The Visionary Activist Show

The Visionary Activist Show – Swimming in the Sacred

The Planet and the Plants can save us – if we learn to humbly cooperate… Waxing Buddha’s Full Moon, Pluto stationing, Mercury retro inviting us back to the garden… of entheo supportive guiding: Caroline re-hosts Rachel Harris, author of “Listening to Ayahuasca,” whose latest cultural contribution be “Swimming in the Sacred- Women from the Psychedelic … Continued


Philip K. Dick. The KPFA Memorial program dedicated to the life of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), produced by Richard Wolinsky, Richard A. Lupoff and Lawrence Davidson, originally aired in the spring of 1982, digitized and edited in 2023. Also: An excerpt from a 2014 interview with spy novelist Alan Furst, recorded while he was on tour for his novel, “Midnight in Europe.” Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now 9am – May 4, 2023

On Today’s Show: “Automated Apartheid”: How Israel Uses Facial Recognition to Track Palestinians & Control Movement U.N. Warns Afghan Humanitarian Crisis Still Urgent as Taliban Expands Crackdown on Women’s Rights Biden Administration Urged to Accept Afghan Families Who Have Languished in Greece for Over 18 Months Greenpeace USA Wins Free Speech Battle Against Canadian Logging Giant’s $100M SLAPP Lawsuit


Law & Disorder

Oakland Teachers on Strike; Black FedEx Driver Chased and Shot by White Father/Son Duo; Plus, Angelversary of Alan Blueford

The Oakland Education Association – Oakland’s teachers union – is on strike as of Thursday, May 4th. We speak with two Oakland teachers from the picket lines about why they’re striking, what they need in their contract, and how the strike might impact families, along with a parent activist whose children are OUSD students. Then, … Continued


UpFront

Federal Reserve Hikes Rates to Highest since 2007; CA Reparations Task Force Recommendations; Plus, “The Siege” Brings Palestinian History to the Stage

0:08 — J.W. Mason,  associate professor of economics at John Jay College, and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. 0:20 — Kamilah Moore, an attorney who Chairs the California Reparations Task Force.  0:33 — Nabil Al-Raee, is the director of “The Siege.” He was born and raised in the Palestinian refugee camp Al-Arroub. He joined … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now 6am – May 4, 2023

On Today’s Show: “Automated Apartheid”: How Israel Uses Facial Recognition to Track Palestinians & Control Movement U.N. Warns Afghan Humanitarian Crisis Still Urgent as Taliban Expands Crackdown on Women’s Rights Biden Administration Urged to Accept Afghan Families Who Have Languished in Greece for Over 18 Months Greenpeace USA Wins Free Speech Battle Against Canadian Logging Giant’s $100M SLAPP Lawsuit