20181005: Oct 05, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives.

Walk To Freedom, 1961-1962: May 25, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

This 1962 documentary highlights the voter registration movement in Albany, Georgia in 1961-1962. Special guest is Mr. W. Frank Wilson, Executive Director of the Albany Civil Rights Institute, which c...

Chris Koch, Legacy Journalist: May 18, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

This week on From The Vault we have a special visit from legacy Pacifica journalist Chris Koch, who worked at KPFK from 1960-1963 and was Program Director at WBAI, beginning in 1963, to cover the civi...

Father Daniel Berrigan Memorial: May 11, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

Today we pay tribute to one of the great icons of the peace movement, Father Daniel Berrigan. Daniel Berrigan was born on May 9, 1921 and died on April 30, 2016 at the age of 94. He was ordained as a...

50 Years of Public Affairs, 1949-1999: May 04, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

Pacifica Radio went on the air in 1949 to bring a new voice and a new style of radio to the airwaves. Voices that had never been heard on the airwaves were suddenly given space, to present their views...

Dolores Huerta's 88th Birthday Celebration: Apr 27, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

Dolores Huerta became a public figure in the mid-1960s when she co-founded, with Cesar Chávez, the United Farm Workers Union. Today she heads the Dolores Huerta Foundation, where she continues to figh...

Violeta Parra: Apr 20, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

A celebration of Violeta Parra through her music and the stories of Pacifica producer Carlos Hagan from 1973. Parra is the godmother of Chilean new folkloric movement, or "nueva canción." Hagen presen...

The East L.A. Walkouts, 1968: Apr 13, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

The history of high school student activism here in America can be traced to a group of mostly Mexican-American students from five schools in East Los Angeles, who walked out of their schools beginnin...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in London 1964: Apr 06, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

On this edition of From The Vault, we present Pacifica's unique recording of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from London in 1964. A group called Christian Action invited Dr. King to address a London audien...

Dr. Bonnie Morris: Mar 30, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

On this week's From The Vault, we invited special guest Dr. Bonnie Morris onto the program. Dr. Morris has devoted over 30 years to documenting and preserving the culture of the women's music movement...

W.E.B. DuBois 1953 (Part 2): Mar 23, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

"Pacifica's 100 Years of The Souls of Black Folk" (Part 2 of 2): In 2003, the Pacifica Radio Archives celebrated the 100-year anniversary of W.E.B. DuBois' landmark publication, The Souls of Black Fol...

W.E.B. DuBois 1953: Mar 16, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

"Pacifica's 100 Years of The Souls of Black Folk" (Part 1 of 2): In 2003, the Pacifica Radio Archives celebrated the 100-year anniversary of W.E.B. DuBois' landmark publication, The Souls of Black Fol...

An Evening of Insurrections with Harry Gamboa, Jr.: Mar 09, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

On this week's From The Vault we present a relatively new addition to our collection, a panel discussion at the J. Paul Getty Museum entitled "See What You Mean: An Evening of Insurrections with Harry...

Judy Mowatt 1983: Feb 09, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

On this week's From The Vault, we celebrate Black History Month with a concert recording of Judy Mowatt, former Bob Marley I-Threes singer, in her first solo live performance in New York City. Judy Mo...

Say It Loud, New Songs for Peace: Feb 02, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

In this episode we speak with musicians Frank Bulldog Aragon and David Gomez about our experiences putting together the Say It Loud: New Songs for Peace album for the Pacifica Radio Archives' first na...

History of Feminism, Part 1: Jan 19, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

Throughout history, women have suffered many injustices in the workplace including unequal wages, unsafe work conditions and predatory sexual harassment from male administrators. By early 2018, there...

20180112: Jan 12, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives.

Across the Western Ocean: Jan 05, 2018: 2pm - 3pm

British traditional singers John Roberts and Tony Barrand, along with Jeff Warner, Susan Warner and Davey Jones, sing sea shanties and tell stories of the Atlantic sailing packets of the late 19th cen...

Charlene Teters and Wounded Knee: Dec 29, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

This week on From the Vault, we remember the Wounded Knee Massacre with a 1998 Pacifica program commemorating the 25th anniversary of the American Indian Movement's (AIM) occupation of three buildings...

Marsha Hunt: Dec 22, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

This week on From the Vault, we visit with Marsha Hunt – actress, humanitarian and long-time activist for a variety of social causes including education, homelessness, and world hunger. In 2015, the f...

Julio's Holiday Special: Dec 15, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

It's time for our yearly Julio's Holiday Special, produced by KPFK's Arts In Review host Julio Martinez. This year we present two of his classic programs: a radio drama based on Charles Dicken's "A Ch...

The Coltrane Legacy: Dec 08, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

This broadcast celebrates the lives of two great musical and creative spirits: John and Alice Coltrane. Alice was a very humble woman, rarely speaking to the press and preferring to speak about John w...

Fidel Castro in Harlem 1995: Dec 01, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

On Sunday morning, October 22, 1995, Fidel Castro was invited to address the General Assembly at the United Nations on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in 1995. Castro wore a nice suit instead of...

Dalton Trumbo: Nov 24, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

This week we salute one of America's greatest screenwriters, Dalton Trumbo, who is known as much for his Academy Award-winning scripts as he is for being one of the infamous "Hollywood 10" film indust...

Edith Piaf Memorial Tribute: Nov 17, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

Edith Piaf was emblematic of the heart and soul of the French people. Beloved by the international community, her waif-like stature belied her strength at overcoming adversity. The vulnerable poignanc...

