Current Progams on KPFA

A Musical Offering

Live on KPFA at 05:00 AM Pacific Time: Sundays

Explorations deep into the language of music. There's a lot that's Bach, and a lot that's not.

About Health

Live on KPFA at 02:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays
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Our program is designed to give our listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the field of both traditional and non-traditional health. If you have suggestions for programs or questions about KPFA, please contact Dr. Lenoir at 510.834.4897 or by e-mail at drlenoir@drlenoir.com.

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Across the Great Divide

Live on KPFA at 11:00 AM Pacific Time: Sundays
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Acoustic & folk

Act One Radio Drama

Live on KPFA at 07:30 PM Pacific Time: Sundays
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Radio drama and readings from world literature, including performances from L.A. Theater Works (for cassettes or CDs: http://www.latw.org/catalog/), the Afro-Solo and Solo Mio one-act play festivals, Pagliacci's Fools, Performing Artists for Literacy in the Schools, and BARD (Bay Area Radio Drama).

Africa Today

Live on KPFA at 07:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays
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Africa Today with Walter Turner
Mondays 7 pm - 8 pm

A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora. Africa Today seeks to update listeners on contemporary developments in Africa, the Caribbean, South America, and the United States. The program utilizes an interview and discussion format to explore political, social, economic, and cultural themes relative to the African experience.

About Walter
He is a Professor of History and Chairperson of the Social Sciences Department at the College of Marin in Kentfield, California, instructing courses in United States History, African History, and African American History. Walter is also President of the Board of Directors of Global Exchange, and is an African News analyst for Pacifica Radio Station KPFA.

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Against the Grain

Live on KPFA at 12:00 PM (Noon) Pacific Time: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
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Against the Grain is a radio and web media project whose aim is to provide in-depth analysis and commentary on a variety of matters -- political, economic, social and cultural -- important to progressive and radical thinking and activism.

For more information, visit our home page againstthegrain.org

 

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America's Back 40

Live on KPFA at 01:00 PM Pacific Time: Sundays
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The hicks from coast to coast. With host Mary Tilson.

APEX Express

Live on KPFA at 07:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays

Apex Express comes to you with an Asian Pacific Islander point of view. Send comments, questions, events to: Apex: 510-848-6767x464.

email: apex@kpfa.org

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Bay Native Circle

Live on KPFA at 02:00 PM Pacific Time: Wednesdays
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Hosts Janeen Antoine, Lakota Harden, Gregg McVicar and Morning Star Gali
bring you today's Native issues, people, culture & events.

Bay Area Native Community Calendar

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Behind the News with Doug Henwood

Live on KPFA at 10:00 AM Pacific Time: Saturdays
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Behind the News covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Shows typically consist of some opening comments by host Doug Henwood on the recent news, followed by two or three interviews with authors, activists, academics, and other knowledgeable sorts. Since mystification is one of the tricks that power uses to maintain itself, emphasis is always placed on clarifying the complex.

Topics covered include the broad economy and the financial markets, trade and globalization, income distribution and poverty, political candidates (with an emphasis on their general bogosity), Latin American resistance to neoliberalism, crime and imprisonment, financing health care, environmental economics, and the culture of money. Of course, that list will evolve as circumstances warrant.

Doug Henwood

Host/producer profile

Doug Henwood has been hosting Behind the News since 1996; his radio career began in 1989, with commentaries delivered on the late and deeply missed Samori Marksman's show. His day job is as a writer and editor. He edits Left Business Observer, a newsletter he founded in 1986, and is a contributing editor of The Nation. He is the author of three books - The State of the USA Atlas (1994), Wall Street (1997), and After the New Economy (2004). He's at work on a study of the American ruling class, whoever that might be.

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Blues By The Bay

Live on KPFA at 12:00 PM (Noon) Pacific Time: Saturdays
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For over 25 years, this Chicago native has hosted this popular blues radio show highlighting this Afro-American roots art form from its rural country roots to the urban manifestations and regional flavors that encompass the genre. Also founder and head cat of the internationally recognized San Francisco Blues Festival, Tom was awarded the WC Handy Award in Memphis, Tennessee for Concert Producer of the Year.

