Zappa For President 1991: Jan 27, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

On this week's From The Vault, we go back to April 15, 1991. Flagship Pacifica Station KPFA in Berkeley, California was celebrating its 42nd anniversary, and longtime music host Charles Amirkhanian in...

Jerry Brown & Gore Vidal 1996: Jan 13, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

On this week's From The Vault, we reach back into the Pacifica archives and present The July 8, 1996 We The People Radio Program hosted by California Governor Jerry Brown Jr. His special guest was Aut...

George Orwell's 1984, Part Thirteen: Jan 06, 2017: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On this week's From The Vault, we continue with Part THIRTEEN, the final chapter of Pacifica's 1975 reading of George Orwell's...

George Orwell's 1984, Part Twelve: Dec 30, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On this week's From The Vault, we continue with Part TWELVE of Pacifica's 1975 reading of George Orwell's classic dystopian nov...

George Orwell's 1984, Part Eleven: Dec 23, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On this week's From The Vault, we continue with Part ELEVEN of Pacifica's 1975 reading of George Orwell's classic dystopian nov...

George Orwell's 1984, Part Ten: Dec 09, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On this week's From The Vault, we continue with Part TEN of Pacifica's 1975 reading of George Orwell's classic dystopian novel,...

George Orwell's 1984, Part Nine: Dec 02, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On this week's From The Vault, we continue with Part NINE of Pacifica's 1975 reading of George Orwell's classic dystopian novel...

George Orwell's 1984, Part Eight: Nov 25, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On this week's From The Vault, we continue with Part EIGHT of Pacifica's 1975 reading of George Orwell's classic dystopian nove...

George Orwell's 1984, Part Seven: Nov 18, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On this week's From The Vault, we continue with Part SEVEN of Pacifica's 1975 reading of George Orwell's classic dystopian nove...

George Orwell's 1984, Part Six: Nov 11, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On this week's From The Vault, we continue with Part SIX of Pacifica's 1975 reading of George Orwell's classic dystopian novel,...

George Orwell's 1984, Part Five: Oct 14, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On this week's From The Vault, we continue with Part FIVE of Pacifica's 1975 reading of George Orwell's classic dystopian novel...

George Orwell's 1984, Part Four: Oct 07, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On this week's From The Vault, we continue with Part FOUR of Pacifica's 1975 reading of George Orwell's classic dystopian novel...

George Orwell's 1984, Part Three: Sep 30, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On this week's From The Vault, we continue with Part THREE of Pacifica's 1975 reading of George Orwell's classic dystopian nove...

George Orwell's 1984, Part Two: Sep 23, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On this week's From The Vault, we continue with Part TWO of Pacifica's 1975 reading of George Orwell's classic dystopian novel,...

George Orwell's 1984, Part One: Sep 16, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On this week's From The Vault, we turn to one of the most important dystopian novels written in modern history, George Orwell's...

Labor Unions and Organizers 1998: Sep 09, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

In this 1998 Salute to Labor Unions and Organizers, former Pacifica Producer Larry Bensky spends time with with Rosalinda Guillene of the United Farmworkers, Richard Dyle President of LOCAL 683 in Eri...

David Riesman on America 1958: Sep 02, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. This week, Harvard Sociologist David Riesman gives a talk on Alexis De Tocqueville's thoughts on American Democracy in 1958. Pr...

Hiroshima Memorial with Howard Zinn: Aug 26, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. This week on From The Vault we put together a collection of materials that places the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima into pe...

Joan Baez: Aug 19, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. In this broadcast, folk singer, musician and activist Joan Baez turned 75 in 2016. In celebration, a presentation of several re...

Highlander Folk School 1960: Aug 12, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

In this edition of From The Vault we present our 1960 documentary about the Highlander Folk School produced by legendary KPFA Public Affairs Director Elsa Knight Thompson. A weekly radio program featu...

20160805: Aug 05, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

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

Bernie Sanders 1989 & 2016: Jul 29, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

On this edition of From The Vault we present some of the views of Bernie Sanders, a transformative politician unlike anyone our country has seen. Our first recording goes back to 1989 when Sanders was...

