Vaughn Rasberry on W. E. B. Du Bois and the Soviet Union. (Host: C.S. Soong; air date: August 8, 2017)
May 15 is Nakba Day. Catastrophe. Remembering May 15, 1948 when Palestinians were violently forced to leave their land, their homes by the settler colonial nation state of Israel. 73 years later, the violence has not stopped. Voices have not faltered. The call to return remains. Part two of Free Palestine! series is the second … Continued
May 15 is Nakba Day. Catastrophe. Remembering May 15, 1948 when Palestinians were violently forced to leave their land, their homes by the settler colonial nation state of Israel. 73 years later, the violence has not stopped. Voices have not faltered. The call to return remains. Part one of Free Palestine! series comes from the … Continued
In this speech, Edward Said professor of literature at Columbia University and public intellectual explains how Israel cannot defeat the idea of Palestine. This was recorded, at the Town Hall in New York City, July 25, 1982. Professor Said describes the idea of Palestine as a desire for a community of people to be able … Continued
Davey D speaks with comic legends Dick Gregory and Paul Mooney about their legacies, the state of comedy, the Oscars and Black history.
Malcolm X, James Baldwin and Leverne McCummins discuss the position of the Black Muslims. Broadcast in New York on WBAI, April 25, 1961.
William Irvine, a philosophy professor at Wright State University, talks about his book “A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy.” (First aired on February 24, 2009)
How do we live a good life? What’s worth pursuing, and what should we avoid? Thomas Hurka, philosophy professor at the University of Toronto, considers these weighty questions in his book “The Best Things in Life: A Guide to What Really Matters.” (July 8, 2013)
Philip Freeman’s translation of Cicero’s classic book on aging has the subtitle “Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life.” Freeman is professor of humanities at Pepperdine University. (May 23, 2016)
Psychotherapist, writer, and academic Mark Vernon discusses his book “Plato’s Podcasts: The Ancients’ Guide to Modern Living.” (April 7, 2010)