Brazilian Music

Live on KPFA at 01:00 AM Pacific Time: Mondays
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Hosted by Adalia. Email Adalia: adalia@kpfa.org.

Capitalism and Its Discontents: A 5 part series on the global financial meltdown

Live on KPFA at 10:00 AM Pacific Time: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
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Capitalism and Its Discontents, KPFA's five part series on the global financial meltdown, delves into the roots of the crisis gripping the economies of the Global North and South -- and the political upheaval it has spawned.  Monday, February 9 through Friday, February 13, from 10-11am.

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Con Sabor

Live on KPFA at 09:00 PM Pacific Time: Saturdays
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Luis Medina hosts this program focusing on the finest in Salsa, Latin Jazz, Afro Cuban, Afro Caribbean music from the classics to the latest!

Countdown 2006!

Live on KPFA at 03:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays

Anchored by long-time election specialist Larry Bensky and Free Speech Radio news co-founder, Aaron Glantz.

Counterspin

Live on KPFA at 02:00 PM Pacific Time: Fridays
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Counterspin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media may have missed in their own coverage. Combines lively discussion and thoughtful critique. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting).

Cover to Cover Open Book

Live on KPFA at 03:00 PM Pacific Time: Fridays
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On the Air Fridays at 3:00pm

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Cover to Cover with Denny Smithson

Live on KPFA at 03:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays

Booktalk, readings, unique spins on the zeiitgeist, and interviews with authors, poets, and others about all manner of things covering the written word.

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Cover to Cover with Jack Foley

Live on KPFA at 03:00 PM Pacific Time: Wednesdays
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Hosted by Jack Foley

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Cover to Cover with Jennifer Stone

Live on KPFA at 03:00 PM Pacific Time: Tuesdays
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Reviews and discussions with authors on literature, poetry, and passion.

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Cover to Cover with Richard Wolinsky

Live on KPFA at 03:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays
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On the Air Thursdays at 3:00pm

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Crack O' Dawn

Live on KPFA at 12:00 AM (Midnight) Pacific Time: Fridays
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Barbara Golden.

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Dead To The World

Live on KPFA at 08:00 PM Pacific Time: Wednesdays

Wednesdays 8 pm to 10 pm, with David Gans.

http://dttw.gdhour.com | david@gdhour.com

Americana and jam band music.

About David
He's best known for his work with the Grateful Dead, but singer-songwriter David Gans has a voice, a style, and a songbook all his own.

With the aid of a digital recording device called the Loop Station, "solo electric" performer Gans can build his musical accompaniment in real time from a single acoustic guitar to a multi-layered sonic environment that sometimes leads to dancing. "He's not just a one-man band, he's the future of singer-songwriting," says Wired magazine's Steve Silberman. "Some of the most exciting stuff emanating from one guy with a guitar that I've ever seen - David Gans is the bastard child of Hank Williams, Jackson Browne, and Robert Fripp!"

It's all in service of the song, Gans insists. As KPFK's Barry Smolin wrote in the liner notes for Gans's concert DVD Live at the Powerhouse, "In a voice that communicates at once the bliss and the heartache of being alive in the world, David Gans croons like the warmest invitation, like a soulful bear hug, but with a sardonic edge at times and the unmistakably wry gleam of the trickster: Swift with allusions and wordplay yet always heartfelt and real, David doesn't need to hide behind irony. He's not afraid to say 'I love you' and mean it."

Democracy Now! (6 am)

Live on KPFA at 06:00 AM Pacific Time: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays

               
      
Democracy Now!
with Amy Goodman

Monday - Friday 6 am to 7 am
    
url http://www.democracynow.org
email mail@democracynow.org
       
Hosted by award winning reporter Amy Goodman, “Democracy Now!” is one of the hottest national daily radio programs on the air today. Started as an election year show in 1996, “Democracy Now!” expanded into a hard-hitting investigative news magazine.

