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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.
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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 – November 13, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
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 – November 12, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
00:08 Michael Mann, Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology Emeritus at UCLA; Honorary Professor at the University of Cambridge; author most recently of On Wars [this is a re-broadcast of an interview originally recorded in September 2023]
The post Michael Mann On Wars [Rebroadcast] appeared first on KPFA.
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.
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 – November 7, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
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 – November 6, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
00:08 — John Nichols is the executive editor of The Nation.
The post Unpacking Election Results with John Nichols appeared first on KPFA.
00:08 — Jake Werner is director of the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute.
00:33 — Alex Burness is a staff writer at Bolts.
The post The Power Competition between Xi Jinping and Trump; Plus, a Look at Elections Across the Country appeared first on KPFA.
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.
00:08 Jeff Chang, cultural historian who won the American Book Award for Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, his history of the early years of hip hop. His new book is Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America
The post Jeff Chang on Bruce Lee appeared first on KPFA.
00:08 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University.
00:20 — Zahra Billoo is the Executive Director of the Bay Area Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
00:33 — Blanca Martinez is Communications Coordinator at The Unity Council.
00:45 — Alex Lalama is an organizer, curanderismo practitioner and herbalism apprentice at Tierra Rituals. Erick Salazar is an Indigiqueer artist and screen printer.
The post Israel Resumes Strikes on Gaza; Plus, Journalist Sami Hamdi Detained by ICE at SFO; And, Protecting Community & Honoring Ancestors at Dia De Los Muertos appeared first on KPFA.
00:08 — John Nichols is the executive editor of The Nation.
00:33 — Grace Yarrow is a food and agriculture policy reporter for POLITICO. Michael Altfest is Director of Community Engagement and Marketing at Alameda County Community Food Bank.
The post Government Shutdown, USDA Cuts to SNAP; Plus, Bay Area Food Assistance Resources appeared first on KPFA.
00:08 — Fadi Saba teaches English Language Arts and US History, and is president of his school’s California Teachers Association chapter, and vice-chair of the CTA’s Jewish and Allied Educators for Palestine Caucus.
00:33 — Nora Zaragoza-Yáñez, program manager for the Valley Watch Network.
00:45 — Akela Lacy is a Senior Politics Reporter at The Intercept.
The post AB715’s Impact on Educators and Students; Plus, Organizing Against ICE in Stockton; And, Graham Platner’s Maine Senate Campaign appeared first on KPFA.
00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus.
00:33 — Joshua Collins is reporter covering human rights, climate and immigration in Latin America. His Substack is Pirate Wire Service.
The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Colombia and the Trump Administration appeared first on KPFA.
00:08 — Joe Eskenazi is managing editor and columnist at Mission Local.
00:20 — Monique Berlanga is Executive Director Centro Legal De La Raza.
00:33 — Jehan Laner is Senior Staff Attorney at Immigrant Legal Resource Center.
The post Trump Calls Off Federal Surge San Francisco, How the Bay Area Can Protect Immigrant Community from ICE Raids appeared first on KPFA.
00:08 — Jim Daley is investigations editor at South Side Weekly.
00:18 — Kimi Lee Organizer with Bay Resistance, one of the local organizations that’s been doing training and organizing in anticipation of a federal crackdown here.
00:33 — Deborah Lee co-executive director of the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, currently at the Sanctuary Faith Vigil underway in Oakland, across from Coast Guard Island, at Dennison and Embarcadero.
00:40 — Tim Redmond is founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years.
The post How is the Bay Area Preparing for the Deployment of Federal Troops and What Can We Learn from Chicago appeared first on KPFA.
00:08 — John Nichols is the executive editor of The Nation.
00:33 —Eugene Cordero is professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University.
The post Government Shutdown Hits Third Week; Plus, Report Shows Emissions plateau, but atmospheric Carbon Keeps Rising appeared first on KPFA.
00:08 — Muhannad Ayyash is Professor of Sociology at Mount Royal University in Calgary and Policy Analyst at Al-Shabaka.
00:33 — Jacqueline Sweet is an investigative journalist. Her work has been published in the likes of The Intercept, The Guardian, POLITICO and Mother Jones.
00:45 — Freddy Brewster is a reporter for the Lever.
The post Israel Continues to Ignore Terms of Ceasefire, Dropsite News Investigates Network of Canary Mission Connections; Plus, the Tech Companies Benefiting from an Inflated Defense Budget appeared first on KPFA.
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.
00:08 – Mariah Blake, investigative journalist just out with the book They Poisoned the World: Life and death in the age of forever chemicals
The post Mariah Blake on Life in the Age of Forever Chemicals appeared first on KPFA.
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