Episodes

  • Bill Buckley: his life and thought

    Bill Buckley: his life and thought
    Aug 28 2025
    Sam Tanenhaus, author of Buckley: The Life and the Revolution that Changed America, on Bill, his thought, and his influence The post Bill Buckley: his life and thought appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 hr
  • The flaws of American democracy, the evolution of upper-class men’s dress

    The flaws of American democracy, the evolution of upper-class men’s dress
    Aug 21 2025
    Osita Nwanevu, author of The Right of the People, on the flaws of American democracy—and some cures • Derek Guy on the evolution of upper-class men’s dress over the decades The post The flaws of American democracy, the evolution of upper-class men’s dress appeared first on KPFA.
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    3 mins
  • Better futures: planning the economy, building cooperatives

    Better futures: planning the economy, building cooperatives
    Aug 14 2025
    Aaron Benanav, author of this article, outlines possibilities for a democratically planned economy • Jerome Nikolai Warren on the possibilities for cooperatives The post Better futures: planning the economy, building cooperatives appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 hr
  • Don’t go anti-woke, fissures around Israel on the right

    Don’t go anti-woke, fissures around Israel on the right
    Aug 7 2025
    Jodi Dean, author of this article, on why going anti-woke is very wrong • Emily Jashinsky on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s use of the word “genocide,” and other curious developments on the right The post Don’t go anti-woke, fissures around Israel on the right appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 hr
  • Fundraiser special: cops and AI

    Fundraiser special: cops and AI
    Jul 31 2025
    Alex Vitale on Zohran Mamdani, the NYPD, and policing generally (Nation article here) • Dwayne Monroe on the AI mania The post Fundraiser special: cops and AI appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 hr
  • Fundraising special: Trump’s America in the world—a tour d’horizon

    Fundraising special: Trump’s America in the world—a tour d’horizon
    Jul 24 2025
    Anatol Lieven looks at US relations with the world under the Trump regime, specifically Russia–Ukraine, Israel–Palestine, and US self-evisceration The post Fundraising special: Trump’s America in the world—a tour d’horizon appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 hr
  • Health cuts, Trump’s trade policy

    Health cuts, Trump’s trade policy
    Jul 17 2025
    Adam Gaffney, co-author of this article, on Trump & Co.’s cuts to health care and research • Alan Beattie tries to make sense of Trump’s nonsensical trade policy The post Health cuts, Trump’s trade policy appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 hr
  • Too much work—and what to do about it

    Too much work—and what to do about it
    Jul 10 2025
    Juliet Schor, author of Four Days a Week, on experiments in reducing the workweek • Katherine Moos and Noé Martin Wiener, authors of this paper, on overwork among teachers The post Too much work—and what to do about it appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 hr