KPFA - Talkies

What’s in the news, what’s behind what’s in the news, what’s not in the news that should be in the news—and who’s doing what about it, here and now. Celebration and support from our vibrant, diverse community. Hosted by Kris Welch.

KPFA - Talkies is a news podcast hosted by KPFA, with 25 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Talkies – August 14, 2026

  Aug 14, 20262 hour

  It’s primary season, and there have been many surprises! We talk about it all with Chris Lehmann, of The NATION, and then with Jim Saksa, at Democracy Docket. Second hour we speak with Jennifer Lowenstein, about “ceasefires” we have known—the horror of reality… The one and only SHERRY GLASER is in the Bay with her new one-woman show, “Life and Death: a Love Story”; she joins us to talk about it. And finally, our dear Raymond Nat Turner, the Town Crier. With Kris Welch. The post Talkies – August 14, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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  Talkies – August 7, 2026

  Aug 7, 20262 hour

  The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch. The post Talkies – August 7, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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  Talkies – July 31, 2026

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  The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch. The post Talkies – July 31, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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  Talkies – July 24, 2026

  Jul 24, 20262 hour

  “Forging a Democracy that Works for All!”, a new progressive policy agenda from IPS (The Institute for Policy Studies). We speak with Sarah Anderson, one of the report’s authors. Then, speaking of progressives!, we talk to Dave Zirin, political sportswriter, about his new book, “The :People’s Historian: the Outsized Life of Howard Zinn” The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch. The post Talkies – July 24, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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  Talkies – July 17, 2026

  Jul 17, 20262 hour

  John Feffer (Foreign Policy in Focus) on international authoritarianism, Trump in Iran. grift. Khury Peterson-Smith (Institute for Policy Studies) on Gaza/Lebanon/Iran, Israeli hegemonic efforts. Bill Fletcher Jr. (stand4democracy.org) on race, capitalism, the missing anti-war movement. Devorah Major and Opal Palmer Adisa (Daughters of Yam) on up-coming performance (Thursday 30 July, 7 p.m BAM House, 1540 Broadway, Oakland) with Destiny Muhammad on harp. Raymond Nat Turner, the Town Crier! The post Talkies – July 17, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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