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KPFA - UpFront

UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at upfront@kpfa.org. Theme Music: Turn It Up by Digital Primitives, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

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59:58

Robert Reich on His Path to Politics, Teaching and...

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2025/07/31

00:08 — Robert Reich is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in three presidential administrations, Republican and Democrat, as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, and has written eighteen books. His latest book is “Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America” The post Robert Reich on His Path to Politics, Teaching and Winning Back Democracy appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Israel’s Imposed Starvation in Gaza and Palestinian...

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2025/07/30

00:08 — George Bisharat is Professor Emeritus at University of California College of Law, San Francisco. His legal scholarship focuses on Palestine, Israel, and U.S. policies toward the Middle East. 00:33 — Abdulrahim Harara is the founder of Jerusalem Coffee House in Oakland. Walter Riley is a veteran civil rights lawyer who has spent decades in Oakland defending protesters and challenging police. The post Israel’s Imposed Starvation in Gaza and Palestinian Statehood Recognition in Europe; Plus,

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Josh Jackson on California’s Unknown Landscapes –...

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2025/07/29

00:08 — Josh Jackson is a writer, photographer. He advocates for public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Through his Forgotten Lands Project, he employs storytelling and visual narratives to inspire engagement with California’s unknown landscapes. His latest book is The Enduring Wild: A Journey Into California’s Public Lands.The post Josh Jackson on California’s Unknown Landscapes – Fund Drive Special appeared first on KPFA.

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UpFront – July 28, 2025

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2025/07/28

UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. The post UpFront – July 28, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

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Special Fund Drive Programming

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2025/07/25

Protect KPFA at all costs!Donate today, Call 1800-439-5732 or or go to kpfa.org The post Special Fund Drive Programming appeared first on KPFA.

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Fund Drive Special with Annalee Newitz

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2025/07/25

00:08 — Annalee Newitz is a San Francisco based journalist and author. They write for New Scientist and co-host the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. Their latest book is “Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind.” The post Fund Drive Special with Annalee Newitz appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Can the Hague Group and Other International Legal...

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2025/07/24

00:08 — Munir Nuseibah is a human rights lawyer and an assistant professor at Al-Quds University Law School in Jerusalem, where he directs the Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic. The post Can the Hague Group and Other International Legal Bodies End the Genocide and Starvation in Gaza? appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Greg Grandin on What the United States Learned from...

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2025/07/23

00:08 — Greg Grandin, Professor of History at Yale University. His latest book is, “America, América: A New History of the New World” The post Greg Grandin on What the United States Learned from its Latin American Neighbors appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Bill Moyers Fund Drive Special

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2025/07/22

00:08 — Bill Moyers, legendary PBS broadcaster and former White House press secretary discusses his critique of media commercialization and warns it could result in a grim future that jeopardizes US democracy at large.The post Bill Moyers Fund Drive Special appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls

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2025/07/21

00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Trump’s Big Bill Increases US Military Budget by...

KPFA - UpFront ·

2025/07/18

00:08 — Bill Hartung is Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is the author of “Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.” 00:33 — Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 40 years. He is the founder and editor of 48hills.org. He has won more than 40 national and local awards for journalism. The post Trump’s Big Bill Increases US Military Budget by $150billion; Plus,

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UpFront – July 17, 2025

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2025/07/17

UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.The post UpFront – July 17, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

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Conflicting Signals in Two Consecutive Labor Reports;...

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2025/07/16

00:08 — J.W. Mason, associate professor of economics at John Jay College, and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute.00:33 — Nikki Fortunato Bas is Supervisor of Alameda County District 5. The post Conflicting Signals in Two Consecutive Labor Reports; Plus, Niki Fortunato Bas on Measure W and Local Impact of Federal Funding Cuts appeared first on KPFA.

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What Does Trump’s Budget Bill Mean for the Transfer...

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2025/07/15

00:08 — Jeff St. John is the director of news at Canary Media, a nonprofit newsroom covering the transition to clean energy and solutions to the climate crisis.00:33 — Jonah Valdez is a reporter for The Intercept covering politics, human rights and protest movements. 00:45 — Margaret Kadifa is a reporter for Mission Local. The post What Does Trump’s Budget Bill Mean for the Transfer to Clean Energy; Plus, ICE Immigration Raids in Los Angeles and Proceedings in San Francisco Immigration Courts

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59:58

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls

KPFA - UpFront ·

2025/07/14

00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Emily Bender and Alex Hanna on The AI Con

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2025/07/11

00:08 Emily M. Bender is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington, Alex Hanna is Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR); they’ve co-authored the book The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We WantThe post Emily Bender and Alex Hanna on The AI Con appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Annalee Newitz on Psychological Warfare and the...

KPFA - UpFront ·

2025/07/10

00:08 — Annalee Newitz is a San Francisco based journalist and author. They write for New Scientist and co-host the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. Their latest book is “Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind.” The post Annalee Newitz on Psychological Warfare and the American Mind appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Netanyahu Visits the White House; Plus, Medicare Drug...

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2025/07/09

00:08 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 00:33 — Juliette Cubanski is deputy director of the Program on Medicare Policy at KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research, polling and news organization. 00:45 — Zaidee Stavely is education and immigration reporter at EdSource and hosts the weekly Education Beat podcast. The post Netanyahu Visits the White House; Plus, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and Education Hit Hard by Budget Bill appeared first on

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59:58

Economic Fallout from Trump’s Big Budget Bill and New...

KPFA - UpFront ·

2025/07/08

00:08 — Dean Baker is a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.00:33 — Tim Redmond is the founder and editor of 48hills.org. The post Economic Fallout from Trump’s Big Budget Bill and New Tariffs; Plus, San Francisco Budget Vote appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls

KPFA - UpFront ·

2025/07/07

00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

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