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Wednesday, November 12, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Richard Eskow, The Zero Hour
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| Epstein Files; Mamdani's Affordable 'Affordability Agenda''
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| GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson finally allowed the US House back into session, swearing in new Rep. Adlita Grijalva (D-AZ), who in turn provided the final signature on a discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein Files being covered up the Trump Administration. House Democrats released previously-unseen Jeffrey Epstein emails that discuss Donald Trump. RICHARD ESKOW explains his deep analysis of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's 'Affordability Agenda' -- which includes a rent freeze, free universal childcare, free buses, and more -- and explains how and why Mamdani's plans are 'surprisingly affordable,' why the billionaire class spent so much attempting to defeat Mamdani, and much more.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Dem Shutdown fallout; Elections; Environment
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| Fallout grows over the capitulation by eight Senate Democrats to vote with all Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown, receiving nothing in return. The majority of Congressional Democrats did NOT capitulate, and may be learning to fight in the Trump era. Utah state judge rejects state Republicans' heavily gerrymandered US House map, implements one fairer to Democratic voters. Trump's approval ratings plummet further. Trump issued full pardons for 77 accomplices who tried to help him steal the 2020 election. Rightwing US Supreme Court will hear challenge to Mississippi's mail-in voting laws. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Monday, November 10, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Alex Burness, Bolts Magazine
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| Voting Rights; Government Shutdown
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| Bolts Magazine's ALEX BURNESS delves into several under-the-radar races in last week's elections that hold very good news for voters and will reverberate going forward, on critical issues like mail voting, felon disenfranchisement, mid-decade gerrymandering and more. In the US Senate, seven moderate Democrats and one independent -- none up for re-election -- broke ranks to vote with Republicans to end the government shutdown, getting almost nothing in return. Callers weigh in.
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Friday, November 7, 2025 3:00 pm
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| The Weak 'Strongman'; Elections; Environment
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| Original airdate 10-30-2025. Donald Trump desperately wants to be a strongman, but reveals he is incredibly weak, as his approval numbers sink even in states he won. China outplayed Trump in trade deal negotiations. State Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-MI) excoriated Trump Admin/GOP for their use of 'food as a political weapon' in refusing to fund federal food assistance for low-income Americans. On Tuesday, voters will decide important contests in New York City, New Jersey, Virginia, California, and Pennsylvania. Republicans hope to enact new voting restrictions in Maine and Texas. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Thursday, November 6, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Heather Digby Parton, Salon; 'Driftglass', Pro Left Podcast
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| 2025 Election; Politics; Environment
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| HEATHER DIGBY PARTON of Salon and Digby's Hullabaloo and 'DRIFTGLASS' of the Professional Left Podcast join us to analyze Tuesday's remarkable election day across the country, in which voters delivered a clear rebuke to the failed first year of Donald Trump's presidency, and pro-democracy ballot initiatives and Democratic candidates, from the left to the center, won nearly every race in about 30 states across the nation. Digby and Driftglass delve into the election results and the fallout, what it means going forward, and deliver context, history, and hilarity on major developments this week in politics, the courts, the media, the future of the democracy and much more. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025 3:00 pm
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| John Nichols, The Nation
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| 2025 Election results and analysis
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| In the 2025 Elections, Democrats won nearly every contest on the ballot in about 30 states. Voters issued a stinging rebuke to Donald Trump and Republicans in high-profile and under-the-radar down-ballot races, seizing their first opportunity to register their opinions at the ballot box. New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani delivered a barn-burner of a victory speech. The Nation's JOHN NICHOLS analyzes the results, the remarkable near-clean sweep by Democrats in races across the country, why it happened and what message Dems should learn from it, and much, much more.
