KPFA - UpFront

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3729 - UpFront – July 16, 2026

UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at upfront@kpfa.org. Theme Music: Turn It Up by Digital Primitives, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

3729 - UpFront – July 16, 2026

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UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at upfront@kpfa.org. Theme Music: Turn It Up by Digital Primitives, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

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UpFront – July 16, 2026

The US and Israel War with Iran and Strait of Hormuz Toll; Plus, CA Effort to Stop Biggest Media Merger in US History

South Carolina and Maine’s Future in the Senate; Plus, San Francisco’s Push and Pull in Affordable Housing Policy

US and Iran Back in War; Plus, Corona Calls

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

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

Venezuela Earthquake Response & World Cup Politics

Hamas Dissolves Governance of Gaza; Plus, Supreme Court Allows TPS Ending for Syrians and Haitians; And, Revived Push to Municipalize San Francisco Power System

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls

Kathleen DuVal on Native Nations [repeat]

Robin DG Kelley on the Declaration of Independence

Lebanon and Israel Ceasefire Framework Sees Protest in Beirut; Plus, Supreme Courts Bans Transgender Athletes from Women’s Sports

DSA-Backed Candidate Successes in New York; Plus, SFPD Disrupt San Francisco Trans March, Make Arrests

UpFront – June 29, 2026

Trans March Kicks Off Pride Weekend; Plus, Boyle Heights Community After the Lineage Warehouse Fire; Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan Exacerbated by International Community’s Normalization of Taliban

Mariah Blake on Forever Chemicals

The Fight for Accountability on Chemical Waste in Hunters Point Continues; Plus, Federal Cuts Hitting HIV/AIDS Care

San Francisco’s Budget Battle; Plus SNAP Benefit Cuts and the Fallout from USAID Reductions

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus Middle East Roundup with Khury Petersen-Smith

Robin DG Kelley on Freedom Dreams [rebroadcast]

Walter Riley on Walter Riley

Nekima Levy Armstrong on Minneapolis “Antifa” Charges

The Rule of Johns

Primary Results in Maine and South Carolina; Plus Trump’s Administration Extension on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ; And Iran-U.S. Peace Framework

Supreme Court Updates; Plus Life and Work of Marjane Sartrapi

KPFA - UpFront

Episode

UpFront – July 16, 2026

The US and Israel War with Iran and Strait of Hormuz Toll; Plus, CA Effort to Stop Biggest Media Merger in US History

South Carolina and Maine’s Future in the Senate; Plus, San Francisco’s Push and Pull in Affordable Housing Policy

US and Iran Back in War; Plus, Corona Calls

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

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

Venezuela Earthquake Response & World Cup Politics

Hamas Dissolves Governance of Gaza; Plus, Supreme Court Allows TPS Ending for Syrians and Haitians; And, Revived Push to Municipalize San Francisco Power System

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls

Kathleen DuVal on Native Nations [repeat]

Robin DG Kelley on the Declaration of Independence

Lebanon and Israel Ceasefire Framework Sees Protest in Beirut; Plus, Supreme Courts Bans Transgender Athletes from Women’s Sports

DSA-Backed Candidate Successes in New York; Plus, SFPD Disrupt San Francisco Trans March, Make Arrests

UpFront – June 29, 2026

Trans March Kicks Off Pride Weekend; Plus, Boyle Heights Community After the Lineage Warehouse Fire; Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan Exacerbated by International Community’s Normalization of Taliban

Mariah Blake on Forever Chemicals

The Fight for Accountability on Chemical Waste in Hunters Point Continues; Plus, Federal Cuts Hitting HIV/AIDS Care

San Francisco’s Budget Battle; Plus SNAP Benefit Cuts and the Fallout from USAID Reductions

Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus Middle East Roundup with Khury Petersen-Smith

Robin DG Kelley on Freedom Dreams [rebroadcast]

Walter Riley on Walter Riley

Nekima Levy Armstrong on Minneapolis “Antifa” Charges

The Rule of Johns

Primary Results in Maine and South Carolina; Plus Trump’s Administration Extension on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ; And Iran-U.S. Peace Framework

Supreme Court Updates; Plus Life and Work of Marjane Sartrapi

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