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Updated: 08 May 2025 • 1439 episodes
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UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at upfront@kpfa.org. Theme Music: Turn It Up by Digital Primitives, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

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00:08 — Dean Baker is a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. 00:33 — Rishi Iyengar is a reporter at Foreign Policy, covering the intersection of geopolitics and technology. Prior to joining FP, he spent six years at CNN Business as India editor in New Delhi. The post US Economy Under Trump;

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00:08 — John Nichols is a national affairs correspondent for The Nation. 00:33 — Marisa Kendall is a reporter covering California’s homelessness crisis for CalMatters. Ben Christopher is a reporter for CalMatters covering housing policy. The post National and State Impact of Trump Budget Plan appeared first on KPFA.

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00:08 — Joel Beinin is Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. The post Fund Drive Special: Israel’s Plan to Expand Its Seize on Gaza; Palestinians Face Starvation from Humanitarian Aid Blockade appeared first on KPFA.

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00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

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02 May 2025 • EN

Trump and Toxic Chemicals

00:08 Melanie Benesh is Vice President of Government Affairs at Environmental Working Group 00:33 Mario Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at NYU. Her forthcoming book is What to Eat Now The post Trump and Toxic Chemicals appeared first on KPFA.

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00:08 Peter Linebaugh, emeritus professor of History at the University of Toledo, and the author of many many books, including The Incomplete, True, Authentic, and Wonderful History of May Day [originally recorded in 2016]   00:33 Fred Glass, author of From Mission to Microchip: A History of the California Labor Moveme

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