Episodes

  • Ending Isolation with Terry A. Kupers

    Ending Isolation with Terry A. Kupers
    Sep 2 2025
    Guest: Dr. Terry A. Kupers is a psychiatrist and professor emeritus at The Wright Institute in Berkeley, California. He is an expert on the intersection of mental health and incarceration and is the author of several books including Prison Madness: The Mental Health Crisis Behind Bars, Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation, and most lately, Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement co-authored with Christopher William Blackwell (Autor), Deborah Zalesne (Autor), and Kwaneta Harris. The post Ending Isolation with Terry A. Kupers appeared first on KPFA.
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  • The Black Wobbly: Ben Fletcher

    The Black Wobbly: Ben Fletcher
    Sep 1 2025
    Guest: Peter Cole is a professor of history at Western Illinois University in Macomb and a research associate in the Society, Work and Development Institute at the University of the Vitvatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Cole is the author of the award-winning Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area and Wobblies on the Waterfront: Interracial Unionism in Progressive-Era Philadelphia. He coedited Wobblies of the World: A Global History of the IWW. He is the founder and codirector of the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project. The post The Black Wobbly: Ben Fletcher appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 hr
  • Dispossession: The Indian Removal Act of 1830

    Dispossession: The Indian Removal Act of 1830
    Aug 28 2025
    Guest: Claudio Saunt, author of Unworthy Republic:The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory. Claudio Saunt is the Richard B. Russell Professor in American History at the University of Georgia. The post Dispossession: The Indian Removal Act of 1830 appeared first on KPFA.
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    46 mins
  • The Pirates That Halted The Slave Trade

    The Pirates That Halted The Slave Trade
    Aug 27 2025
    Guest: Angela C. Sutton is an Assistant research professor at Vanderbilt University, where she has taught Seapower in History, the Golden Age of Piracy, and Comparative Slavery. She is the author of Pirates of the Slave Trade: The Battle of Cape Lopez and the Birth of an American Institution. The post The Pirates That Halted The Slave Trade appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 hr
  • IDF: A History of Israel’s Army of Occupation

    IDF: A History of Israel’s Army of Occupation
    Aug 26 2025
    Guest: Haim Bresheeth-Zabner is a Professor of film studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. He is the author of An Army Like No Other: How the Israeli Defense Force Made a Nation. The post IDF: A History of Israel’s Army of Occupation appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 hr
  • The Shahnameh & Iran’s Ancient Past

    The Shahnameh & Iran’s Ancient Past
    Aug 25 2025
    Guest: Dr Reza Shaghaghi Zarghamee is a Post-doctoral Fellow in Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Discovering Cyrus: The Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World (Mage: 2013), and his latest Myth and History in Ancient Persia: The Achaemenids in the Iranian Tradition The post The Shahnameh & Iran’s Ancient Past appeared first on KPFA.
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    8 mins
  • Letters and Politics – August 21, 2025

    Letters and Politics – August 21, 2025
    Aug 21 2025
    A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich. The post Letters and Politics – August 21, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
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    50 mins
  • How Adam Smith Became A Capitalist Icon

    How Adam Smith Became A Capitalist Icon
    Aug 20 2025
    Guest: Glory Liu is a lecturer in social studies at Harvard University. She is the author of Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism. The post How Adam Smith Became A Capitalist Icon appeared first on KPFA.
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