

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Professor Karl Grossman clues us in about the Leadership Institute, which for decades has trained conservatives on how to tell lies and win.  Graduates include Mitch McConnell, Mike Pence, Karl Rove…Hosted by Kris Welch.

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White supremacy is more powerful, more dangerous, than ever, despite the proponent-in-chief exiting the White House.  Philosopher George Yancy expounds on his Op-Ed Let’s Not Lose Ourselves in Euphoria Over Trump’s Exit. Anti-Blackness Persists.

PLUS: poet Raymond Nat Turner!

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Guest: Michael D’Antonio is an author, journalist, and commentator on CNN. He

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The American empire is in trouble: what can we build from it?  Philosopher Rebecca Gordon has ideas.  PLUS: stay-at-home has been lifted in California!  WHY??? Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The former president has STILL not conceded the election of Joseph Biden.  What are the dangers of a loser who cannot admit defeat? PLUS poet Raymond Nat Turner. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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Kris Welch is joined by Mitch Jeserich for analysis and taking your called in questions as a part of KPFA’s coverage of the Presidential inauguration.

Guest: Representative Barbara Lee, from California’s 13th congressional district, centered in Oakland, California.

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Joseph Biden will be inaugurated, but what is the health of our democracy?  Harvey Wasserman opines.  PLUS: a path to comfort, and even joy, despite troubled times. 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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