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• Pacifica Performance Showcase, Friday, August 15 at 2:30 pm, wtih guests filmmakers Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev ("Porcelain War")

  With the Putin/Trump summit on the horizon (excluding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky) host Donna Walker re-visits her interview with filmmakers Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev on their Oscar-nominated, highly acclaimed film "Porcelain Wars." Under roaring fighter jets and missile strikes, Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya, and Andrey choose to stay behind and fight as soldiers. Defiantly finding beauty amid destruction, they show that although it is easy to make people afraid, it is hard to destroy their passion for living.

  Posted by Donna Walker at Thursday, August 14, 2025

• Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show, Tuesday, August 12 at 2:00 pm with lawyer Philip Ross on guardianship abuse

  Phil and Ted discuss the for-profit healthcare scandal of guardianship abuse, happening to seniors across the country and how to protect ourselves. Lawyer Philip Ross discusses the harrowing case of Shelley Thomson, a published scientific scholar and teacher of shamanic arts, who was declared incapacitated by a Texas judge, allowing a stranger to take over her affairs and sell her home and possessions. Also, Firesign Theatre's "Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him."

  Posted by Donna Walker at Monday, August 11, 2025

• Global Village Honors Eddie Palmieri & Flaco Jiménez

  This Monday from 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Kathy Díaz pays tribute to two Latin music legends we recently lost. Hear rare stories, historic recordings, and conversations with Grammy-winning guests celebrating the lives of Eddie Palmieri and Flaco Jiménez.

  Posted by Ace Estwick at Sunday, August 10, 2025

• When AI Replaced Our Comics

  When AI replaced hand-drawn comics in our newsroom, I saw more than ugly art — I saw the erosion of what makes journalism worth doing.

  Posted by Noah Velez at Friday, August 8, 2025

• Congress Defunds Public Media — Pacifica Responds

  In a historic gut-punch to independent journalism, Congress has voted to defund public media. That includes the very institutions that bring you local news, climate alerts, culture, and grassroots truth-telling. Pacifica—our national network—has issued a bold response. Here’s what’s at stake.

  Posted by Ace Estwick at Wednesday, July 30, 2025

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