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Today on KPFA

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  1. A Box of Toys
  2. Night Magic
  3. Background Briefing (5am)
  4. Democracy Now!
  5. UpFront
  6. Law
  7. Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)
  8. UpFront (Replay)
  9. Can Germany ever learn from history?
  10. Wealth, Power, and the Trump Administration
  11. Election Anxiety
  12. Cover to Cover/ Jovelyn
  13. Economic Update [Encore Presentation]
  14. Background Briefingon air

KPFA weekly schedule

Monday

  1. 12:00 AM–1:00 AMMotown on Mondays
  2. 1:00 AM–3:00 AMSetting the Standard
  3. 3:00 AM–5:00 AMSetting the Standard 2
  4. 5:00 AM–6:00 AMBackground Briefing (Monday, 5am)
  5. 6:00 AM–7:00 AMDemocracy Now!
  6. 7:00 AM–8:00 AMUpFront
  7. 8:00 AM–9:00 AMPalestine Post w/ Khury Petersen-Smith
  8. 9:00 AM–10:30 AMDemocracy Now! (Rebroadcast)
  9. 10:30 AM–11:00 AMUpFront (Replay)
  10. 11:00 AM–12:00 PMThe Ralph Nader Radio Hour
  11. 12:00 PM–12:30 PMAgainst the Grain
  12. 12:30 PM–1:30 PMAnti-Fascism and Southern Marxism
  13. 1:30 PM–2:00 PM“Even when you breathe your breath is burning out of Sorrow”: Grandmother and Grand Daughter’s Reflections of Nakba, Displacement, and the Present
  14. 2:00 PM–2:30 PMThe Growing Concern About Wireless Radiation
  15. 2:30 PM–3:00 PMRestoring Nature’s Infrastructure for the Climate Emergency
  16. 3:00 PM–4:00 PMBackground Briefing
  17. 4:00 PM–5:00 PMHard Knock Radio
  18. 5:00 PM–6:00 PMRE-BROADCAST 10-30-26 Remembering Dolores Huerta
  19. 6:00 PM–7:00 PMThe Pacifica Evening News Weekdays
  20. 7:00 PM–8:00 PMAfrica Today
  21. 8:00 PM–10:00 PMTransitions On Traditions
  22. 10:00 PM–12:00 AMDon

Tuesday

  1. 12:00 AM–2:00 AMA Box of Toys
  2. 2:00 AM–5:00 AMNight Magic
  3. 5:00 AM–6:00 AMBackground Briefing (5am)
  4. 6:00 AM–7:00 AMDemocracy Now!
  5. 7:00 AM–8:00 AMUpFront
  6. 8:00 AM–9:00 AMLaw
  7. 9:00 AM–10:00 AMDemocracy Now! (Rebroadcast)
  8. 10:00 AM–11:00 AMUpFront (Replay)
  9. 11:00 AM–12:00 PMCan Germany ever learn from history?
  10. 12:00 PM–1:00 PMWealth, Power, and the Trump Administration
  11. 1:00 PM–2:00 PMElection Anxiety
  12. 2:00 PM–2:30 PMCover to Cover/ Jovelyn
  13. 2:30 PM–3:00 PMEconomic Update [Encore Presentation]
  14. 3:00 PM–8:30 PMBackground Briefing
  15. 8:30 PM–10:00 PMBebop, Cubop and The Musical Truth
  16. 10:00 PM–12:00 AMThe Reggae Express

