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Stay loud, Bay Area and beyond. 📻
Truth at 7. Resistance at 5. Riddim at 10.

KPFA’s got your whole day covered.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Tomorrow and next Tuesday, Cover to Cover honors the life of Jack Foley.
2PM | 94.1 FM | kpfa.org
Join us in remembering his voice, poetry, and legacy.

#KPFA #JackFoley #CoverToCover #CommunityRadio #RIP #BayAreaLegend
#poetry
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Start your Monday with a mix of news, ideas & late-night grooves 🎶
From UpFront at 7AM to Don’t Disturb This Groove at 10PM

Listen @ 94.1FM | kpfa.org

Full schedule: kpfa.org
#KPFA #MondayVibes #DontDisturbThisGroove #CommunityRadio #BayAreaRadio #ListenerPowered #berkeley #oakland
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Oakland Institute’s Frederic Mousseau joins A Rude Awakening to unpack how U.S. deals, proxy militias, and corporate investors fuel Congo’s 30-year crisis over critical minerals.

Listen at KPFA.org.
#KPFA #ARudeAwakening #DRCongo #CriticalMinerals #africa
November 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Swords to Plowshares COO Elena Kim joins Pushing Limits to talk veteran housing, disability care, PTSD, and why the fight doesn’t end when the war ends.

Listen at KPFA.org.
#KPFA #PushingLimits #Veterans #DisabilityJustice #BayAreaRadio @vetshelpingvets.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Global grooves. Long stretches of blues. And a whole weekend of music that rolls straight through to 5 AM Monday.

Full schedule → KPFA.org

#KPFA #ListenerPowered #IndependentRadio #MusicOfTheWorld #BluesByTheBay #BayAreaRadio #PublicRadio #NonCommercialRadio #Saturdays #Concert
November 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Sudan’s civil war didn’t come from nowhere.
Colonialism, militias, global powers — it’s all in the mix.
Mosaab Baba joins Behind the News to explain what the headlines leave out.

kpfa.org | #Sudan #KPFA #BehindTheNews #Africa #GlobalSouth #DougHenwood @doughenwood.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
KPFA mourns the loss of Jack Foley, a defining voice in Bay Area poetry and one of our station’s most enduring hosts. His work amplified poets, preserved history, and expanded what radio could be.

We honor his life, words, and legacy.

#JackFoley #PoetryCommunity #KPFA #BayArea @Poets #Poetry
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Friday at KPFA brings community voices, sharp analysis, and a long music block that kicks off at 8PM and runs straight through the weekend to 5AM Monday.

Full schedule at KPFA.org.

You, yeah YOU.
Tune in!
94.1 FM |kpfa.org
#KPFA #CommunityRadio #MusicTakeover #Fridays #BayArea
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A rat snake eats, then avoids a small hole it used to fit through.
Not trial and error—self-awareness.

Brandon Keim joins Against the Grain to explore animal minds, intelligence, and what we owe our nonhuman neighbors.

Entire Interview @ kpfa.org

#KPFA #AnimalEthics #AgainstTheGrain #BrandonKeim
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Just a taste of what Thursday sounds like on KPFA.
From morning headlines to deep-dive reporting and nighttime grooves — tune in for voices you won’t hear anywhere else.
94.1 FM | kpfa.org

#KPFA #Thursdays #TruthToPower #StayTuned
#NewsCultureMusic #PublicRadio #BayArea #Oakland #Richmond
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Olga Lautman: manufactured “crises,” ICE buildups, and a National Guard prepped for riot control—what’s the endgame?
Full interview on Background Briefing.
94.1 FM | KPFA.org
#KPFA #BackgroundBriefing #OlgaLautman #CivilLiberties #Trump #Denocracy @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
A 72-year-old grandmother dies after a Brentwood police encounter.
Reports call it a “medical incident.”
Her family and attorney Melissa Nold call it a cover-up.

Listen: KPFA.org
#KPFA #HardKnockRadio #JusticeForYolandaRamirez #PoliceAccountability
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Independent voices. Unflinching truth. Music with meaning.
That’s what Wednesdays sound like on KPFA.

Tune in for bold reporting, deep storytelling, and human-curated playlists.
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #CommunityRadio #BayArea #IndependentMedia #PublicRadio #Wednesdays #Berkeley #Oakland #Richmond
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Alexander Keyssar says the playbook is clear: never admit defeat, then call wins “illegitimate.” His fix: overwhelming turnout + tight legal defense.

Full conversation on Background Briefing w/ Ian Masters.
#Democracy #Elections #KPFA #Trump #politics @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
KPFA was born from peace — founded by a conscientious objector who believed radio could build understanding, not war.

This Veterans Day, we honor all who serve the cause of peace.

94.1 FM | KPFA.org
#KPFA #VeteransDay #Pacifism #Peace #TruthToPower #PeaceNotWar #StopWars @NoWars #PacificaRadio
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
South Asian women helped power a movement that changed NYC politics.
Hear Simran Thind on Women’s Magazine talk about how aunties and organizers turned belief into power.

KPFA.org | 94.1 FM
#KPFA #WomensMagazine #GrassrootsPower #ZohranMamdani

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November 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Listening to KPFA radio and they actually have on a member of the left opposition against the Maduro government of Venezuela, I don't think I have ever heard that on any broadcast media before @kpfa.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
What happens when an AI learns to lie to stay alive?
Stephen Witt joins Ralph Nader to explore “The AI Prompt That Could End the World.”

Hear the full episode: kpfa.org
#KPFA #RalphNaderRadioHour #AI #AIDeception #StephenWitt #TheThinkingMachine
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Start your week informed and grounded.
KPFA brings you fearless journalism, justice-centered voices, and stories that move the struggle forward — from dawn to dusk.

94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #MondayMustListen #IndependentMedia #CommunityRadioNews #Mondays #BayArea #Berkeley #Oakland #Richmond
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“Nick Fuentes is where the energy is among young Republicans. This is the monster they created.”
— Michael Edison Hayden on Background Briefing with Ian Masters

Full interview at kpfa.org | 94.1 FM

#KPFA #BackgroundBriefing #FarRight #NickFuentes #maga #Fascism #politics #IndependentMedia
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Looking for the perfect Sunday soundtrack?

Join Kevin Vance for Across the Great Divide — 11 AM–1 PM on KPFA.

Music among friends: folk, acoustic, singer/songwriters — stories of life, struggle, and humor from home and across the sea.

94.1 FM | KPFA.org
#KPFA #AcrossTheGreatDivide #Sundays
November 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Didn’t catch it live? That’s what weekends are for.
Grab your coffee, hit the archives, and catch up on the stories, interviews, and ideas that make KPFA essential listening.

kpfa.org 👉 Archives

#radio #kpfa #bayarea #berkeley #resist #truthtopower
November 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It’s Friday. The news hits different today.
From workers’ rights to the Amazon rainforest, media freedom to local voices — KPFA’s lineup has your day covered.
10am Economic Update
10:30 Terra Verde
1pm Project Censored
5pm Flashpoints
7pm Full Circle
8pm–5am Monday: nonstop music
94.1 FM | kpfa.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
When food aid stops, hunger doesn’t.

Michael Flood of the L.A. Regional Food Bank joins Law and Disorder host Cat Brooks on the SNAP freeze’s fallout — and Oakland artist Ryan Nicole calls for mutual aid and solidarity.

#KPFA #LawAndDisorder #SNAP #FoodJustice #MutualAid #Oakland #CommunityPowered
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM