We encourage our brothers and sisters on the other side of the wall to write in to our show. Occasionally we read those letters on the air. This letter comes to us from San Quentin State Prison. —- Letters from the Inside features music by Michael Louis. Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tigers_view Subscribe to this … Continued
Law Enforcement in this country kills approximately 1200 people every single year and yet the names of many are never said or known except to their families and friends. What’s more, law enforcement agencies and other state actors harm our community in a myriad of ways that also go unnoticed like profiling, sexually assaulting and … Continued
On today’s show we look at rebellions in France following the murder of a French-Algerian teenager by French police. Teenager Nahel was driving his vehicle when two police officers tried to pull him over for – what they say – were traffic violations. As Nahel tried to drive away, one of those officers shot into … Continued
Discussed in this episode: The morning newsletter at the New York Times, citing excess mortality data, suggests the pandemic is “over” The WHO’s updates show COVID deaths are down almost everywhere right now — including the southern hemisphere, which is in the middle of winter. That suggests COVID’s not settling into an endemic pattern of … Continued
Kate MacKay, Associate Film Curator at Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive, discusses a retrospective of the films of the great Spanish director Luis Bunuel playing through November 19, 2023, with host Richard Wolinsky. (Image from Belle du Jour courtesy BAMPFA)
The San Francisco Mime Troupe has launched its 64th season with a satirical piece that takes place in the Tenderloin of San Francisco, called Breakdown. We are joined this morning by Michael Gene Sullivan, the head writer for the San Francisco Mime Troupe Collective where he has been involved in writing over 25 plays, and … Continued
On July 6, freedom fighter and Black liberation activist Dr. Mutulu Shakur, transitioned. Here to discuss his life and legacy is Kalonji Jama Changa, an organizer, founder of the FTP Movement, and the co-chair of the Urban Survival and Preparedness Institute. Kalonji is also the co-founder of Black Power Media, author of the bestselling book, … Continued
The ACLU has brought a lawsuit against the District of Colombia related to how they respond to mental health emergencies. The lawsuit states that it is mental health professionals and not law enforcement that should be the primary responders – that there should be parity between how 911 respond to physical health emergencies with medical … Continued
SFPD cracked down on a group of teenage skateboarders last week resulting in 113 arrests and dozens of teenagers placed in zip ties and detained until they could be released to their parents. The actions of the SFPD has resulted in outrage and outcry from SF officials and community members. We are joined to discuss … Continued
Despite survivor-affirming awareness around sexual violence, child sexual abuse, most notably when it’s a family member or friend, is still a very taboo topic. There are approximately 42 million child sexual abuse survivors in the U.S. and millions of bystanders who look the other way as the abuse occurs and cover for the harm-doers with … Continued