“Democracy Now!” provides the kind of news and information that is crucial to public participation in the political life of the country. With cutting edge reporting and challenging views, “Democracy Now!” aims to hold those in positions of power accountable for their decisions and to inspire grassroots action for social change.

“Democracy Now!” opens the airwaves to those remarkable voices and stories that have been traditionally excluded from the corporate media. The program features the ideas and voices of women, people of color, youth, immigrants, lesbians and gay men, environmentalists, the unemployed, seniors, refugees, and activists of all kinds, the people making the news, but who aren’t covered in the news.

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Democracy Now! (9 am)

Live on KPFA at 09:00 AM Pacific Time: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays

Hosted by award winning reporter Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! is one of the hottest national daily radio programs on the air today. Started as an election year show in 1996, Democracy Now! expanded into a hard-hitting investigative news magazine.

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Discreet Music

Live on KPFA at 10:00 PM Pacific Time: Sundays
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Mix of new, unusual and classical music.

Ear Thyme

Live on KPFA at 11:00 PM Pacific Time: Saturdays

Straight ahead jazz with Doug Edwards.

Early Morning Jazz

Live on KPFA at 04:00 AM Pacific Time: Mondays

Start your day off right with Jazz in the Morning.

Early Morning Music (Friday)

Live on KPFA at 05:00 AM Pacific Time: Fridays

Musical Exploration with Eddy Pay, e-mail xuxinhauma@gmail.com

Early Morning Music (Monday)

Live on KPFA at Pacific Time: Mondays
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Guest Hosts

Early Morning Music (Tuesday)

Live on KPFA at 05:00 AM Pacific Time: Tuesdays
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"The Lewis Sawyer Experience"

Lewis Sawyer, Jaz Sawyer, and Chuck Scurich present eclectic musical choices, free of genre boundaries, with jazz accents, including spoken word by Lewis, whose life has been completely absorbed by the KPFA Experience. Also offered are new "Indie" artists, featured editorials, and information about current events and music.

Produced by the Experience Collective: Jaz Sawyer, Lewis Sawyer and Chuck Scurich. Live on KPFA at 5:00 am (Pacific Time), Tuesdays www.kpfa.org

iTunes Radio: "Public"

Comcast Digital Cable 967 (Pacific)

iPhone: Public Radio Tuner App

Early Morning Music Thursdays

Live on KPFA at 05:00 AM Pacific Time: Thursdays
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With Bonnie Bone.

Early Morning Music, Wednesday

Live on KPFA at 05:00 AM Pacific Time: Wednesdays
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Hosted by Peja Peja.

Education Today

Live on KPFA at 02:30 PM Pacific Time: Fridays
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On the Air 2nd, 4th Fridays at 2:30pm

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Emergency Circus

Live on KPFA at 10:00 PM Pacific Time: Sundays
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Hosted by Gary N.  For playlists or other info, email gary@kpfa.org or check twitter.com/emergencycircus

Exploration

Live on KPFA at 02:00 PM Pacific Time: Tuesdays
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Exploration is an hour long science program heard nationally on the Ku national radio satellite The show features half-hour commentary and interviews with top scientists and environmentalists.

Flashpoints

Live on KPFA at 05:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
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INVESTIGATIVE News Radio every weekday. Listen to Flashpoints en Español every Friday at 5:45pm.

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Forms And Feelings

Live on KPFA at 02:00 PM Pacific Time: Saturdays
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Timeless music "sometimes conveniently described as jazz." Miles, Mingus, Monk, Duke, Sun Ra, Coltrane and beyond.

Free Speech Radio News

Live on KPFA at 03:30 PM Pacific Time: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
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FSRN is the only daily half-hour progressive radio newscast in the U.S. It is owned and managed by news reporters.

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Friday Night Vibe

Live on KPFA at 12:00 AM (Midnight) Pacific Time: Saturdays
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With Davey D & T-Kash

Full Circle

Live on KPFA at 07:00 PM Pacific Time: Fridays
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The KPFA Apprentice Program eZine - youth news, music, culture.

