Flashpoints – June 5, 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.
Right of Return Pilgrimage with Reverend Allison Tanner
Hard Knock Radio with Reverend Allison Tanner In this powerful conversation, Davey D speaks with Reverend Allison Tanner about the upcoming Right of Return Pilgrimage, a 22-mile interfaith walk taking place Sunday, June 8, from 7 AM to 7 PM. The journey begins at the Islamic Cultural Center in Alameda and ends at the West Berkeley … Continued
Background Briefing – June 5, 2025
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
The Visionary Activist Show – Composting tyranny into nutrient for democracy
Composting tyranny into nutrient for democracy How shall we craft the redemptive Act V – from our current Act IV of cruel carnage ransacking (from Old Norse = “to pillage”) Community? Caroline welcomes Henry Giroux, deeply dedicated cultural critic, translator of complex liberating pedagogy into accessible vernacular….always the micro to the macro…. and ladling out … Continued
June 5, 2025: Joseph Heller: The Man Who Gave Us “Catch-22”
Joseph Heller, author of “Catch-22” and its sequel, “Closing Time,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded in San Francisco on October 17, 1994. In this interview, never before aired in its entirety, Heller talks about both books, the film based on “Catch-22” and some of the themes of his works. Also, reviews of “Parade” at the Orpheum Theatre through June 8, 2025, and “Pacific Overtures” at Brava Theater Center through June 15th. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Weapons and technology, China surpassing the US
Laleh Khalili, author of this review, on the long relationship between the US military and industry • Kyle Chan, author of this article, on how China is surpassing the US
The rich history of LGBTQ+ eateries and the role they’ve played in encouraging community is served up by Erik Piepenburg in his new book, “Dining Out: First Dates, Defiant Nights and Last Call Disco Fries at America’s Gay Restaurants” (interviewed by David Hunt).
“If you change your point of view, you will see something new.” ~ Dad
Guest: Emily Hauser is a senior lecturer in classics and ancient history at the University of Exeter, UK. She is the author of three novels reimagining the women of Greek myth: For the Most Beautiful, For the Winner, and For the Immortal. She is also the author of How Women Became Poets, and most recently, of … Continued
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – June 5, 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).
Famine and Cholera Spread in Sudan as Civil War Continues; Plus Abolition in the Classroom: Reflections on Disappearing a First Grader
Two years ago, a fragile but hopeful peace in Sudan was broken when the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – which are both arms of the Sudanese state – went to war with each other. In the fighting since, more than 150,000 people have been killed and 13 million of … Continued
Israeli Parliament in Disarray Over Draft Exemptions for Orthodox Jews; Trump Asks Congress to Defund Public Broadcasting
0:08 — Lior Sternfeld, associate professor of History and Jewish Studies at Penn State University. 0:33 — Craig Aaron, president and co-CEO of Free Press.
Democracy Now 6am – June 5, 2025
On today’s show: Trump Revives Travel Ban, Bars Citizens of 12 Nations in Move Decried as “Devastating” Mahmoud Khalil, Trapped in “Immigration Gulag” for Nearly 3 Months, Challenges Deportation Efforts As U.S. Vetoes U.N. Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, Kathy Kelly and Veterans Enter 3rd Week of Hunger Strike “The Shame of Israeli Medicine”: How Israeli Doctors … Continued
Robert Hockett / Oleh Kotsyuba / Mohsen Milani
Trump Digs the Deficit Hole $2.4 Trillion Deeper to Punish the Poor and Reward the Richest
Trump Sells Out Ukraine Again in His Call Today With Putin
Trump Pressures Iran to Sign or Get Bombed, Making a War That Will Not Be a Cakewalk More Likely
Non-fiction Music – June 5, 2025
A mix of jazz, folk, blues and more with Joel Sachs.
LoveSoul with Al Glenn – June 5, 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!