Series

  • Plain Speaking: A Counter History of the United States (Series record)

    Series record for “Plain Speaking.” Produced in 1976 by Pacifica radio station KPFA in Berkeley for the country’s bicentennial celebration, this alternative to traditional American history taught in public schools traces the nation’s history form the arrival of Christopher Columbus, through the various social movements of our first 200 years, giving voice to the many…

  • Hot flashes: women’s news from Majority Report (Series record)

    This is the series record “Hot Flashes,” women’s news from the Majority Report, broadcast on WBAI. Pacifica Radio Archives has five episodes, broadcast in 1977 and 1978.

  • Lesbian sisters (series record)

    This is the series record for the series “Lesbian Sisters”. This series gives news and views of the lesbian community; exploring the Lesbian culture. Women’s music, poetry, discussion, guests, sometimes live performers, open phones. Hosted by Evan Paxton. First Tuesday of each month.

  • The uncertain quest : the dilemmas of sex education (Series record)

    The symposium “The Uncertain Quest – The Dilemmas of Sex Education” was produced by and held at the University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco and simulcast on KPFA on April 10 and 11, 1965. From the folio “This conference deals with the problems of the teenager in the mid-twentieth century. The times listed…

  • Know your body (Series record)

    This is the program record for the series “Know Your Body,” a series of eight lectures which comprised a course by and for women also entitled “Know Your Body.” The course was given at the Women’s Medical Center in New York City, where this lecture was recorded for WBAI in May and June, 1972, by…

  • Where it’s at (series record)

    “What It Is And Where It’s At” was a show introduced on KPFA on June 13, 1966 and ran through 1968. It was presented by the Drama and Literature department, with information and reviews on the immediate scene. Because of the timely aspect of the show, content descriptions are rarely available in the Folios. The…

  • Songs of Sappho’s daughters (Series record)

    Songs of Sappho’s Daughters was a series devoted to Lesbian poetry and music, featuring poets, composers, and performers. The series was hosted by Manya La Bruja, nicknamed the “Classical Amazon”, and Ms. Mark Giles, and aired on WBAI in 1973 and 1974.

  • Soviet lives (Series record)

    William Mandel was a United Press expert on Russia in World War II and a post-doctoral Fellow at Stanford University in 1947. He taught at Syracuse, UC Berkeley, San Francisco, and San Jose State Universities, and Law School of Golden Gate University. Mandel visited the USSR nine times at the time of this series, including…

  • Impeachment Alert Special Edition: Conversations With the President (Series Record)

    Series record for “Impeachment Alert Special Edition. Conversations with the President, live dramatic readings of the Nixon / Watergate transcripts as released by the President.” This series has been previously referred to as the “White House tapes” and the “Nixon tapes”. According to our best records, these recordings were made 5/17/74, 5/21/74 and 5/23/74, but…

  • Science story

    Science Story was a bi-monthly program dedicated to the demystification of science and medicine produced for KPFA in 1977 and 1978 by Laurie Garrett, KPFA’s Science Editor, and Adi Gevins of the Public Affairs Department. The programs were engineered by Scott McAllister, Philip Maldari, Kevin Vance, Warren Van Orden, and Randy Thom. The series won…