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Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
Featured Episode
Trump’s UN Meltdown, Pseudoscience Promises, and Empty Words on War
At the UN General Assembly, Trump insults world leaders, boasts of a “golden age,” and claims other nations are “going to hell” while offering hollow pledges to end global conflicts. Later, experts expose the deadly harm of his false “autism cure” announcement and the emptiness of his rhetoric on Gaza and Ukraine, revealing a presidency … Continued
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Join us for part one of a three part series exploring Roots for Resistance. This hour looks at the spirit side of medicinal roots and how they can help us in resisting systems of oppression. Renée Camila considers how resistance can support our health and how herbal medicine may play a role in our ability … Continued
Earlier this month, Israel bombed Qatar’s capital city, targeting the Hamas negotiating team which had been meeting to discuss a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. Professor Sami Al-Arian joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Asa Winstanley to talk about the consequences of these strikes. He also gives his take on the escalating and intensifying … Continued
Guest: Matthew D. Hockenos is the Harriet Johnson Toadvine ’56 Professor in 20th- Century History at Skidmore College. He is the author of A Church Divided: German Protestants Confront the Nazi Past, and his latest, Then They Came For Me: Martin Niemöller, the Pastor Who Defied the Nazis.
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – September 23, 2025
On today’s show: Alaa Abd El-Fattah Is Free: Family Celebrates Political Prisoner’s Release in Egypt No Secret Police Act: CA Gov. Signs Law Against Masked ICE Agents; Feds Say They Won’t Comply ICE Assaults Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh at Chicago Protest Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy … Continued
Palestine Post w/ Khury Petersen-Smith and Samer Araabi — Fall Fund Drive
On today’s Palestine Post, we review news headlines from Israel’s assault on Gaza with Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. Also joining is Samer Araabi, member of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) and co-hosts the weekly Palestine Solidarity Announcements … Continued
What Checks on Power Exist Under Trump 2.0?
00:08 — John Nichols is the executive editor of The Nation.
Democracy Now! – September 23, 2025
On today’s show: Alaa Abd El-Fattah Is Free: Family Celebrates Political Prisoner’s Release in Egypt No Secret Police Act: CA Gov. Signs Law Against Masked ICE Agents; Feds Say They Won’t Comply ICE Assaults Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh at Chicago Protest Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy … Continued