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Guns and Butter

Live on KPFA at 01:00 PM Pacific Time: Wednesdays
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"Guns & Butter" investigates the relationships among capitalism, militarism and politics. Maintaining a radical perspective in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, "Guns & Butter: The Economics of Politics" reports on who wins and who loses when the economic resources of civil society are diverted toward global corporatization, war, and the furtherance of a national security state.

Produced and hosted by Bonnie Faulkner.

E-mail Bonnie at blfaulkner@yahoo.com

 

Hard Knock Radio

Live on KPFA at 04:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
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Hard Knock Radio is 94.1 FM KPFA's daily drivetime Hip Hop Talk Show. It features hosts Davey D, Weyland Southon, and Anita Johnson who hit the air everyday at 4pm offering news, views, breaks, and beats.

In Your Ear

Live on KPFA at 04:00 PM Pacific Time: Saturdays
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A cool fusion of jazz and Latin music, giving voice to musicians deserving wider recognition, and showing that jazz and Afro-Caribbean music are separate, but "branches of the same tree" as the late Afro-jazz pioneer Mario Bauza used to stress. Interviews with artists like John Gilmore of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Leroy Jenkins, Billy Bang, and Andy and Jerry Gonzalez are highpoints of Art’s radio career thus far.

Informed Dissent

Live on KPFA at 06:30 PM Pacific Time: Saturdays

Pacifica's national program looking at the issues affecting this year's mid-term elections and beyond. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.

Joe Frank

Live on KPFA at 09:00 PM Pacific Time: Sundays
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La Onda Bajita

Live on KPFA at 08:00 PM Pacific Time: Fridays

Lowrider soul. This long running lowrider cruising show continues to creep along with a mix of barrio oldies and raza knowledge.

La Raza Chronicles

Live on KPFA at 07:00 PM Pacific Time: Tuesdays
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Cronicas De La Raza comes to you con entrevistas, cultura y musica de la comunidad sin fronteras.

Letters from Washington: The First 100 Days

Live on KPFA at Pacific Time: Mondays
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Pacifica Radio takes a hard look at how the Obama Administration responds to the economic crisis, global warming, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, health care expansion, civil rights, and the so called "war on terrorism", with host Mitch Jeserich.

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Letters to Washington

Live on KPFA at 10:00 AM Pacific Time: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
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As Congress faces such burning issues as healthcare, global warming and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Pacifica's Mitch Jesserich hosts “Letters To Washington” a look at national politics from a progressive perspective.

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Live From Aztlan

Live on KPFA at 01:00 AM Pacific Time: Sundays

With The G-Spot, Gary Baca. A funk oriented musical serving of hip hop, oldies, soul and Latino sounds deeply fried in East Bay grease. Born and raised in East Oakland, Gary started his radio journey at KALX before initiating his radio programming at KPFA in 1990. In previous programs, the G-Spot's has featured interviews with War, Rick James, the Commodores, Morris Day, George Clinton, Joe Battan, Li’l Willie G, Pete Escovedo, Angela Bofill, and Roger & ZappEmail the G-Spot: gspot@kpfa.org

Living Room

Live on KPFA at 12:00 PM (Noon) Pacific Time: Thursdays, Fridays
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A daily program about politics, society and culture. Interviews and analysis with host Kris Welch.

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Making Contact

Live on KPFA at 01:30 PM Pacific Time: Fridays
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An international radio program that links people, vital ideas, and important information.

Music Dept. Showcase

Live on KPFA at 12:00 AM (Midnight) Pacific Time: Thursdays

Rotating hosts: Al Glenn, Mr. Chuch and others.

Music of the World with Avotcja

Live on KPFA at 11:00 AM Pacific Time: Wednesdays
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Music of the World with David McBurnie

Live on KPFA at 11:00 AM Pacific Time: Fridays
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A layered mix that is unpredictable and cutting edge with innovative dance textures. For 18 years, David McBurnie has been hosting music programs here at KPFA with his unique global perspective. Born in NYC and raised in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in the Caribbean, he's absorbed diverse musical influences that he has shared on the long-running "Spirit of Carnival," "Rhythm Drive," and now "Music of the World."

