Cherrie Moraga: Loving in the War Years
This program is a collage, spiced with music, of Moraga's poetry, prose and personal views.
Broadcast date: 07/07/1984

WOMEN OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT (6-CD set)
This new compilation includes archival material that highlights events, speakers, activists, and interviews from Pacifica Radio Archives’ broadcast history: CD 1: Rosa Parks, 1956; Dorothy Dandridge, 1963; Lorraine Hansberry, 1961 CD 2: Florence Kennedy, 1968; Alice Walker, 1978 CD 3: Angela Davis, 1968 CD 4: Lena Horne recorded in 1966 at the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco CD 5: Collected speeches of Fannie Lou Hamer CD 6: bell hooks, 1992; June Jordan, 1991; Gwendolyn Brooks, 1964 Producer: Pacifica Radio Archives

Voodoo Economics and Class Welfare (Michael Parenti)
In this two-part set, Parenti describes the federal tax system as biased against the poor.

Oil: Truth and Consequences (Barry Commoner)
The economics of oil.
Broadcast date: 03/17/1982

The Fire of Female Fury
Lecture by feminist author Mary Daly, based on her book "Gyn/Ecology."
Broadcast date: 05/25/1980

Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero of El Salvador
In this last known interview of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero before his assassination, he condemns U.S. military aid to his country.
Broadcast date: 03/22/1980

Elsa Knight Thompson: A Remembrance
A retrospective, produced after Thompson's death, of her career in radio.
Broadcast date: 03/03/1983

A Gay Retrospective / produced by Greg Gordon.
On the stonewall rebellion in New York City and the Dan White case demonstrations in San Francisco.
Broadcast date: 06/25/1981

Why We Can't Air Howl
Noted author-poet discusses the history of Federal Communications Commission involvement in regulating what can be broadcast.
Broadcast date: 1987

The Inside Team: Reaganites In the White House
Two part documentary from interviews which explore the questions of Reagan intelligence in the White House during the Carter years, and the possibility that the release of the Iran hostages on Reagan's inauguration were

Carter press conference, 4-29-80.
President Jimmy Carter Press Conference. On the attempted rescue of the Iranian hostages. Includes Cyrus Vance.
Broadcast date: 05/29/1980

Early Warnings: Voices from Three-Mile Island
Documentary on personal experiences of Three Mile Island nuclear accident.
Broadcast date: 01/1980

Shigeko Sasamori address Physicians for Social Responsibility
A Hiroshima maiden dicusses her disfigurement, how Mr. Norman Cousins brought her and twenty five other young women to the U.S. in 1955 for plastic surgery, and on her current life as a nurse.
Broadcast date: 1980

Hiroshima Witness / Reverend Kiyoshi Tanimoto
Speech and interview by a witness of the 1945 atomic blast.
Broadcast date: 11/24/1982

A Walking Tour of the Hiroshima Peace Museum
A taped tour with a first-hand account of the horrors of nuclear war as experienced in 1945 when the first atomic bomb was dropped.
Broadcast date: 1981

The Israeli Invasion of Lebanon / Noam Chomsky
M.I.T. Professor Noam Chomsky predicts Israeli invasion of Lebanon, talks about Menachem Begin and potential West Bank and Gaza annexation.
Broadcast date: 04/1982

Justice for Palestinians / David Dellinger
American political activist calls for U.S. opposition to Israel's invasion of Lebanon.
Broadcast date: 08/1982

Israeli Colonialism / Paul Saber
A representative of the Lebanese National Movement describes Israel's colonial expansion in the Middle East.
Broadcast date: 08/1982

The Sacred Hyposcrisy: The Truth about Fifteen Years of Israeli Occupation / Felicia Langer
An address by Felicia Langer criticizing Israel's policies, given at the World Affairs Council on June 2, 1982.
Broadcast date: 06/11/1982

Israeli Peace Activist / Leah Tsemel
An Israeli attorney speaks on Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon and discusses Israeli agression against Palestinian people.
Broadcast date: 08/1982

Israeli Aggression / Eqbal Ahmed
On the implications of Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1982.
Broadcast date: 08/1982

Interview with Edward Said about the Massacre at Shabra and Chatilla
Interview with Professor Edward Said about the massacre at Shabra and Chantilla, the Palestinian Refugee Camps in Beirut, Lebanon.
Broadcast date: 09/20/1982

Israel or Oil / Richard Falk
Professor at Princeton University examines U.S. foreign policy on Israel, Palestine, and oil producing Arab countries.
Broadcast date: 07/25/1982

Love, Anarchy, and Emma Goldman
Candace Falk, author of "Love, Anarchy, and Emma Goldman," discusses her research based upon newly discovered letters between Goldman and Chicago political activist Ben Reitman.
Broadcast date: 03/28/1985

The Miller-Durrell Correspondence
Dramatized reading of the letters of Henry Miller and Lawrence Durrell.
Broadcast date: 12/26/1982

A Chicken Ain't Nothing but a Bird
A light-hearted documentary on the long standing relationshiop between humanity and chickens.
Broadcast date: 05/01/1988

