DECEMBER DRIVE 2024

$150 donation. Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set out to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell?s classic ?Politics and the English Language,?but found himself grappling with deeper questions about how our stories?our reporting and imaginative narratives and mythmaking?expose and distort our realities. Written at a dramatic moment in American and global life, this work from one of the country?s most important writers is about the urgent need to untangle ourselves from the destructive myths that shape our world?and our own souls?and embrace the liberating power of even the most difficult truths.

$60 donation. 'The Folkscene Collection: From the Heart of Studio A.' CD compilation of select performances broadcast live from KPFK's Studio A during the Sunday evening Folkscene programs, hosted by Howard and Roz Larman. Featured artists include Dave Alvin, Mary Black, Iris DeMent, Tish Hinojosa, Lowen and Navarro, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Richard Thompson and more.

$60 donation. 'The Folkscene Collection Volume 2.' CD compilation of works performed especially for broadcast during the Sunday evening Folkscene programs, hosted by Howard and Roz Larman. Featured artists include Vince Gill, Tom Waits, Greg Brown, Nanci Griffith, Stan Rogers, Lucinda Williams, Peter Case, Stephen Fearing and more.

$60 donation. 'The Folkscene Collection Volume 3.' Third CD in the series of compilled recordings of special performances for broadcast during the Sunday evening Folkscene programs, hosted by Howard and Roz Larman. Featured artists include Cheryl Wheeler, Laurie Lewis, Guy Davis, Kate Wolf, Janis Ian, Jackson Browne and more.

$60 donation. 'The Folkscene Collection Volume 2.' CD compilation of works performed especially for broadcast during the Sunday evening Folkscene programs, hosted by Howard and Roz Larman. Featured artists include Vince Gill, Tom Waits, Greg Brown, Nanci Griffith, Stan Rogers, Lucinda Williams, Peter Case, Stephen Fearing and more.

$60 pledge. Two choice CDs selected by the FolkScene staff. All killer and no filler, surely right up the alley for FolkScene fans.

$60 donation. With the release of his latest studio album '50', Herb Alpert hits a tremendous milestone in a storied music career that began over 60 years ago in 1962: 50 is the Tijuana Brass maestro's 50th studio album! The 89-year-old Alpert has seen his share of high watermarks. By the numbers, he's sold over 72 million albums worldwide, earned 29 gold and platinum records, and has been awarded 8 Grammys. 50 is another impressive number to add to an already impressive list of stats. And importantly, 50 also commemorates 50 years of marriage to singer Lani Hall, their golden anniversary! Teeming with the good vibes that characterize the trumpeter's decades-long catalog, 50 is a continuation of the path Alpert has been blazing in the past decade. There is a mix of reimagined classics covered in Alpert's instantly recognizable style, highlighted by The Chords' doo-wop classic 'Sh- Boom,', Elvis' 'Are You Lonesome Tonight,' 'Baubles Bangles And Beads' (famously recorded by Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Wes Montgomery, among others), and more. Plus, there are touching, new original compositions like 'Dancing Down 50th Street.'. On 50, Herb strikes the delicate balance of honoring the past while keeping his eye set on the future. It's no wonder he's still going strong after all this time!

$10 minimum pledge, all higher amounts are welcome. Pledges with this code will in total be applied toward repairing KPFK's transmitters to full-powered operability.

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$125 donation. Full title: 'Let's Start the Revolution: Tools for Displacing the Corporate State and Building a Country That Works For the People.' Crusader Nader examines how, despite Joseph Biden's win in the 2020 election, the Democratic Party was left in a precarious position, and how it needs to reestablish a connection with voters.

$120 donation. 2-LP vinyl recording. 'Live at Fillmore East, 1969' is a newly-discovered multi-track recording of the band?s September 20, 1969, concert at the historic Fillmore East in New York City, capturing an early moment from the band's first tour. Including both Acoustic and Electric sets, as well as hit tracks such as 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,' 'Our House,' 'I've Loved Her So Long,' etc. Stephen Stills and Neil Young compiled and mixed the original eight-track concert recordings at Sunset Studios to keep the production entirely analog. 5 copies available.

$65 donation. Downloadable 72-minute compilation of real Firesign Theatre televison ads from 1968-2000, including beyond-belief ads for Jack Poet Volkswagen, Carnation Instant Breakfast, A-1 Slacks, International House of Pancakes and more; plus rare advertising records for Warner/Reprise/Seven Arts and stuffed-crust pizza ads starring the gang from Nick Danger. Includes a 36-page PDF booklet with historical essays, vintage ad art and photos, and more. EMAIL REQUIRED - will be sent digitally.

