Episode – Page 153 – Pacifica Radio Archives

Orange Tuesday analysis

This episode of news from the Fruit Punch Collective is a review and analysis of the Dade County, Florida vote denying civil rights to gays. Kevin Burke is in-studio with Andy Seal, Guy Bishop, and Lee Watson. Features statements from Lenny Bloom, John Ireland, Ken Sherril, Eddie Baca, and the Dade County Coalition for Human…

August 24, 2025

Sister of the road : the autobiography of Boxcar Bertha / by Bertha Thompson; produced by the Unlearning To Not Speak Collective

This is a recording of members of the Unlearning To Not Speak Collective reading excerpts from the book “Sister of the Road,” by Bertha Thompson, published in 1937 and out of print at the time the program was created. Bertha told her story to Dr. Ben L. Reitman, who wrote the introduction. The book describes…

August 24, 2025

Of God, land, and nation: Native American land claims and the Bill of Rights (Episode 7 of 13)

This is the 7th in a 13-part series. This program examines the historical, legal, and philosophical contexts of land rights battles. This program also uses illustrative cases and interviews with Native Americans, government officials, land rights attorneys, and actuality of Indian music and prayer. Sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union…

August 24, 2025

Without due process: the Constitutional rights of citizens and non-citizens (Episode 10 of 13)

This is the 10th in a series of 13 episodes. This documentary includes recorded testimony from hearings before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, recorded proceedings of Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) deportation hearings, a tour of Ellis Island, historic news stories, interviews, speeches, and music. Sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and…

August 24, 2025

Vietnam and Kampuchea / Judy Coburn interviewed by Dorothy Healey

Correspondent Judy Coburn reports on her trip to Southeast Asia and compares it with previous visits from 1972 and 1973. Topics discussed are the economy, the status of women and the lingering effects of American military presence. Features listener call-ins. This recording is an aircheck that started approximately one minute late.

August 24, 2025

Exerpt from Shoulder to shoulder / Midge McKenzie interviewed by Beverly Polokoff

Midge MacKenzie, producer of the BBC documentary on women’s sufferage in England, “Shoulder to Shoulder,” compares the women’s rights movements in Britain and America. Interviewed by Beverly Polokoff. Originally produced for “Holding up more than half the sky.” Produced by the KPFK Women’s Coalition. This recording is just an excerpt from the complete 1 hour…

August 24, 2025

Musicians of the Hitler era / David Platt.

Reactions of German musicians to Hitler s rise and anti-semitism.|MUSICIANS OF THE HITLER ERA / David Platt. – SERIES: Jewish currents presents Reactions of German musicans to Hitler’s rise and anti-semitism. – BROADCAST: WBAI, 25 May 1981.

August 24, 2025

Leways and the establishment in Chinatown (Episode 1 of 2)

Statements about the alleged police harassment of Leways, a non-profit, self-help youth organization in Chinatown. This recording contains prepared statements by Alex Hing, chief of staff of the Red Guard Party, and Ron Kanzaki, the chairman of Leways, Inc. Denny Smithson of KPFA also talks with Patsy Chan, a community worker in the Leways office.…

August 24, 2025

Abortion: women’s liberation media project (Episode 5)

The fifth program of the Women’s Media Project, produced by the Women’s Liberation Media Project in San Francisco. In this program, women relate their abortion experiences, both in the United States and Cuba, in a discussion punctuated by music.

August 24, 2025

Older men, older women / Lucy Forrest (April 22, 1980)

This program, part of KPFA’s regular series for and about the elderly, is an interview by Harry Sheer and Teddy Lewis with Lucy Forrest. Forrest recently returned from a visit to Vietnam and Cambodia (Kampuchea). She went to those two countries as a representative of both the International League for Peace and Freedom, and the…

August 24, 2025