Location:
San Francisco, United States
Networks:
KALW
Description:
KALW's call-in show: Politics and culture, dialogue and debate.
Language:
English
Episodes
The human cost of Russia's war in Ukraine & media coverage of tariffs
4/18/2025
In "Night Train to Odesa," Jen Stout delivers gripping accounts from the front lines of Russia’s war on Ukraine. We also discuss media coverage Trump’s tariff policies.
Duration:00:52:16
The future of the climate crisis as Trump dismantles federal agencies
4/17/2025
We discuss the climate crisis as the Trump administration dismantles and fires people at environmental agencies like NOAA. According to reports, the EPA is next.
Duration:00:52:03
Why churches receive tax-exempt status from the IRS
4/15/2025
Churches receive tax-exempt status and little oversight from the IRS. What will enforcement look like with federal layoffs expected to cut up to 25% of the IRS workforce?
Duration:00:52:01
Latin American Indigenous activists risk their lives to protect water
4/14/2025
The documentary Water For Life follows Indigenous activists in Latin America as they face death threats and murder to save their precious water resources.
Duration:00:33:42
Trump's executive order targets state climate laws
4/14/2025
On April 8, Trump issued an executive order targeting state-level climate policies, including cap-and-trade systems, and legal actions against fossil fuel companies.
Duration:00:18:19
Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America
4/11/2025
In his book, "Red Scare," Clay Risen examines the history of the 1950s anti-Communist witch hunt and connects it to Trump and Musk's anti-DEI and intellectual purges.
Duration:00:49:32
Elie Mystal discusses "Bad Law," the Supreme Court and Project 2029
4/10/2025
Award-winning writer Elie Mystal discusses his new book, "Bad Law: 10 Popular Laws That Are Ruining America," which is also his first attempt at writing Project 2029.
Duration:00:48:33
Using ancestral Native American foods for health and wellness
4/9/2025
Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater discuss their new book, "Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky: Modern Plant-Based Recipes Using Native American Ingredients."
Duration:00:47:11
The importance of understanding food and lifestyle choices as medicine
4/8/2025
Chronic diseases are on the rise in the US. We discuss the power of food and lifestyle choices to transform our health when recognized as what they are: medicine.
Duration:00:49:10
The 22nd annual International Ocean Film Festival kicks off in SF
4/7/2025
The 22nd International Ocean film festival will take place from April 11-13 in San Francisco, followed by an online program from April 14-22.
Duration:00:52:05
Remembering the renowned media scholar and activist, Robert McChesney
4/4/2025
We remember Robert McChesney, the media scholar who was a passionate champion of media democracy. He passed away on March 25 at 72 after a year-long battle with cancer.
Duration:00:52:06
Success stories: Conquering food addictions and regaining health
4/3/2025
We continue our health series by hearing from three people who overcame their food addictions. What caused their addictions and how did they regain their health?
Duration:00:52:10
How can we talk about the obesity crisis without shaming?
4/2/2025
New research published in the Lancet finds that obesity related deaths are on the rise and the obesity epidemic continues to skyrocket with no end in sight.
Duration:00:52:02
The overconsumption and health effects of ultra-processed foods
4/1/2025
We continue our series on cancer, chronic disease, and prevention by talking about the rise of ultra-processed foods in the US, which is at all-time high.
Duration:00:52:05
NIH will stop funding research on the health impacts of climate change
3/31/2025
The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.
Duration:00:26:13
The vanishing kelp forests of Northern California
3/31/2025
The documentary Sequoias of the Sea explore the challenges facing kelp ecosystems in California. It will screen at the Ocean Film Festival on April 13 in San Francisco.
Duration:00:25:49
Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison & the rise of Terrogram
3/28/2025
A new Frontline/Propublica documentary investigates how white supremacists used the loosely moderated social media platform Telegram to inspire lethal violence.
Duration:00:52:05
Using traditional plant foods to prevent disease in Indian Country
3/27/2025
Native Americans have high rates of obesity and chronic diseases due to colonization. We discuss food justice work and reclaiming food sovereignty in Indian Country.
Duration:00:52:05
How to get your end-of-life financial affairs in order
3/26/2025
More than half of US adults have no estate plan, leaving their wishes and loved ones vulnerable. What can you do to ensure you and your loved ones will be protected?
Duration:00:52:05
What do you want to hear on Your Call?
3/25/2025
We're opening the lines to find out what you want to hear on Your Call during these unprecedented times. How do you want us to cover what's happening in DC and beyond?
Duration:00:52:07