<![CDATA[KPFK - Scholars Circle - Podcast]]> http://www.kpfk.org/on-air/scholars-circle/ webmaster@kpfk.org (Archive Manager) webmaster@kpfk.org (KPFK Admin) en-us Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:01:00 -0700 60 Pacifica Archive archiver_9.0.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Public Affairs - Local KPFK Public Radio - Online Archives webmaster@kpfk.org Ankine Antaram no <![CDATA[Sunday, October 4, 2026 - Ever since Russia attacked Ukraine, there have been predictions that the normative order against aggressive war was under threat. Then the US and Israel attacked Iran. Numerous scholars have predicted this would encourage China to attack Taiwan. The normative restrictions on war are loosening and the US is distracted and hence not able to help defend Taiwan. But two clear developments challenge this prediction. Russia, after 4 full years of war, is not likely to win this war anytime soon. And the US, despite the President’s continual assertions that it has won the war, clearly has not. Technology such as drone warfare might be a reason. Defensive tactics could be another. So on today’s show, we will explore the future of warfare in light of the Russian and American wars and their current lack of success.]]> https://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/2kpfk_261004_120100scholacirclepodast.mp3 https://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/2kpfk_261004_120100scholacirclepodast.mp3 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:01:00 -0700 www.scholarscircle.org]]> 3480 no Public Affairs - Local <![CDATA[Sunday, September 27, 2026 - Is the age of privacy over? We spend the hour on technology, spying and privacy, exploring how privacy, and the lack of it, affects security, democracy and society. What exactly is at stake when we lose our privacy? ]]> https://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/2kpfk_260927_120100scholacirclepodast.mp3 https://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/2kpfk_260927_120100scholacirclepodast.mp3 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:01:00 -0700 www.scholarscircle.org]]> 3481 no Public Affairs - Local <![CDATA[Sunday, September 20, 2026 - What are the politics of data? and of the U.S. Census? How do decisions about data, data collection and the census impact politics? Our guest today Danah Boyd is the author of a new book, Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census. ]]> https://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/2kpfk_260920_120100scholacirclepodast.mp3 https://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/2kpfk_260920_120100scholacirclepodast.mp3 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:01:00 -0700 www.scholarscircle.org]]> 3480 no Public Affairs - Local <![CDATA[Sunday, September 13, 2026 - How has Donald Trump's raging trade war against Canada impacted relations between the two countries? What does that mean for their long alliance? What political and economic risks does the US-Canadian trade war portend for Canada ?Will it affect the vote of Alberta on whether or not to secede from the rest of Canada? ]]> https://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/2kpfk_260913_120100scholacirclepodast.mp3 https://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/2kpfk_260913_120100scholacirclepodast.mp3 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:01:00 -0700 www.scholarscircle.org]]> 3480 no Public Affairs - Local <![CDATA[Sunday, September 6, 2026 - How did a glacier collapse lead to the deadly disaster in Nepal? Was there something about the area that caused the collapse? How much can we say this disaster is a climate disaster? Did climate change cause this glacier collapse? ]]> https://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/2kpfk_260906_120100scholacirclepodast.mp3 https://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/2kpfk_260906_120100scholacirclepodast.mp3 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:01:00 -0700 www.scholarscircle.org]]> 3480 no Public Affairs - Local