The Bonnie Simmons Show – July 23, 2026
Bonnie Simmons presents a unique mix of singer/songwriter folk, rock, soul, country, and R&B.
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The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – July 23, 2026
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Our Weekly Collaboration with Code/Pink
Today on the show: Our weekly collaboration with Code/Pink. We welcome back code-pink founder, and Global good-trouble maker , Medea Benjamin along with Pink Notes host, Cynthia Papermaster. Also, our weekly edition of the powerful Electronic Intifada news cast, with Nora Barrows Friedman. An award winning front-line investigative news magazine focusing on human, civil and workers … Continued
Sudan is experiencing one of the world’s most devastating humanitarian crises, yet its suffering remains largely absent from American headlines. On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D spoke with Sovereign Media journalist Mosaab Baba about the historical, political and international forces fueling the war and why people across the African diaspora must pay closer attention. … Continued
Background Briefing – July 23, 2026
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
Participatory Powerful Patterns of Simmering Symmetry
Participatory Powerful Patterns of Simmering Symmetry Not “what’s gonna happen?” But “What’s the assignment? What’s available with which to participate?” The tyranny we are assigned to compost is a monstrous animation of America’s shadow Hence “Resistance History of United States,” Tad Stoermer (as one Fund Drive offering) cause we gotta know… and myriad contributing voices, … Continued
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Fundraising special: a look at the right, intellectual side mostly but not all
Laura Field, author of Furious Minds, on the highbrow side of Trumpism—with a brief comment from David Austin Walsh on how similar the highbrows are to the deplorables
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This past week, President Donald Trump addressed the nation, revisiting his claims about the 2020 election while outlining what he says should be done to protect election integrity ahead of the 2026 midterms. His remarks have renewed questions for many voters: How can we safeguard the right to vote? What should voters know before casting … Continued
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – July 23, 2026
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Guest host Brian Edwards-Tiekert talks to Luke Kemp about human history through the cycle of societal collapse. Luke Kemp is a research affiliate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of the book Goliath’s Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse. —- Subscribe to … Continued
Douglas Tallamy on How Your Yard Can Help the Planet
00:08 — Douglas Tallamy is an entomologist, conservationist, and professor at the University of Delaware. He is also the co-founder of Homegrown National Park. His latest book is “How Can I Help? Saving Nature with Your Yard.”
Democracy Now! – July 23, 2026
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Background Briefing (5am) – July 23, 2026
Will Trump’s Fear Of Being Seen as a Loser Drive Him to Try to Bomb Iran Into a Submissive Failed State? We begin with Trump’s latest threats to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants as well as promising to hit a nuclear site at Pickaxe Mountain. We assess the possibility that Trump’s fear of being … Continued
Non-fiction Music – July 23, 2026
A mix of jazz, folk, blues and more with Joel Sachs.
LoveSoul with Al Glenn – July 23, 2026
Enjoy sensuous bedroom soul, sexy Smooth Jazz, and scintillating social commentary with Bay Area native and longtime Classic Soul radio taste-maker and Smooth Jazz connoisseur Al Glenn. Have some before this tasty Midnight snack is all gone!