The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – June 25, 2025
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Flashpoints – June 25, 2025
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
Charles Barron: “Mamdani Didn’t Earn the Black Vote. Cuomo Didn’t Deserve It” and Kev Choice on the Arts
Guest: Charles Barron, former NYC Councilman, State Assemblyman, and Black Panther Host: Davey D Topic: The recent upset in NYC’s mayoral race and broader implications for Black political power and radical organizing In a passionate and politically charged interview on Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with veteran Black Panther and longtime New York politician Charles … Continued
Jennifer Kavanagh/Joseph Cirincione/Brian Levin
With Trump and Hegseth’s Bombastic Claims of “Total Obliteration” Blowing Up, Will Iran Now Sprint to a Bomb? We begin with a leaked report from the DIA contradicting Trump and Hegseth’s bombastic claims of “total obliteration” of Iran’s nuclear sites with an assessment that Iran’s nuclear program has only been set back a month or … Continued
Education Today – June 25, 2025
Young people are reading less. One part of the answer is available and interesting books. The teen librarian from the Oakland Public Library will tell us about quite a few of those, books of all genres, reading levels, and subjects. Parents, teachers, and young people will all be excited to find these “best for summer … Continued
Our World As We See It – June 25, 2025
A weekly talk show produced by Oakland School for the Arts high school broadcast students, Our World As We See It will focus on local and world issues giving a fresh youthful perspective on how to create change.
East Bay Yesterday – June 25, 2025
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Why are some victims of terror and injustice deemed deserving of care and repair, and others aren’t? David L. Eng looks to the Transpacific, and particularly the atomic bombings of Japan and their aftermath, for answers; he also argues that literature and psychoanalysis can enrich understandings of reparations and human rights. David Eng, Reparations and … Continued
An interview with two southern Californian anarchists about the recent protests against ICE raids alongside military and national guard, as well as resistance to recent anti-homeless sweeps
Guest: Writer, historian, and activist, Rebecca Solnit is the author of more than twenty books, including Orwell’s Roses, and most lately No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain. She cofounded the organization Not Too Late and coauthored the book Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility with Thelma … Continued
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – June 25, 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).
Bay Area Budget Clashes w/ Tim Redmond and Dr. Ayodele Nzinga; Resistance in Residence Artist Zouhair Mussa
Today, we speak with Tim Redmond about San Francisco’s controversial new budget. Tim has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 40 years. He is the founder and editor of 48hills.org. He has won more than 40 national and local awards for journalism. We also speak with Dr. Ayodele Nzinga … Continued
Brett Christophers on why markets don’t fix climate change (rebroadcast)
00:08 Brett Christophers is an economic geographer at Upsalla University’s Institute for Housing and Urban Research. His new book is The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet [originally recorded June 2024]
Democracy Now 6am – June 25, 2025
ON TODAY’S SHOW: “We Fight for Working People with No Apology”: Zohran Mamdani Beats Cuomo in NYC Mayoral Primary “One Mass Casualty After Another”: U.S. Doctor in Gaza on Ongoing Israeli Massacres at Aid Sites “Imperial Decline”: NATO Nations Boost War Spending at Trump’s Urging as He Defends Iran Bombing “Inhumane”: Marine Veteran Calls for ICE to Release His Father After … Continued
Eli Clifton/Maziar Behrooz/Eleni Schirmer
A Specialist on Iran Who Recently Met With Iranian Foreign Ministry Officials and Nuclear Negotiators We begin with a specialist on Iran who was just in Tehran meeting with Foreign Ministry officials and members of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team. Now that Iran has retaliated against the US bombing of its nuclear facilities with a missile … Continued
Rhythm Machine – June 25, 2025
Rhythm Machine with hosts Ryan and Oliver(o-live-e-ay) aka Excuse My French. Wednesdays 2am-5am, playing all things on the electronic dance music spectrum.
City Cat Radio – June 25, 2025
City Cat Radio, the weekly radio program of Oakland’s own DJ/Producer/Engineer DJ HENROC, is designed to celebrate plain old good music including Soul, Roots, Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Afro Beat, Funk, House and Underground Hip Hop. For nearly 25yrs, DJ HENROC has played at some the world’s premier venues and has collected music from all musical … Continued