Talkies – February 9, 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 hazardous waste, California has some of the strictest rules in the country. Specifically, the state has set lower bar than most for what exactly it considers hazardous, triggering greater precautions around in-state disposal. But that doesn’t mean California is always disposing of toxic materials more carefully than its neighbors. That’s because … Continued
The U.S. Economy as an Apartheid System
In this week’s episode, Professor Richard Wolff discusses the continuing decline of U.S. manufacturing; a 29,000 person strike at California State University; the Houthis disruption of Red Sea shipping in move against Israel; and Texas’s refusal to obey U.S. federal government’s rules in a struggle over immigration and white supremacy. Then we present a special … Continued
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – February 9, 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).
Profile: Haki Nawiri Africa’s Leonida Odongo
On today’s show, a profile of Kenyan climate activist, feminist and educator Leonida Odongo and her organization Haki Nawiri Afrika.
SF Housing Policy; California After the Atmospheric River; Plus, Charlie Chaplin vs America
0:08 — Eugene Cordero is a professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University, and also the founder and director of Green Ninja, an educational publisher that uses solutions to environmental problems as a lens for teaching science. 0:20 — Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills. Tim Redmond has been a political and … Continued
Democracy Now 6am – February 9, 2024
On today’s show: “We Cannot Trust Biden” on Gaza: Michigan House Dem Majority Leader Meets White House Officials Liberals Feckless, Conservatives Reckless: Elie Mystal on SCOTUS Trump Ballot Ban Case “Political Crisis Will Continue”: Close Contest in Pakistan Amid Election Crackdown
Background Briefing (5am) – February 9, 2024
The Contrast Between the Transparent Leadership Change in Ukraine and Putin Cancelling the Token Opposition Candidate Because He Was Too Popular We begin with today’s expected announcement from President Zelensky’s office that the head of Ukraine’s military will be replaced which coincides with a senate vote of 67 to 32 to advance a stand-alone bill … Continued
Puzzling Evidence – February 9, 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 – February 9, 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.