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Elections; Trump Thuggery; Environment
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| It's Election Day, with major contests in New York City, New Jersey, Virginia, California. Some polling places in NJ received bomb threats. Former VP Dick Cheney died. Trump Admin. fired another Inspector General for following the law in bogus criminal investigations targeting Donald Trump's political foes. Attorney General Bondi tried to retroactively fix big problems weaponized political indictments. CA's Sec. of State debunked Trump's false claims of election fraud. Maryland Democrats consider redistricting to counter Trump's Gerrymandering Wars. Federal judges block Trump's executive orders attempting to interfere in elections. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Monday, November 3, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Election Day Preview; Gerrymandering Wars; News
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| Tuesday, Nov. 4, marks the first major elections since Donald Trump's disastrous second term began. Voters will decide statewide elections for Governor and state legislature in VA, NJ; the NYC mayoral race; and the anti-gerrymandering Prop 50 ballot initiative in California. Virginia Democrats cleared a critical step in their effort to counter the Gerrymandering Wars launched by Donald Trump and Republican-controlled states to rig the 2026 midterm elections. Ohio moved to further gerrymander its maps to benefit Republicans. Callers weigh in.
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Friday, October 31, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Susan Greenhalgh, Election security expert, Free Speech For People
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| Trump's White House Demolition; Election Security: Dominion Voting
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| Original airdate 10-22-2025. Donald Trump is unlawfully demolishing the East Wing of the White House to make room for an enormous ballroom, after lying that the addition wouldn't interfere with the current building. The surprise purchase of controversial voting system vendor Dominion by a self-declared Republican partisan has shocked election officials and election security/integrity advocates. Election security expert SUSAN GREENHALGH delves into the many serious concerns over the purchase of Dominion, the lack of oversight and transparency over who funded the purchase, the new company's plans for the 2026 election, our badly broken and opaque election system industry, and much more.
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Thursday, October 30, 2025 3:00 pm
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| The Weak 'Strongman'; Elections; Environment
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| Donald Trump desperately wants to be a strongman, but reveals he is incredibly weak, as his approval numbers sink even in states he won. China outplayed Trump in trade deal negotiations. State Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-MI) excoriated Trump Admin/GOP for their use of 'food as a political weapon' in refusing to fund federal food assistance for low-income Americans. On Tuesday, voters will decide important contests in New York City, New Jersey, Virginia, California, and Pennsylvania. Republicans hope to enact new voting restrictions in Maine and Texas. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect
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| Proposed CA wealth tax; Zohran Mamdani; Hurricane Melissa
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| Hurricane Melissa continues its path of destruction across the Caribbean. Donald Trump fired everyone on the federal commission charged with approving plans for his $350 million ballroom. NYC Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's proposed popular 'affordability' agenda would be partly funded by a small surcharge on millionaires. In California, a potential 2026 ballot proposal focuses on a one-time tax on the state's billionaires to fund the state's Medicaid program after it was gutted Trump and Congressional Republicans to pay for a $1 trillion tax cut for the richest Americans. The American Prospect's HAROLD MEYERSON discusses the California wealth tax, the many criticisms against such efforts, and much more.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Hurricane Melissa; Israel; Gerrymander Wars; Environment
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| Record-shattering Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm. Israel resumed attacks on Gaza. Donald Trump continued his unlawful killing spree in international waters, murdering another 14 civilians in the Pacific while deploying warships to Venezuela. Democratic states sued the USDA to restore food assistance to 42 million low-income Americans. California announced it will dispatch its own election monitors to monitor the Justice Department's election monitors during next week's critical election. Gerrymandering Wars expand with new Republican-controlled states moving to steal U.S. House seats from minority voters. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Monday, October 27, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Let's Play 'Who Wants to Be a U.S. Citizen?'; Food assistance; Elections
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| Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is 'a worst-case scenario' for Jamaica, fueled in part by climate change. Trump Administration will halt funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) even though SNAP has a dedicated contingency fund to be used during shutdowns. California Gov. Gavin Newsom warns that the Trump Justice Department sending federal monitors to elections in California and New Jersey next week may be a trial run for interfering in the 2026 midterm elections. The Trump Administration revised the U.S. citizenship test to make it more difficult -- callers play 'Who Wants to be a U.S. Citizen?' to see if they can pass.
