- 1,563
- Episodes
- 167
- Transcribed
- 53
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 406K
- YouTube views
About KPFA - UpFront
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. 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.
- Publisher
- KPFA
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 29 Jun 2020
- Latest episode
- 23 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
167 of 1,563 episodes have a transcript.
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UpFront – October 23, 2026
Published 23 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] NASDAQ futures dipped 0.1%. Brent crude, the international standard, surged 1.6% to just about $115 per barrel today. U.S. benchmark crude oil jumped 1.8% to about $101 per barrel. Drug makers Moderna and Merck announced Thursday that a first-of-its-kind cancer vaccine is helping significantly reduce the chance that melanoma patients' tumors return. The vaccine was custom-made for each patient to match their tumor. It teaches the patient's immune system to watch out for and attack any cancer cells that start forming again. Adding it to a standard post-surgery treatment reduced the risk of melanoma returning two years after surgery by 42%. […]
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- YouTube views
- 405,752
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 53 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
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- Quality
- 80
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 92
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