On this week’s Resistance in Residence, we speak with R. Okpara Danjuma, Ph. D., writer, educator and performer. He recently performed his solo show Wounded Healer at Berkeley’s Monkey House theater, a story that chronicles his self-destructive behavior that ultimately turns to enlightenment, triumph and gratitude. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: [email protected] Follow us … Continued
Discussed in this episode: H3N2 influenza has picked up a mutation (dubbed “subclade K”) that’s raising concerns for two reasons: 1) it accounts for a growing share of influenza samples that get genetically-sequenced, implying it has some growth advantage, and 2) the mutations emerged after the makeup of this year’s flu vaccine was approved and … Continued
The Trump administration is prominisng to strip funding from important permanent housing programs that will keep people off the street. On this episode, we speak with Jesse Rabinowitz, the Campaign and Communications Director at the National Homelessness Law Center. He led the communications and power-building work on the historic Johnson vs. Grants Pass Supreme Court … Continued
Disabillity rights advocate Alice Wong passed this month at the age of 51. On this episode, we speak with Yomi S Young, writer, disability rights advocate, and former Executive Director of the Center for Independent Living, founded in Berkeley, CA on her legacy. Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is Ryan Nicole —a Grammy-nominated … Continued
John Banville, Booker Prize winning novelist, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky in the KPFA studios, on March 19, 2007 while on tour for the novel, “Christine Falls,” written under the pseudonym Benjamin Black. This is the first posting of this interview, which never aired in its entirety.
On today’s show, we speak with a number of guests about the Oakland Public Safety Committee’s rejection of FLOCK surveillance technologies that threaten the privacy and safety of residents. Sarah Hamid is Director of Strategic Programming at Electronic Frontier Foundation, Reem Suleiman is the senior campaign director at the anti-surveillance nonprofit Fight for the Future … Continued
On this episode, we speak with Dina S., an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement on updates with the campaign to stop shipments of weapons to Israel from the Oakland International Airport. Learn more about this campaign and armsembargonow.com — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: [email protected] Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/
On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Phyllis Bennis, a Middle East analyst and director the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. She is the author of the book, Understanding Palestine & Israel. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: [email protected] Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/
An all-audience-questions episode, including: If I’ve been exposed but haven’t gotten sick, how long until I’m safe to be around other people? Are any of the currently-approved COVID vaccines better than the other ones available? How long until I need to get re-vaccinated for RSV If I’ve had shingles, do I still need the shingles … Continued
Amy Bloom, award-winning novelist and short-story writer, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky in the KPFA studios, on October 4, 2007 while on tour for her second novel, “Away.” This is the first posting of this interview, which never aired in its entirety.