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Friday, October 24, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Richard Von Glahn, People Not Politicians
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| Elections; Israel-Hamas; Environment
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| Original airdate 10-14-2025. North Carolina's GOP-controlled state legislature announced an unprecedented mid-decade effort to further gerrymander their heavily gerrymandered state to steal more US House seats from minority voters, as dictated by Donald Trump. In Missouri, voters and pro-democracy group are fighting back. RICHARD VON GLAHN explains People Not Politicians' new effort to enact a 'citizens veto' referendum, GOP state officials' efforts to stymie them, and more. Fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire show signs of fraying. An Alaska election indicates surprising voter shift to Democrats. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Thursday, October 23, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Tom Di Liberto, Climate Central
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| Trump Assault on Climate Science; Elections; Environment
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| The first half of 2025 brought the costliest weather and climate disasters on record for the US. We know because fired federal scientists resurrected NOAA's Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database after it was shut down by the science deniers of the Trump Administration. Former NOAA climate scientist TOM DI LIBERTO, now at non-profit Climate Central, explains the vital importance of NOAA's climate research, why Team Trump wants to dismantle and privatize the agency, whether it can be rebuilt, and much more. Virginia state Democratic lawmakers launch redistricting effort to counter the unprecedented Trump/Republican mid-decade gerrymandering schemes in multiple states to rig the 2026 midterm elections. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Susan Greenhalgh, Election security expert, Free Speech For People
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| Trump's White House Demolition; Election Security: Dominion Voting
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| Donald Trump is unlawfully demolishing the East Wing of the White House to make room for an enormous ballroom, after lying that the addition wouldn't interfere with the current building. The surprise purchase of controversial voting system vendor Dominion by a self-declared Republican partisan has shocked election officials and election security/integrity advocates. Election security expert SUSAN GREENHALGH delves into the many serious concerns over the purchase of Dominion, the lack of oversight and transparency over who funded the purchase, the new company's plans for the 2026 election, our badly broken and opaque election system industry, and much more.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Trump's Crime Spree; Elections; Environment
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| Felon Donald Trump's ongoing crime spree is unprecedented in US history, assisted by the corrupted, stolen and packed rightwing US Supreme Court majority. January 6 insurrectionist pardoned by Trump arrested for threatening to assassinate Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Trump granted clemency to disgraced conman, former GOP Rep. George Santos. Trump administration created an interagency group to weaponize the federal government against his political enemies. Trump demanded the Justice Department pay him $230 million for past investigations of his wrongdoing. North Carolina's Republican state legislature approves new maps to steal US House seats from minority voters. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'
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Monday, October 20, 2025 3:00 pm
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| 'No Kings' Rallies; Authoritarianism
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| Please donate to KPFK! An estimated 7-8 million Americans turned out for Saturday's massive, joyful, peaceful 'No Kings' demonstrations in more than 27000 communities across the country, rallying for constitutional rights and the rule of law against Donald Trump's authoritarianism. Lower federal courts are mostly holding the line against the Trump Administration's assault on the rule of law. Trump posted an AI-generated video of himself dumping excrement on No Kings protesters. Callers share moving stories of what they experienced at No Kings rallies in their towns.
