7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern Time
6 a.m. to 12 a.m. Central Time
4 a.m. to 10 p.m. Pacific Time
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Sounds That Change the World |
From poetry to protest, from studio to the streets, Pacifica Radio Archives documents the last half of the 20th century in sound. The first two hours of our broadcast features Sounds That Change the World with Rosa Parks, John Lewis of SNNC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee), Patty Hearst, H. Rap Brown, Judi Bari, Paul Robeson and Sweet Honey in the Rock. Hosts: Bernard White of Wakeup Call (WBAI) and Verna Avery Brown of What's at Stake (WPFW)
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Preview: Paul Robeson speaks of social commitment
Preview: Patty Hearst's infamous audiotape message to her parents during her abduction by the Symbionese Liberation Army |
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8:00 a.m. EST
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Sounds That Change the World (continued) |
9:00 a.m. EST
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Democracy Now! Celebrates the Pacifica Radio Archives |
Democracy Now! With Amy Goodman, featuring Desmond Tutu and Noam Chomsky recorded live at the October 2007 Sabeel Conference, "The Apartheid Paradigm: Issues of Justice and Equality." |
10:00 a.m. EST
9:00 a.m. CST
7:00 a.m. PST
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Beat of the Drum: The Power of African American Women |
Features newly transferred rarities from Angela Davis, Carmen McCrae and Lorraine Hansberry, along with the classic voices of Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge and Ruby Dee. Host: Margaret Prescod of Sojourner Truth (KPFK)
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Preview: Malcolm X introduces Fanny Lou Hamer
Preview: Coretta Scott King reads notes from an undelivered speech by her late husband
Preview: American actress Diahann Carroll recalls her mother's warnings before traveling through the "Old South" as a child |
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11:00 a.m. EST
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Ringing Testimonies: Women of the World Speak Out |
Activists, visionaries and revolutionaries Arundhati Roy, Vandana Shiva, Sahar Saba and Wangari Maathai, demonstrate the emerging global need for ecological reform. Features a new interview with Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, president of Liberia. Host: Sonali Kolhatkar of Uprising! (KPFK) and Joanne Griffith, Pacifica Radio Archives From the Vault, BBC
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Preview: Arundhati Roy talks about George Bush's empire, then talks with Amy Goodman after her recent trip to India which coincided with Bush's visit
Preview: Rachel Carson on Silent Spring
Preview: Sahar Saba of RAWA (Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan) |
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12:00 p.m. EST
11:00 a.m. CST
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Democracy Now! Celebrates the Pacifica Radio Archives (rebroadcast) |
Democracy Now! With Amy Goodman, featuring Desmond Tutu and Noam Chomsky recorded live at the October 2007 Sabeel Conference, "The Apartheid Paradigm: Issues of Justice and Equality." |
1:00 p.m. EST
12:00 p.m CST
10:00 a.m. PST |
Music Alone Shall Live |
The John Coltrane Legacy, featuring John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane. Special guest: John Densmore of The Doors. Hosts: Maggie LaPique and Mark Torres
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Preview: John Densmore of The Doors pitches for Pacifica Radio Archives
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2:00 p.m. EST
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Music Alone Shall Live (continued) |
Highlights from Say it Loud: New Songs for Peace and The Ballad of Pete Seeger. Special guest: John Densmore of The Doors. Host: Mark Torres
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Preview: Muhammed Ali talks about civic responsibility — to music.
Preview: The Ballad of Pete Seeger
Preview: Thich Nhat Hahn — The Gift |
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3:00 p.m. EST
2:00 p.m. CST
12:00 p.m. PST
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The Whistle Blown: Conversations with the President, 1973 |
KPFK's groundbreaking response to the Nixon tapes. Readings by Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Mama Cass Elliot, Patty Duke Astin, John Astin and others. Special guests: Larry Bensky, former Pacifica programmer; Nicole Sawaya, Pacifica Foundation Executive Director. Host: C.S. Soong, Against the Grain (KPFA)
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Preview: Nixon (Harry Shearer) and John Dean (Mike Hodel) discuss the Watergate subpoenas |
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4:00 p.m. EST
3:00 p.m. CST
1:00 p.m. PST
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Alan Watts: Preaching to the Unconverted |
The best of Alan Watts, who popularized Eastern philosophy on Pacifica's air waves. Special guests: Lisa Garr, The Aware Show (KPFK); Nita Vallens, Inner Vision (KPFK). Host: Roy Tuckman, Something's Happening (KPFK)
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Preview: Alan Watts speaks about his love of water and the sea |
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5:00 p.m. EST
4:00 p.m. CST
2:00 p.m. PST
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Booming Industry: A No Nukes Reunion for a New Nuke Crisis |
The 1979 NO NUKES rally reunion, with guests Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt, Harvey Wasserman and Dr. Helen Caldicott. Host: Michio Kaku, Exploration! |
6:00 p.m. EST
5:00 p.m. CST
3:00 p.m. PST
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Sound of Soul Hour: The New African American Collection |
Heard for the first time since the original broadcast: Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus. Special guests: Allee Willis and friends. Host: Brian DeShazor, From the Vault |
7:00 p.m. EST
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4:00 p.m. PST |
The Black Panther Legacy: Without Silencers |
A new collection of Black Panther Party historic recordings. With Gerald Horne, Charles Jones. Special edition of Hard Knock Radio. Hosts: Davey D, Anita Johnson and Weyland Southon
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8:00 p.m. EST
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The Big Bang: 1968 Rewound |
Today we'll get just a taste of PRA's 40th anniversary 1968 retrospective. We'll rewind the tape to rediscover Dale Minor's reports on the Vietnamese Tet offensive, author Julius Lester's interview with poet June Jordan, Ossie Davis calming a Central Park crowd the day following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, one of Robert F. Kennedy's last speeches, students reporting direct from Paris, Ayn Rand's commentary on the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia, and countless other moments. Host: Jerry Quickly (KPFK) |
9:00 p.m. EST
8:00 p.m. CST
6:00 p.m. PST
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From the Vault: The Jewel Edition |
Highlights from the Pacifica Radio Archives series From the Vault. Hosts: Brian DeShazor, Haunani Singer, Mark Torres
(KPFK cuts to local news at 6:00, and to Free Speech Radio News at 6:30; KPFA cuts to KPFA Evening News at 6:00) |
10:00 p.m. EST
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7:00 p.m. PST |
Feminist Journeys: It's Not Just Girl Talk |
A new collaboration with the Feminist Majority brings a shared anthology of feminist voices including Betty Freidan, Bella Abzug, Glorian Steinem, bell hooks, and Barbara Boxer. Special guest: Susan Rubin, Feminist Majority. Host: Aura Bogado, Uprising (KPFK)
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Preview: bell hooks tackles the question of love and masculinity as it effects feminism and society as a whole
Preview: Barbara Boxer encourages female unity as a political force
Preview: Bella Abzug demands cultural diversity and more realistic representation of the people within the United States Congress |
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11:00 p.m. EST
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Malcolm X: A Voice of Influence |
June Jordan said she became a poet because of Malcolm X. We explore the legacy of one of the great orators of our time. Host: Jerry Quickly |
12:00 a.m. EST
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Things that Go Bump: SF and The Star Pit |
We mark the 40th anniversary of the radio adaptation of Samuel R. Delaney's The Star Pit, with Mr. Delaney as guest. Also heard: Arthur C. Clarke and Philip K. Dick. Host: Jim Freund, Hour of the Wolf (WBAI)
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The Best of Sounds That Change the World |
Hosts: The Pacifica Radio Archives team |
