KPFA's eNewsletter is taking a short vacation... We'll be back in early January with a 2007 year-in-review issue! Until then, here's a schedule of some upcoming holiday shows, as well a new Khalil Bendib cartoon. Log on to kpfa.org for up to date info on programs and events!

Saturday Morning Talkies
Saturday, Dec 22, 2007 at 9:00 am
Rep. Robert Wexler has called for impeachment hearings for Vice-President Dick Cheney; Chevron faces a landmark, class-action environmental lawsuit for its poisoning of the Amazon.

Saturday Special
Saturday, Dec 22, 2007 at 10:00 am
"Barely getting by", documentary produced by Human Media.

Saturday Special
Saturday, Dec 22, 2007 at 11:00 am
Told and retold - We Explore The Art Of Story Telling

A Musical Offering
Sunday, Dec 23, 2007 at 5:00 am
Kevin Vance sits in for Mary Berg.

Sunday Morning
Sunday, Dec 23, 2007 at 9:00 am
Mitch Jeserich hosts a panel on the anti-war movement, featuring Representative Lynne Woolsey, Medea Benjamin, and others. Also, the 2007 U.S. Farm Bill.

America's Back 40
Sunday, Dec 23, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Guest host Tim Lynch explores what grew in The Back Forty in 2007

Act One Radio Drama
Sunday, Dec 23, 2007 at 7:30 pm
The Tale of the Allergist's Wife

Emergency Circus
Sunday, Dec 23, 2007 at 10:00 pm
The earliest recording of Frank Zappa's epic "TheAdventures of Greggery Peccary" as performed by Zappa's Grand Wazoo on September 24, 1972.

Music of the World
Monday, Dec 24, 2007 at 10:00 am
Live performance of Mbira music by Erica Azim, who has been playing the music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe since 1970. Guest host Joanna Manqueros.

Women's Magazine
Monday, Dec 24, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Kate Raphael talks to Gina Kolata, about her new book, Rethinking Thin: the Myths and Realities of Weight Loss and Dieting; Meri Simon interviews Dr. Michelle Peticolas.

Flashpoints
Monday, Dec 24, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Acclaimed author Naomi Klein in conversation with filmmaker Robert Greenwald.

Africa Today/Transitions On Traditions Special
Monday, Dec 24, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Hosted by Walter Turner

Flashpoints
Tuesday, Dec 25, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Ilan Pappe, Israeli historian and author of the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, in a speech on the history and ongoing reality of Israel's colonization program.

Puerto Rican Christmas Special
Tuesday, Dec 25, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Puerto Rican Christmas Special, hosted by Avotcja.

The Reggae Express
Tuesday, Dec 25, 2007 at 10:00 pm
Hosted by Spliff Shankin and Tony Moses.

The Morning Show
Wednesday, Dec 26, 2007 at 7:00 am
David Bacon interviews Robert Kuttner; Aimee Allison talks with the authors of "The Field Guide to Household Bugs"; Terrain magazine discuss "Cooking That Kills: Meth Labs in California".

Music of the World with Doug Edwards
Wednesday, Dec 26, 2007 at 10:00 am
Doug visits with Dr. Willis Kirk and Professor David Hardiman, and former publisher of Jazz Now Magazine, Haybert Houston.

Cover to Cover with Jack Foley
Wednesday, Dec 26, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Dylan Thomas reading A Child's Christmas in Wales and some poems.

Sing Out!
Wednesday, Dec 26, 2007 at 10:00 pm
With Larry Kelp

APEX Express
Thursday, Dec 27, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Apex talks with people on the "outer" ring of fire whose concerns remain on the table in the aftermath of the UN Global Warming Conference in Bali; And, hear about rising waters threatening Pacific Islands.

The G-Spot NYE Special
Monday, Dec 31, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Hosted by Gary Baca

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Want to see more? Visit Khalil Bendib's website. Khalil can be heard on KPFA's Voices of the Middle East and North Africa, Wednesdays at 7pm PST.