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September 18, 2025News & PoliticsMusicCulture

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The Richest Man in the World, Trump’s Buddy Larry Ellison, Will Soon Own Most of the Media–Trump’s MAGA Apparatchik Brendon Carr Uses Charlie Kirk to Kill Free Speech–Time For Jimmy Kimmel to Sue the Trump Administration

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The Richest Man in the World, Trump’s Buddy Larry Ellison, Will Soon Own Most of the Media and We Will Have Government TV and Wall-to-Wall Fox News We begin with the frightening strides Trump is making towards a fascist takeover of American democracy as his notches up big wins in his war on the media … Continued

The Visionary Activist Show

The Visionary Activist Show – Animating Culture of Liberating Equality

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  “It twas & it twas not” (Arabic faery tale opening)… Animating Culture of Liberating Equality Requires us to navigate this current highly fluctuating field of ravenous creepitude – Caroline may or may not be hosting actor, comedian, author, political-spiritual wit, agent of Liberating Christianity, John Fugelsang… will definitely be honoring his fantabulous book Separation … Continued

Bookwaves/Artwaves

September 18, 2025: Stephen Greenblatt: “Dark Renaissance,” the life and times of Christopher Marlowe

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Stephen Greenblatt, Shakespearean scholar and Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University, discusses his book “Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival,” along with thoughts on politics in America today, the destruction of American science, political violence and other themes. Also: A review of “Shucked” at the Curran Theatre through October 5, 2025. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.

This Way Out

Jessica Stern’s Queer Diplomacy | This Way Out – September 18, 2025

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For more than two decades, activist, educator, diplomat Jessica Stern has worn a variety of hats in her efforts to advance LGBTQ human rights around the world, always at the forefront — unafraid, unapologetic, speaking truth to power. Currently serving as Senior Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy Fellow at the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at the Harvard Kennedy School, Stern talks about her pioneering work at the United Nations, her tenure as the top queer diplomat in the U.S. State Department and her advice for standing up for human rights in a hostile world (interviewed by David Hunt).

Letters and Politics

FCC Censorship and Free Speech at UC Berkeley

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I. First Amendment in Question, Censorship and the Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension.  Guest: Craig Aaron is the president and co-CEO of Free Press and Free Press Action.   II. UC Berkeley Shares Students and faculty Information with Federal Government Accused of Anti-Semitism.     Guest: Dr. Hatem Baziam is a professor of Islamic law and theology at Zaytuna … Continued

Law & Disorder

State Terror, Plus OPD’s Encypted 911 and Dispatch Coms and News from California United for a Responsible Budget

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Today… Cat’s State Terror Rundown, followed by a conversation with Brian Hoffer, the executive director of Secure Justice, an Oakland-based nonprofit that advocates for government accountability, transparency, and the protection of civil liberties. We’ll also speak with Amber-Rose Howard, the Executive Director for the California United for a Responsible Budget. Our Resistance in Residence artist … Continued

UpFront

The Fallout on Rightwing Circles Following Charlie Kirk’s Death; What’s Next After Joe Engardio’s Recall; Plus, This Week’s Federal Reserve Decision to Cut Interest Rates

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00:08 — Will Carless is National Correspondent for USA Today, covering extremism and emerging issues. 00:20 —  Joe Eskenazi is managing editor and columnist at Mission Local. 00:33 — JW Mason is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College of the City University of New York, and a senior fellow at the Groundwork Collaborative.

Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! – September 18, 2025

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ON TODAY’S SHOW: Amnesty Int’l: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Palantir Enable & Profit from Israel’s Genocide in Gaza “The Disappearance of Dr. Abu Safiya”: Al Jazeera Film on Israel’s Abduction & Torture of Gaza Doctor Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.

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The Fed Lowers Interest Rates As Risks of Unemployment Have Risen–The Monetization of the Presidency By the Most Corrupt and Criminal President Ever–How the Democrats Can Shut Down the Government and Not Get Blamed

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The Fed Lowers Interest Rates As Risks of Unemployment Have Risen We begin with the Fed lowering interest rates today from 4.3% to 4.1% with an expectation that two more rate cuts will follow in response to the recent precipitous drop in the labor market, announcing that “Downside risks to employment have risen.” Joining us … Continued

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