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KPFA - Letters and Politics

Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.

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9:03

Trump Promises to Revoke Biden’s Ban on Offshore...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2025/01/07

Host Mitch Jeserich comments on Trump’s promises to reverse Biden’s Ban on offshore drilling and more. The audience joins him for comments and questions.Photo credit: Oil Drilling in Alaska. Wikimedia Commons The post Trump Promises to Revoke Biden’s Ban on Offshore Drilling appeared first on KPFA.

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28:50

Congress Certifies the 2024 Presidential Election...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2025/01/06

Host Mitch Jeserich opens the phones to listeners to talk about the certification of election results by the Electoral College and the responsibility of a peaceful transfer of power. The post Congress Certifies the 2024 Presidential Election Results & a Peaceful Transfer of Power appeared first on KPFA.

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31:47

The Impact of the Opium Trade on Global History

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2025/01/02

Guest: Amitav Ghosh is the author of several bestselling books including, Ibis Trilogy; his latest is Smoke and Ashes: Opiums Hidden Histories. The post The Impact of the Opium Trade on Global History appeared first on KPFA.

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23:22

A History of Jewish Anti-Zionism: From The Communist...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2025/01/01

Guest: Benjamin Balthaser is associate professor of multi-ethnic US literature at Indiana University, South Bend. He is the author of Anti-Imperialism Modernism: Race and Transnational Radical Culture from the Great Depression to the Cold War, and Dedication, a personal history of growing up in a Jewish “red diaper” family. His forthcoming book from Verso, Citizens of the Whole World: The American Jewish Left and Cultures of Anti-Zionism, is due to be out this fall.Photo: General Jewish Labour

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59:58

Mary Wollstonecraft, The French Revolution and The...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/12/31

Guest: Susan J. Wolfson is a professor of English at Princeton University and author of On Mary Wollstonecrafts A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: The First of a New Genus.The post Mary Wollstonecraft, The French Revolution and The Tyranny of Men appeared first on KPFA.

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49:15

The Mizrahi: From The Black Panthers to Likud

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2024/12/30

(Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzeCOZfd7WM&t=3s Guest: Asaf Elia-Shalev is an Israeli-American journalist based in Los Angeles. He is a staff writer for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and the author of Israel’s Black Panthers: The Radicals Who Punctured a Nation’s Founding Myth. The post The Mizrahi: From The Black Panthers to Likud appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Letters and Politics – December 26, 2024

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/12/26

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 – December 26, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

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Letters and Politics – December 25, 2024

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/12/25

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 – December 25, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

A Reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: Part II

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/12/24

A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich.The post A Reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: Part II appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

A Reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: Part I

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/12/23

The post A Reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: Part I appeared first on KPFA.

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18:40

The Biblical Apocalypse and Its Real World Consequences

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/12/19

Guest: Bart D. Ehrman is a leading authority on the New Testament and the history of early Christianity. He is a Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End. Find Bart Ehrman online: www.ehrmanblog.org www.bartehrman.com The post The Biblical Apocalypse and Its Real World Consequences appeared first on KPFA.

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18:34

The Life & Works of Frantz Fanon

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2024/12/18

Guest: Adam Shatz is the US editor of the London Review of Books and a contributor to The New York Times Magazine, The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, and other publications. He is the author of Writers and Missionaries: Essays on the Radical Imagination and The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon. He is the host of the podcast Myself with Others.The post The Life & Works of Frantz Fanon appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

How The Female Body Drives Evolution

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/12/17

Guest: Cat Bohannon is a researcher and theorist specializing in the evolution of narrative and cognition. She is the author of Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution. The post How The Female Body Drives Evolution appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

The Life and Times of Huey P. Long

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/12/16

Guest: Robert T. Mann is a former professor of mass communication at Louisiana State University and former Congressional aide to Senator Russell Long, Huey Long’s son. He is the author of several books including, Kingfish U: Huey Long and LSU. The post The Life and Times of Huey P. Long appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God by...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/12/12

Guest: Catherine Nixey is a journalist and a classicist. She is the author of The Darkening Age and her latest, Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God.A Timeless Triptych includes Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God by Catherine Nixey; Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny by Edward J. Watts; and Letters & Politics Ancient History Audio Collection with more than 40 interviews. The post Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God by Catherine Nixey appeared first on

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59:58

Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/12/11

Host Mitch Jeserich recounts the story of Kuan Yin, then speaks with Maya Van Der Meer, author of Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of Compassion. Guest: Maya Van Der Meer is an educator, environmentalist, and long-time Buddhist practitioner. She is the founder of the online education platform Bodhi Kids and the author of the children’s book Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of Compassion, illustrated by Wen Hsu. The post Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of

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59:57

The Life of Neil Marcus: Disability, Art, and Our...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/12/10

Neil Marcus described himself as “a poet, humorist, writer, actor, and adventurer-a fantastic spastic creatively endowed with disability.” He is best known for his groundbreaking autobiographical play, Storm Reading, which he performed nationwide from the Kennedy Center in Washington DC to the Doolittle Theater in Los Angeles. He was commissioned to write a poem on disability by the Smithsonian Institute. He is the author of his autobiography with the contribution of S.H. Chambers.S.H. Chambers is

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59:58

Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God by...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/12/09

Guest: Catherine Nixey is a journalist and a classicist. She is the author of The Darkening Age and her latest, Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God. The post Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God by Catherine Nixey appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Ancient Rome: From Republic to Empire Series (Part 2)

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/12/05

Guest: Edward J. Watts holds the Alkiviadis Vassiliadis endowed Chair and is professor of history at the University of California, San Diego. The author and editor of several prize-winning books, including Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny.The post Ancient Rome: From Republic to Empire Series (Part 2) appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Ancient Rome: From Republic to Empire Series (Part 1)

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/12/04

Guest: Edward J. Watts holds the Alkiviadis Vassiliadis endowed Chair and is professor of history at the University of California, San Diego. The author and editor of several prize-winning books, including Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny.The post Ancient Rome: From Republic to Empire Series (Part 1) appeared first on KPFA.

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