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Friday, October 17, 2025 3:00 pm
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| David Dayen, Executive Editor, The American Prospect
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| Trump's tariff war hits US food supply; Authoritarianism; Environment
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| PLEASE DONATE to keep KPFK on the air! Original airdate 10-9-2025. Donald Trump's tariff trade war is backfiring and he needs a deadlocked Congress to bail out US farmers. Trump's Labor Department says Trump's immigration enforcement is causing a farmworker crisis and may lead to food shortages. Financial journalist DAVID DAYEN discusses what these two crises mean, what's really going on, how the Labor Dept. is trying to slash farmworker wages, and much more. Israel and Hamas apparently agreed to a pause in their war. Trump Justice Department indicted NY Attorney General Letitia James, as Trump ordered. Author Michael Wolff explains what he saw of Jeffrey Epstein's salacious photos of Trump. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'
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Thursday, October 16, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Joshua A. Douglas, Univ. Of KY; David Daley, FairVote
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| Elections; Environment
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| PLEASE DONATE to KFPK! The corrupted rightwing supermajority on the US Supreme Court appears poised to kill off Sec. 2 of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, which barred racially discriminatory election practices. Election law expert JOSHUA A. DOUGLAS and redistricting expert DAVID DALEY explain the twisted history of a case heard by the court, Louisiana v. Callais, in which White voters in the state allege that drawing a second Black-majority voting district (reflecting the state's Black population) is unconstitutional racial discrimination against Whites. Douglas and Daley discuss the stakes, why the VRA is still necessary, what happens next, and much more. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Heather Digby Parton, Salon; 'Driftglass,' 'Pro Left Podcast'
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| Epstein Shutdown; Authoritarianism
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| PLEASE DONATE to KFPK! As the government shutdown drags on, it is becoming the Epstein Shutdown, as Speaker Mike Johnson works to prevent a vote on releasing the Epstein Files, cracks appear in the GOP coalition, and Democrats remain united in their effort to prevent healthcare costs from skyrocketing for Americans. HEATHER DIGBY PARTON of Salon and 'DRIFTGLASS' of the 'Professional Left Podcast' bring analysis, context, insight and hilarity on the shutdown, Trump's delusions and corrupt retribution against his perceived political foes, Republicans' panic over the No Kings rally on October 18, and much more.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Richard Von Glahn, People Not Politicians
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| Elections; Israel-Hamas; Environment
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| PLEASE DONATE to KFPK! North Carolina's GOP-controlled state legislature announces unprecedented mid-decade effort to further gerrymander their heavily gerrymandered states to steal more US House seats from their voters, as dictated by Donald Trump. In Missouri, voters and pro-democracy group are fighting back. RICHARD VON GLAHN explains People Not Politicians' new effort to enact a 'citizens veto' referendum, GOP state officials' efforts to stymie them, and more. Fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire show signs of fraying. An Alaska election indicates surprising voter shift to Democrats. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Monday, October 13, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Ari Berman, Voting rights expert, Mother Jones
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| Voting rights; Elections; Authoritarianism
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| PLEASE DONATE to KFPK! Original airdate 10-1-2025. The federal government is shut down after Congressional Republicans, who control the government and could keep it open if they wanted to, chose to shut it down rather than negotiate with Democrats to prevent spiking healthcare costs for millions of Americans. The Trump Admin. is using the shutdown to hurt everyday Americans. Trump US Attorney in Nevada asked the Justice Department to help her spread propaganda about voter fraud. Court rules MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell defamed voting machine company Smartmatic. ARI BERMAN explains the Trump Justice Department's newest attack on voters, including demanding states turn over sensitive voter data, and the GOP's broader voter- and election-interference agenda.
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Friday, October 10, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Bobby Kogan, Center for American Progress
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| Government Shutdown; Authoritarianism; Environment
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| PLEASE DONATE to KFPK! Original airdate 10-2-2025. The federal government is shut down, as Republicans refuse to negotiate with Congressional Democrats seeking to prevent an explosion of healthcare costs for millions of Americans. Donald Trump vowed to use the shutdown as pretext to carry out illegal mass firings and dismantle federal agencies. BOBBY KOGAN, former Biden OMB official, explains the stakes of the government shutdown, how we got here, the Trump Admin.'s blatantly illegal actions, why he believes Democrats must hold the line, and much more. Federal agents terrorized resident in Chicago during an extremely violent raid. Plus our latest 'Green News Report.'
