Talkies – August 30, 2024
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Featured Episode
When it comes to clothing, we live in a system that tends to prioritizes quantity over quality; that favors items that can be worn a few times and discarded above those that are cared for and mended over time. This system disconnects us from the materials our clothes are made from, the people who make … Continued
Worsening Economic Inequality Yields Worsening Social Conditions
On this week’s Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson’s best-selling study in the book The Spirit Level (2009), showing how economic inequality correlates with most of the major social problems of our time. We will juxtapose their latest paper “The Spirit Level at 15: The Enduring Impact of Inequality,” which details … Continued
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – August 30, 2024
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
Stop OAK Expansion
On today’s show, I’ll spend the hour w/the Stop Oak Expansion Coalition‘s Dr. Ann Harvey, David Foecke and Dr. Paul English discussing the latest happenings in the fight against the proposed expansion of the Oakland Airport.
Sunaura Taylor on Disabled Ecologies
Sunaura Taylor, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley. Her new book is Disabled Ecologies: Lessons from a wounded desert EVENT: Sunaura’s presenting her book in an event with Yomi Young on Monday September 9 at 6:pm at Pegasus Books in Downtown Berkeley.
Democracy Now 6am – August 30, 2024
On today’s show: From Decriminalization to Border Crackdown, Harris Defends Hard-Line Shift in 1st Interview as Nominee No Policy Change: In CNN Interview, Harris Refuses to Condition U.S. Military Support for Israel “Opportunity Economy”: Kamala Harris Promotes Expanded Child Tax Credit, Regulating Price Gouging No Ban on Fracking: Kamala Harris Doubles Down on Fossil Fuels … Continued
Paul Waldman / Andra Gillespie / Beth Daviess
After Pressure From Republicans and the Press, Will Tonight’s CNN Interview With Harris and Walz Answer Policy Questions?
Could Another Historical Breakthrough be the Election of a Black and Asian Woman Married to a Jew?
The Ties Between JD Vance and His New Press Secretary and the Shadowy Christian Nationalist Mens-Only Society for American Civic Renewal
Puzzling Evidence – August 30, 2024
Deranged “edits” segue into a cascade of echoing glossolaliac madness, the voicing of lyric ruminations from the free-falling brains of disintegrating personalities.
Over the Edge – August 30, 2024
Themed mixes are made live and spontaneously on the air, consisting of found sound of many kinds and from many sources, old and new, put together on the run as the continuous audio collage continues.