APEX Express – December 4, 2025
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists.
Featured Episode
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Federal immigration policies spark push-back from residents as democrats push legislation to rein in the raids; Richmond teachers strike over pay, staffing and student support; Supreme court allows Texas redistricting plan to be used in next year’s … Continued
Today on the show: The family of Colombian fisherman, Alejandro Carranza, who was murdered in a U.S. military boat strike in September, has filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. We’ll speak to the attorney representing the family of the slain fisherma.: And Nora Barrows friedman joins us for our regular … Continued
Silencing Activism Through a Hidden Felony Law: Penal Code 4571
Host Davey D sits down with longtime organizer Minister King X and his attorney Eric Sapp to break down a federal lawsuit that exposes how California is criminalizing dissent and formerly incarcerated people under the label of “Black identity extremism.” The conversation centers on Penal Code 4571, a little-known statute that makes it a felony … Continued
Background Briefing – December 4, 2025
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
The Visionary Activist Show – Full Moon Blessings Radio
Full Moon Radio!!!!——Caroline welcomes, fellow radio cahooter, denizen of Moab Utah….collegial pragmatic mystic, that we all participate in the generous opportunities bestowed upon us – if we dedicate… Many blessings to spiral forth….that conscience awaken in our rogue species….mass desertions….all following own wilderness path…. Christy’s led a colorful, contemplative life as a multidisciplinary artist … Continued
Playwright Lauren Gunderson discusses her latest work and their productions, including plays at TheatreWorks and the Pear Theatre on the SF Peninsula, along with a look at her forthcoming play, Muse of Fire, which will be at the Magic Theatre next fall. Also, excerpts from a 2002 interview with spy novelist Alan Furst. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Honduras, Sudan, sewer socialism
David Adler and Matt Kirkegaard of the Progressive International on the Honduran elections • Elfadil Ibrahim on the Sudanese civil war • Eric Blanc on the lessons of Milwaukee’s decades of “sewer socialism” for Mamdani and Wilson
Poet Steven Reigns’ memorial memoir chronicling his profound six-year friendship with Michael Church who died of AIDS in 2000 (“Outliving Michael,” Moon Tide Press, 2025) is presented in an original sound collage with archival news reports and the friends’ favorite music (produced by Brian DeShazor).
Plus United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has a message of hope for World AIDS Day, despite the disastrous combination of drastic funding cuts and official anti-gender and anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. (NewsWrap returns next week).
Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a Choose to Be Curious trifecta: researcher, theoretician — and practitioner. A neuroscientist and deep thinker about the personal and social implications of our curiosity, she conducts tiny experiments to focus closely on how we use our time and energy to best effect. She is the founder of Ness Labs, a collective platform for curious people, where “ambitious knowledge … Continued