KPFA - UpFront

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 Fun Drive Special with Josh Jackson 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 – May 19, 2026 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 — Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University. His Most recent book is  “The Hundred Years' War On Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance [1917-2017] The post Fund Drive Special: Nakba Day appeared first on KPFA.

08:08 — Peter Beinart is Editor-at-Large at Jewish Currents and writes “Beinart Notebook” on Substack. He is also a professor at the Newmark School of Journalism of the City University of New York. His latest book is “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning.” The post Fund Drive Special: Peter Beinart on Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza 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 – May 13, 2026 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 – May 12, 2026 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 – May 8, 2026 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 – May 7, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Steve Phillips is host of Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips, a color-conscious podcast on politics. He also founded Democracy in Color, a political media organization. His latest book is Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else? The post Fund Drive Special with Steve Phillips appeared first on KPFA.

Luke Kemp is a research affiliate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge. The post Fund Drive Special with Luke Kemp 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 [repeat] 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 – April 30, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — J.W. Glass, Senior EPA Policy Specialist at Center for Biological Diversity. 33:00 — Uriel J. García is an immigration reporter at the Texas Tribune based in El Paso. 45:00 — Shawn VanDiver is the founder and President of #AfghanEvac. The post Monsanto Roundup Lawsuit; Plus, 300 DACA Recipients Arrested Under Trump Administration; And, DHS Plan to Deport Afghans Who Aided US War Efforts from Qatar to DRC 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 – April 27, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 — Behrooz Ghamari, currently Visiting Scholar at the CUNY Center for Place, Culture and Politics, just out with the book The Long War on Iran: new events, old questions The post Behrooz Ghamari on Politics in Iran 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 – April 23, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation 33:00 — Jessica Pishko is an independent journalist and lawyer covering the criminal legal system. Her book “The Highest Law in the Land,” examines how the unchecked power of sheriffs threatens democracy. Her latest piece for Calmatters is co-written with investigative reporter, Anat Rubin. The post Virginia Redistricting; Plus, CalMatters Investigation Shows Chad Bianco Seized 650,000 Previously Cast Ballots appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Omid Memarian is the Director of Communications at DAWN and also serves as the organization's Senior Iran Analyst. He has previously worked as a journalist and human rights professional.                                       33:00 — Matthew Guariglia is a senior policy analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, working on issues of surveillance and policing at the local, state, and federal level. 45:00 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. The post Looming Deadline of US-Iran Ceasefire; Plus, What Does the FISA Extension Mean?; And A Look at San Francisco's Policy Priorities 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 – April 20, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Howard Bryant, multi-award winning sports journalist and author – just out with the book Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America The post Howard Bryant on Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Dean Baker is Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. 33:00 — Heiko Wimmen is Project Director for the Iraq/Syria/Lebanon project at the International Crisis Group. 45:00 — Scout helped organize the April 2024 Google sit-in protest, as a member of No Tech for Aparthied and is now co-hosting Techlash — a nine-hour livestream and fundraiser on Saturday, April 18th spotlighting Big Tech's complicity in ICE surveillance, genocide, and oligarchy, while raising funds for the 50 Google workers fired for demanding accountability. The post Housing, Inflation and Jobs in the US War Economy; Plus, Lebanon and Israel Ceasefire Talks; And, “Fired 50” Google Employees Organizing Against War in Gaza Plan “Techlash” appeared first on KPFA.

Voices from KPFA's early decades and interview with Matthew Lasar, historian and author of “Pacifica Radio: The Rise of an Alternative Network.” The post KPFA Turns 77 Years Old! appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University.  33:00 — Marissa Kendall covers homelessness for the nonprofit newsroom Calmatters.  45:00 — Carl Anthony has died. He was an architect, planner, founder of one of the country's oldest environmental justice organizations, Urban Habitat. Among his many legacies: he played a pivotal role converting big stretches of Berkeley's waterfront – including the soon-to-be-renamed Cesar Chaves Park – from dumps to parks. This at a time when the dominant landlowner around the waterfront, Santa Fe Railroad, basically wanted to build a mall instead. This is an excerpt of an interview we did in October 2017, when he'd just published his book The Earth, the City, and the Hidden Narrative of Race.  The post Upcoming Israel and Lebanon Negotiations; Plus, A New Paradigm for Fighting Homelessness; And, Remembering Carl Anthony 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.

08:00 — Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is Associate Professor of Physics and Core Faculty Member in Women's and Gender Studies at the University of New Hampshire. Her new book is “The Edge of Space-Time:Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie.” The post The Edge of Space-Time with Chanda Prescod-Weinstein appeared first on KPFA.