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Thursday, October 9, 2025 3:00 pm
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| David Dayen, Executive Editor, The American Prospect
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| Trump's tariff war hits US farms, food supply; Authoritarianism; Environment
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| PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! Donald Trump's tariff trade war is backfiring and he needs a deadlocked Congress to bail out US farmers. Trump's Labor Department says Trump's immigration enforcement is causing a farmworker crisis and may lead to food shortages. Financial journalist DAVID DAYEN discusses what these two crises mean, what's really going on, how the Labor Dept. is trying to slash farmworker wages, and much more. Israel and Hamas apparently agreed to a pause in their war. Trump Justice Department indicted NY Attorney General Letitia James, as Trump ordered. Author Michael Wolff explains what he saw of Jeffrey Epstein's salacious photos of Trump. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Donald Trump's losing battles; Environment
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| PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! Donald Trump is losing in the polls, in the courts, in attempting to ignite conflict against the American people, and he's lashing out like a toddler, calling for the arrest of elected Democratic officials getting in his way. Republicans supporting Trump's National Guard deployments in Democratic-run states only pretended to support small government and states' rights. The DOJ's weaponized indictment of former FBI Dir. James Comey will likely fail before going to trial. Congressional Republicans are in disarray over their government shutdown as polls show broad support for Congressional Democrats' fight to save healthcare for millions. Plus our latest 'Green News Report.'
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Tuesday, October 7, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Lisa Graves, Former DOJ official, True North Research
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| Corrupted US Supreme Court; Justice Department
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| PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! The corrupted US Supreme Court began its new term this week after using its 'shadow docket' to let Trump to get away with nearly everything, no matter how radical, unlawful or unconstitutional. Former Justice Department Deputy Asst. Attorney General and author, LISA GRAVES, delves into the history of how Chief Justice John Roberts 'rewrote the Constitution and dismantled our rights,' how the Roberts Court has subverted longstanding precedent and justice and exposed its rank hypocrisy, and the moral imperative to reform and restore the court. US Attorney General Pam Bondi demonstrated her deep unfitness for the job in a contentious Senate hearing.
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Monday, October 6, 2025 3:00 pm
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| CA Special election Nov. 4; Authoritarianism; Trump's 'invasion from within'
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| PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! As the government shutdown enters its second week, polls show Americans blame Republicans and Donald Trump. In California, officials announced special procedures for victims of catastrophic wildfires to vote in a Nov. 4 special election, which focused on temporarily setting aside the state's independent redistricting commission to counter Texas' scheme to redraw its U.S. House maps. An Oregon judge halted Trump's attempts to federalize National Guard troops from any state to invade Portland, while an Illinois judge allowed Trump's invasion of Chicago to continue. Callers ring in.
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Friday, October 3, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Randall D. Eliason, George Washington Univ. Law School
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| Corruption; Rule of Law; Free speech;
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| PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! Original airdate 9-22-2025. Donald Trump's so-called 'Border Czar', Tom Homan, was caught on videotape last year accepting $50,000 in cash, but the Trump Justice Department closed the investigation. Trump publicly ordered US Attorney General Bondi to criminally prosecute his political enemies. Former DOJ official RANDALL D. ELIASON explains the Homan allegations, the ways the Trump administration is undermining the rule of law, and much more. Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel reinstated after massive public blowback, despite threats by Trump's FCC chair to retaliate.
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| Randall D. Eliason, George Washington Univ. Law School
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| Corruption; Rule of Law; Free speech;
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| PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! Original airdate 9-22-2025. Donald Trump's so-called 'Border Czar', Tom Homan, was caught on videotape last year accepting $50,000 in cash, but the Trump Justice Department closed the investigation. Trump publicly ordered US Attorney General Bondi to criminally prosecute his political enemies. Former DOJ official RANDALL D. ELIASON explains the Homan allegations, the ways the Trump administration is undermining the rule of law, and much more. Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel reinstated after massive public blowback, despite threats by Trump's FCC chair to retaliate.
