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UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at upfront@kpfa.org.

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UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at upfront@kpfa.org.

Theme Music: Turn It Up by Digital Primitives, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

    Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg

    Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg

    0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies.
    0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
    The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

    • 59 min
    What do sanctions accomplish?

    What do sanctions accomplish?

    00:08 Narges Bajoghli is Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Her new book is How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare
    The post What do sanctions accomplish? appeared first on KPFA.

    • 59 min
    A Look at Local Organizing Around a Gaze Ceasefire; Plus, Influencing DC Politics Toward Ending the War Gaza

    A Look at Local Organizing Around a Gaze Ceasefire; Plus, Influencing DC Politics Toward Ending the War Gaza

    0:08 — Sara Kershnar, is an organizer and co-founder of International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN).
    0:33 — Matt Duss is the Executive Vice President of the Center for International Policy.
    The post A Look at Local Organizing Around a Gaze Ceasefire; Plus, Influencing DC Politics Toward Ending the War Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

    • 59 min
    Primary Election Results; Plus, Street Spirit is Back; ICE Detainee Migrants Crammed into Golden State Annex

    Primary Election Results; Plus, Street Spirit is Back; ICE Detainee Migrants Crammed into Golden State Annex

    0:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation.
    0:33 — Alastair Boone, is Director of Street Spirit.
    0:45 — Katie Kavanagh is Senior Attorney with the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice. Alexander is an immigrant who has been detained for over a month at Golden State Annex, an ICE detention center in McFarland, CA, owned and operated by the for-profit private prison company GEO Group.
    The post Primary Election Results; Plus, Street Spirit is Back; ICE Detainee Migrants Crammed into Golden State Annex appeared first on KPFA.

    • 59 min
    Prime Minister Ariel Henry Resigns, What’s Next for a Haiti Transitional Government? Plus, Electric Rate Hikes and Debriefing San Francisco’s Election Results

    Prime Minister Ariel Henry Resigns, What’s Next for a Haiti Transitional Government? Plus, Electric Rate Hikes and Debriefing San Francisco’s Election Results

    0:08 — Brian Concannon is a Human rights lawyer and the Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH)
    0:33 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He spent much of that time as executive editor of the Bay Guardian.
    0:45 — Mark Toney is executive director of TURN: The Utility Reform Network.
    The post Prime Minister Ariel Henry Resigns, What’s Next for a Haiti Transitional Government? Plus, Electric Rate Hikes and Debriefing San Francisco’s Election Results appeared first on KPFA.

    • 59 min
    Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg

    Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg

    0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies.
    0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
    The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Corona Calls with Dr. Swartzberg appeared first on KPFA.

    • 22 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
47 Ratings

47 Ratings

G the Nurse ,

Simply the best!

Listen to the hosts insightful, probing questions you want to have light shown into those shady corners of the issues of our times. Brian has impressive roster of regular quests and brings in other experts one-time to explore what’s missing below the headlines. He digs in to get their thoughts and analysis with his amazingly well-informed intelligence and wit. I’m always impressed by his preparation and that he doesn’t ask softball questions of any of them.

KEPicturewoman ,

Can’t live without Upfront ❤️

I listen every morning and go crazy trying to read all the books that are discussed on this show. Love Monday mornings with coverage on Ukraine and then COVID updates.
I keep the podcast on my phone if I want to listen again.

cavies forever ,

Always informative, but hoodwinked on Ukraine

Without fail 7am on Mondays the “Pacifica”, the Peace Foundation hosts a pro-war view with some horse blinders on. John Pfeffer is exclusively given the mike. He might as well get paid by the US State Dept. And that’s the beginning and end of Brian’s understanding of SE Ukraine and both Russian and US ambitions. 7:30am COVID second half is best 30 minutes on KPFA. Overall much improved with departure of Cat Brooks. Tuesday on has very good interviews, Brian does his homework! Keep up the great work from 7:30am Monday on.

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