Study War No More: Peace Sunday, 1982
Documentary on the peace rally, including speeches and music by Ed Asner, Jesse Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Michio Kaku, Cesar Chavez, Jesse Colin Young, Hiroshima survivors, and disarmament organizers from Europe.
Broadcast date: 06/07/1982

Lebanon: Not To Hear a Bomb Is Something To Remember
Documentary on the 1982 Israeli invasion and subsequent occupation of Lebanon. Includes interviews conducted in Lebanon. Produced by Amina Hassan.
Broadcast date: 1982

Interview with Robbie Rosenberg on His Film, Before Stonewall
Mimi Rosenberg interviews Robbie Rosenberg on his film, Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community.
Broadcast date: 06/25/1985

A Gay Retrospective
On the Stonewall rebellion in New York City and the Dan White case demonstrations in San Francisco. Actuality and music.
Broadcast date: 06/25/1981

The Poet and the Poem 09/18/89
Interview with Grace Cavalieri about the state of American poetry.
Broadcast date: 09/18/1989

Maya Angelou: Our Sheroes and Heroes
Writer discusses her career; includes excerpts from a speech at Los Angeles Community College, songs from her play, and her poetry.
Broadcast date: 12/24/1982

Talkin' Union: An Interview with Delores Huerta
Mimi Rosenberg speaks with Delores Hunta, President of the United Farm Workers Union, about the UFW and the labor movement in the age of President Reagan.
Broadcast date: 1985

Memorial for Phil Ochs
About Phil Ochs, political songwriter and performer; includes excerpts from his albums. Interview by Studs Terkel.
Broadcast date: 1981

Talkin' Union: Interview with Dolores Huerta
Mimi Rosenberg speaks with Delores Hunta, President of the United Farm Workers Union, about the UFW and the labor movement in the age of President Reagan.
Broadcast date: 1980

An Appeal to Students / Ralph Nader
A Ralph Nader lecture in which he urges students to become involved in consumer affairs.
Broadcast date: 02/28/1980

Mississippi Freedom Summer: A Pacifica Archive Retrospective
Pilot documentary outlining the political, economic, and social impact of the Mississippi Freedom movement in 1964.
Broadcast date: 1981

Collected Speeches of Fannie Lou Hamer
A collection of several speeches made by the Civil Rights activist Fannie Lou Hammer, best known as a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Broadcast date: 04/1989

The Decline and Rebirth of the American Republic / Gore Vidal
A witty and satirical talk on the state of the union.
Broadcast date: 04/02/1981

Without Due Process: Prejudice in the Application of Constitutional Rights of the Citizens and Non-Citizens
A documentary from recorded testimony from hearings before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, recorded proceedings of INS deportation hearings, a tour of Ellis Island, historic news stories
Broadcast date: 1987

Public Libraries and First Amendment
Documentary from interviews and debates with attorneys, writers, and academics which convey the controversy over the question of censorship and public libraries.
Broadcast date: 1987

You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down / Alice Walker
Alice Walker reads two of her stories, "Fame" and "The Abortion." She discusses her writing and her politics. Interviewer Karla Tonella reads "A Letter of the Times" and "Coming Apart."
Broadcast date: 09/05/1981

Winnie Mandela Panel / Moderated by Alice Walker
Panel discussion on Winnie Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.
Broadcast date: 1989

The Power of African American Women
Four part program which examines the work and impact of several African-American women
Broadcast date: 1982

Our Sheroes and Heroes / Maya Angelou
Writer discusses her career; includes excerpts from a speech at Los Angeles Community College, songs from her play, and her poetry.
Broadcast date: 02/24/1982

Women's Words / Adrenne Rich
The National Book Award winner talks about writing poetry and prose, role models for women writers, the women's movement, and her anti-racist works. Reads her own poetry.
Broadcast date: 04/06/1983

South African Christmas Special: South Africa Shall Be Free
Collection of talks, interviews, musical performances, and panel discussions on the political and social turmoil in South Africa.
Broadcast date: 12/19/1987

Women of Color: Voices of Resistance
The poetry of Miya Iwataki and Imani Wilkins, the music of Dolce de Priest and Lisa Abe, and Charlotte Heth and Babette Vasquez performing contemporary and traditional Indian songs.
Broadcast date: 03/08/1982

Philip Agee is Back
Philip Agee talks about his experiences as a former CIA officer who wrote the first major book which exposed the illegal and immoral activities of the agency in Latin America.
Broadcast date: 10/1987

June Jordan interviewed by Paris Williams
June Jordan, African American feminist poet and essayist, interviewed on International Women's Day at KPFA in 1986.
Broadcast date: 1986

Margie Adam Live at KPFK
Margie Adam, singer/songwriter and composer of women's music performs live at KPFK on the grand piano during her tour for National Coalition of Women's Voters.
Broadcast date: 1980

Ntazake Shange: Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo
Author reads from novel, "Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo" at Cody's bookstore in Berkeley , CA and interviewed at KPFA studio by Ginny Z. Berson.
Broadcast date: 1982

Talking to the Real Norma Rae: Crystal Lee Sutton
KPFK's labor reporters Bob Aldrich and Sam Kushner interview Crystal Lee Sutton, the textile worker who organized fellow employees despite anti-union activities of the J.P Stevens Company and others.
Broadcast date: 1980

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