Special Broadcast

Drag Storytime Ep.2

With all the fuss lately about drag story hours – people in often audacious attire and imaginative makeup reading stories to children – we thought you’d like to hear and see some for yourselves. So you can consider whether they really should be banned, as some politicians demand. No need to sneak into an elementary … Continued


Universities are one of the most hallowed institutions in our society — but critics argue they’re closer to hedge funds that conduct classes. Higher education is largely tax-exempt, based on the idea that universities benefit the public at large, including the communities where they are located. In online forums and community discussions, debates rage over … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now 9am – June 13, 2023

On Today’s Show: Trump Indictment: Scholar of Fascism Says GOP Has Become an “Autocratic Party” Led by a “Cult Leader” “Peace for All Time”: JFK’s Historic 1963 Call for Peace Helped Lead to Nuke Treaty with Moscow “Doing Journalism Is a Crime”: Guatemalan Publisher José Rubén Zamora Faces 40 Years Behind Bars


Law & Disorder

Appalachian Roadside Theater; Plus, Resistance in Residence Artist Naru Kwina

Roadside Theater is a professional ensemble of storytellers and theater makers hailing from the mountains of central Appalachia. In its decades since its founding in 1975, the ensemble has taken on the task of people’s theater, engaging social issues and abandoning the ‘fourth wall’ concept in order to bring audiences into the process of cultural … Continued


UpFront

Fire ecologist explains Canada’s wildfires; Plus anomalous ocean warming events and what they portend

0:08 – Robert Gray (@firebobbc) a fire ecologist in British Columbia explains some of the factors influcing the wildfires in Canada this year. 0:33 – Eugene Cordero (@eugenecordero), professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University discusses the anomalous sea surface temperatures identified in the Atlantic and their impact on future weather … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now 6am – June 13, 2023

On Today’s Show: Trump Indictment: Scholar of Fascism Says GOP Has Become an “Autocratic Party” Led by a “Cult Leader” “Peace for All Time”: JFK’s Historic 1963 Call for Peace Helped Lead to Nuke Treaty with Moscow “Doing Journalism Is a Crime”: Guatemalan Publisher José Rubén Zamora Faces 40 Years Behind Bars