Location:
San Francisco, United States
Networks:
KALW
Description:
KALW's call-in show: Politics and culture, dialogue and debate.
Language:
English
Episodes
The consequences of the GOP defunding public media and the way forward
8/6/2025
We continue our discussion about public media cuts and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's announcement that it will shut down. What's next for public media?
Duration:00:48:10
The future of zero-emission transportation in California
8/4/2025
Last week, the EPA released a proposal to repeal the 2009 endangerment finding, which says greenhouse gases are a threat to public health.
Duration:00:52:16
Gaza: Journalists Under Fire
8/1/2025
The documentary, Gaza: Journalists Under Fire, tells the story of three of the journalists killed by the Israeli army while covering the assault on Gaza.
Duration:00:27:24
World Bank East Africa program drove patients into poverty
8/1/2025
An investigation by the ICIJ reveals that World Bank investments in private hospitals in East Africa have pushed patients deeper into poverty.
Duration:00:25:13
What will it take to end the starvation, death & destruction in Gaza?
7/31/2025
A new IPC report has issued a dire warning that a famine is unfolding in Gaza, as roughly a third of its 2.1 million people have gone multiple days without food.
Duration:00:52:00
GOP law will cause 22M families to lose some or all food benefits
7/30/2025
Before this bill passed, Morning Consult found more Americans are going hungry. This bill will make this crisis worse. How are food banks and organizations preparing?
Duration:00:52:43
The Trump administration's escalating war on the media
7/29/2025
Tim Richardson, disinformation program manager at PEN America, told HuffPost that Trump's attacks set a dangerous precedent and it’s hard to say where this ends.
Duration:00:52:13
What’s the path to a clean energy future?
7/28/2025
Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson says the world needs to quickly transition to clean energy solutions including wind, water, and solar to save our planet.
Duration:00:33:51
How Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to take action on flooding
7/28/2025
A ProPublica and Texas Tribune investigation reveals that the Texas Legislature has repeatedly failed to enact measures that would help communities prepare for flooding.
Duration:00:18:13
WHO chief says large proportion of the population of Gaza is starving
7/25/2025
In a statement on Thursday, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees warned that families in Gaza are breaking down amid the hunger crisis.
Duration:00:25:47
The Republican plan to gerrymander Texas to keep US House majority
7/25/2025
Dave Daley reports that Texas Republicans justify their redistricting plan with the dubious claim that the current map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
Duration:00:26:28
2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America
7/24/2025
Award-winning reporters Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, and Isaac Arnsdorf ask: How did the first US president to become a convicted felon regain control of the White House?
Duration:00:53:58
How should we respond to Trump's war on the press & public media cuts?
7/23/2025
The GOP's public media cuts will cause KALW to lose $400K a year for the next two years. The cuts will hit community and tribal stations the hardest. What are solutions?
Duration:00:52:20
ICE agents unleash terror in attempt to deport 1 million people a year
7/22/2025
ICE agents are testing legal boundaries and tearing communities apart to try and arrest 7,000 people every day. What does the future hold under Trump’s extreme policies?
Duration:00:52:07
The fight to save climate and environmental data from erasure
7/21/2025
The Trump administration is laying off scientists and taking down websites with crucial environmental tools and information.
Duration:00:52:13
The Genius Act delivers a major victory for the crypto industry
7/18/2025
The cryptocurrency industry spent more than $250 million in the last election to help crypto-friendly candidates run for Congress and the White House.
Duration:00:26:30
A conversation with KALW ED James Kass about the CPB cuts
7/18/2025
All but four House and Senate Republicans voted to cut $1.1B from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Once the law goes into effect, KALW will lose $400,000 a year.
Duration:00:25:36
How will the CPB cuts affect KALW & public media across the country?
7/17/2025
All but two Senate Republicans voted to cut $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS. KALW will immediately lose $400,000.
Duration:00:52:30
Your Call's live caregiving event focuses on solutions and resources
7/16/2025
At our recent live broadcast at the San Francisco Public Library, we discussed universal healthcare in California and resources at the state and local levels.
Duration:00:52:25
GOP Medicaid cuts could cause 51,000 preventable deaths every year
7/15/2025
The GOP’s budget will strip 17 million people of their health insurance and push the healthcare system to a breaking point. How are medical professionals preparing?
Duration:00:52:15