La Raza Radio
La Raza Radio
Radio for la raza, la causa, la gente de Aztlan
About the Show
We start with history and economics. We take direction from the demands of the people and the movement. Every Thursday, that means Chicanismo, internationalism, working class struggle—news and views from a Chicano perspective. Organizers, writers, and activists talking about the fights that actually matter. An hour of strength and dignity. Welcome to La Raza Radio.
Hosts
Matt Sedillo
Matt Sedillo is an internationally renowned poet who has read in 15 countries and been translated into 9 languages. He's been called the best political poet in America by investigative journalist Greg Palast and the "poet laureate of struggle" by historian Paul Ortiz. Matt has spoken at the San Francisco International Poetry Festival, the Texas Book Festival, and Casa de las Americas in Havana. He runs a weekly writers workshop at Re/Arte Centro Literario in Boyle Heights and is the literary director at dA Center for the Arts in Pomona.
Gary Baca
Gary Baca has over 20 years in radio, starting at Laney College in 1988 before moving to KALX Berkeley and then KPFK Los Angeles. He's interviewed everyone from James Brown and Carlos Santana to Gil Scott-Heron and Ice Cube—plus deep archive conversations with artists like Maurice White, Rick James, and Teena Marie. As a kid, he'd wait for hours hoping to hear his favorite artists get interviewed. He never did, so he started doing it himself.
Episodes
Keep This Show On the Air
La Raza Radio runs on listener support. Your donation keeps Chicano voices, history, and politics on the air every Thursday. If this show matters to you, help us keep it going.
What's On Now
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Bibliocracy2:30pm - 3:00pm
Bibliocracy Radio is a weekly half-hour books discussion and interview program hosted by writer and Santa Monica Review editor Andrew Tonkovich featuring writers of literary fiction and nonfiction, poetry, memoir, political and cultural criticism. Recent guests have included anti-fascist scholar Federico Finkelstein, So Cal novelist and editor David Ulin, writer Venita Blackburn, publisher and essayist Steve Wasserman, and short story writer Mary Jones. The show airs Thursdays at 2:30 PM as part of KPFK's literary arts and culture strip of programming M-F at 2 PM.
Program Schedule
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La Raza Radio
3:00pm - 4:00pm
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QR Code4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Background Briefing5:00pm - 6:00pm
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KPFA Evening News6:00pm - 7:00pm
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