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We speak truth to power! It’s kind of our thing.
Tune in @ 94.1 FM Berkeley
Online Everywhere @ kpfa.org
Why aren’t artists leading resistance anymore? On Background Briefing, Jonathan Taplin looks at Trumpism, tech billionaires, advertising, and the collapse of counterculture — and asks what it would take for culture to fight back. Listen on KPFA
#KPFA #BackgroundBriefing @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social
#KPFA #BackgroundBriefing @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Why aren’t artists leading resistance anymore? On Background Briefing, Jonathan Taplin looks at Trumpism, tech billionaires, advertising, and the collapse of counterculture — and asks what it would take for culture to fight back. Listen on KPFA
#KPFA #BackgroundBriefing @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social
#KPFA #BackgroundBriefing @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social
Local police didn’t just “monitor” movements — they infiltrated, entrapped, and built felony cases. Historian Joshua Davis breaks down the hidden history behind political policing in this Hard Knock Radio interview.
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#KPFA #CivilRights #PoliceSurveillance #aptp @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social
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#KPFA #CivilRights #PoliceSurveillance #aptp @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Local police didn’t just “monitor” movements — they infiltrated, entrapped, and built felony cases. Historian Joshua Davis breaks down the hidden history behind political policing in this Hard Knock Radio interview.
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#KPFA #CivilRights #PoliceSurveillance #aptp @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social
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#KPFA #CivilRights #PoliceSurveillance #aptp @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social
Wednesday on KPFA.
Truth that empowers.
Voices you won’t hear anywhere else.
From morning news to late-night soul digging—
this is a full day of resistance, culture, and clarity.
Full schedule @ kpfa.org
Tune in and stay in the know.
94.1 FM + kpfa.org
Truth that empowers.
Voices you won’t hear anywhere else.
From morning news to late-night soul digging—
this is a full day of resistance, culture, and clarity.
Full schedule @ kpfa.org
Tune in and stay in the know.
94.1 FM + kpfa.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Wednesday on KPFA.
Truth that empowers.
Voices you won’t hear anywhere else.
From morning news to late-night soul digging—
this is a full day of resistance, culture, and clarity.
Full schedule @ kpfa.org
Tune in and stay in the know.
94.1 FM + kpfa.org
Truth that empowers.
Voices you won’t hear anywhere else.
From morning news to late-night soul digging—
this is a full day of resistance, culture, and clarity.
Full schedule @ kpfa.org
Tune in and stay in the know.
94.1 FM + kpfa.org
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Dr. King said this for moments like this.
When state power targets the vulnerable and fear becomes policy, a familiar quote stops being reflective and starts being instructional.
KPFA. Vigilant as Always.
#kpfa #mlk #solidarity #agapelove
Dr. King said this for moments like this.
When state power targets the vulnerable and fear becomes policy, a familiar quote stops being reflective and starts being instructional.
KPFA. Vigilant as Always.
#kpfa #mlk #solidarity #agapelove
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Dr. King said this for moments like this.
When state power targets the vulnerable and fear becomes policy, a familiar quote stops being reflective and starts being instructional.
KPFA. Vigilant as Always.
#kpfa #mlk #solidarity #agapelove
Dr. King said this for moments like this.
When state power targets the vulnerable and fear becomes policy, a familiar quote stops being reflective and starts being instructional.
KPFA. Vigilant as Always.
#kpfa #mlk #solidarity #agapelove
Antifa isn’t an “organization” — it’s a practice. Christopher Mathias (To Catch a Fascist) explains doxxing, infiltration, and what changes when fascists stop hiding. Full UpFront interview: kpfa.org
#KPFA #UpFront #Journalism #Antifascism #MediaLiteracy #trump #maga @letsgomathias.bsky.social
#KPFA #UpFront #Journalism #Antifascism #MediaLiteracy #trump #maga @letsgomathias.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Antifa isn’t an “organization” — it’s a practice. Christopher Mathias (To Catch a Fascist) explains doxxing, infiltration, and what changes when fascists stop hiding. Full UpFront interview: kpfa.org
#KPFA #UpFront #Journalism #Antifascism #MediaLiteracy #trump #maga @letsgomathias.bsky.social
#KPFA #UpFront #Journalism #Antifascism #MediaLiteracy #trump #maga @letsgomathias.bsky.social
The U.S. didn’t notify Congress before bombing Venezuela —
but it did notify Exxon, Chevron, and Conoco.
