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👀 Your Tuesday Sneak Peek on KPFA! 7 AM – UpFront 11 AM – The Electronic Intifada 1 PM – Planting Medicine 5 PM – Flashpoints 10 PM – The Reggae Express From headlines to herbal medicine to reggae.

After Dobbs, the GOP needed a way to win back women shocked by losing abortion rights. Journalist Madeleine Peltz says the tradwife fantasy filled that gap. Project Censored on KPFA kpfa.org/episode/proj... @projectcensored.bsky.social @peltzmadeline.bsky.social

How do smaller defense contracts make their way into the Pentagon's budget? ProPublica's Avi Asher-Schapiro joins KPFA's Background Briefing to explain the role of lawmakers, political connections, and behind-the-scenes negotiations in federal defense spending.

Walking the fine line between raising hell and raising the volume. 📻 Just another Thursday at KPFA. 94.1 FM | KPFA.org | KPFA App #kpfa #pacifica @realcatbrooks.bsky.social @doughenwood.bsky.social

By including KPFA in your will or living trust, you’ll become part of KPFA’s Legacy Circle, a group of thoughtful listeners helping secure the station’s future. Email development@kpfa.org or call 510-848-6767 x265 for more info. #Support #KPFA #Radio

Why is violence described as “self-defense” in some cases and “terrorism” in others? Journalist Norman Solomon joins KPFA's Flashpoints to discuss the language used in U.S. media and political coverage of Israel and Palestine.

“It was almost as if he had died.” A Fresno family gathered for a candlelight vigil after Luis Arreguin was detained by ICE. CalMatters reporter Wendy Fry shares their story on KPFA's UpFront. Full interview at KPFA.org. #Immigration #CentralValley #InvestigativeJournalism #KPFA

Today on Pushing Limits, we speak with Eric Harris, Associate Executive Director of External Affairs at Disability Rights CA, to discuss The California Disability Leadership Alliance‘s second comprehensive report examining how California measures up in advancing equity for people with disabilities.

“They want us to be a theocracy.” Religious studies scholar Julie Ingersoll joins Ian Masters to discuss Pete Hegseth, Christian Reconstructionism, and the theology of Christian dominionism. Hear the full conversation at KPFA.org.

Why do tens of thousands of pages of FBI records related to Leonard Peltier remain withheld on national security grounds? Documentary filmmaker David France discusses the case, the American Indian Movement, and the government's interests at Pine Ridge. Full interview: KPFA.org.

Missed this morning’s Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz? It was a moving gathering of Indigenous voices, prayers, songs, and reflections. Too powerful to miss. Catch the entire broadcast in our archives at kpfa.org/archives. #IndigenousPeoplesDay #Alcatraz #KPFA

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Voices worth hearing. Stories worth telling. Conversations that matter. Mahmoud Khalil Storytelling for social change. Only on KPFA. @justice4mahmoud.bsky.social @arocaction.bsky.social #palestine #mahmoudkhalil #kpfa #bayarea

LIVE FROM ALCATRAZ 🌅 This Indigenous Peoples' Day, join KPFA for the annual Sunrise Gathering—a morning of Indigenous ceremony, remembrance, resistance, and resilience. Monday, Oct. 12 | 5–8 AM Listen live on 94.1 FM or KPFA.org. #IndigenousPeoplesDay #KPFA

We’re at 70% of our goal, and KPFA’s fund drive ends TODAY. We’re still $134,541 short. For a station already stretched thin, that’s a serious gap. If KPFA matters to you, please help us get as close as possible. We need you today. ❤️ KPFA.org #KPFA #IndependentMedia #CommunityRadio

Before WWII, the Jewish Bund was a major force in Eastern European Jewish politics. On UpFront, Molly Crabapple discusses its socialist roots, opposition to Zionism, resistance to antisemitism, and largely forgotten history. Listen at KPFA.org.

We need to be upfront with you. KPFA is barely past halfway to our fund drive goal, and the drive ends Friday. We're already operating with limited resources, and this shortfall has real consequences. We don't have corporate advertisers to fall back on. We have you. PLEASE HELP: KPFA.org

What should teachers be allowed to discuss when the subject itself is politically contested? On Hard Knock Radio, Bay Area educators discuss antisemitism, Palestine and the growing battle over classroom speech in California schools. Listen: KPFA.org @arocaction.bsky.social #kpfa #oakland

“They’re absolute hellholes.” Refugee rights attorney Isabella Mosselmans describes the conditions facing clients deported by the U.S. to Equatorial Guinea, including alleged police violence, denial of medical care and malaria. Listen on Background Briefing on KPFA.org #RefugeeRights #Immigration

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“I was a permanent resident. I’m still a permanent resident. Never committed a crime.” Mahmoud Khalil speaks with Democracy Now! about his detention, the effort to deport him, and why he believes his case is about the right to speak out for Palestine. Full interview at KPFA.org #KPFA #DemocracyNow

Howard Zinn served as a WWII bombardier. In this archival Against the Grain interview, he tells Sasha Lilley how reading accounts from Hiroshima changed his understanding of bombing. Zinn discusses civil rights organizing, war, and the experiences that shaped A People’s History of the United States.

