KPFA - Letters and Politics

Guest: Kate Jessica Rafael is a former board member and volunteer of ACCESS Women’s Health Justice and San Francisco Women Against Rape, and a long-time producer of Women’s Magazine here on KPFA. She’s currently based in Seattle.  She is the author of The Midwife’s In Town. The post Underground Clinics Before & After Roe appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Lillian Faderman is a renowned scholar and widely seen as the founder of lesbian history and literature. She is the author of the book Woman: The American History of an Idea. The post Woman: A History of an Idea appeared first on KPFA.

A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich. The post Letters and Politics – May 3, 2022 appeared first on KPFA.

A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich. The post Letters and Politics – May 2, 2022 appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Peter Cozzens, historian and author of the book Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation. The post The Brothers Who Forged A Pan Indian Confederation To Fight US Expansion appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Joshua Prager is an investigative reporter and author of the book The Family Roe: An American Story. The post The Complex Lives of Roe v. Wade appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Rebecca Wragg Sykes is an archaeologist, author and Honorary Fellow in the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool.  Her new book, KINDRED: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art  won the 2021 PEN Hessell-Tiltman prize for history; awarded Book of the Year by Current Archaeology; selected as one of 2021’s 100 Notable Books by The New York Times.  She is co-founder of the influential TrowelBlazers project, highlighting women in archaeology and the earth sciences. The post The Neanderthal: Love, Art & Culture (Re-broadcast) appeared first on KPFA.

Part I. French Presidential Elections Guest: Tony Cross is an independent journalist and lecturer in Paris, a veteran of Radio France Internationale and Pacifica’s late Free Speech Radio News. His writing is available at TheRavingReporter.com. On Tweeter @tonycrossjourno. Part II. Fascism: History, Ideology, Resistance Guest: Paul Mason is an award-winning writer, broadcaster, and film-maker.  Previously Economics Editor of Channel 4 News, his books include PostCapitalism, Clear Bright Future: A Radical Defence of the Human Being, Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions, Rare Earth: A Novel and his latest, How to Stop Fascism: History, Ideology, Resistance. The post Fascism: History, Ideology, Resistance & The French Presidential Elections appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Jacob Mchangama is the founder and executive director of the Danish think tank Justitia and the host of the podcast Clear and Present Danger: A History of Free Speech. He is the author of the book Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media.     Front page Image: The Death of Socrates 1787. Wikimedia Commons The post A History of Free Speech: From Antiquity to the Internet appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Barry Strauss is a professor of history and classics at Cornell University, The Corliss Page Dean Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and a leading expert on ancient military history. He has written or edited several books, including The Battle of Salamis, The Trojan War, The Spartacus War, Masters of Command, The Death of Caesar, Ten Caesars, and his latest, The War that Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium.   The post The Battle that Ended a Civil War and Made the Roman Empire appeared first on KPFA.