$75 pledge.'Where's My Fortune Cookie?' by Phil Proctor, chronicling his experiences as a student, actor, founding member of the Firesign Theatre, and more. Autographed by Phil.

$100 donation. This 3-CD set comprises the best of 'Cruisin' Records' from 1955-1960, and is essential listening for any fan of this exciting period in the history of music! The 75 diverse tracks and artists that are celebrated in this digitally remastered set range from the sounds of The Moonglows and The Clovers to Eddie Cochran and Elvis and to Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and The Platters plus many more all time greats.

$75 donation. Pair of tickets to the TheaterWorksUSA production 'Cat Kid Comic Club:The Musical,' an adaptation of the 'Cat Kid Comic Club' series of books by DavPilkey. The show runs through January 5, 2025 at the Kirk Douglas Theater, 9820 Washington Blvd. in Culver City. 5 pairs available. CREDIT CARD ONLY - get phone and email

$75 donation. Film starring June Squibb, Clark Gregg, Parker Posey, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree, Malcolm McDowell. Story of an elderly widow and her quest to recover cash she'd lost to a phone scam. 4 copies available

$100 donation. Pair of tickets to an evening of tropical heat with a special Cuban Christmas celebration. Saturday, 12/21/24 at 8:30 pm at Catalina Bar and Grill, 6725 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood. 5 pairs available. CREDIT CARD ONLY, get phone and email - name will be on reservation list at event,

$80 donation. Pair of tickets to the L.A. Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta, performing the Brahms Violin Concerto,with soloist Leonidas Kavakos, and Brahms' Symphony Number 2, Sunday 12/8/24 at 2 pm at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave, Los Angeles. 5 pairs available, Credit Card only. EMAIL NEEDED - TICKETS WILL BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY.

$120 donation. 4-CD/2-Bluray recording of Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023, on September 23 and 24 at L.A.'s Crypto.com Arena. This seventh of Clapton's festivals featured influential guitarists representing various eras and styles. The lineup included Joe Bonamassa, Clapton, Gary Clark Jr., Sheryl Crow, Eric Gales, H.E.R., Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram, Los Lobos, John Mayer, The Marcus King Band, Roger McGuinn, John McLaughlin, Santana, The Wallflowers, and many more, with Bill Murray serving as the event's Master of Ceremonies. 5 sets available.

$75 donation. DVD of a special one-night event documenting one of Rock 'n' Roll's greatest and most unique performances, recorded live at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles. Orbison is joined by artists including Jackson Browne, T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, k.d. Lang, Bonnie Raitt and others in performing such works as Only the Lonely, Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream), Blue Bayou, The Comedians, Ooby Dooby, Leah, Running Scared, and others, including some not previously available on home video. 5 copies available.

Mitch Jeserich: DOWNLOADABLE LETTERS AND POLITICS ANCIENT HISTORY COLLECTION - The Letters and Politics Ancient History collection: a series of Mitch's interviews with scholars on the ancient world. MP3 audio format, downloadable. DONOR MUST PROVIDE EMAIL ADDRESS- DOWNLOAD LINK WILL BE EMAILED.

Mitch Jeserich: DOWNLOADABLE LETTERS AND POLITICS ANCIENT HISTORY COLLECTION - The Letters and Politics Ancient History collection: a series of Mitch's interviews with scholars on the ancient world. MP3 audio format, downloadable. DONOR MUST PROVIDE EMAIL ADDRESS- DOWNLOAD LINK WILL BE EMAILED.

$100 donation. Historian Edward J. Watts offers a new history of the fall of the Roman Republic that explains why Rome exchanged freedom for autocracy. For centuries, even as Rome grew into the Mediterranean's premier military and political power, its governing institutions, parliamentary rules, and political customs successfully fostered negotiation and compromise. By the 130s BC, however, as Rome's leaders took to pursing individual gain and obstructing opponents,dysfunction grew and arguments between politicians gave way to political violence in the streets. The stage was set for destructive civil wars -- and ultimately the imperial reign of Augustus.

$160 donation. Contrary to the teachings of the church today, in the first several centuries of Christianity's existence, there was no consensus as to who Jesus was or why he had mattered. Instead, there were many different Christs. One had a twin brother and traveled to India; another consorted with dragons. One particularly terrifying Christ scorned his parents and killed those who opposed him. Moreover, in the early years of the first millennium there were many other saviors, many sons of gods who healed the sick and cured the lame. But as Christianity spread, they were pronounced unacceptable ? even heretical ? and they faded from view. In 'Heretic,' Catherine Nixey unearths the different versions of Christ who existed in the minds of early Christians, and the process of evolution?and elimination?by which Jesus became the singular figure we know today.