The Reggae Express – September 23, 2025
Go with the flow reggae music mix.
Bebop, Cubop and The Musical Truth – September 23, 2025
Exploring a variety of textures with a cross pollination of jazz, world, and Latin influences, hosted by Avotcja.
Fall Fund Drive Programming
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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Trump blasts Europe, climate change in longest speech of US president at UN General Assembly; UN chief calls for peace at meetings on Ukraine, Gaza, as Russia and US each blast UN efforts; Deportation and detention data … Continued
Today on the show: Professor Ron Lopez, Chicano and Latino Studies at Sonoma State University, speaks out about the crushing impact Trump crack downs and ICE sweeps are having on his students: And College Democrats of America and Other Groups Call for Firing UC Berkeley President James B. Milliken, Over “Betrayal” of Academic Freedom
Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
Background Briefing – September 23, 2025
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
Fall Fund Drive Programming
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Join us for part one of a three part series exploring Roots for Resistance. This hour looks at the spirit side of medicinal roots and how they can help us in resisting systems of oppression. Renée Camila considers how resistance can support our health and how herbal medicine may play a role in our ability … Continued
Brandon Keim discusses his book “Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World.”
Earlier this month, Israel bombed Qatar’s capital city, targeting the Hamas negotiating team which had been meeting to discuss a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. Professor Sami Al-Arian joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Asa Winstanley to talk about the consequences of these strikes. He also gives his take on the escalating and intensifying … Continued
Guest: Matthew D. Hockenos is the Harriet Johnson Toadvine ’56 Professor in 20th- Century History at Skidmore College. He is the author of A Church Divided: German Protestants Confront the Nazi Past, and his latest, Then They Came For Me: Martin Niemöller, the Pastor Who Defied the Nazis.
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – September 23, 2025
On today’s show: Alaa Abd El-Fattah Is Free: Family Celebrates Political Prisoner’s Release in Egypt No Secret Police Act: CA Gov. Signs Law Against Masked ICE Agents; Feds Say They Won’t Comply ICE Assaults Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh at Chicago Protest Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy … Continued
Palestine Post w/ Khury Petersen-Smith and Samer Araabi — Fall Fund Drive
On today’s Palestine Post, we review news headlines from Israel’s assault on Gaza with Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. Also joining is Samer Araabi, member of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) and co-hosts the weekly Palestine Solidarity Announcements … Continued
What Checks on Power Exist Under Trump 2.0?
00:08 — John Nichols is the executive editor of The Nation.
Democracy Now! – September 23, 2025
On today’s show: Alaa Abd El-Fattah Is Free: Family Celebrates Political Prisoner’s Release in Egypt No Secret Police Act: CA Gov. Signs Law Against Masked ICE Agents; Feds Say They Won’t Comply ICE Assaults Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh at Chicago Protest Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy … Continued
Night Magic – September 23, 2025
Music of the The Great Jazz Legends, with Alex Danzler
A Box of Toys – September 23, 2025
A Box of Toys is a radio program dedicated to the mystery of obscure music. The sheer volume of new and original artists is utterly overwhelming and A Box of Toys endeavors to pluck these voices out of their dusty basements and onto the airwaves for your listening pleasure. It is the culmination of a … Continued