Leonardo Flores on Project Censored explains why the phrase “an oil company with an army” isn’t rhetoric — it’s policy.
Listen @ kpfa.org
#kpfa #venezuela #projectcensored #imperialism
but it did notify Exxon, Chevron, and Conoco.
Leonardo Flores on Project Censored explains why the phrase “an oil company with an army” isn’t rhetoric — it’s policy.
Listen @ kpfa.org
#kpfa #venezuela #projectcensored #imperialism
January 17, 2026 at 5:46 AM
The U.S. didn’t notify Congress before bombing Venezuela —
but it did notify Exxon, Chevron, and Conoco.
Leonardo Flores on Project Censored explains why the phrase “an oil company with an army” isn’t rhetoric — it’s policy.
Listen @ kpfa.org
#kpfa #venezuela #projectcensored #imperialism
but it did notify Exxon, Chevron, and Conoco.
Leonardo Flores on Project Censored explains why the phrase “an oil company with an army” isn’t rhetoric — it’s policy.
Listen @ kpfa.org
#kpfa #venezuela #projectcensored #imperialism
This Monday (MLK JR DAY) at 5 PM — Flashpoints broadcasts from SF with poetry and an interview featuring Alejandro Murguía, former SF Poet Laureate. Live at Medicine for Nightmares. Poetry for a moment of resistance.
Photo remix: J. S. Hasegawa / CC BY-SA 4.0
#kpfa #sanfrancisco #abolishice
Photo remix: J. S. Hasegawa / CC BY-SA 4.0
#kpfa #sanfrancisco #abolishice
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 AM
This Monday (MLK JR DAY) at 5 PM — Flashpoints broadcasts from SF with poetry and an interview featuring Alejandro Murguía, former SF Poet Laureate. Live at Medicine for Nightmares. Poetry for a moment of resistance.
Photo remix: J. S. Hasegawa / CC BY-SA 4.0
#kpfa #sanfrancisco #abolishice
Photo remix: J. S. Hasegawa / CC BY-SA 4.0
#kpfa #sanfrancisco #abolishice
This clip hits hard — but the full interview goes much deeper.
On Behind the News, Forrest Hylton delivers one of the clearest breakdowns of Venezuela’s past, present, and future you’ll hear anywhere. Essential listening.
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#kpfa #venezuela #trump #history
On Behind the News, Forrest Hylton delivers one of the clearest breakdowns of Venezuela’s past, present, and future you’ll hear anywhere. Essential listening.
kpfa.org
#kpfa #venezuela #trump #history
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
This clip hits hard — but the full interview goes much deeper.
On Behind the News, Forrest Hylton delivers one of the clearest breakdowns of Venezuela’s past, present, and future you’ll hear anywhere. Essential listening.
kpfa.org
#kpfa #venezuela #trump #history
On Behind the News, Forrest Hylton delivers one of the clearest breakdowns of Venezuela’s past, present, and future you’ll hear anywhere. Essential listening.
kpfa.org
#kpfa #venezuela #trump #history
“Imperialism is about collaborators.
Firepower comes when they can’t get them.”
Justin Podur explains why violence escalates in Gaza and Venezuela — and what that failure reveals about empire itself.
#kpfa #trump #venezuela #israel #trump #imperialism #bayarea
Firepower comes when they can’t get them.”
Justin Podur explains why violence escalates in Gaza and Venezuela — and what that failure reveals about empire itself.
#kpfa #trump #venezuela #israel #trump #imperialism #bayarea
January 14, 2026 at 8:11 PM
“Imperialism is about collaborators.
Firepower comes when they can’t get them.”
Justin Podur explains why violence escalates in Gaza and Venezuela — and what that failure reveals about empire itself.
#kpfa #trump #venezuela #israel #trump #imperialism #bayarea
Firepower comes when they can’t get them.”
Justin Podur explains why violence escalates in Gaza and Venezuela — and what that failure reveals about empire itself.
#kpfa #trump #venezuela #israel #trump #imperialism #bayarea
“Don’t even breathe near us.”
On Background Briefing, Karen Greenberg explains how lawlessness, impunity, and state violence intersect with a broader administration-wide campaign targeting women — from rhetoric to policy to deadly force.
