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kpfa.org > episode > bookwaves-artwaves-april-2-2026

Bookwaves/Artwaves - April 2, 2026 - Tracy Kidder - Joseph Kanon

2+ hour, 56+ min ago  (274+ words) Links to assorted local theater & book venues Tracy Kidder (1945-2026), Pulitzer Prize winning author of literary non-fiction, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios during the book tour for "Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and…...

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kpfa.org > episode > background-briefing-5am-april-2-2026

Background Briefing (5am) - April 2, 2026

10+ hour, 56+ min ago  (447+ words) On today's show: Trump Poised to Announce Victory in a Surrender of His War on Iran We begin with Trump's surrender which he will present as a victory tonight when he addresses the nation to announce he is ending his…...

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kpfa.org > episode > hard-knock-radio-april-1-2026

The Political Battle Over Birthright Citizenship and Memphis: Blueprint for Repression

23+ hour, 53+ min ago  (352+ words) On a recent episode of'Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Professor Kevin R. Johnson to unpack a high stakes Supreme Court hearing centered on birthright citizenship and a controversial executive order issued by President Donald Trump. The conversation…...

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kpfa.org > episode > the-final-straw-radio-april-1-2026

Out Here For Them: Updates As Prairieland Federal Trial Ends

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (416+ words) Out Here For Them: Updates As Prairieland Federal Trial Ends'KPFA This week we spoke with AC and E, two members of the DFW Support Committee about the recently finished federal trial for 9 defendants in the terrorism case around the Prairieland…...

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kpfa.org > episode > hard-knock-radio-march-27-2026

Humanitarian or Target? The Cost of Standing with Cuba and Poor News Magazine

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (491+ words) On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, Davey D spoke with Caroline of Code Pink about her recent trip to Cuba as part of an international aid delegation that delivered medicine and other essential supplies. The conversation centered on what…...

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kpfa.org > episode > pushing-limits-march-27-2026

When The Safety Net Disappears - Pushing Limits - March 27, 2026

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (122+ words) What do you do when the hardest part of surviving a stroke isn't the recovery'but navigating the bureaucratic systems in place meant to help you?" Every year, thousands of Californians rely on IHSS and the Department of Rehabilitation to survive,…...

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kpfa.org > episode > background-briefing-5am-march-27-2026

Background Briefing (5am) - March 27, 2026

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (541+ words) No Kings and 11 Attempts by Democrats to Fund TSA Blocked by Trump As He Tries To Force His SAVE Act on Senate Republicans We begin with the upcoming "No Kings" rallies across the country on Saturday, the third of which…...

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kpfa.org > episode > bookwaves-artwaves-march-26-2026

Bookwaves/Artwaves - March 26, 2026: Pulp Magazine Author E. Hoffman Price (1898-1988)

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (292+ words) Links to assorted local theater & book venues E. Hoffman Price (1898-1988), fantasy and science fiction author who published in various pulp magazines from the 1920s into the 1950s, in conversation with Probabiliaties hosts Richard Wolinsky, Richard A. Lupoff and Lawrence Davidson, recorded in early 1979 at…...

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kpfa.org > episode > this-way-out-march-26-2026

Anaïs Nin Writes of the New Woman | This Way Out - March 26, 2026

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (227+ words) It" is the woman who has to speak, and it's not only the woman Ana's who has to speak, but I who have to speak for many women." So says the Cuban-French essayist and novelist in this 1966 reading from the…...

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kpfa.org > episode > the-final-straw-radio-march-25-2026

Homeless Organizing in Oakland and the Wood Street Movie

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (349+ words) Homeless Organizing in Oakland and the Wood Street Movie'KPFA This week on The Final Straw Radio, we're featuring an interview with three participants in the feature length documentary Wood Street, about the community that formed in a parking lot at…...