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Monday April 17th 2023 0

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Flashpoints

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Today on the show: We speak with the celebrated playwright and creator of Culture Clash, Richard Montoya  about a powerful new book, Jose Montoya’s Abundant Harvest that features the work of his father, Jose Montoya, artist, poet, and visionary. We’ll also feature an extended report on Palestine with Ziad Abbas and the Middle East Children’s Alliance

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Friday April 14th 2023 0

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Flashpoints

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Today on the show: We celebrate KPFA’s 74th Birthday with the release of a brand new Book of poems, Notebook 19, by Flashpoints Executive Producer, Dennis J Bernstein. Flashpoints Senior Producer Kevin Pina interviews Bernstein about his new book of poems, and about the role of poetry in the spiritual life of a frontline investigative reporter.

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Thursday April 13th 2023 0

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Flashpoints

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Today on the Show: Flashpoints Global Troubadour Francisco Herrera, was in Sacramento California today, fighting for brown worker  and immigrant  rights from the bottom up: Also in her new podcast, “The Brief: Tracking the empire,  Nora Barrows Friedman exposes the latest violence of Israeli occupiers and the growing resistance to the latest israeli Occupation

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Wednesday April 12th 2023 0

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Flashpoints

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Today on the Show: What do all those leaked pentagon and state department documents have to do with Haiti? Everything says Flashpoints Senior Producer, Kevin Pina. Also do Palestinians have the right to bear arms and fight back against illegal settlers armed or not?

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Tuesday April 11th 2023 0

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Flashpoints

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Today on the Show: Global protests against the largest ever US led military exercises in the Philippines. We to talk to the organizers of the actions here in San Francisco. Also, Australia speaks up even as the U.S. and U.K. seek to silence Julian Assange and the free press. And are growing attacks on the homeless a sign of a new economic crunch in the US

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Friday April 7th 2023 0

Posted on April 07, 2023 by Flashpoints

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Today on the show: Israeli occupation forces attack Lebanon and the locked down Gaza strip. We’’ll be joined by Ziad Abbas, Executive Director of the Middle East Children’s Alliance, based right here in the Bay Area. Ziad knows first hand what it means to grow up under Israeli Apartheid. Also we rebroadcast yesterday’s segment on Afghanistan after the destructive 20 year long US occupation:

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Thursday April 6th 2023 0

Posted on April 06, 2023 by Flashpoints

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Today on show: Israel’s neo-fascist government continues its violent and deadly crackdown on Palestinians, and dozens of rockets are fired from Lebanon into Israel for the first time since 2006 in response: And the Pentagon announces the partial release of the after-action reports from the deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Wednesday April 5th 2023 0

Posted on April 05, 2023 by Flashpoints

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Today on the Show: A deadly attack in Reno, as Trump supporter, David Turner, faces murder charges for purposefully ramming his vehicle into an active Food Not Bombs distribution in Reno. Also, black alliance for peace campaigning for a new zone of peace.  And success for progressiveness in Wisconsin.

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Tuesday April 4th 2023 0

Posted on April 04, 2023 by Flashpoints

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Today on show: The Donald indicted on a couple of dozen campaign felonies. Greg Palast reports on the multiple implications and the impact it will have on the other Trump cases. Also, our special correspondent for border and human rights violations, Camilo Perez, remembers the names of those who died in the flames as guards watched

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Friday March 31st 2023 0

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Flashpoints

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Today on the Show: National Book Award-winning poet Martin Espada, Author of The Floaters, speaks out against the latest crime against humanity on the Mexican side of the US Mexico Border. Also, our special correspondent for border and human rights violations, Camilo Perez, remembers the names of those who died in the flames as guards watched: And Flashpoints senior producer, Kevin Pina offers a retrospective on People’s Park in Berkeley

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    We're searching for great new music produced by independent musicians and members of our global audience, so that we can be as non-corporate and copyright-free as possible. All genres -- from blues to electronica to world beats -- welcome!

    We like smart, political and well-produced music -- and are especially in search of possible new theme instrumentals. Please send it to Flashpoints, c/o KPFA, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704, or email your Mp3s at flashpointsproducer@gmail.com with full descriptions and credits.



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