East Bay history podcast that gathers, shares & celebrate stories from Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
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Our podcast includes episodes of KPFA Radio shows as well as station updates and donor highlights. KPFA is a community powered radio station that creates and curates a unique mix of music, informed public affairs, culture, and news. Since 1949, KPFA has investigated the contemporary intersections of class, race, distribution of wealth and it’s affects on the citizens of our Northern and Central California coverage area.
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Sea walls won’t save us: The past and future of the Bay’s shifting shorelines
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Many communities in the East Bay’s flatlands are built in areas that were either wetlands or completely underwater less than two centuries ago. Following the Gold Rush, much of the Bay was filled in so that industry, neighborhoods and landfills could be developed along the shoreline. Now these areas are at risk not only from increasing sea levels, …
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KPFA Radio Presents Drag Laureate D'Arcy Drollinger - Interview by Eric "Cinnamon Sugarshoes" Jansen
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Eric Jansen hosts this interview with D'Arcy Drollinger. While many states are restricting drag, D'Arcy Drollinger, the world's first Drag Laureate, tells us how she has crafted this new role, spreading the humor and "sparkle" of drag to make positive change in the world. Through performance clips we hear in this feature, Drollinger shows us the jo…
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“These stories still matter”: Bay Area Lesbian Archives starts a new chapter
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Although Oakland has one of the highest concentrations of lesbians in the country, the history—and impact—of this community is relatively unknown. Lenn Keller tried to change that by creating the Bay Area Lesbian Archives, a wide-ranging collection of photographs, activist materials, meeting notes, videos and more. In this episode, Keller shares st…
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“The mecca of pleasure seekers in California”: Exploring the rise of the amusement industry
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Idora Park was much more than just the largest amusement park that ever existed in Oakland. Developed by real estate moguls who also owned a network of electric streetcars, this “mecca of pleasure seekers” played a significant role in the development of the East Bay, especially after the park sheltered thousands of refugees following San Francisco’…
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KPFA Radio Presents The Labor Day Special w/ Philip Maldari
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To honor Labor Day, mikO Tolliver interviews Philip Maldar,i a KPFA Radio host and programmer with over 50 years experience at the station as he tells the history of the KPFA Labor Union.Oleh KPFA Radio
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KPFA Radio Presents Transitions on Traditions w/ host Greg Bridges Interviewing Pete Escovedo
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Host Greg Bridges interviews Percussion legend Pete EscovedoOleh KPFA Radio
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“Those wonderful smells”: A Bay Area coffee history crash course
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Before the 1960s, coffee was a faceless commodity: hot brown beanwater with caffeine. Alfred Peet began a revolution in America’s coffee culture when he opened his first shop in Berkeley in 1966. Peet changed the way coffee was imported, the way it was roasted, the way it was sold, and even the way it was savored. He also trained multiple generatio…
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KPFA Radio Presents About Health - Pain: How It Works And Why We Have It
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Hosted by Rona Renner - Pain is an unpleasant signal and complex experience when something hurts. It’s an important message to let us know something is wrong, and to help us to take action to prevent further harm. Pain will often go away on its own, but it can also persist and become chronic pain, which is one of the most common reasons people seek…
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“Everybody wants it preserved”: Time is running out to save this Oakland landmark
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The 16th Street Station was built in 1912 to serve as the western depot for Southern Pacific’s transcontinental railroad. For millions of people migrating to California, their first up-close glimpse of the Golden State was getting off the train in West Oakland and entering the station’s 13,000-square-foot main hall. The room’s massive, arched windo…
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ON THE DECK - KPFA Monthly Announcements - July 2024
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July 2, 2024 - KPFA Radio station updates with host mikO Tolliver & Interim General Manager Antonio Ortiz 75th Anniversary Year 4th of July Federal Holiday - Station Closed No Summer Fund Drive ON THE DECK taking summer break. Will return in September. Donor Highlight - Stephen from Ukiah Follow KPFA on Social Media…
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KPFA Radio Presents The Final Straw Radio - Jeremy White on The “San Diego Antifa” Case
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A recent chat with Jeremy White, film-maker, activist, and street medic who’s facing prison time in what has been dubbed the “San Diego Antifa” case. You’ll hear Jeremy talk about what happened on January 9th, 2021 at the Stop The Steal rally, how the police interacted with members of American Guard and Proud Boys as they assaulted passers by, the …
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KPFA Radio Presents Project Censored - The Importance of Independent Journalism in Fighting Censorship and Countering Corporate Media Propaganda