Full interview: KPFA 94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #ice #trump
On Background Briefing, Karen Greenberg explains how lawlessness, impunity, and state violence intersect with a broader administration-wide campaign targeting women — from rhetoric to policy to deadly force.
Full interview: KPFA 94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #ice #trump
January 13, 2026 at 9:20 PM
“This is a regime change where the regime hasn’t changed.” Historian Alejandro Velasco explains the paradox facing Venezuela as the same power structure operates under constant threat of U.S. intervention. Behind the News w/ Doug Henwood Thursdays @ 12pm.
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #VENEZUELA #BIGOIL
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #VENEZUELA #BIGOIL
January 13, 2026 at 5:21 AM
“This is a regime change where the regime hasn’t changed.” Historian Alejandro Velasco explains the paradox facing Venezuela as the same power structure operates under constant threat of U.S. intervention. Behind the News w/ Doug Henwood Thursdays @ 12pm.
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #VENEZUELA #BIGOIL
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #VENEZUELA #BIGOIL
Don’t let the onslaught of info leave you overwhelmed.
KPFA cuts through the noise with real reporting and deep conversations.
Thank us during fund drive 🫠
Tune in to KPFA 94.1 FM or stream at kpfa.org.
#KPFA #BayArea #MondayMotivation
KPFA cuts through the noise with real reporting and deep conversations.
Thank us during fund drive 🫠
Tune in to KPFA 94.1 FM or stream at kpfa.org.
#KPFA #BayArea #MondayMotivation
January 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Don’t let the onslaught of info leave you overwhelmed.
KPFA cuts through the noise with real reporting and deep conversations.
Thank us during fund drive 🫠
Tune in to KPFA 94.1 FM or stream at kpfa.org.
#KPFA #BayArea #MondayMotivation
KPFA cuts through the noise with real reporting and deep conversations.
Thank us during fund drive 🫠
Tune in to KPFA 94.1 FM or stream at kpfa.org.
#KPFA #BayArea #MondayMotivation
50+ hours of music. KPFA style.
You’re welcome. 👉👉
From 8pm tonight straight through 5am Monday.
Get eclectic and find your groove @ KPFA.
#kpfa #music #bayarea #resistancemusic #alldayallnight
You’re welcome. 👉👉
From 8pm tonight straight through 5am Monday.
Get eclectic and find your groove @ KPFA.
#kpfa #music #bayarea #resistancemusic #alldayallnight
January 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
50+ hours of music. KPFA style.
You’re welcome. 👉👉
From 8pm tonight straight through 5am Monday.
Get eclectic and find your groove @ KPFA.
#kpfa #music #bayarea #resistancemusic #alldayallnight
You’re welcome. 👉👉
From 8pm tonight straight through 5am Monday.
Get eclectic and find your groove @ KPFA.
#kpfa #music #bayarea #resistancemusic #alldayallnight
National Book Award–winning poet Martin Espada joins Flashpoints to read his poetry and speak on the surge of racist attacks nationwide. Plus civil rights attorney Camilo Pérez-Bustillo, former National Lawyers Guild SF director.
5 PM | KPFA 94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#kpfa #bayarea #poetry #art #resist
5 PM | KPFA 94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#kpfa #bayarea #poetry #art #resist
January 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Thursday’s a good day to tune in!
FULL SCHEDULE @ KPFA.ORG
UpFront (7am) → Against the Grain (12pm) → Hard Knock Radio (4pm) → Apex Express (7pm) → Calling All Seekers (10pm)
Independent radio. No chaser.
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #ListenerPowered #IndependentRadio #BayAreaRadio
FULL SCHEDULE @ KPFA.ORG
UpFront (7am) → Against the Grain (12pm) → Hard Knock Radio (4pm) → Apex Express (7pm) → Calling All Seekers (10pm)
Independent radio. No chaser.
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #ListenerPowered #IndependentRadio #BayAreaRadio
January 8, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Thursday’s a good day to tune in!
FULL SCHEDULE @ KPFA.ORG
UpFront (7am) → Against the Grain (12pm) → Hard Knock Radio (4pm) → Apex Express (7pm) → Calling All Seekers (10pm)
Independent radio. No chaser.
