Location:
San Francisco, United States
Networks:
KALW
Description:
KALW's call-in show: Politics and culture, dialogue and debate.
Language:
English
Episodes
Where do you stand on California's Prop 50 redistricting measure?
10/16/2025
On November 4, Californians will vote on Prop 50, a ballot measure Democrats say is necessary to counter gerrymandering in Texas and other Republican-led states.
Duration:00:52:26
The Authoritarian Playbook: How Justice Roberts is remaking US society
10/15/2025
Lisa Graves discusses her new book, "Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights."
Duration:00:53:10
GOP law will cause 22M families to lose some or all food benefits
10/14/2025
The GOP's sweeping spending and tax bill, which is now law, funds $4.5 trillion in tax breaks for the wealthy through the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in US history.
Duration:00:52:53
A discussion about Indian boarding schools on Indigenous People's Day
10/13/2025
Washington Post reporter Dana Hedgpeth has extensively covered the 523 Indian boarding schools established in the US, where 3,104 students died between 1828 and 1970.
Duration:00:52:41
Legal experts say democracy is on the line with new Supreme Court term
10/10/2025
The Supreme Court’s new term includes cases on presidential power, voting rights, immigrants, campaign finance, and LGBTQ youth.
Duration:00:51:59
"Little Red Barns" investigates factory farms & rising fascism
10/9/2025
Will Potter's new book exposes the powerful forces working to obscure reality and suppress protest, and animal agriculture's role in accelerating climate collapse.
Duration:00:52:02
The Authoritarian Playbook: Raoul Peck discusses Orwell 2+2=5
10/8/2025
Raoul Peck, the acclaimed Haitian filmmaker, discusses his new film, which examines how George Orwell "foretold a chilling, all-too-believable authoritarian future."
Duration:00:52:05
The Trump administration's war on wind & renewable energy
10/6/2025
Trump has barred new solar and wind projects from federal land and waters, eliminated incentives for clean energy, and called for an entire industry to be stopped.
Duration:00:24:50
Honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall
10/6/2025
Dr. Jane Goodall, UN Messenger of Peace, and the world's most beloved primatologist, environmentalist, and humanitarian, passed away on October 1 at the age of 91.
Duration:00:27:09
NYT investigation shows Trump's crypto-for-chips deal with the UAE
10/3/2025
A New York Times investigation reveals how the United Arab Emirates invested $2 billion in the Trump family’s crypto business days before receiving access to AI chips.
Duration:00:20:34
Israel planning 'large scale massacre' in Gaza City, UNRWA chief says
10/3/2025
The Israeli Defense Minister issued a final warning to Palestinians in Gaza City, saying those who remain will be considered "terrorists and terror supporters."
Duration:00:31:27
327 people will be shot today. Why aren't we discussing gun control?
10/2/2025
Given that it's impossible to keep up with daily shootings and deaths, where is the conversation about gun control?
Duration:00:52:03
The Authoritarian Playbook: Trump's attacks on Smithsonian museums
10/1/2025
Trump says Smithsonian museums promote "divisive, race-centered ideology," and focus too much on "how bad slavery was." How is the public responding?
Duration:00:52:03
No Place to Grow Old exposes the homeless crisis among older adults
9/30/2025
The documentary, No Place to Grow Old, focuses on the fastest growing population entering homelessness across the country: adults ages 55 and older.
Duration:00:52:27
Rising Waters: Reports from Across a Rapidly Warming World
9/29/2025
In his new book, "Rising Waters," Tony Bartelme reveals the science, urgency, and hope behind our warming world.
Duration:00:52:06
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink
9/26/2025
Stripped for Parts tells the story of Alden Global Capital, a secretive hedge fund that is gutting US newspapers — and the journalists fighting to save them.
Duration:00:31:09
Trump’s migrant program cuts threaten 250,000 children
9/26/2025
Trump’s 2026 budget, which is set to be debated by Congress this fall, proposes eliminating all funding for the MEP, a program that has been in place for nearly 60 years.
Duration:00:20:59
The Authoritarian Playbook: Trump's attacks on climate action
9/24/2025
The Center for Biological Diversity says Trump's actions on environmental protections could lead to irreversible climate catastrophe if they go unchallenged.
Duration:00:52:03
An overwhelming majority of the global population wants climate action
9/22/2025
The Peoples' Climate Vote shows 80 percent of people globally want their governments to take stronger action to tackle the climate crisis.
Duration:00:24:57
The future of California’s high‐speed rail
9/22/2025
State officials promised high-speed rail by 2020. Instead, costs have doubled, little track is built, and service isn’t expected to begin before 2030.
Duration:00:27:04