The Bonnie Simmons Show – April 9, 2026
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Bonnie Simmons presents a unique mix of singer/songwriter folk, rock, soul, country, and R&B.
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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. Tonight on APEX Express, join the Powerleegirls Host Miko Lee speaks with children’s book authors Lorraine Nam, Uma Krishnaswami and Maggie … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Mideast ceasefire in peril over mass casualty Israeli strikes in Lebanon, health workers killed; Democracy in the Arab World (DAWN) criticizes “Gaza model” destruction, displacement in West Bank, and now in Lebanon; State AG Bonta announces arrest … Continued
A New Edition of the Electronic Intifada Newscast with Nora Barrows Friedman
Today on the show: A powerful new edition of the Electronic Intifada newscast with Nora Barrows Friedman; I’m sure you’ve heard by now that B.B. killed 200 in one bombing in Lebanon: He calls it mowing the grass; Also PINK NOTES: our weekly collaboration with Code/Pink takes us to the streets of Washington D.C.; And … Continued
Graal Swartz of Soul Mechanix joined Hard Knock Radio to talk with host Davey D about the group’s upcoming Isley Brothers tribute and the deeper importance of honoring legendary Black musicians while they are still here to receive their flowers. The conversation opened with Davey D reflecting on seeing Ron Isley still performing at 85 … Continued
Background Briefing – April 9, 2026
On Today’s show: In Desperation, Our Self-Serving and Imbecilic President Has Strengthened a Brutal Regime and Elevated Its Global Position We begin with reports that for weeks Trump has been desperate to make a deal with Iranian officials because he only cares about himself, not the country, and is eagerly accepting Iran’s terms to get … Continued
The Visionary Activist Show – Embodied Positive Mars
Caroline welcomes ancestor Paul Robeson, (astounding athlete, actor, singer, cultural scholar, author, and political activist) whose birthday is today… April 9, 1898 (- Jan 23,1976) Let’s invite his embodied positive Mars, expressed through his powerful baritone voice (advocate, for beauty, kinship, dedication to democracy) – into the testosterone fueled maelstrom of now: the imminent … Continued
Mary Roach discusses “Gulp: Adventures in the Alimentary Canal” in this interview from 2013. Gemma Whelan discusses her novel “Painting in the Dark,” recorded in 2023. Also: Review of “Flex” at San Francisco Playhouse through May 2, 2026. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Corruption in the capital, crypto in the age of Trump
Andrew Cockburn, author of Washington Is Burning, on “the spectacular greed at the heart of the nation’s political system” • Hadas Thier, author of this article, on crypto in the age of Trump
This Way Out’s founding Coordinating Producer leaves a legacy of historic LGBTQ audio that begins more than a decade before the only internationally syndicated queer radio show debuted. This memorial tribute features his exclusive 1979 interview with San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and “Diminished Capacity,” his documentary on the aftermath of Milk’s assassination, and coverage of the first LGBTQ March on Washington (Part 1 of 2, produced by Lucia Chappelle and Brian DeShazor).