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Hosted by Mickey Huff In the first segment, Mickey speaks with Professor Raza Rumi, director of the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College, who explains the declining relevance of “legacy” media and the essential work of a truly independent press. They go on to talk about media censorship and propaganda around Israel and Hamas and what…
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"A crazy gamble": Celebrating 75 years of KPFA radio
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In 1949, a group of pacifists launched America’s first listener-supported radio station. Despite government repression, infighting, and countless financial crises, KPFA has managed to survive 75 years. This episode explores the stories of some of the people who helped the station achieve this remarkable milestone. Featuring interviews with former a…
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ON THE DECK - June 2024 - Monthly Announcements
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June 4, 2024 - KPFA Radio station updates with host mikO Tolliver & Interim General Manager Antonio Ortiz 75th Anniversary Year KPFA x First Fridays Block Party @ Donkey & Goat WHEN: JUNE 7, 2024 @ 3:00 PM WHERE: 1340 5TH ST BERKELEY, CA 94701 w/ DJ Mike Biggz & Zachary Translated w/ Roxanne Elsewhere “Frociaggine” “Playing the System” hosted by Ga…
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KPFA Radio Presents Upfront - Host Brian Edwards-Tiekert Interviews Ajay Singh Chaudhary
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Host Brian Edwards-Tiekert interviews Ajay Singh Chaudhary, Executive Director of the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research about his book "The Exhausted of the Earth: Politics in a Burning World"Oleh KPFA Radio
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KPFA Radio Presents East Bay Yesterday w/ Liam O'Donoghue - Long Lost Oakland
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Host Liam O'Donoghue give the history of Grizzly Bears & old growth Redwood and interviews Jenny OdellOleh KPFA Radio
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KPFA Radio Presents Flashpoints - Celebrating the Work of Miguel Gavilan Molina
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Hosted by Dennis Bernstein and Miguel Gavilan Molina. This episode reports on the protesting of Germany’s support for the Israeli genocide against Gaza. And, we celebrate the work of our very own, Miguel Gavilan Molina.Oleh KPFA Radio
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ON THE DECK - May 2024 - Monthly Announcements
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KPFA Radio station updates with host mikO Tolliver & Interim General Manager Antonio Ortiz 75th Anniversary Year Memorial Day - May 27, 2024 LSB Board Meeting - May 18 75th Birthday Special Events Rebel Airwaves: KPFA history with Liam O’Donoghue, Monday, June 3rd, 2024 Tickets Available at the $100 donation level https://secure.kpfa.org/support/ O…
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“The jewel of Oakland”: Exploring Lake Merritt and Children’s Fairyland
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With the weather warming up, now is the perfect time for a deep dive into Lake Merritt (not literally!). First, this episode explores the wild side of this body of water (which is technically a tidal estuary) with Constance Taylor, a naturalist with California Center for Natural History. Next, I interview C.J. Hirschfield, former director of Childr…
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KPFA Presents the 75th Birthday Special - Part 2
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KPFA Radio celebrates its 75th birthday with interviews from long time hosts and producers. Interviews by Paula Burch and Prema Jackson and include Kris Welch, Emiliano Echeverria, Nina Serrano, Luis Medina, Brian Edwards-Tiekert & Amy Goodman.Oleh KPFA Radio
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KPFA Presents the 75th Birthday Special - Part 1
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KPFA Radio celebrates its 75th birthday with interviews from long time hosts and producers. Interviews by Paula Burch and Prema Jackson and include Kris Welch, Mitch Jeserich, Bonnie Simmons, Walter Turner, Avotcja, Kevin Vance & Dennis Bernstein.Oleh KPFA Radio
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KPFA Radio Presents Women's Magazine w/ host Lisa Dettmer interviewing Israeli Activists
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Women's Magazine host Lisa Dettmer and Kate Raphael talk to two Israeli spiritually informed Jewish activists and scholars about what the role and effects are of trauma are in living and growing up in the apartheid state of Israel on both their own lives, and the lives of others in Israel/Palestine and how that trauma and the exploitation of that t…
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“The neighborhood time forgot”: A strange sliver of waterfront
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There’s a small stretch of Oakland’s shoreline unlike any place else. Nestled between the restaurants of Jack London Square and the modern apartment blocks of Brooklyn Basin sits 5th Avenue Marina. This collection of rusty warehouses, eclectic studios, and surreal art installations recalls a bygone era, when crafty Bohemians dwelled amongst decayin…
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ON THE DECK - April 2024 - KPFA'S Monthly Announcements
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April 2024 - KPFA Radio station updates with host mikO Tolliver & Interim General Manager Antonio Ortiz 75th Anniversary Year 75th Birthday Special Events Saturday, April 6th Amy Goodman at First Church of Christ in Berkeley https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kpfas-75... **Tickets for a VIP meet and greet are available as a special premium on kpfa.org/do…
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KPFA Radio Presents A Rude Awakening w/ host Sabrina Jacobs interviewing Gabriel Manyangadze
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Sabrina Jacobs interviews Gabriel Manyangadze, Program Manager for SAFCEI – South African Faith Communities Environment Institute about the rebranding of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Organization Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa and their upcoming summit of self-aggrandizement and lies being held in Tanzania. U.S. Right to Know …