Allen Ginsberg's Howl: Nov 03, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

This week on From The Vault we rebroadcast portions of Allen Ginsberg's landmark poem, "Howl", which was originally broadcast on Pacifica Station KPFA in Berkeley California on the night of October 25...

Dorothy Day 1960: Sep 29, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

Dorothy Day (1897-1980) was an activist who worked for such social causes as pacifism and women's suffrage through the prism of the Catholic Church. Intrigued by the Catholic faith for years, Dorothy...

David Riesman on America, 1958: Sep 22, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

In the Pacifica Radio Archives we have a series of lectures from America's pre-eminent sociologist of the the 1950s, David Riesman, a Harvard sociologist who spoke about post-World War II America. In...

Dolores Huerta's 80th Birthday: Sep 15, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

On Friday evening, August 13, 2010 celebrities, musicians, and activists gathered under the stars at the open air Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA to wish United Farmworker co-founder Dolores Huerta a...

Kate Millett: Sep 08, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

"Kate Millett – Artist, Feminist and Author, 1978 & 1990": On this episode of From The Vault, we present two recordings of one of the most influential women of the 2nd wave of feminism, Kate Millett,...

Labor Unions and Organizers 1998: Sep 01, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

In this 1998 salute to labor unions and organizers, former Pacifica producer Larry Bensky spends time with Rosalinda Guillene of the United Farmworkers; Richard Dyle, President of Local 683 in Erie, P...

Dick Gregory: Aug 25, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

From Pacifica Radio Archives, recordings of Dick Gregory, honoring the life of the comedian and civil rights activist who broke barriers in the 1960s and became one of the first African-Americans to p...

Jim Morrison: Aug 11, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. Produced by Mark Torres.

Hiroshima Memorial with Howard Zinn: Aug 04, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

This week on From The Vault we put together a collection of materials that places the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima into perspective, including a dramatic reading of John Hersey's journalistic mas...

Jimi Hendrix, Part 4: Jul 28, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

On this episode of From the Vault we present the fourth and final part of our outstanding series from 1982, Jimi Hendrix: The Documentary. This radio documentary was produced by some of Pacifica's fi...

Jimi Hendrix, Part 3: Jul 21, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

On this episode of From the Vault we celebrate one of the great creative musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix, through the sounds of a four-part series from 1982, Jimi Hendrix: The Documentary....

Jimi Hendrix, Part 2: Jul 14, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

On this episode of From the Vault we celebrate one of the great creative musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix, through the sounds of a four-part documentary titled Jimi Hendrix. (Part 2 of 4.)...

Jimi Hendrix, Part 1: Jul 07, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

On this episode of From the Vault we celebrate one of the great creative musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix, through the sounds of a four-part documentary titled Jimi Hendrix. (Part 1 of 4.)...

Lorraine Hansberry 1961: Jun 30, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

In this broadcast, Pacifica's 1961 recording with Lorraine Hansberry, Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Emile Capouye and Alfred Kazin. The topic is "The Negro in American Culture" beginning with a 2016...

Chris Koch, Legacy Journalist: May 19, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. This week on From The Vault we have a special visit from legacy Pacifica journalist Chris Koch, who worked at KPFK from 1960-19...

Father Daniel Berrigan Memorial: May 12, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. Today we pay tribute to one of the great icons of the peace movement, Father Daniel Berrigan, who was born on May 9, 1921 and d...

Zen Bones: May 05, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

50 years ago this year, one of Pacifica's most iconic figures, Alan Watts, gave a lecture about the temporal nature of life and about the need for Americans to readjust their priorities in a performan...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "America's Chief Moral Dilemma" 1967-2017: Apr 28, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. This week we present the 50th Anniversary presentation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, "America's Chief Moral Dilemma",...

Robert Kennedy Presidential Campaign 1968: Apr 21, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

This week on From The Vault we present Pacifica's coverage of Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 Presidential Campaign that began in March 1968 and ended when he was assassinated in Los Angeles on June 6, 1968....

Immigration and Labor, 1982 and 2017: Apr 14, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

On this week's From The Vault, we examine the politicization of immigration and labor from a 1982 roundtable forum, and then we'll look at how the March 2017 Trump administration immigration policies...

Van Morrison 1971: Apr 07, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

On this week's From The Vault, we present a special interview with Van Morrison by KPFA producer Dan McCloskey in 1971, while he was recording his Tupelo Honey album in San Francisco. Produced by Mark...

Dr. Bonnie Morris: Mar 31, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

On this week's From The Vault, we invited special guest Dr. Bonnie Morris onto the program. Dr. Morris has devoted over 30 years to documenting and preserving the culture of the women's music movement...

Al Jarreau, Julio Martinez 1968-2017: Mar 24, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

On this week's From The Vault, we celebrate the life of Al Jarreau, who had a connection with Pacifica beginning in 1968 that held strong until his death on February 12, 2017. There is no one better t...

Judy Mowatt, former Bob Marley "I Threes" singer 1983: Feb 10, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

On this week's From The Vault, we celebrate Black History Month with a unique Pacifica concert recording of former Bob Marley "I Threes" singer Judy Mowatt in her first solo live performance in New Yo...

Noam Chomsky on Creeping Facism 1992: Feb 03, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

On this week's From The Vault, we go back to one of our recordings from 1992, with a talk by leading intellectual Noam Chomsky called "Creeping Facism". Remember that in 1992, America was just finishi...