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The Hear and Now March 9, 2023
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10PM – MIDNIGHT THE HEAR AND NOW INTRO TOM WAITS – HOLD ON GUY CLARK – BOATS TO BUILD RY COODER – 3RD BASE DODGERS STADIUM JESSE WINCHESTER – I WAVE BYE BYE HOLLY NEAR – 2 GOOD ARMS ALLEN TOUSSAINT – AMERICAN TUNE BARBARA HIGBIE – VARIATIONS ON A HAPPY ENDING GREG BROWN – … Continued
The Bonnie Simmons Show March 9, 2023
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PLAYLIST 8-10PM THE BONNIE SIMMONS SHOW JIM WHITE – STATIC ON THE RADIO JEB LOY NICHOLS – AS THE RAIN ANI DIFRANCO – LITTLE PLASTIC CASTLE BILLY BRAGG AND WILCO – WAY OVER YONDER IN THE MINOR KEY PHIL OCHS – CHANGES GILLIAN WELCH – EVERYTHING IS FREE LINDA TILLERY AND THE CULTURAL HERITAGE CHOIR … Continued
President Biden announces budget plan that Republicans immediately reject; Norfolk Southern CEO apologizes for train derailment; Abortion providers nervously await Texas judge decision on abortion pill: The Pacifica Evening News March 9 2023
President Biden outlines budget that Republicans vow is dead on arrival Norfolk Southern CEO apologizes at Senate hearing on train derailment – but won’t support bipartisan safety plan Immigrants rights groups urge update to registry allowing applications for permanent residency State sues Huntington Beach for failing to allow more housing State lawmakers seek to renew … Continued
In Conversation with Thenmozhi Soundararajan
Thenmozhi Soundararajan ties Dalit oppression to fights for liberation among Black, Indigenous, Latinx, femme, and Queer communities, examining caste from a feminist, abolitionist, and Dalit Buddhist perspective. Thenmozhi Soundararajan is a Dalit rights activist based in the United States of America. She is also a transmedia storyteller, songwriter, hip hop musician and technologist. She has been actively campaigning for the rights of the marginalized … Continued