Music of the World with Doug Edwards

Live on KPFA at 11:00 AM Pacific Time: Wednesdays
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Doug Edwards presents Jazz Passages

Music of the World with José Ruiz

Live on KPFA at 11:00 AM Pacific Time: Tuesdays
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Music of the World with José Ruiz offers an international mixed bag of muzikal textures  that is fresh and funky. Drawing from a variety of styles – from folkloric to experimental, from traditional to contemporary, from the local to the cosmopolitan. A cool fusion of Latin, Caribbean, African, Mediterranean, European, Asian …and everywhere inbetween. It’s layered mix that is unpredictable.  

Music of the World with Kutay

Live on KPFA at 11:00 AM Pacific Time: Mondays
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Contemporary traditions of world music, with an emphasis on acoustic folk and classical traditions are presented with information about the land, culture and history of the people. Kutay Derin Kugay brings music and culture from distant lands to Bay Area audiences, including occasional live musicians and guest scholars in KPFA's studios. A broad spectrum of world music is honored in this program, from Asia to Africa to Eastern Europe, Southwest Asia, the Mediterranean and everywhere in between.

Music of the World with Stephen Kent

Live on KPFA at 11:00 AM Pacific Time: Thursdays
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In a musical journey that began in England in the late 1970's, composer, performer, multi-instrumentalist and radio DJ Stephen Kent has blazed a trail across five continents, living at various times in the UK, Spain, Australia and the USA. His musical scores, composed for theatre, circus and dance companies, have received international acclaim and his work as a performer and recording artist has established him as a unique talent in the global music scene. He is one of the foremost exponents of the Australian Aboriginal Didjeridu in contemporary music.

Musical Colors

Live on KPFA at 08:00 PM Pacific Time: Tuesdays

Explores a variety of textures with a cross pollination of jazz, world and Latin influences.

Night Magic

Live on KPFA at 02:00 AM Pacific Time: Tuesdays
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With Alex Danzler

No Other Radio Network

Live on KPFA at 12:00 AM (Midnight) Pacific Time: Wednesdays

experimental recordings, interviews, and live performances!

OaklandSeen

Live on KPFA at Pacific Time: Tuesdays
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Residents, tax payers, young adults are all seeking answers to the challenges facing Oakland, California; they want to know who to hold accountable when a problem arises; they want to know where to turn when all else has failed them.  Young people interested in the political climate and everyday issues happening around them need a platform to express their views.  They also want to feel good about the city they call home and celebrate the accomplishments they see taking place around them.

OaklandSeen will feature the voices of everyday Oakland - and has a new OaklandSeen line that will record thoughts and ideas from across the city.  The call in number is 510.848.6767 x 606. 

Social media outlets Twitter and Facebook will play an active role in communicating with audiences who are increasingly relying upon viral media as a primary source of information.  The online companions are www.twitter.com/oaklandseen , and www.facebook.com/pages/oaklandseen.  OaklandSeen will get audience ideas and reactions before the show and post links, podcasts, video and photos after each show on OaklandSeen.com

Hosted by  Aimee Allison

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Off The Beaten Path

Live on KPFA at 10:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays
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With DJ Sep

Over the Edge

Live on KPFA at 12:00 AM (Midnight) Pacific Time: Fridays
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With Don Joyce.

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Panhandle Country

Live on KPFA at 03:00 PM Pacific Time: Sundays
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Traditional Country, Bluegrass, Cajun, Western Swing, Old Time Sting Band, Country Jazz. Recorded music, interviews, specials and live music.

Pig In A Pen

Live on KPFA at 03:00 PM Pacific Time: Sundays
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Traditional Country, Bluegrass, Cajun, Western Swing, Old Time Sting Band, Country Jazz. Recorded music, interviews, specials and live music.

Pitch A Fit

Live on KPFA at 12:00 AM (Midnight) Pacific Time: Tuesdays
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Free form style with doses of rock, techno, R&B, punk, soul, metal, standards, soundtracks, indie, spoken word, and things that haven't been invented yet.

