KPFA - UpFront

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Booking Overview

KPFA - UpFront is a Bay Area–anchored public-affairs show featuring rigorous interviews and civil debate across local, state, and international issues. It also consistently brings in authors and subject-matter experts, making it a strong fit for PR teams representing policy, justice, and social-impact work.

Metrics

Episodes: 25

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 4.3k subscribers

Contact Information

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Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Public-facing subject-matter experts in civil rights/public affairs—commonly civil rights attorneys, authors/historians, elected officials, and researchers/journalists with documented reporting or publications.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or authored works, Leadership roles in civil rights organizations (e.g., NAACP), Elected office or significant public policy involvement, Recognized research/major reporting published by established outlets

Recent Guest Discussions

Robin DG Kelley - Freedom Dreams And The Black Radical Imagination (episode Is A Rebroadcast).

Walter Riley - Civil Rights And Structural Attacks, Via Conversations With Walter Riley.

Dylan Gyauch-Lewis - Silicon Valley–funded Abundance Movement (as Referenced By The Episode Link).

Alex Lee - California Budget (as Part Of The Episode Hour).

Nekima Levy Armstrong - Minneapolis Antifa Charges.

Recent Topics

Public Affairs, Civil Rights, Politics, Public Policy, Justice

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
KPFA - UpFront
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UpFront – June 23, 2026

June 23, 2026

UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. The post UpFront – June 23, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

UpFront – June 22, 2026

June 22, 2026

Philip Maldari sits in for Brian Edwards-Tiekert. Philip speaks with John Feffer, director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies, about Russia’s war in Ukraine. Then, Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow and co-director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, joins the program to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East.   UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challengin...

Robin DG Kelley on Freedom Dreams [rebroadcast]

June 19, 2026

[0:08]  Robin D. G. Kelley. Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is the author of seven books, including Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination. [rebroadcast]. The post Robin DG Kelley on Freedom Dreams [rebroadcast] appeared first on KPFA.

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