KPFA - Behind the News

Doug Henwood

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Booking Overview

KPFA’s “Behind the News” uses economics and politics as the lens for big ideas and their real-world interactions—from local issues to global power. It’s a strong fit for PR pros pitching authors and subject-matter experts who can speak to ideology, policy, and systems-level explanations.

Metrics

Episodes: 25

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 4.4k subscribers

Contact Information

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Host

Doug Henwood - Host and journalist Doug Henwood covers economics and politics, focusing on how the two interact from local contexts to the global stage. For booking, he typically looks for thinkers who can connec...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Academic or widely published authors, political/economic analysts, and writers with books, articles, or recognized expertise in ideology, policy, and systems-level analysis.
Required Achievements:  
Authorship of books and investigative/commentary articles, Media and public speaking on economics/politics, Subject specialization (e.g., political ideology, international relations, institutional/power networks)

Recent Guest Discussions

Laura Field - Intellectual Wing Of Trumpism

David Austin Walsh - Right-wing Intellectual Currents; Relationship Between Fringe And Mainstream On The Right

AJA Woods - How The Right Frames The Frankfurt School And Cultural-theory Influence

Greg Grandin - How His Time In Peru Shaped Analysis; Latin American Influence; Modern Political/intellectual Developments

Gareth Gore - Opus Dei’s Role In Right-wing Politics; Transnational Political/religious Networks

Recent Topics

Economics, Politics, Ideology, Public Policy, History

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
KPFA - Behind the News
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Against money, hating theory

June 11, 2026

J.W. Mason and Arjun Jayadev, authors of Against Money, explain that curious stuff and enumerate its problems • Moira Weigel explains why the right hates Theory (October article here) The post Against money, hating theory appeared first on KPFA.

Two views of the right: the sordid side of “respectable,” and Trump’s court intellectuals

June 04, 2026

David Austin Walsh, author of Taking America Back, on the relationship between the kooks and respectables on the right • Laura Field, author of Furious Minds, on the intellectual wing of Trumpism [rebroadcast of a January 29, 2026, show] The post Two views of the right: the sordid side of “respectable,” and Trump’s court intellectuals appeared first on KPFA.

Latin America’s influence on Pope Leo • the Cultural Marxist conspiracy

May 28, 2026

Greg Grandin, author of this article, on how his time in Peru shaped Pope Leo • AJA Woods, author of The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy, on how the right sees the Frankfurt School as the root of modern decay The post Latin America’s influence on Pope Leo • the Cultural Marxist conspiracy appeared first on KPFA.

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