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Mahmoud Khalil was held in ICE detention for 104 days. Now he's written the book. Sat 10/3, 1pm: Oakland, with AROC Action and CCR. No one turned away. Sun 10/4, 4pm: Corte Madera, in conversation with KPFA's Cat Brooks. Details at kpfa.org/events

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In case you missed it this morning — listen back! Law & Disorder host Cat Brooks sits down with host of Economic Update, economist Richard Wolff to talk $$. REAL TALK. STRAIGHT. NO CHASER. Listen back now at KPFA.org. #kpfa #kpfk #economy

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@intifada.bsky.social Tuesday 11am @kpfa.org Heard about venues reacting to Ed Sheeran, or giving Macklemore a free concert? That's just a bit of what you'll hear almost nowhere else...

Twenty-five years after Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser discusses what he describes as America’s “two food systems” and why access to healthy food remains part of the conversation. On Democracy Now! Listen at KPFA.org.

News, analysis, resistance, and a little funk for balance. Your Friday sounds better on KPFA. The cats approved the lineup. The dog is still processing. #kpfa #news #funk #friday @projectcensored.bsky.social

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Second Nature director Drew Denny recalls being taught that queerness was “unnatural,”until gay penguin dads, bisexual bonobos and sex-changing fish showed her a much different natural world. Hear her conversation with Joan Roughgarden and Amy Parish on Women’s Magazine at KPFA.org #kpfa #biology

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How was lethal injection developed, what do its drugs actually do, and why does an execution look so much like a medical procedure? Legal scholar Corinna Barrett Lain discusses the history, secrecy and practices behind lethal injection on Against the Grain. Listen at KPFA.org.

At 8 AM on Law & Disorder, journalist Gillian Brockell discusses ICE flights, third-country removals and her reporting on an immigrant detained in an African hotel prison—and arrested after speaking to the media. Listen at 94.1 FM or KPFA.org.

Open-source AI models can be downloaded and run privately, making their use extremely difficult to track. On Background Briefing, Justin Bullock explains why that poses new challenges for AI oversight. Listen at KPFA.org.

We feed the surveillance system ourselves. Yet witnessing injustice in real time may no longer be enough to change it. Twenty-five years after 9/11, Hatem Bazian joins Davey D to examine how the War on Terror reshaped civil liberties, surveillance and political dissent. Listen at KPFA.org.

When Republican policies hurt rural communities, Democrats are often blamed—and Republicans may gain politically. Michael Shepherd explains how conservative media and social scapegoating help keep that cycle going. Hear the full conversation on Against the Grain at KPFA.org.

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The campaign to ban books is also targeting librarians. PEN America’s Kasey Meehan discusses the intimidation, harassment and dismissal of public servants who refuse to censor library collections. Hear the full interview on UpFront at KPFA.org. @penamerica.bsky.social #kpfa #Libraries #bannedbooks

Nepal contributes little to global warming, but it is facing some of its most devastating consequences. Prakash Dahal joins A Rude Awakening to discuss the catastrophic glacial flood, failed warning systems and the responsibility of the international community. Listen at KPFA.org.

Fuel your brain with KPFA’s Tuesday lineup: 7 AM — UpFront 12 PM — Against the Grain 4 PM — Hard Knock Radio 6 PM — Pacifica Evening News 8 PM — Bebop Cubop Listen at 94.1 FM, KPFA.org, or on the KPFA app—and check out the full schedule at KPFA.org. Stay strong. Stay woke. Stay curious. 📻☕️

“The soil of Gaza is now a mass grave.” Eyal Weizman explains how Israel’s clearing of Gaza’s rubble may be removing human remains while destroying evidence and the physical traces of Palestinian life. The Electronic Intifada on KPFA. Radio with Guts. @intifada.bsky.social

Tree sits, blockades and a prayer camp: Tribal members and land defenders are resisting border wall expansion in Arizona, citing threats to sacred sites and wildlife. KPFA’s Lauren Schmitt reports from the ground. Follow the coverage at KPFA.org.

Remembering Gloria Steinem, the groundbreaking feminist writer, journalist and organizer who died at 92. Her words and activism helped transform the struggle for women’s liberation and inspired generations to challenge injustice.

Pierre Damas Bel was a college student, athlete and Junior ROTC member. He had applied for asylum and never missed a hearing. ICE still placed an ankle monitor on him. After enduring ridicule and humiliation, the 20-year-old died in an apparent suicide. Listen: KPFA.org #HaitianTPS #ICE

New York City’s free internet program for public housing also provided the infrastructure to connect thousands of security cameras to the NYPD. Tune in today at 8 AM for the full story on Law & Disorder. Missed it? Listen in our archives at KPFA.org. #kpfa #kpfk @bklyndefender.bsky.social

The gray whales washing ashore may represent only a fraction of the true death toll. As Arctic sea ice disappears, their food supply is collapsing, and many are starving at sea. Terra Verde examines a catastrophic mortality event unfolding along the Pacific Coast. KPFA. Radio with Guts.

They were legal residents. They had work permits. Then the government changed their status and began rounding them up. Sasha Abramsky discusses Trump’s war on Haitians and the politics of racial exclusion on Background Briefing. Listen at KPFA.org KPFA. Radio with Guts. @sashaabramsky.bsky.social

From the morning’s headlines to hip-hop, intimate conversations and late-night reggae—here’s your Tuesday on KPFA: UpFront — 7 & 10 AM Jovelyn’s Bistro — 2 PM Hard Knock Radio — 4 PM Pacifica Evening News — 6 PM The Reggae Express — 10 PM Listen: 94.1 FM | kpfa.org Full Schedule @ kpfa.org