00:08 Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, associate professor of physics and astronomy as well as core faculty in women's and gender studies at the University of New Hampshire.  Her new book is The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry and the Cosmic Dream Boogie. Her Bay Area book event will be Tuesday, April 21, at 7:PM, at Bookshop West Portal in San Francisco (80 West Portal Ave). The post Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on Space and Space-Time appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Jamal Abdi is President of the National Iranian American Council in Washington D.C. 33:00 — Ruth Conniff, is editor-in-chief of the Wisconsin Examiner. 45:00 — Jeffrey Mount is a senior fellow at the PPIC Water Policy Center. He is an emeritus professor of earth and planetary sciences  at UC Davis. The post Iran War Ceasefire, Trump Extends Threats by Two Weeks; Plus, Wisconsin Supreme Court Election; California Water Policy appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Omid Memarian is the Director of Communications at DAWN and also serves as the organization's Senior Iran Analyst. He has previously worked as a journalist and human rights professional. 33:00 — Eugene Cordero is professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University. The post Trump Threatens to Attack “a Whole Civilization” in Iran; Plus, Unpacking Near Lowest Sierras Snowpack Levels on Record appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Anthony D'Agostino, professor of history emeritus at San Francisco State University. 33:00 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. The post Russia and the Iran War; Plus, Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation 33:00 — Tim Redmond is founder of 48hills. The post Pam Bondi Fired from DOJ; Plus, San Francisco's Budget Crisis is Improving, What Comes Next? appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Naghmeh Sohrabi is Professor of Middle East History at Brandeis University. 33:00 — Karen Musalo is Professor of International Law and Director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies at UC Law. The post What is Life and Media Coverage Like Inside Iran During the War? Plus, Supreme Courts Hears Arguments Over Birthright Citizenship 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 – April 1, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

00:08  Christopher Mathias, journalist who's covered the far right for most of the past decade, now out with the forthcoming book To Catch a Fascist, the fight to expose the radical right  [This is a repeat broadcast of an interview originally recorded in January 2026] The post Christopher Matthias on antifascism [holiday repeat] appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 33:00 — 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 Rebecca Solnit, just out with The Beginning Comes After the End. She also has a newsletter called “Meditations in an Emergency” The post Rebecca Solnit on Hope appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Mark Joseph Stern is a legal analyst who covers courts and the law for Slate. He is also co-host of the Amicus podcast.  33:00 — Daniel Miller is executive director of Spiral Gardens, a non-profit community food security project located in Southwest Berkeley. The post This Week in US Courts; Plus, Planting Season Preparation appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Laleh Khalili is Professor at the University of Exeter's Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. 33:00 — Harimandir Khalsa is a therapist at Kaiser Walnut Creek.  45:00 — Clara-Sophia Daly is a reporter for Mission Local covering immigration.  The post Iran Will Allow Some Ships Pass Through Strait of Hormuz as War Continues; Plus, Kaiser Mental Health Workers Strike; And, Immigration Arrest at SFO 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 – March 24, 2026 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 – March 23, 2026 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 – March 20, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Stanley Reed is a London-based writer on energy, the environment and the Middle East. He was recently in the UAE (before the war) and has travelled through the Strait of Hormuz. 33:00 — Rachel Mathews is Senior Attorney in the Oceans Program at the Center for Biological Diversity. 45:00 — Alejandra Reyes-Velarde is an environmental equity reporter for Calmatters. The post Global Energy Supply Disruption from War; Plus, Trump Orders Oil Production Activity Along Santa Barbara appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — William LeoGrande is Professor of Government at American University. He is a specialist in Latin American politics and U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America. 33:00 — 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.” The post US in Negotiations as Total Blackout Hits Cuba; Plus, AI Use in Warfare appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 33:00 — 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.

08:00 — Golnar Nikpour is Associate Professor of modern Iranian history at Dartmouth College. Her scholarship focuses on the history of law, incarceration, revolution, and rights. She is the author of “The Incarcerated Modern: Prisons and Public Life in Iran” (2024).   The post A Brief History of Modern Iran: Part 2 appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Golnar Nikpour is Associate Professor of modern Iranian history at Dartmouth College. Her scholarship focuses on the history of law, incarceration, revolution, and rights. She is the author of “The Incarcerated Modern: Prisons and Public Life in Iran” (2024). The post A Brief History of Modern Iran: Part 1 appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Antonia Juhasz is an independent journalist reporting on climate, energy and environmental justice. 33:00 — Shahrzad Mojab is Professor Emeritus in Education and Women and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto. Her research explores the impact of war and violence on women, transnational feminism, and Marxist-feminism. The post Iran War: Oil Market Impact; Plus, a History of the Kurdish People and Politics appeared first on KPFA.

08:00 — Kareem Chehayeb is a reporter for the Associated Press, reporting on Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. He joins us from Beirut. Justin Salhani is a journalist who's been reporting from Beirut since 2011.  33:00 — Ashley Nowicki is a policy analyst at the American Economic Liberties Project. William McGee is a Senior Fellow for Aviation and Travel at the American Economic Liberties Project.   The post On the Ground Reporting from Lebanon as Israeli Strikes Continue; Plus, Expanded Use and Prioritization of Private Jets Slowing Down US Airports 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.