Sonali Kolhatkar is the host and executive producer of Rising Up With Sonali, a daily, drive-time nationally syndicated radio and television program produced at KPFK Pacifica Radio and airing on Free Speech TV as well as dozens of public and community stations nationwide.
Previously, Sonali hosted and produced Uprising with Sonali, a drive-time radio show that debuted in 2003, making it the longest running drive time radio program in Southern California hosted by a woman of color.
Rising Up With Sonali can be heard on KPFK Pacifica Radio in Southern California weekdays at 4 pm PST and on KPFA Pacifica Radio in Northern California weekdays at 3 pm PST. The television version of the program is available weekdays on Free Speech TV at 3 pm PSTĀ (DirecTV, Dish Network, Roku, Sling TV). You can also watch the show on Vimeo, and listen on iTunes and Spotify.
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Latest Stories from Rising Up With Sonali:
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Can Arizona Win Back the Right to an Abortion?
by Rising Up With Sonali on April 26, 2024 at 3:00 pm
The Arizona Supreme Court earlier this month restored a civil war era law banning abortion in all cases except when the life of the biological parent was in jeopardy.
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Understanding Volkswagen Workers' Historic Union Win
by Rising Up With Sonali on April 25, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) last week in a historic win for organized labor.
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How Campuses Are Rising Up for Palestine
by Rising Up With Sonali on April 24, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Several elite college campuses such as those of Columbia University, New York University, Harvard and Yale were closed on Monday following major protest actions in support of Palestinian rights and against Israel’s on-going genocide in Gaza.
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Rethinking Arab American Heritage Month in Light of Gaza
by Rising Up With Sonali on April 19, 2024 at 3:00 pm
April is Arab American Heritage month, a time of year meant to celebrate the history and culture of Americans who claim ancestry from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
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Battle Against the SAT Continues
by Rising Up With Sonali on April 18, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Elite universities like Harvard are returning to SAT requirements, in spite of decades of research showing the test is biased against women, people of color, and low-income applicants.