The Bonnie Simmons Show – August 14, 2025
Bonnie Simmons presents a unique mix of singer/songwriter folk, rock, soul, country, and R&B.
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. In this two-part series of Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s “Let’s Talk” podcast Eastside Arts Alliance is featured. Elena Serrano and Susanne Takehara, … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Newsom announces Nov 4 special election to temporarily redraw congressional districts, in response to Texas redistricting; Budget, staff cuts at National Forest Service threatens firefighting, visitor services nationwide, including CA’s Inyo National Forest; UN report warns of … Continued
Today on the show: The government of Haiti, Big Business, and the blossoming illegal drug trade: Flashpoints Senior Producer Kevin Pina reports about how one businessman refuses to play ball with the traffickers and risks his life in the process. And we’ll feature our weekly news report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman: … Continued
Hard Knock Radio ” Charles Barron on NYCs Political Shift
On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, Kalonji Changa speaks with veteran Black Panther and longtime New York politician Charles Barron. The conversation digs deep into the failures of the Black political establishment, the dangers of transactional politics, and the need for progressive candidates to engage meaningfully with Black communities. With more than two decades … Continued
Harold Meyerson/Julie Roginsky/Robert Stern
Trump’s Performative Takeover of the Streets of Washington DC as Its Residents Cry “Fascists”, “Pigs” and “Go Home” We begin with the arrest of a Justice Department employee in Washington, D.C. charged with assaulting a federal officer with a sandwich after calling him and other agents “fascists.” With 1,650 federal officers on the streets having … Continued
The Visionary Activist Show – The Spirit of Democracy
Honoring James Hampton’s mysterious redemptive Visionary life work – now humming, at a time of Washington DC’s grotesque occupation by a regime of thuggish morons (“foolish, dull, sluggish, stupid,”) also delving into David Ovason’s book – “The Secret Architecture of our Nations Capitol,” that we draw on the occult power of the city… to … Continued
John Barth (1930-2024), America’s master of metafiction, died on April 2, 2024 at the age of 93. He talks about his career and his writing with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff in an interview conducted in 2001 while on tour for the novel, “Coming Soon.” Also: An excerpt from a 2014 interview with short story master Lorrie Moore, and a review of “The Return,” a Golden Thread production at the Garret at the Toni Rembe Theatre through August 24, 2025. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Better futures: planning the economy, building cooperatives
Aaron Benanav, author of this article, outlines possibilities for a democratically planned economy • Jerome Nikolai Warren on the possibilities for cooperatives
Fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in the Caribbean has been difficult, but the winds of progress are blowing strong in Saint Lucia. ECADE, the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality, just won its fourth court victory since 2022 over long prison sentences for same-sex intimacy. Executive Director Kenita Placide talks about the legal tempest sweeping across the islands (interviewed by David Hunt).
“Curiosity calls us to be present.” Lisa Kristine is a humanitarian photographer and fine artist. She uses her photography to expose deeply human stories and make pictures that tap our curiosity about the people and lives she has documented. We talk about her journey into documenting human trafficking and modern-day slavery, awareness and the importance … Continued
Haley Cohen Gilliland is a journalist and the director of the Yale Journalism Initiative. She is the author of the book A Flower Traveled in my Blood: The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fought to Find a Stolen Generation of Children.
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – August 14, 2025
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
The Jail is Everywhere: Fighting the New Geography of Mass Incarceration w/ Jack Norton and Judah Schept; plus Resistance in Residence artist Brian Copeland
On today’s show we explore county jails as a key in the broader abolitionist movement, both in building analysis and in building our fight. Jails are now the fastest-growing sector of the US carceral state. As jails grow, they transform the areas around them. If jails are everywhere, resistance is too. The book is called The … Continued
Why Israel Might Start Another War With Iran; Plus, “Big Beautiful Bill” Might Expand Federal Funding for Affordable Housing in California
00:08 — Trita Parsi is the co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. 00:33 — Chione Flegal is the Executive Director of Housing California. 00:45 — Liz Ryan Murray is Director of Strategic Campaigns at Public Advocates.
Democracy Now 6am – August 14, 2025
ON TODAY’S SHOW: “The Fort Bragg Cartel”: Book Exposes U.S. Special Forces’ Involvement in Drug Trafficking & Murder Colombian Sen. Cepeda on Sentencing of Far-Right Ex-Pres. Uribe, U.S. Ally, Paramilitary Accomplice Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Tamar Jacoby/Simon Shuster/ Steven Simon
How Ukrainians Feel About the Upcoming Summit to Which They Are Not Invited We begin and go to Kyiv, Ukraine for an analysis of how Ukrainians feel about the upcoming summit between Putin and Trump to which they are not invited and must hope that Trump does not sell them out as many expect he … Continued
Non-fiction Music – August 14, 2025
A mix of jazz, folk, blues and more with Joel Sachs.
LoveSoul with Al Glenn – August 14, 2025
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!