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Thursday, October 2, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Bobby Kogan, Center for American Progress
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| Government Shutdown; Authoritarianism; Environment
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| PLEASE DONATE to KFPK! It's Day 2 of the federal government shutdown, as Republicans refuse to negotiate with Congressional Democrats seeking to prevent an explosion of healthcare costs for millions of Americans. Donald Trump vowed to use the shutdown as pretext to carry out illegal mass firings and dismantle federal agencies. BOBBY KOGAN, former Biden OMB official, explains the stakes of the government shutdown, how we got here, the Trump Admin.'s blatantly illegal actions, why he believes Democrats must hold the line, and much more. Federal agents terrorized resident in Chicago during an extremely violent raid. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, October 1, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Ari Berman, Voting rights expert, Mother Jones
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| Voting rights; Elections; Authoritarianism
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| PLEASE DONATE to KFPK! The federal government is shut down after Congressional Republicans, who control the government and could keep it open if they wanted to, chose to shut it down rather than negotiate with Democrats to prevent spiking healthcare costs for millions of Americans. The Trump Admin. is using the shutdown to hurt everyday Americans. Trump US Attorney in Nevada asked the Justice Department to help her spread propaganda about voter fraud. Court rules MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell defamed voting machine company Smartmatic. ARI BERMAN explains the Trump Justice Department's newest attack on voters, including demanding states turn over sensitive voter data, and the GOP's broader voter- and election-interference agenda.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2025 3:00 pm
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| PLEASE DONATE to KFPK! The federal government is headed for a partial shutdown after Congressional Republicans refused to negotiate with Democrats to save healthcare for millions of Americans. Donald Trump is posting racist A.I. videos mocking Democratic leaders, and appears to want a shutdown, which would prevent the Bureau of Labor Statistics from publishing critical monthly jobs reports. Defense Sec. Hegseth lectured top U.S. military leaders on 'wokeness' and 'stupid rules of engagement'; Trump delivered a rambling, hour-long speech describing the Left as 'the enemy within.' Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) and Gov. Tina Kotek (D-OR) pushed back hard against Trump's unwelcome, completely unnecessary military thuggery. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Monday, September 29, 2025 3:00 pm
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| 'Fear is the Tool of a Tyrant'; 5 mass shootings in 48 hours
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| PLEASE DONATE to KFPK! 5 mass shootings in 2 days underscore Republicans' blockade of commonsense gun safety reforms; they fell silent when the mass shooters didn't fit their attempts to falsely accuse the Left and Democrats of political violence. Trump's latest antics raise new concerns about his mental fitness. Updates on a host of new developments, from the indictment of former FBI Dir. James Comey, to Jimmy Kimmel, Defense Sec. Hegseth's mystery meeting with US generals, and much more. Callers weigh in.
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Thursday, September 25, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Authoritarianism; Government Shutdown; Environment
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| PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! Defense Sec. Hegseth ordered hundreds of top U.S. military generals and admirals stationed around the world to attend an extremely unusual in-person meeting in VA on Sept. 30th. Congressional Republicans refuse to negotiate with Democrats whose votes will be needed to pass legislation to avert a government shutdown on Sept. 30th. Donald Trump ordered US AG Bondi to indict his political foe, former FBI Dir. James Comey, on bogus charges before the statute of limitations runs out on Sept. 30th. Federal judge orders Trump Administration to reinstate $500 million in research funding to UCLA. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, September 24, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Charles Gaba, independent healthcare analyst
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| Jimmy Kimmel; Healthcare and Government shutdown
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| PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! Jimmy Kimmel returned to the airwaves, delivering a heartfelt monologue defending free speech after he was suspended following threats by Trump's FCC Chair. Media conglomerates Sinclair and Nextar blocked Americans in many major media markets from watching the program. Congressional Republicans are barreling headlong into another government shutdown, refusing to negotiate with Democrats fighting to prevent skyrocketing healthcare premiums. Healthcare analyst CHARLES GABA digs into the details, potential horrors, and the very high stakes for the nation. House Democrats move closer to forcing a vote to release the Epstein Files.