Political Art Series

Live on KPFA at 09:00 PM Pacific Time: Sundays
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4 part series of highlights of La Pena Cultural Center Political Art in collaboration with KPFA.

 

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Pushing Limits

Live on KPFA at 02:30 PM Pacific Time: Fridays
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Disability Radio

Now Airing 1st, 3rd, and 5th Fridays at 2:30 pm

   * Leave a message for Pushing Limits at: (510) 848-6767 ext. 636
   * Email: pushinglimits[a]kpfa.org

 

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Puzzling Evidence

Live on KPFA at 03:00 AM Pacific Time: Fridays

Deranged "edits" segue into a cascade of echoing glossolaliac madness, the voicing of lyric ruminations from the free-falling brains of disintegrating personalities.

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Race with History

Live on KPFA at 01:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays

Race With History is a glimpse into a little known part of our past - a chronicle of struggle, terror, and triumph, told through the works of the people who lived these events.

Radio 2050

Live on KPFA at 06:30 PM Pacific Time: Saturdays
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Latino Arts and Culture

Radio Chronicles

Live on KPFA at 06:30 PM Pacific Time: Sundays
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Oral histories: Ordinary folks, extraordinary circumstances.

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Ritmo De Las Americas

Live on KPFA at 07:00 PM Pacific Time: Saturdays
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Music from the Americas, from Brazil to the Carribean to Latin America, with a little roots and some occasional Mariachi/Blues for the soul. Email la_chula68@hotmail.com for playlists. Gracias!

Rock en Rebelión

Live on KPFA at 05:00 PM Pacific Time: Sundays

Rock en Rebelión es un programa de radio cuyo propósito es la difusión de música y cultura alternativa. Nuestro objetivo es crear un espacio informativo y musical, que se aleje de los esquemas, estereotipos, y resulte dinámico!

Roots Kommunikations

Live on KPFA at 02:00 AM Pacific Time: Saturdays
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ROOTS KOMMUNIKATIONS on the GREAT TURTLE ISLAND with Kayumanggi

Saturday Morning Talkies

Live on KPFA at 09:00 AM Pacific Time: Saturdays
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With Kris Welch.

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Settin' the Standard

Live on KPFA at 01:00 AM Pacific Time: Mondays
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Maya Rise aka Maya Xochitl Orozco hosts and produces Settin the Standard. This program features Guest DJ's who spin conscious Hip Hop, Reggae, and Raza Music.

Sideshow Radio

Live on KPFA at 12:00 AM (Midnight) Pacific Time: Saturdays
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The best of Bay Area Hip Hop and Culture Hosted by The Minister of Information JR.
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Sing Out

Live on KPFA at 10:00 PM Pacific Time: Wednesdays

“Sing Out” is a showcase of the world’s ever-changing musical realm, hosted since 1989 by Larry Kelp. It was launched in 1974 by David Dunaway, author of the acclaimed Pete Seeger biography, “How Can I Keep from Singing.” The show’s theme song, “A Place in the Choir,” illuminates a disparate group of critters who come together harmoniously through music. The show attempts the same feat with a diverse array of recordings from Classical to the Clash, and live performers who have included Pharoah Sanders, Charles Brown, Iris DeMent, Dar Williams, ROVA Saxophone Quartet, Grupo Raiz, Los Cenzontles, Patricia Barber, Fred Frith, and dozens more.

 

Sunday Night Live

Live on KPFA at 10:00 PM Pacific Time: Sundays
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Every second Sunday of each month, from 10 PM until 1 AM. Hosted by Jane Heaven.

Sunday Sedition

Live on KPFA at 09:00 AM Pacific Time: Sundays

With Andrea Lewis.

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Terra Verde

Live on KPFA at 01:00 PM Pacific Time: Fridays
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A live public affairs program focusing on investigating and analyzing environmental issues from a global perspective. Our hope is both to bring key international perspectives to listeners, as well as make the issues relevant to northern California listeners.