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #ListenerPowered #IndependentRadio #BayAreaRadio
FULL SCHEDULE @ KPFA.ORG
UpFront (7am) → Against the Grain (12pm) → Hard Knock Radio (4pm) → Apex Express (7pm) → Calling All Seekers (10pm)
Independent radio. No chaser.
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #ListenerPowered #IndependentRadio #BayAreaRadio
The video doesn’t match the official story.
Ian Masters speaks with law professor Ana Pottratz Acosta about the killing of an unarmed bystander by an ICE agent in Minneapolis — and why DHS claims collapse under scrutiny.
Listen at kpfa.org
#ICE #Immigration #CivilRights #Minneapolis #KPFA
Ian Masters speaks with law professor Ana Pottratz Acosta about the killing of an unarmed bystander by an ICE agent in Minneapolis — and why DHS claims collapse under scrutiny.
Listen at kpfa.org
#ICE #Immigration #CivilRights #Minneapolis #KPFA
January 8, 2026 at 5:55 AM
The video doesn’t match the official story.
Ian Masters speaks with law professor Ana Pottratz Acosta about the killing of an unarmed bystander by an ICE agent in Minneapolis — and why DHS claims collapse under scrutiny.
Listen at kpfa.org
#ICE #Immigration #CivilRights #Minneapolis #KPFA
Ian Masters speaks with law professor Ana Pottratz Acosta about the killing of an unarmed bystander by an ICE agent in Minneapolis — and why DHS claims collapse under scrutiny.
Listen at kpfa.org
#ICE #Immigration #CivilRights #Minneapolis #KPFA
KPFA Wednesdays are just fabulous!
Wednesdays on KPFA bring sharp reporting, deep local stories, and music that wanders where the other stations won’t.
Oh, and no commercials.
Take a look. Tune in.
Full schedule at kpfa.org
#kpfa #bayarea #wednesday #resist #realtalk
Wednesdays on KPFA bring sharp reporting, deep local stories, and music that wanders where the other stations won’t.
Oh, and no commercials.
Take a look. Tune in.
Full schedule at kpfa.org
#kpfa #bayarea #wednesday #resist #realtalk
January 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
KPFA Wednesdays are just fabulous!
Wednesdays on KPFA bring sharp reporting, deep local stories, and music that wanders where the other stations won’t.
Oh, and no commercials.
Take a look. Tune in.
Full schedule at kpfa.org
#kpfa #bayarea #wednesday #resist #realtalk
Wednesdays on KPFA bring sharp reporting, deep local stories, and music that wanders where the other stations won’t.
Oh, and no commercials.
Take a look. Tune in.
Full schedule at kpfa.org
#kpfa #bayarea #wednesday #resist #realtalk
“Policing isn’t broken — it’s doing its job.”
Cat Brooks on why reform talk avoids naming the system — and how nonprofit funding keeps the ‘bad apples’ myth alive.
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#KPFA #HardKnockRadio #CatBrooks #WhiteSupremacy #abolition #bayarea @realcatbrooks.bsky.social
Cat Brooks on why reform talk avoids naming the system — and how nonprofit funding keeps the ‘bad apples’ myth alive.
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#KPFA #HardKnockRadio #CatBrooks #WhiteSupremacy #abolition #bayarea @realcatbrooks.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 AM
“Policing isn’t broken — it’s doing its job.”
Cat Brooks on why reform talk avoids naming the system — and how nonprofit funding keeps the ‘bad apples’ myth alive.
kpfa.org
#KPFA #HardKnockRadio #CatBrooks #WhiteSupremacy #abolition #bayarea @realcatbrooks.bsky.social
Cat Brooks on why reform talk avoids naming the system — and how nonprofit funding keeps the ‘bad apples’ myth alive.
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#KPFA #HardKnockRadio #CatBrooks #WhiteSupremacy #abolition #bayarea @realcatbrooks.bsky.social
The Pentagon has “supported” 2,500+ movies and TV shows — often with script access and influence. On Against the Grain, Ben Freeman explains how militarism gets sold as entertainment. KPFA 94.1 FM + kpfa.org
#KPFA #AgainstTheGrain #hollywood #cinema #military #bayarea
#KPFA #AgainstTheGrain #hollywood #cinema #military #bayarea
January 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The Pentagon has “supported” 2,500+ movies and TV shows — often with script access and influence. On Against the Grain, Ben Freeman explains how militarism gets sold as entertainment. KPFA 94.1 FM + kpfa.org
#KPFA #AgainstTheGrain #hollywood #cinema #military #bayarea
#KPFA #AgainstTheGrain #hollywood #cinema #military #bayarea
“The U.S. isn’t prepared to run Venezuela — or Cuba, or Colombia.”
