Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls
00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
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Democracy Now! – March 9, 2026
On today’s show: Headlines Iran Picks New Supreme Leader; Toxic Black Rain Falls After Israeli Strikes on Iranian Oil Depots “Racist Regime”: Iranian Israeli Editor Orly Noy on Israel Denying Bomb Shelter Access to Palestinians “Trump Has Been Anointed by Jesus” to Wage War on Iran: U.S. Commanders Accused of Promoting Holy War Democracy … Continued
Unsung Heroines: Women Who Changed Bay Area History
Hear the stories of everyday women from Bay Area history who brought about extraordinary social and cultural shifts using little more than tenacity, smart strategy and a resolute belief in what they were fighting for. Find out how dancer Ruth Beckford founded Oakland’s first Black Panthers Free Breakfast for School Children program. Discover how San … Continued
The Librarian Who Put Immigrants First
Armed with a tape recorder, Kansas City librarian Irene Ruiz cataloged the evolving history of the Westside and made the library a more welcoming place for the Mexican immigrants and Latinos who lived there. Today, the Westside branch of the Kansas City Public Library — featuring the robust Spanish language collection that Ruiz began — … Continued
Future Schlock: Women and AI
Future Schlock: Women and AI Produced By: Lynn Feinerman of Women Rising Radio Project https://www.womenrisingradio.com/ What is AI, Really? And what is it doing for us, or to us? Women Rising Radio spoke with women who know about that. Lucy Suchman is a tech expert, a veteran of decades at Xerox Parc, and deeply concerned … Continued
What To Us Is International Women’s Day? -Eleanor Goldfield -Project Censored
What To Us Is International Women’s Day? – Eleanor Goldfield Project Censored A 2025 Archive
Movies for Miscarriages-They hope to make other people who have experienced miscarriage realize that they’re not alone, it’s ok to laugh, and a good movie can help.
Hosted and produced by Anita Flores About the episode: Podcast producer, host, and miscarriage expert Anita Flores is joined by comedian, friend and fellow miscarriage expert Natalie Wall to discuss pregnancy loss and the movies and TV that joined them on their grief journeys. If you’ve experienced pregnancy loss, you’re also a miscarriage expert! They … Continued
Not Forgotten Anymore: The African American Composer Initiative
Not Forgotten Anymore: The African American Composer Initiative The Babblery, produced by Suki Wessling About the episode: One day at her piano lesson, LaDoris Cordell asked her teacher, Jodi Gandolfi, if there were any Black composers of concert music. Concert music is a more inclusive term for what many people know as “classical” music: art … Continued
Uncuffed Presents
KALW’s Uncuffed is the country’s leading radio and podcast training program for people in prison. In weekly classes taught by professional journalists, participants at San Quentin, Solano State Prison, and the California Institution for Women (CIW) learn how to make audio stories from start to finish using professional audio equipment and software. All stories workshopped … Continued
Unveiling the Ancestors By Ann Hoffman
Unveiling the Ancestors By Ann Hoffman Welcome to “Unveiling the Ancestors,” a radio special that sheds light on who we are today by looking at WHO came before us. I’m your host, Anne Hoffman-Freedman. Throughout the next hour, we’ll explore five stories. Five stories that…you could say… act as a portal from our current reality…into … Continued