Wednesday

  1. 12:00 AM–2:00 AMCity Cat Radio
  2. 2:00 AM–5:00 AMRhythm Machine
  3. 5:00 AM–6:00 AMBackground Briefing (5am)
  4. 6:00 AM–7:00 AMDemocracy Now!
  5. 7:00 AM–8:00 AMUpFront
  6. 8:00 AM–9:00 AMLaw
  7. 9:00 AM–10:30 AMDemocracy Now! (Rebroadcast)
  8. 10:30 AM–11:00 AMUpFront (Replay)
  9. 11:00 AM–12:30 PMDaniel Gross on Building The Unions We
  10. 12:30 PM–1:00 PMImmigration Control as Counterinsurgency
  11. 1:00 PM–2:00 PMEast Bay Yesterday
  12. 2:00 PM–2:30 PMOur World As We See It
  13. 2:30 PM–3:00 PMEducation Today
  14. 3:00 PM–4:00 PMBackground Briefing
  15. 4:00 PM–5:00 PMHard Knock Radio
  16. 5:00 PM–6:00 PMThe Battle Over Federal Repression and the Right to Protest ICE
  17. 6:00 PM–7:30 PMThe Pacifica Evening News Weekdays
  18. 7:30 PM–8:00 PMBay Native Circle
  19. 8:00 PM–10:00 PMDead to the World
  20. 10:00 PM–12:00 AMAll Your Old Records

Thursday

  1. 12:00 AM–2:00 AMLoveSoul with Al Glenn
  2. 2:00 AM–5:00 AMBoth Directions At Once
  3. 5:00 AM–6:00 AMBackground Briefing (5am)
  4. 6:00 AM–7:30 AMDemocracy Now!
  5. 7:30 AM–8:00 AMUpFront
  6. 8:00 AM–9:00 AMLaw
  7. 9:00 AM–10:00 AMDemocracy Now! (Rebroadcast)
  8. 10:00 AM–11:00 AMGo Vote! Election Day November 3 w/ UCLA
  9. 11:00 AM–12:00 PMFor the Morally Curious: After Dinner Conversation, with Kolby Granville
  10. 12:00 PM–1:00 PMLula’s prospects in Brazil, foundations and food
  11. 1:00 PM–2:00 PMBookwaves/Artwaves
  12. 2:00 PM–3:00 PMThe Visionary Activist Show
  13. 3:00 PM–4:00 PMBackground Briefing
  14. 4:00 PM–5:00 PMOakland at a Crossroads: Billionaire Influence, Ballot Battles and the Fight for Community Power (PT2)
  15. 5:00 PM–6:00 PMMore bloodshed from the Gaza Genocide
  16. 6:00 PM–7:00 PMThe Pacifica Evening News Weekdays
  17. 7:00 PM–8:00 PMAPEX Express
  18. 8:00 PM–10:00 PMThe Bonnie Simmons Show
  19. 10:00 PM–12:00 AMCalling All Seekers

Friday

  1. 12:00 AM–3:00 AMOver the Edge
  2. 3:00 AM–5:00 AMPuzzling Evidence
  3. 5:00 AM–6:00 AMBackground Briefing (5am)
  4. 6:00 AM–7:00 AMDemocracy Now!
  5. 7:00 AM–8:00 AMUpFront
  6. 8:00 AM–9:00 AMEntangled Whales
  7. 9:00 AM–10:00 AMDemocracy Now! (Rebroadcast)
  8. 10:00 AM–11:00 AMCapitalism and Cornell
  9. 11:00 AM–1:00 PMTalkies
  10. 1:00 PM–2:00 PMProject Censored
  11. 2:00 PM–2:30 PMMaking Contact
  12. 2:30 PM–3:00 PMDisability in MAGA Land
  13. 3:00 PM–4:00 PMCombining Love and Power: 6 Principles of Life-Giving Nonviolent Action
  14. 4:00 PM–5:00 PMNo Cavalry Is Coming: Anthony Lucero and Oakland’s Independent Filmmaking Hustle and Poor News Magazine
  15. 5:00 PM–6:00 PMRemembering Dolores Huerta
  16. 6:00 PM–7:00 PMThe Pacifica Evening News Weekdays
  17. 7:00 PM–8:00 PMFull Circle
  18. 8:00 PM–10:00 PMLa Onda Bajita
  19. 10:00 PM–12:00 AMThe History Of Funk

