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KPFA - Letters and Politics

KPFA - Letters and Politics

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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
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Letters and Politics – September 5, 2024
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Sep 5 2024 59m
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A Century of Housing Policy, Police Violence & the Roots of Racial Unrest
Guest: Derek Hyra is a Professor of Public Administr... more
Sep 4 2024 59m
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A History of Political Parties
Daniel Schlozman is associate professor of political... more
Sep 3 2024 59m
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Letters and Politics – September 2, 2024
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Sep 2 2024 59m
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Genocide: Its History & Meaning
Guest: Martin Shaw is Emeritus Professor of Internat... more
Aug 29 2024 59m
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The Six Far-Right Groups Weakening American Democracy
Guest: Rena Steinzor is Edward M. Robertson Professo... more
Aug 28 2024 59m
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2024 Election: Integrity as a National Security Issue
Guest: Karen J. Greenberg is the Director of the Cen... more
Aug 27 2024 59m
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The Complexities of Kamala Harris’ Candidacy
Guest: Sonali Kolhatkar is an award-winning multimed... more
Aug 26 2024 59m
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Special Event Programming: Democracy Now at the DNC (hour 2 of 2-hour special)
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Aug 22 2024 59m
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Special Event Programming: Democracy Now at the DNC (hour 2 of 2-hour special)
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Aug 21 2024 59m
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Special Event Programming: Democracy Now at the DNC (hour 2 of 2-hour special)
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Aug 20 2024 59m
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Special Event Programming: DemocracyNow at the DNC (hour 2 of 2-hour special)
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Aug 19 2024 59m
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Paul Cooper of Fall Of Civilizations: In Conversation
Guest: Paul Cooper is a podcaster, a historian, and... more
Aug 15 2024 59m
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Lobbying for Zionism: A History
Guest: Ilan Pappe is Professor of History at the In... more
Aug 14 2024 59m
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Respect and Loathing in American Democracy
Guests Jeff Spinner-Halev is the Kenan Eminent Prof... more
Aug 13 2024 59m
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Unraveling the Misinformation about Homelessness in California
Part I.  Causes and Consequences of Homelessness in ... more
Aug 12 2024 59m
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Crisis in the Middle East: Israel and the Axis of Resistance
Guest: Assaf Kfoury is a mathematician, computer sci... more
Aug 8 2024 59m
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The Political Record of Kamala Harris
Guest: David Dayen is the executive editor of The Am... more
Aug 7 2024 59m
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Harris’s Pick for Vice-President
Guest: John Nichols is the national affairs correspo... more
Aug 6 2024 59m
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Joe Biden’s Economy and Presidential Record
Guest: Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Cente... more
Aug 5 2024 59m
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Ancient North American Cities and Why People Left Them
Guest: Kathleen DuVal is a professor of history at ... more
Aug 1 2024 59m
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The Mizrahi: From the Black Panthers to Likud
Guest: Asaf Elia-Shalev is an Israeli American jour... more
Jul 31 2024 59m
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The Life and Times of Huey P. Long
Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893 – September 10... more
Jul 30 2024 59m
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Venezuela’s Presidential Elections: Nicolas Maduro, Right-Wing Opposition & US Policies
Guest: Miguel Tinker Salas is an Emeritus Professor ... more
Jul 29 2024 59m
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Kamala Harris on Gaza
Host Mitch Jeserich takes listener’s calls to examin... more
Jul 25 2024 59m
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