On Democracy Now!, historian Miguel Tinker Salas argues that recent moves aren’t imperial control, but the spectacle of empire — and a dangerous fantasy of domination.
Democracy Now M-F 6 & 9am
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #Venezuela
On Democracy Now!, historian Miguel Tinker Salas argues that recent moves aren’t imperial control, but the spectacle of empire — and a dangerous fantasy of domination.
Democracy Now M-F 6 & 9am
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #Venezuela
January 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
“The U.S. isn’t prepared to run Venezuela — or Cuba, or Colombia.”
On Democracy Now!, historian Miguel Tinker Salas argues that recent moves aren’t imperial control, but the spectacle of empire — and a dangerous fantasy of domination.
Democracy Now M-F 6 & 9am
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #Venezuela
On Democracy Now!, historian Miguel Tinker Salas argues that recent moves aren’t imperial control, but the spectacle of empire — and a dangerous fantasy of domination.
Democracy Now M-F 6 & 9am
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #Venezuela
Your Monday radio, covered.
News, voices, resistance, and music — all day on KPFA.
From UpFront in the morning to a music takeover at night, we’ve got you covered.
Full schedule at kpfa.org
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#kpfa #bayarea #mondaymotivation #monday #news #realtalk #community
News, voices, resistance, and music — all day on KPFA.
From UpFront in the morning to a music takeover at night, we’ve got you covered.
Full schedule at kpfa.org
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#kpfa #bayarea #mondaymotivation #monday #news #realtalk #community
January 5, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Your Monday radio, covered.
News, voices, resistance, and music — all day on KPFA.
From UpFront in the morning to a music takeover at night, we’ve got you covered.
Full schedule at kpfa.org
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#kpfa #bayarea #mondaymotivation #monday #news #realtalk #community
News, voices, resistance, and music — all day on KPFA.
From UpFront in the morning to a music takeover at night, we’ve got you covered.
Full schedule at kpfa.org
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#kpfa #bayarea #mondaymotivation #monday #news #realtalk #community
Legal scholar Geoffrey Corn says the U.S. action in Venezuela likely violates international law — and may be unconstitutional. He breaks down why the self-defense argument doesn’t hold.
KPFA will keep covering developments as they unfold.
📻 KPFA 94.1 FM | kpfa.org
KPFA will keep covering developments as they unfold.
📻 KPFA 94.1 FM | kpfa.org
January 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Legal scholar Geoffrey Corn says the U.S. action in Venezuela likely violates international law — and may be unconstitutional. He breaks down why the self-defense argument doesn’t hold.
KPFA will keep covering developments as they unfold.
📻 KPFA 94.1 FM | kpfa.org
KPFA will keep covering developments as they unfold.
📻 KPFA 94.1 FM | kpfa.org
Debuts today at 5PM on Flashpoints: US Intervention Watch with Kevin Pina — a weekly briefing tracking US wars, sanctions, covert ops, and military power the corporate media avoids. From Washington to the Global South.
KPFA 94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#kpfa #bayarea #military #imperialism #realtalk
KPFA 94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#kpfa #bayarea #military #imperialism #realtalk
January 2, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Debuts today at 5PM on Flashpoints: US Intervention Watch with Kevin Pina — a weekly briefing tracking US wars, sanctions, covert ops, and military power the corporate media avoids. From Washington to the Global South.
KPFA 94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#kpfa #bayarea #military #imperialism #realtalk
KPFA 94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#kpfa #bayarea #military #imperialism #realtalk
Rare KPFA archive interview (circa 1980) with legendary director Jack Arnold. Recorded at Universal Studios, Arnold reflects on Creature from the Black Lagoon, early 3D filmmaking, and a career that shaped science fiction cinema.
Listen at kpfa.org
#KPFA #FilmHistory #BayArea #Cinema #Scifi
Listen at kpfa.org
#KPFA #FilmHistory #BayArea #Cinema #Scifi
January 2, 2026 at 2:38 PM