KPFA - UpFront

Cat Brooks, Brian Edwards-Tiekert

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Booking Overview

Public-affairs news and interview programming focused on local, state, national, and international issues, with recurring external guests including policy experts, authors, journalists, academics, and advocates. Agencies could credibly pitch foreign-policy analysts, public-health experts, authors, investigative journalists, and social-justice or public-policy leaders with timely, substantive expertise; booking difficulty is medium because the show features credible specialists but is also receptive to accessible expert voices.

Metrics

Episodes: 25

Frequency: Daily

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 4.3k subscribers

Contact Information

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Host

Cat Brooks - Journalist, activist, and longtime KPFA broadcaster known for covering policing, racial justice, and social movements.

Brian Edwards-Tiekert - Journalist and KPFA broadcaster specializing in public affairs, politics, international issues, and in-depth news interviews.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Subject-matter experts, policy researchers, authors, journalists, academics, advocates, and organizational leaders with direct expertise on timely local, national, or international issues.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Senior research or executive leadership roles, Academic or clinical expertise, Professional journalism experience, Policy or advocacy leadership

Recent Guest Discussions

John Swartzberg - Infectious Disease And Public Health

Omid Memarian - Iran, U.s. Foreign Policy, And Regional Conflict

Bill Hartung - Military Spending, Foreign Wars, And U.s. National Security Policy

John Nichols - U.s. Politics, Elections, And Current Affairs

Trita Parsi - U.s.-iran Relations, Ceasefires, And International Conflict

Recent Topics

Politics, Foreign Policy, Social Justice, Public Health, Journalism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
KPFA - UpFront
:

US and Iran Back in War; Plus, Corona Calls

July 13, 2026

00:08 — Omid Memarian is the Director of Communications at DAWN and also serves as the organization’s Senior Iran Analyst. He has previously worked as a journalist and human rights professional.  00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. The post US and Iran Back in War; Plus, Corona Calls appeared first on KPFA.

The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts Us at Home

July 10, 2026

00:08 — Bill Hartung is Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. His latest book is The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts Us at Home. The post The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts Us at Home appeared first on KPFA.

US and Iran Ceasefire Ends, Immediate Strikes Follow; Plus, Graham Platner is Out of Maine Senate Race After Sexual Assault Allegations

July 09, 2026

00:08 — Trita Parsi is the co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. 00:33 — John Nichols is Executive Editor of the Nation The post US and Iran Ceasefire Ends, Immediate Strikes Follow; Plus, Graham Platner is Out of Maine Senate Race After Sexual Assault Allegations appeared first on KPFA.

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