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Nov 19, 2024 • 60min

How to Dismantle a Republic: The Fall of the Weimar Republic

Guest: Peter Fritzsche, professor of history at the University of Illinois and author of the book Hitler’s First Hundred Days: When Germans Embraced the Third Reich.   The post How to Dismantle a Republic: The Fall of the Weimar Republic appeared first on KPFA.
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Nov 18, 2024 • 60min

John Nichols on Trump’s Cabinet Picks

Guest: John Nichols is the national affairs correspondent for The Nation Magazine. He is the author of several books including his latest co-written with Senator Bernie Sanders “It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism.”  His latest article in the Nation is John Thune Once Objected to Trump. Does He Have the Courage to Do So Now? The post John Nichols on Trump’s Cabinet Picks appeared first on KPFA.
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Nov 14, 2024 • 60min

A History of the Dreamers Movement

Guest: Rafael A. Martínez is an assistant professor in the Southwest Borderlands Initiative at Arizona State University whose work focuses on immigrant rights, mixed-status families, and Latinx cultural and historical productions in the Southwest borderlands.  He is the author of Illegalized: Undocumented Youth Movements in the United States and is the founder of the podcast UndocuTalks.   The post A History of the Dreamers Movement appeared first on KPFA.
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Nov 13, 2024 • 60min

Arun Gupta on Election Results & What Comes Next

Guest: Arun Gupta is an investigative reporter who has written for The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, The Intercept, The Nation, The Guardian, YES Magazine, and other publications. He is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York and the author of the forthcoming “Apocalypse Chow: A Junk-Food-Loving Chef’s Inquiry into Taste” (The New Press). Subscribe on substack to read all of Arun’s reports, essays, and criticism, arunnews.substack.com. The post Arun Gupta on Election Results & What Comes Next appeared first on KPFA.
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Nov 12, 2024 • 60min

Richard Wolff on the Economy After the Election

Guest: Richard Wolff is a professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Visiting Professor at the New School in New York. He hosts the weekly program Economic Update and is the author of several books, including Understanding Capitalism.     The post Richard Wolff on the Economy After the Election appeared first on KPFA.
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Nov 11, 2024 • 60min

Martin Niemöller: Then They Came For Me

Guest: Matthew D. Hockenos is the Harriet Johnson Toadvine ’56 Professor in 20th- Century History at Skidmore College.  He is the author of A Church Divided: German Protestants Confront the Nazi Past, and his latest, Then They Came For Me: Martin Niemöller, the Pastor Who Defied the Nazis. The post Martin Niemöller: Then They Came For Me appeared first on KPFA.
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Nov 7, 2024 • 60min

Mitch Jeserich’s Let’s Talk About the Election RESULTS! Part 2

Host Mitch Jeserich in conversation with listeners about elections 2024 and its implications. The post Mitch Jeserich’s Let’s Talk About the Election RESULTS! Part 2 appeared first on KPFA.
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Nov 6, 2024 • 60min

Mitch Jeserich’s Let’s Talk About the Election RESULTS!

From 11am-1pm PST, Mitch Jeserich hosts a 2-hour live national call-in show. All listeners are invited to share their experiences, thoughts, and feelings. Call-in numbers: (510)848-4425 or (800)958-9008   The post Mitch Jeserich’s Let’s Talk About the Election RESULTS! appeared first on KPFA.
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Nov 5, 2024 • 60min

Lets Talk About The Election Part 4

Host Mitch Jeserich in conversation with listeners about elections 2024.   Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash The post Lets Talk About The Election Part 4 appeared first on KPFA.
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Nov 4, 2024 • 60min

Lets Talk About The Election Part 3

Host Mitch Jeserich in conversation with listeners about elections 2024.   Photo by Phil Hearing on Unsplash. The post Lets Talk About The Election Part 3 appeared first on KPFA.

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