Dead to the World – October 8, 2025
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Music by the Grateful Dead, and music not by the Grateful Dead. Hosted by Tim Lynch.
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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Federal shutdown continues amid impasse over health insurance subsidies; Supreme Court hears challenge to Illinois vote-by-mail law; Newsom signs bill supporters call landmark antisemitism protection, opponents call it pro-Israel censorship; White House Antifa round-table blasts anti-fascist movement … Continued
Flashpoints – October 8, 2025
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sits down with award-winning tech journalist Karen Hao to unpack her book Empires of AI—a sweeping critique of how today’s AI boom concentrates power while eroding public agency. Hao traces OpenAI’s arc from a purportedly altruistic nonprofit to a profit-driven juggernaut shaped by the egos and ambitions of its founders. She … Continued
Background Briefing – October 8, 2025
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
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East Bay Yesterday – October 8, 2025
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Jessica Mitford was a muckracking journalist and memoirist, radical activist and wit. Born to an English aristocratic family, she became a Communist and eloped with Winston Churchill’s nephew to fight in the Spanish Civil war. Two of her sisters were infamous fascists and friends with Hitler. Jessica, known as Decca, moved to the United States, … Continued
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