Program

The homosexual in our society (Part 2 of 2)

In the second part of this ground-breaking radio panel discussion on homosexuals, Elsa Knight Thompson moderates a panel discussion of the following speakers: Dr. Karl Bowman, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of California, and former Head of the Langley Porter Clinic; Dr. Frank A.

KPFA Folio note, November 23-December 6, 1958, (Volume 9, number 18), p.4 Monday, November 24

The homosexual in our society (Part 1 of 2)

This recording from 1958 - the earliest known radio recording to overtly discuss homosexuality - features Public Affairs Director of KPFA Elsa Knight Thompson interviewing Hal Call, the editor of the Mattachine Society's newsletter, the Mattachine Review; Dr.

KPFA Folio note, November 23-December 6, 1958, (Volume 9, number 18), p.4 Monday, November 24

Ode To Gravity| The Music Of Germaine Tailleferre

Ode To Gravity| The Music Of Germaine Tailleferre| Produced by KPFK and Amirkhanian| Recorded on December 29, 1973. - CONTENT: Charles Amirkhanian talks with one of the greatest women composers, Germaine Tailleferre at her home in Paris. Tailleferre was one of the members of the radical group of composers known as Les Six.

Herbert Marcuse and Angela Davis at Berkeley

Excerpt from a rally at University of California Berkeley featuring speeches by philosopher and political theorist Herbert Marcuse (1898 - 1979) and political activist and scholar Angela Davis (1944 - ). The rally was in support of Davis whose appointment to the faculty of U.C.

Author Alice Walker reads the short story, Roselily

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker (1944 - ) reads her short story "Roselily" (written ca. 1967). Walker then talks with KPFA's Ginny Z. Berson about the story, how she wrote it about her first marriage to a civil rights attorney and how it questions the dominance of Christianity over all religions in the US.

Angela's birthday.

A panel discussion about Angela Davis (1944 - ) and her contributions to American society. The discussion centers around the furor over Davis' hiring at UCLA; the UC Regents had stripped her of her title owing to her political beliefs.

Harlan county USA / Nancy Barker and Hart Perry

Barry Parker from WPFW's Film Exchange interviews Nancy Barker and Hart Perry, respectively the director of editing and principal cinematographer of Barbara Kopple's 1977 documentary Harlan County USA. The two discuss how they came to be involved in the film's production and about the scene in the film where strikebreakers attacked the film crew.

Ozark rap: experiences of women in the mid 1930s to the 1960s / produced by Clara Kern

This is an episode of Clara Kern's special series "Ozark rap." In this program she examines the experiences of the middle 1930s to the 1960s, focusing on the ways in which her mother and aunts translated their rugged early lives into strength for modern-day living. She plays records of "hillbilly music" throughout the program. Produced by Clara Kern.

The Christmas connection.

Documentary on the traditions of Christmas.|THE CHRISTMAS CONNECTION / Steve Allen. A documentary on the traditions of Christmas.

Space and humanity's place in it : fact or fiction / Issac Asimov ; interviewed by Christine Watson.

World renown science fiction writer Issac Asimov presents his views on what the future holds for humankind. He explores the potentials of space travel and colonization, a project which could potentially unite the world. Asimov goes on to define problems into two categories: 1) those that effect everyone, and 2) those that effect the individual.

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