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Andrei Codrescu: New Orleans Now – KPFK 9/1

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LISTEN ONLINE TO THIS SHOW – SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST New Orleans now, five years after Katrina: we’ll speak with poet, novelist and essayist  ANDREI CODRESCU about what has changed there, and what hasn’t.  Andrei edits Exquisite Corpse: A Journal of Letters and Life; he wrote the memorable New Orleans Mon Amour;  his new book is [...]

Those Florida Republicans: KPFK Wed. 8/25

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LISTEN ONLINE TO THIS SHOW – SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST Primaries in Florida and Arizona Tuesday tested the Tea Party’s strength among Republicans and the power of a billionaire to win a Senate Democratic nomination.  JOHN NICHOLS reviews the results – his new post at TheNation.com is “Sex, Drugs and Bill Clinton.” Also: the “Ground Zero [...]

Daniel Ellsberg: Secrets, Lies, & War: KPFK Wed. 8/18

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LISTEN ONLINE TO THIS SHOW – SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST From the Pentagon Papers to WikiLeaks: DANIEL ELLSBERG talks about secrets, lies, and war — from Vietnam to Afghanstan.  We will be featuring the documentary about Daniel Ellsberg, “The Most Dangerous Man in America”, on DVD as our fund drive thank-you gift this hour.  The film [...]

L.A.’s Jobs Program: KPFK Wed. 8/11

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LISTEN ONLINE TO THIS SHOW – SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST Obama doesn’t have a jobs program.  California doesn’t have a jobs program.  But the city of L.A. DOES have a jobs program – the only one in the country. HAROLD MEYERSON will explain – he’s an op-ed columnist for the L.A. Times and the Washington Post. [...]

Michael Pollan & his Eaters’ Manifesto: KPFK 8/4

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LISTEN ONLINE TO THIS SHOW – SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST Seven little words from MICHAEL POLLAN:  “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” His number one-bestseller, out now in paperback, is IN DEFENSE OF FOOD. Michael is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley.  (originally broadcast [...]