Hard Knock Radio

Fist Up TV / Updates from Gaza

We speak with Eli Fantuzzi and Khali Fantuzzi about the upcoming Fist Up TV Film festival. Later we get critical updates from Gaza from journalist Abdallah Al-Naami. He spoke with journalist Nora Barrows-Friedman about what’s happening on the ground. Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), … Continued


What’s the value of a liberal arts education? It’s become commonplace to hear Humanities degrees condemned as a waste of money, purportedly not readying students for the world of work. Author and literary critic Gayle Greene counters that they have never been more necessary — yet are disappearing from higher education. Resources: Gayle Greene, Immeasurable … Continued


Guest: Stephen Zunes is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco where he chairs the program in Middle Eastern Studies.  He is the author of “Tinderbox: U.S. Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism”, and the co-author of  “Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution.”   Photo by Mohammed Ibrahim on Unsplash