KPFA - Behind the News

Doug Henwood

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Booking Overview

An interview-led public-affairs show focused on economics, politics, and their interactions, typically featuring authors, academics, and foreign-policy analysts in substantive one- or two-guest episodes. Agencies could credibly pitch political economists, scholars, historians, sociologists, and geopolitical experts with a timely book, research project, or policy perspective; booking difficulty is medium because the show values serious subject expertise and published work but regularly features niche intellectual voices.

Metrics

Episodes: 25

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 4.4k subscribers

Contact Information

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Host

Doug Henwood - Journalist, political economist, author, and longtime host of a program examining economics, politics, and their global interactions.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Published authors, academics, political economists, historians, sociologists, foreign-policy analysts, and other subject-matter experts with substantive research or policy expertise.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or major research, Academic or scholarly expertise, Policy analysis or specialized commentary

Recent Guest Discussions

Amy Laura Hall - Muscular Christianity And Its Political And Social Implications.

Aaron Benanav - What A Future Socialist Society Might Look Like.

Mouin Rabbani - The United States-iran Negotiations.

Anatol Lieven - The United States-iran Negotiations.

Angela Jones - How Social And Political Forces Shape Sexual Lives And Vice Versa.

Recent Topics

Political Economy, Economics, Politics, Foreign Policy, Socialism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
KPFA - Behind the News
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Designing the socialist future, taking the measure of muscular Christianity

July 02, 2026

Aaron Benanav, author of this pamphlet, on what a future socialist society might look like • Amy Laura Hall, author of Erecting the Pulpit, on muscular Christianity The post Designing the socialist future, taking the measure of muscular Christianity appeared first on KPFA.

What’s going on with the Iran negotiations?

June 25, 2026

Two views from BtN regulars on the US–Iran negotiations: Anatol Lieven and Mouin Rabbani The post What’s going on with the Iran negotiations? appeared first on KPFA.

Cop power, sex and the social

June 18, 2026

Stuart Schrader, author of Blue Power, on how the political heft of cops allows them to get away with murder • Angela Jones, author of Sex in Public, on how the social and political shape our sexual lives (and vice versa)     The post Cop power, sex and the social appeared first on KPFA.

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