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“Climbing was all I had”: A history of bouldering in the Berkeley Hills
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It would be easy to overlook the significance of Indian Rock and Mortar Rock, two relatively modest outcroppings located in the Berkeley Hills. Unlike the towering cliffs of Yosemite, which dominate the landscape, these boulders are partially obscured by the homes and trees that surround them. But for nearly a century, some of America’s most influe…
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ON THE DECK - March 2024 - KPFA’s Monthly Announcements
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Social Media Rep mikO Tolliver & Interim General Manager Antonio Ortiz give KPFA Radio station announcements for the month of March. 75th Anniversary Year 75th Birthday Special Events Saturday, April 6th Amy Goodman at First Church of Christ in Berkeley Monday, April 15th Music Birthday Celebration at Freight and Salvage with Russian Telegraph & Fr…
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KPFA Radio Presents Against The Grain w/ host C.S. Soong interviewing Sandy Grande
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Why is the aging of populations framed as a crisis? What settler-colonial and capitalist logics are at work, and how are older people viewed and treated as a result? Sandy Grande delineates and critiques mainstream frameworks; she also advances a decolonial perspective that draws on indigenous attitudes toward elders and toward old age-associated c…
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“The streets have changed”: “Drug Lords of Oakland” author on the rise and fall of local kingpins
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After spending more than three decades working in the underground economy, Titus Lee Barnes compiled his stunning stories of “the street life” into a self-published book titled “Drug Lords of Oakland: The untold stories of California’s most notorious kingpins of the 1970s, 80s and 90s.” Starting with the rise of infamous heroin kingpin Felix Mitche…
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ON THE DECK - February 2024 - KPFA’s Monthly Announcements
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Social Media Rep mikO Tolliver & Interim General Manager Antonio Ortiz give KPFA Radio station announcements for the month of February. Station Holiday February 19 President’s Day 75th Anniversary Year 75th Birthday Special Events Saturday, April 6th Amy Goodman at First Church of Christ in Berkeley Saturday, April 15th Music Birthday Celebration a…
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KPFA Radio Presents Africa Today w/ host Walter Turner interviewing Emory Douglas
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Africa Today host Walter Turner interviews Emory Douglas who is the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party.Oleh KPFA Radio
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"Rotten City" no more: The history of a tiny town's transformation
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Emeryville is a tiny town – less than 2 square miles. It’s nestled between Oakland and Berkeley, right at the foot of the Bay Bridge, and most people probably think of it as a place to go shopping. Two major freeways cut through Eville and from your car, while you’re inevitably sitting in traffic, you can see giant signs for Ikea, Target, and Bay S…
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ON THE DECK - January 2024 - KPFA's Monthly Announcements
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Social Media Rep mikO Tolliver & Interim General Manager Antonio Ortiz give KPFA Radio station announcements for the month of January. Station Holiday January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Listener Survey https://kpfa.org/listener-survey/ New Show on KPFA Wednesdays @ 10 pm - All Your Old Records from 1964 to the Present Herb of The Month - Mugwort…
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KPFA Radio Presents Let's Talk Music w/ DJ Mike Biggz, Computrblu & D Minor
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KPFA music show hosts DJ Mike Biggz, Computrblu & D Minor discuss their shows and music at KPFA. I Had That Tape - Sundays @ 9 pm Don't Disturb This Groove - Mondays @ 10 pm Let's Talk Music - Sundays @ 8 pm www.KPFA.org #kpfa #kpfaradioOleh KPFA Radio
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ON THE DECK - December 2023 - KPFA's Monthly Announcements
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Social Media Rep mikO Tolliver & Interim General Manager Antonio Ortiz give KPFA Radio station announcements for the month of December. Station Closure for Xmas Holiday: December 25 - 26 Other holidays to recognize Xmas Hanukkah Kwanza Farewell to The Nightcap and host Mo Herms Holiday Fund Drive: December 5 - 15 KPFA Best of Podcast - wherever you…
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KPFA Radio Presents Don't Disturb This Groove w/ Computrblu - Artist Love Half Black Discusses Synthesizers
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Host Computrblu and artist Love Half Black discuss synthesizers on her music show Don't Disturb This Groove.Oleh KPFA Radio
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“He was bringing people together”: Why was Dr. Marcus Foster murdered?
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In 1970, Dr. Marcus Foster was hired as the first Black superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District. Widely recognized as one of the greatest educators of his generation, he was brought here to help rescue a deeply troubled system. Within three years of his arrival, exactly 50 years ago this month, Foster was assassinated by a shady milit…
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ON THE DECK - November 2023 - KPFA’s Monthly Announcements
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Social Media Rep mikO Tolliver & Interim General Manager Antonio Ortiz give KPFA Radio station announcements for the month of November. www.KPFA.org #kpfa #kpfaradio #pacificaradio #newsOleh KPFA Radio
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