
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 863 | Founded | 17 years ago |
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Wonderful left interviews with a focus on US politics but ranging into leftist politics around the world. Insightful and informed interviews.
Doug Henwood must be a well-trained radio host- his shows are fascinating, easy to listen to but very insightful. Usually two interviews per 1 hour episode, sometimes a 1-interview special, with a musical break halfway through. I wish more podcasts would adopt this approach- it makes it much easier to listen in bursts. Henwood has a great voice, picks great music for the breaks and asks intelligent questions.
Doug is one of the very few people on the left we have who is serious and professional. Hard to believe you could ever listen to a single episode and not have gained some important insight from diverse, studious leftists' perspectives on our world.
I'm unsubscribing, because the episode description provides no clue as to topics covered. I wish I had the time to download and listen to every episode, but I don't. I think I'm probably not alone. Bad practice of KPFA generally.
Especially in these dark, uncertain times.
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