Walk to Freedom 1961-62: Jul 22, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

Rebroadcast from May 29, 2015. 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...

Music Black and White 1973: Jul 15, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

On this edition of From the Vault we present an early episode of a unique music program produced by Nawana Davis called Music Black and White from 1973. Produced by Mark Torres.

Dolores Huerta's 80th Birthday: Jul 08, 2016: 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 California to wish United Farmworker co-founder Dolores...

Cuban Music: Jul 01, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

Rebroadcast from April 1, 2016. A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. March 2016 marks a historic turning point in America's diplomatic relations with our Cuban neig...

Pacifica's National Convention Coverage, Part I: Jun 24, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. In This Edition of From The Vault we present Part ONE of Pacifica Radio's National Convention coverage in a series we call A Pa...

1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights: Jun 17, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. This week the Pacifica Radio Archives celebrates Gay Pride Month. The Pacifica Radio Archives is proud to have recordings of ma...

Muhammad Ali The Greatest Of All Time : Jun 10, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On This Edition of From The Vault we celebrate the Life of Muhammad Ali through our Pacifica Radio Archives recordings. Produce...

Coal Country Women, Part Two: Jun 03, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. This week on From The Vault we present Part 2 of a 3-part series called Coal Country Women, which documented the live of Appala...

Coal Country Women, Part One: May 27, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. This week on From The Vault we present Part 1 of a series called Coal Country Women, which documented the lives of Appalachian...

Father Daniel Berrigan : May 20, 2016: 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. Produced by Mark Torres.

50 Years of Public Affairs: May 13, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. Produced by Mark Torres. Pacifica Radio went on the air in 1949 to bring a new voice and a new style of radio to the airwaves...

Erik Bauersfeld: May 06, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. Produced by Mark Torres. In this episode of From The Vault we celebrate longtime Pacifica Station KPFA Drama & Literature Dire...

KPFK Drama & Literature, Part 2: Apr 29, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. Produced by Mark Torres. In this edition of FROM THE VAULT we salute Pacifica Radio KPFK's Drama & Literature Department with P...

Robert Kennedy Presidential Campaign 1968: Apr 22, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. This week on From The Vault we present Pacifica's coverage of Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 Presidential Campaign that began in Marc...

Helen Gahagan Douglas, Illeana Douglas: Apr 15, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. Produced by Mark Torres. This week on From The Vault we present our 1973 recording of Congresswoman and actress Helen Gahagan D...

50 Years of KPFA Drama & Literature: Apr 08, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. Produced by Mark Torres. By 1960 Pacifica radio station KPFA, in Berkeley, California, had become a unique visionary model and...

Margot Adler, Angela Davis : Apr 01, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. Produced by Mark Torres. March 2016 marks a historic turning point in America's diplomatic relations with our Cuban neighbors f...

A Night in Chicago 1968: Mar 25, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. With the protests and violence breaking out across the nation during this Presidential election year, The Pacifica Radio Archiv...

Ntozake Shange: Mar 18, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. Feast your ears on this incredible recording of Poet, Playright and novelist Ntozake Shange at an important point in her litera...

Haskell Wexler: Mar 11, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

Rebroadcast from January 15, 2016. A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. In this episode we pay tribute to a great human being, a supporter of underrepresented commu...

Memphis Slim: Mar 04, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On this edition of From the Vault, we are happy to present a live performance by Blues Legend Memphis Slim from New York City's...

Glenn Gould: Feb 26, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. On This edition, we present a rare interview from 1961 of one of the brilliant classical pianists of our time, Glenn Gould.

Anais Nin Memorial: Feb 19, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

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

Confessions of Nat Turner: Feb 12, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. This week on From The Vault we reprise our 1968 conversation between Pulitzer Prize winning author William Styron, actor Ossie...

20160205: Feb 05, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

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

20160129: Jan 29, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

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

Francis Emley: Jan 22, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

A weekly radio program featuring audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. In this broadcast, a tribute to a social activist who made Berkeley her home and Pacifica Radio KPFA in Berkeley the media outl...

20160115: Jan 15, 2016: 2pm - 3pm

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