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Illustration by Mick Burson, a multimedia artist whose nomadic life feeds playful abstract work in paint, sculpture, printmaking, and public murals worldwide. That's our tower up there, taking a walk. Don't worry. The real one is still standing tall atop Mt. Wilson, same as it has since 1959, the most powerful FM transmitter west of the Mississippi. But the station behind the signal has been moving in ways worth naming, and I'd like to take a beat to do just that.

PACIFICA PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE, arts & culture to enlighten, enliven and educate with host Donna Walker, covers the best in film, theatre, music, and the arts. Archives of this show can be heard here - https://archive.kpfk.org/index_one.php?shokey=pperf Email: dwalker@kpfk.org Facebook: Embed not found

Blogs Home More Posts Senator Bernie Sanders addresses a packed Wiltern Theatre at the launch of the California Billionaire Tax Act campaign on Wednesday. Photo: Niko Delgado / KPFK Reporting by Video by Produced by February 19, 2026 'Enough Is Enough': Sanders Kicks Off California Billionaire Tax Campaign Vermont independent Senator Bernie Sanders was in California this week to kick off a ballot measure campaign to tax the state's billionaires.

The music has shifted. The air itself feels altered. Beloved Bob Weir has left this physical plane, and the long strange trip will never feel the same again. Something essential — something living and breathing — has slipped beyond our reach, and we are standing here together, stunned, heartbroken, and forever changed. Bob was not just a musician. He was a frequency. A compass in the dark. A living bridge between chaos and communion.

Overview Sojourner Truth Radio brings you unapologetic public affairs from the frontlines of global and local struggle. Hosted by journalist and activist Margaret Prescod and human rights attorney Nana Gyamfi, the show amplifies voices too often erased—connecting grassroots organizing to policy, history, and global movements. Each episode offers sharp headlines, deep analysis, and cultural context through a lens of racial justice, gender liberation, and international solidarity.

"Phil and Ted’s Sexy Boomer Show" is a free-form, comedy/talk podcast co-hosted by long-time collaborators and Pacifica Radio veterans, Phil Proctor and Ted Bonnitt, and featuring special guests and Hollywood stars in fun and deep conversations. Phil Proctor is an accomplished humorist, author, actor, and best known as a founding member of the groundbreaking comedy group, The Firesign Theatre which got its start on KPFK.

The UCLA Bruins edged the Maryland Terrapins 20-17 in front of 35,561 fans at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night. UCLA entered as five-point favorites over a Maryland team that led the FBS in interceptions coming into the game. Sitting at 3-1 in Big Ten play, the Bruins are tied for the second-best record behind Indiana and Ohio State — both upcoming road opponents. Interim head coach Tim Skipper kept his message simple and consistent. “We talked strain, we talked grinding.

Blogs Home More Posts Beth Henley  play Crimes of the Heart won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the 1981 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play, and a nomination for a Tony Award. Her screenplay for Crimes of the Heart was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Overview Informativo Pacifica delivers fearless Spanish-language news and analysis from Los Angeles to Latin America and beyond. Hosted by journalist and activist Norma Martinez Velazquez, the show centers stories and struggles too often ignored by mainstream media. Each episode tackles urgent headlines — from Palestine and Gaza, to U.S. immigration policies, to labor movements across Argentina and Brazil — always through a lens of social justice, human rights, and collective power.