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Celebrating 72 years of KPFA on-air: Where we are now with the war in Afghanistan; Plus: Remembering Reese Erlich, and the history of KPFA with Matthew Lasar KPFA - UpFront
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0:08 – Biden announces US will withdraw from Afghanistan, what’s next?
Sonali Kolhatkar (@SonaliKolhatkar) is host and executive producer of Rising Up with Sonali now airing weekly at 3 pm on Fridays on KPFA. She’s a writing fellow with the Independent Media Institute and author of Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords, and the Propaganda of Silence.
0:25 – Barbara Lee’s speech on the House Floor on September 14, 2001, declaring herself what would turn out to be the sole vote against the resolution authorizing the war in Afghanistan.
0:34 – Remembering Reese Erlich, journalist and KPFA ally
Reese Erlich, foreign correspondent, radical reporter and frequent guest on KPFA passed away April 6, 2021. This audio is from November of 2018 when Reese did an event for KPFA about his latest book, The Iran Agenda Today, The Real Story Inside Iran and What’s Wrong With U.S. Policy. Listen to the full talk here.
1:08 – Celebrating KPFA’s 72nd Birthday
Matthew Lasar is a social historian who teaches at UC Santa Cruz, writes about media and politics for many venues, and has authored two histories of this radio station, and the network it gave birth to, including Pacifica Radio: the Rise of an Alternative Radio Network.
Support KPFA in continue being independent, community radio and donate today.
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0:08 – Biden announces US will withdraw from Afghanistan, what’s next?
Sonali Kolhatkar (@SonaliKolhatkar) is host and executive producer of Rising Up with Sonali now airing weekly at 3 pm on Fridays on KPFA. She’s a writing fellow with the Independent Media Institute and author of Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords, and the Propaganda of Silence.
0:25 – Barbara Lee’s speech on the House Floor on September 14, 2001, declaring herself what would turn out to be the sole vote against the resolution authorizing the war in Afghanistan.
0:34 – Remembering Reese Erlich, journalist and KPFA ally
Reese Erlich, foreign correspondent, radical reporter and frequent guest on KPFA passed away April 6, 2021. This audio is from November of 2018 when Reese did an event for KPFA about his latest book, The Iran Agenda Today, The Real Story Inside Iran and What’s Wrong With U.S. Policy. Listen to the full talk here.
1:08 – Celebrating KPFA’s 72nd Birthday
Matthew Lasar is a social historian who teaches at UC Santa Cruz, writes about media and politics for many venues, and has authored two histories of this radio station, and the network it gave birth to, including Pacifica Radio: the Rise of an Alternative Radio Network.
Support KPFA in continue being independent, community radio and donate today.
The post Celebrating 72 years of KPFA on-air: Where we are now with the war in Afghanistan; Plus: Remembering Reese Erlich, and the history of KPFA with Matthew Lasar appeared first on KPFA.
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