Today on the show: Senior Senator Alex Padilla of California forcibly removed from Kristi Noem’s news conference, in the same building where Padilla has an office: And we feature, as we do every week, the independently produced weekly newscast from the electronic intifada, with Nora Barrows Friedma
Fighting Back Against Censorship On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sits down with Emerson Sykes, senior staff attorney at the ACLU, to unpack the growing wave of book bans and attacks on free speech sweeping across the U.S. The conversation spotlights the federal government’s removal of nearly 600 books—including Can’t Stop Won’t … Continued
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
Composting Tyranny into Nutrient for Democracy …… Caroline welcomes, encore, fellow Celtic Mytho Politico Animist, Sean Padraig O’Donoghue -together we suck the “g” out of Kingdom, blow it everywhere, leaving “the Kindom of Heaven is at hand.” Prep for Friday the 13th magic, and June 14th No Kings Day, welcoming storms and the Haboob (giant … Continued
Edmund White (1940-2025) in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA Studios, September 20, 2012 while on tour for the novel “Jack Holmes and His Friend” and February 17, 2014 while on tour for “Inside a Pearl: My Years in Paris.” Edmund White, who died on June 3, 2025 at the age of 85, was often called the Grandfather of gay literature. Equally at home writing novels, biographies, plays, memoirs, essays and various hybrids, he was a pioneer in the LBGT world. Photo: David Shankbone.
Paolo Gerbaudo on the Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD’s rise (articles here and here) • Andrew Hartman, author of Karl Marx in America, on the bearded one’s reception in the US
The U.S. Navy launched a fleet replenishment oiler in honor of assassinated San Francisco Supervisor and Navy vet Harvey Milk in 2021, but a new administration finds the gay icon not “reflective of the Commander-in-Chief’s priorities” (produced by Lucia Chappelle).
With science under attack, researcher Anthony Zador joins me to make the case for its value, especially of curiosity-driven, basic science. Anthony Zador is the Alle Davis Harris Professor of Biology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. We explore the charms of curiosity as a research motivator, what distinguishes curiosity-driven research from all … Continued
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
Host Mitch Jeserich recounts the story of a protest known as the “Bath Riots.” The riots are known to have been started by Carmelita Torres and lasted from January 28 to January 30 and were sparked by new immigration policies at the El Paso–Juárez Immigration and Naturalization Service office, requiring Mexicans crossing the border to take de-lousing … Continued
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).
In this gripping Flashpoints interview, Andrea Prichett—founder of Berkeley Copwatch—details a violent January police raid on a local encampment that left vulnerable unhoused residents brutalized and displaced. From alleged use of smoke bombs to excessive force caught on camera, Pritchard calls out Berkeley’s deepening investment in surveillance and militarized policing—even as the city claims sanctuary … Continued
We start today’s show discussing the Trump Administration’s cuts to arts funding and those cuts’ impact on communities, as well as reactions to the ongoing national uprising against ICE detentions. We’re joined by W. Kamau Bell, a stand-up comic, commentator, performer and former host of CNN’s United Shades of America. He is kicking off his Who’s … Continued
7:08 — Tamir Sorek, Liberal Arts Professor of Middle East History at Pennsylvania State University 7:33 — Carlos Anastasio, son of one of the people snatched by ICE during a raid in the Los Angeles garment district last week. 7:45 — Joe Rivano Barros, reporter and editor at the independent news site Mission Local who’s … Continued
On today’s show: Ex–U.S. Diplomat Joins March to Gaza, Says Biden Official Matthew Miller Has “Blood on His Hands” Block the Bombs: Representative Delia Ramirez Pushes Bill to Halt U.S. Weapons Sales to Israel over Gaza “The Beginning of Fascism”: Representative Delia Ramirez Says Trump’s Immigrant Crackdown Is Crushing Democracy The U.S. Accepts “Fruits of … Continued
Like All Dictators, Trump Now Controls the Security Services Via His Obedient Flunkies
A Young Latino Journalist Who Has Covered the LA Protests Since Friday
Is Trump’s Triumphant Announcement of a Trade Deal With China and ‘EXCELLENT’ Relations With Xi Jinping Warranted?
A mix of jazz, folk, blues and more with Joel Sachs.
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!