Saturday

  1. 12:00 AM–2:00 AMWHAP (Where Hits Are Played)
  2. 2:00 AM–5:00 AMRoots Kommunikations
  3. 6:00 AM–9:00 AMThe Gospel Experience
  4. 9:00 AM–11:00 AMMusic of the World
  5. 11:00 AM–2:00 PMBlues By The Bay
  6. 2:00 PM–4:00 PMJaZzLine SESSIONS
  7. 4:00 PM–6:00 PMIn Your Ear
  8. 6:00 PM–6:30 PMThe Pacifica Evening News Weekdays
  9. 6:30 PM–7:00 PMThe Laura Flanders Show
  10. 7:00 PM–9:00 PMCasa Babylon
  11. 9:00 PM–11:00 PMCon Sabor
  12. 11:00 PM–12:00 AMThe Soul Suite

Sunday

  1. 12:00 AM–1:00 AMThe Soul Suite
  2. 1:00 AM–3:00 AMAfter Hours
  3. 3:00 AM–4:00 AMLet
  4. 4:00 AM–6:00 AMThe Jazz Intersection
  5. 6:00 AM–9:00 AMSunday Classics
  6. 9:00 AM–11:00 AMSunday Show
  7. 11:00 AM–1:00 PMAcross the Great Divide
  8. 1:00 PM–3:00 PMAmericas Back 40
  9. 3:00 PM–5:00 PMPanhandle Country / Pig in a Pen
  10. 5:00 PM–6:00 PMRock en Rebelión
  11. 6:00 PM–6:30 PMThe Pacifica Evening News Weekdays
  12. 6:30 PM–7:00 PMCounterSpin
  13. 7:00 PM–8:00 PMIndie Landscapes
  14. 8:00 PM–9:00 PMLet
  15. 9:00 PM–10:00 PMLiving in the Now
  16. 10:00 PM–12:00 AMMotown on Mondays

Built from 7 days of the show names the station broadcasts with its stream; times are when each show was first heard. Times are shown in PST.

Shows on KPFA

  • Background BriefingMonday 3:00 PM–4:00 PM
  • The Pacifica Evening News WeekdaysMonday 6:00 PM–7:00 PM
  • Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)Monday 9:00 AM–10:30 AM
  • Democracy Now!Monday 6:00 AM–7:00 AM
  • Night MagicTuesday 2:00 AM–5:00 AM
  • Background Briefing (5am)Tuesday 5:00 AM–6:00 AM
  • UpFrontMonday 7:00 AM–8:00 AM
  • Transitions On TraditionsMonday 8:00 PM–10:00 PM
  • DonMonday 10:00 PM–12:00 AM
  • LawTuesday 8:00 AM–9:00 AM
  • Rhythm MachineWednesday 2:00 AM–5:00 AM
  • Roots KommunikationsSaturday 2:00 AM–5:00 AM
  • The Gospel ExperienceSaturday 6:00 AM–9:00 AM
  • Blues By The BaySaturday 11:00 AM–2:00 PM
  • Sunday ClassicsSunday 6:00 AM–9:00 AM
  • Motown on MondaysMonday 12:00 AM–1:00 AM
  • After HoursSunday 1:00 AM–3:00 AM
  • Both Directions At OnceThursday 2:00 AM–5:00 AM
  • Over the EdgeFriday 12:00 AM–3:00 AM
  • UpFront (Replay)Monday 10:30 AM–11:00 AM
  • Americas Back 40Sunday 1:00 PM–3:00 PM
  • La Onda BajitaFriday 8:00 PM–10:00 PM
  • Setting the StandardMonday 1:00 AM–3:00 AM
  • The Soul SuiteSaturday 11:00 PM–12:00 AM

About KPFA

KPFA is a radio station broadcasting on 94.1 FM from Berkeley, California, with a signal serving the greater San Francisco area. FullDial samples the station's own stream metadata every few minutes and logs each track, so this page always answers what just played with the actual broadcast log. Times are shown in PST.