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█ KPFK Online ProgrammingBradCast w/ Brad Friedman |
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Accountability (and lack thereof); Free Speech; Environment
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| PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! The Trump White House and Trump's 'border czar' Tom Homan can't keep their stories straight in trying to explain why Homan was caught on tape accepting $50,000 in cash in a fast food bag last year, and why the Trump Justice Dept. dropped its investigation. Mega-media conglomerates Sinclair and Nextar will indefinitely pre-empt late-night TV show host Jimmy Kimmel, which they say is completely unrelated to threats by Trump's FCC chair and their mergers pending approval before the FCC. Trump delivered a rambling speech to the United Nations filled with obnoxious lies. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'
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Monday, September 22, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Randall D. Eliason, George Washington Univ. School of Law
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| Corruption; Rule of Law; Free Speech
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| PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! Donald Trump's so-called 'Border Czar', Tom Homan, was caught on videotape last year accepting $50,000 in cash, but the Trump Justice Department closed the investigation. Trump publicly ordered US Attorney General Bondi to criminally prosecute his political enemies. Former DOJ official RANDALL D. ELIASON explains the Homan allegations, the ways the Trump administration is undermining the rule of law, and much more. Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel reinstated after massive public blowback, despite threats by Trump's FCC chair to retaliate.
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Friday, September 19, 2025 3:00 pm
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| David Dayen, Executive Editor, American Prospect
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| Gun violence; Authoritarianism; Elections
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| Original airdate 9-10-2025. Far-right activist and longtime Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk was killed by a gunman at a college event in Utah. Three teens critically injured in a school shooting in Denver. Poland shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace. After special election win in VA, House Democrats are one stop closer to having enough signatures to force a vote to release the Epstein Files. Financial journalist DAVID DAYEN of the American Prospect discusses the coming showdown in the GOP-controlled Congress to avoid a government shutdown on October 1, whether Democrats will act to slow down Trump's authoritarianism, and much more.
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Thursday, September 18, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Matt Gertz, Media Matters
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| Accountability; Voting Rights; Environment
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| New, 'damning' court filings -- released in voting machine company Smartmatic's major defamation lawsuit against Fox News -- confirm that Fox News hosts and executives knew Donald Trump's false claims of a 'stolen' 2020 election were lies but chose to broadcast them anyway. MATT GERTZ of Media Matters discusses the new revelations in the Fox News defamation lawsuit, what it means for elections going forward, and much more. Missouri's Republican state legislature rammed through new gerrymandered maps to steal U.S. House seats from their voters and add new restrictions to stop citizen-led ballot initiatives. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Heather Digby Parton, Salon; 'Driftglass', Pro Left Podcast
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| Free speech, political violence, and political retribution
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| Donald Trump, his administration, elected Republicans and rightwing media are opportunistically exploiting the killing of Republican activist Charlie Kirk for political retribution, vowing to target 'the left' for exercising their free speech rights. Salon columnist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON and 'DRIFTGLASS' of the Pro Left Podcast bring insight and hilarity to escalating rightwing attacks on free speech; chilling similarities to post-9/11 America; Trump's seeming effort to start wars with Venezuela and Chicago; his ridiculous defamation lawsuit against the New York Times; and much, much more.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Keith Barber, attorney, Daily Kos
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| Trump Assault on the Rule of Law, Free Speech
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| In just eight months, the Trump Administration's unrelenting assault on the Constitution and the rule of law has succeeded in destabilizing and dismantling key functions of the U.S. government, while the corrupted US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed these unprecedented upheavals to proceed. The Trump Administration is also explicitly threatening free speech rights and press freedom. Attorney KEITH BARBER, a writer at Daily Kos, offers legal perspective on a slew of new court developments over the last week, the Supreme Court, and much, much more. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'
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Monday, September 15, 2025 3:00 pm
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| Charlie Kirk was a racist, sexist, homophobic, anti-Semitic Islamophobe and he did not deserve to be killed for any of it. But Kirk has been inappropriately lionized by the Right and corporate media after his killing at a college event. Donald Trump, Republicans, and rightwing media are opportunistically exploiting Kirk's death to punish the free speech of their perceived enemies, and targeting anyone who simply quotes Kirk's actual words on social media. Attacking the First Amendment keeps the Right from having to confront their very serious problem of rising political violence against their perceived enemies, and the nation's worsening gun violence. Callers weigh in.
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