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The Big Thang

Live on KPFA at 02:00 AM Pacific Time: Thursdays

With Funky Man, the World's Funkiest DJ.

The Bonnie Simmons Show

Live on KPFA at 08:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays

Email: bon@bonzilla.com | Past Playlists: http://www.bonzilla.com

Bonnie has been programming her mix of singer/songwriter folk, rock, soul, country, and R&B on KPFA since the 1980’s. One of the best loved personalities of Bay Area music radio, she moved to San Francisco from Denver in 1968 and became a pioneer of free form radio. During her eight years, from 1970 to 1978, at the legendary KSAN, she was program music director and disc jockey. After leaving KSAN, she worked at Warner Bros, promoting Prince as well as the first Dire Straits and Rickie Lee Jones albums, amongst others, also at Hightone Records. She moved in and out of radio at KFOG, LIVE 105, KOFY-FM, KVRE, KDBK “Double 99” and KUSF. As the Audio Director for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, she created the disc jockey audio exhibit and many of the exhibits involving sound at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. On a local level, Bonnie has worked as a sandwich-maker at Ozzie's Soda Fountain in Berkeley, and currently hosts her eclectic weekly show on KPFA. Bonnie managed the band Cake for eight years, and presently manages Noe Venable and Etienne de Rocher.

The Gospel Experience

Live on KPFA at 06:00 AM Pacific Time: Saturdays

One of the longest running gospel music shows in the Bay Area.

The Hear & Now

Live on KPFA at 10:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays

"from singer-songwriters to avant-garde jazz; old faves, new voices, and live performances"
With host Derk Richardson

The Herbal Highway

Live on KPFA at 01:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays
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The Herbal Highway, hosted and produced by Karyn Sanders, enhances the community's knowledge of herbal medicines and alternative choices to standard medical practices for healing.

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The History Of Funk

Live on KPFA at 10:00 PM Pacific Time: Fridays

Two hours of the strongest, stankiest, uncut fonk anywhere on the airwaves.

The KPFA Evening News (Weekend)

Live on KPFA at 06:00 PM Pacific Time: Sundays, Saturdays

Weekend Edition of the KPFA Evening News

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The Late Night Hype

Live on KPFA at 01:30 AM Pacific Time: Wednesdays

Electic mix with Peja Peja!

The Morning Show

Live on KPFA at 07:00 AM Pacific Time: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays

The Morning Show is a locally produced public affairs program, covering Bay Area, California, National, and International news, as well as arts and culture. With Aimee Allison and Philip Maldari.

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The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

Live on KPFA at 06:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays

With Mark Mericle, daily at 6:00 pm.

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The Reggae Express

Live on KPFA at 10:00 PM Pacific Time: Tuesdays

Go with the flow reggae music mix. Traditionally the program begins with the Bob Marley Roadblock, a live recording of Marley music because you know anywhere you went to see B.M. there was going to be a roadblock.

The Visionary Activist Show

Live on KPFA at 02:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays
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The Visionary Activist show is the wedding of spiritual magic and compassionate social activism.

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Thinkbeat Radio

Live on KPFA at 02:00 AM Pacific Time: Saturdays
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THINKBEAT RADIO every final friday night/ saturday morning from 2am-4am (PST) with your host Wonway Posibul & Dion Decibels playing hip hop and all that good stuff... Always tons of special guests, freestyles, beats, & talking...

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Transitions On Traditions

Live on KPFA at 08:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays
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jazz, blues, spoken word, & then some

Uprising Radio

Live on KPFA at 11:00 AM Pacific Time: Saturdays
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Uprising is a digest of independent news analysis, investigation, education, artistic expression, activism in the public interest. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.

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Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

Live on KPFA at 07:00 PM Pacific Time: Wednesdays
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Co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.

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Women's Magazine

Live on KPFA at 01:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays
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The Women's Magazine is an hour long radio program that airs on KPFA radio that presents and discusses women's lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective.

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Your Own Health and Fitness

Live on KPFA at 01:00 PM Pacific Time: Tuesdays
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A critical, independent voice on the politics and practice of health.

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