The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – September 5, 2025
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
On today’s show we return to Haiti with an update on the situation and a discussion of the country’s status as the real narco-state in the Caribbean region. Then we turn our attention back to Trump’s gunboat diplomacy in Venezuela and Marco Rubio’s allegations of drug trafficking against Maduro and top socialist party officials.
Prosthetics for Palestine: Culture as Care, Art as Strategy and Poor News Magazine
Host Davey D checks in with producer Tarik “Eccentric” Kazaleh and singer-organizer Naima Shalhoub about Gaza’s ongoing crisis, the grassroots effort Prosthetics for Palestine, their instrumental collective Shadow Band, and a benefit show this Sunday in Danville. Tarik explains Prosthetics for Palestine began as a family idea and, over the past year, has grown into … Continued
Talk-It-Out Radio – September 5, 2025
A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, conflict resolution, and compassion for self and others? We explore skills, knowledge and resources to empower you to connect across differences.
What if the only thing standing between you and a life-saving treatment was a price tag? For many living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, that’s the reality—Spinraza, one of three FDA approved treatments for SMA costs about $425,000 per injection. Beyond the medical challenges, families face crushing financial barriers and questions of accessibility that differ drastically from country … Continued
Making Contact – September 5, 2025
Covering the movements, issues and people fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Amy Gastelum, Salima Hamirani, Anita Jonhson, and Lucy Kang. Sign up for program alerts and sneak peeks from Making Contact at: http://ow.ly/1FkV30aq1z2
The US Vendetta Against Venezuela / Demystifying AI
In the first half-hour, we welcome back Leonardo Flores, to talk about the US’ most recent escalation against Venezuela. Leo debunks the absurd US claims of drug trafficking, contextualizing them in a longer history of using drugs as a cover for violent escalation against nations in Latin America. Leo also talks about the remarkable critical … Continued
Talkies – September 5, 2025
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Terra Verde – September 5, 2025
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Social Problems Require Social Movement Solutions
This week’s updates covers Trump ending Housing First, Spain goes for a wealth tax, Trump disqualifies unions at government agencies, France’s mass movement on September 10th against the Macron government, and Air Canada’s strike by flight attendants who defied the government back-to-work order and won against both the Canadian government and their employer, Air Canada. … Continued
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – September 5, 2025
On Today’s Show: “How Can You Be So Ignorant?”: GOP & Dem. Senators Slam RFK Jr. for Attacks on Vaccines & Science Deadly U.S. Strike on Venezuelan Boat Raises Fears of Wider War: Greg Grandin Indonesia Protests: At Least 10 Killed, Thousands Arrested Amid Police Crackdown Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning … Continued
On today’s show, Earthjustice senior attorney Elizabeth Fisher explains how her organization is leading the fight to protect SB1137. We’ll switch gears and speak to literary and media legend David Obst about his latest publication entitled, “Saving Ourselves from Big Car” (Columbia University Press, Sept. 16). EVENTS: 9/9: Take a Stand Against Proposed CO2 Pipeline … Continued
Organizing Jewish Anti-Zionism [rebroadcast]
00:08 Rabbi Alissa Wise is currently the Lead Organizer and Co-founder of Rabbis for Ceasefire; Rebecca Vilkomerson is former Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace and now Co-Director of the Funding Freedom project. They’ve co-authored the book Solidarity is the Political Version of Love: Lessons from jewish Anti-Zionist Organizing [rebroadcast of an interview originally recorded on … Continued
Democracy Now! – September 5, 2025
On Today’s Show: “How Can You Be So Ignorant?”: GOP & Dem. Senators Slam RFK Jr. for Attacks on Vaccines & Science Deadly U.S. Strike on Venezuelan Boat Raises Fears of Wider War: Greg Grandin Indonesia Protests: At Least 10 Killed, Thousands Arrested Amid Police Crackdown Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning … Continued
RFK Jr. Grilled by Senate Democrats–A Congressional Reporter on the Women Abused And Trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell as Trump, DOJ and House Speaker Fight to Keep the Epstein Files From the Public–The Moral and Strategic Collapse of US Policy in the Middle East
RFK Jr. Grilled by Senate Democrats Who Want him Fired and Republicans He Lied To We begin today’s contentious hearing before the Senate Finance Committee where HHS Secretary RFK Jr. was grilled by Democrats who want him fired and Republicans he had lied to in his confirmation when he promised not to mess with vaccines. … Continued
Puzzling Evidence – September 5, 2025
Deranged “edits” segue into a cascade of echoing glossolaliac madness, the voicing of lyric ruminations from the free-falling brains of disintegrating personalities.
Over the Edge – September 5, 2025
Themed mixes are made live and spontaneously on the air, consisting of found sound of many kinds and from many sources, old and new, put together on the run as the continuous audio collage continues.