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Chile heads into a Dec. 14 runoff with far-right candidate José Antonio Kast in the lead.

Historian Andra Chastain explains his hardline positions, his attempt to moderate, and why voters have shifted right.

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#Chile #KastPresidente #ChileElection #KPFA #UpFront
December 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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A Thanksgiving deep dive into Jim Pepper — guided by Avotcja. Four hours of brilliance and musical truth. Listen at KPFA.org.

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Image: “Jim Pepper – Portrait” by Gert Chesi (1983), CC BY-SA 4.0.

#JimPepper #Avotcja #KPFA #JazzHistory #NativeJazz #BebopCubop
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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If Monday’s coming anyway, you might as well make it sound good.

News that cuts deep, voices that matter, and grooves that go way past 10.

Full lineup at kpfa.org. Tap in.
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#KPFA #MondayVibes #BayAreaRadio #Grooves #Mondays #currentevents #resist #staywoke
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Tue 2:30 PM: FIPPP: Formerly Incarcerated People’s Performance Project — a limited series lifting up the voices and stories of people who know the system firsthand.
Only on 94.1 FM | kpfa.org.

#KPFA #FIPPP #FormerlyIncarceratedVoices #Abolition #ArtsAndJustice @bayareafippp
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Did you know?
In the 1890s, Marconi found that his wireless signals could ring bells and flip switches from afar — early proof that radio worked and that remote activation was possible.

#kpfa #trivia #didyouknow #radio #tech #marconi #pioneer
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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If you couldn’t make it out to the island this morning, we’ve got you.

Listen back to our live broadcast of the Indigenous Peoples Sunrise Gathering in the archives.

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#kpfa #alcatraz #natives #ohlone #sanfrancisco #solidarity
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Adelita Grijalva talks with Flashpoints about border militarization, ICE’s expanding power, the fight for progressive immigration reform — and why honest Epstein files transparency matters now more than ever.

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#KPFA #Flashpoints #EpsteinFiles @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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UpFront breaks down why the Comey and Letitia James indictments collapsed — and what it reveals about Trump’s push to install unconfirmed loyalists as prosecutors. Mark Joseph Stern explains the last guardrails holding. kpfa.org

#UpFront #KPFA #MarkJosephStern @mjsdc.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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This Thursday, Nov 27
Indigenous Peoples Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering

6AM – 8AM | 94.1 FM | kpfa.org

Join us for our annual live broadcast from Alcatraz Island—honoring Indigenous resistance, resilience, and the ongoing struggle for land and justice.

#kpfa #nativevoices #alcatraz #natives
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Before abortion became the rallying cry, Christian evangelicals entered GOP politics to defend tax breaks for segregation academies. Michael Graetz breaks it down on Against the Grain.

#KPFA #againstthegrain #TaxPolicy #Evangelicals #Reagan #hypocrisy @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Tomorrow at noon:
C.S. Soong shares reflections as he steps down after 22 years on Against the Grain.
Listen on KPFA + kpfa.org.

#againstthegrain #kpfa #specialannouncement
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Start your week strong with real talk by day and grooves by night.
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6AM Democracy Now! • 8AM Law & Disorder • 1PM Women’s Magazine • 4PM Hard Knock Radio • 6PM Pacifica News • 8PM Transitions on Traditions

#KPFA #DontDisturbThisGroove #ListenerPowered #bayarea #Mondays
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Your Friday lineup is locked.
Just a sneak peek — full schedule at kpfa.org.
Democracy Now!, UpFront, Project Censored, Flashpoints, La Onda Bajita. All day, all truth.

#KPFA #FridayListening #CommunityRadio #BayAreaRadio #Fridays
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Today’s specials are on the air.

Tune in, dig in, and let KPFA feed your mind all day long.
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#KPFA #CommunityRadio #ListenerPowered #IndieMedia #PublicRadio #BayAreaRadio #Thursdays #concert
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Gambling is taking over sports — and Dave Zirin says it’s creating “a youth gambling epidemic” and pushing players toward organized crime.

Hear the full convo on Hard Knock Radio. KPFA.ORG

#Sports #Gambling #KPFA #HardKnockRadio @edgeofsports.bsky.social @thenation.com @hardknockradio.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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After a heated debate, Oakland says no to more Flock cameras.
Police pushed for expansion; the community pushed back.
Tune in — 8AM.
#kpfa #oakland #flock
November 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Stay loud, Bay Area and beyond. 📻
Truth at 7. Resistance at 5. Riddim at 10.

KPFA’s got your whole day covered.
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#KPFA #StayLoud #CommunityRadio #ReggaeExpress #ElectronicIntifada #Flashpoints
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Tomorrow and next Tuesday, Cover to Cover honors the life of Jack Foley.
2PM | 94.1 FM | kpfa.org
Join us in remembering his voice, poetry, and legacy.

#KPFA #JackFoley #CoverToCover #CommunityRadio #RIP #BayAreaLegend
#poetry
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Start your Monday with a mix of news, ideas & late-night grooves 🎶
From UpFront at 7AM to Don’t Disturb This Groove at 10PM

Listen @ 94.1FM | kpfa.org

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#KPFA #MondayVibes #DontDisturbThisGroove #CommunityRadio #BayAreaRadio #ListenerPowered #berkeley #oakland
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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The Oakland Institute’s Frederic Mousseau joins A Rude Awakening to unpack how U.S. deals, proxy militias, and corporate investors fuel Congo’s 30-year crisis over critical minerals.

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#KPFA #ARudeAwakening #DRCongo #CriticalMinerals #africa
November 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Swords to Plowshares COO Elena Kim joins Pushing Limits to talk veteran housing, disability care, PTSD, and why the fight doesn’t end when the war ends.

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#KPFA #PushingLimits #Veterans #DisabilityJustice #BayAreaRadio @vetshelpingvets.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Global grooves. Long stretches of blues. And a whole weekend of music that rolls straight through to 5 AM Monday.

Full schedule → KPFA.org

#KPFA #ListenerPowered #IndependentRadio #MusicOfTheWorld #BluesByTheBay #BayAreaRadio #PublicRadio #NonCommercialRadio #Saturdays #Concert
November 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Sudan’s civil war didn’t come from nowhere.
Colonialism, militias, global powers — it’s all in the mix.
Mosaab Baba joins Behind the News to explain what the headlines leave out.

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November 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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KPFA mourns the loss of Jack Foley, a defining voice in Bay Area poetry and one of our station’s most enduring hosts. His work amplified poets, preserved history, and expanded what radio could be.

We honor his life, words, and legacy.

#JackFoley #PoetryCommunity #KPFA #BayArea @Poets #Poetry
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Friday at KPFA brings community voices, sharp analysis, and a long music block that kicks off at 8PM and runs straight through the weekend to 5AM Monday.

Full schedule at KPFA.org.

You, yeah YOU.
Tune in!
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#KPFA #CommunityRadio #MusicTakeover #Fridays #BayArea
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM