Forced and sustained starvation is “shaving years off” of Palestinians’ lives, especially children, whose cognitive and growth development is dependent on good nutrition in their earliest years. Host Nora Barrows-Friedman speaks with Dr. Thaer Ahmad, a member of Healthcare Workers for Humanity and an emergency physician who has worked in Gaza for years. He explains … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – September 2, 2025

On Today’s Show: Trump’s Tariffs Struck Down: Attorney Neal Katyal & Oregon AG Dan Rayfield Respond Judge Blocks Trump’s Late-Night Deportation of Hundreds of Guatemalan Children Israel’s Killing of Yemen’s Houthi PM May Expand Regional War: Rami Khouri “Will Western Powers Take Action?”: Rami Khouri on Scholars Declaring Genocide in Gaza Democracy Now! is a … Continued


Law & Disorder

Opposing Solitary Confinement from Behind Bars w/ Christopher Blackwell

We’ll spend the hour today in conversation with Christopher Blackwell, an award-winning journalist currently incarcerated at the Washington Corrections Center. He is serving a 45-year prison sentence for taking another human’s life during a drug robbery and has been incarcerated since 2003. We’ll talk about the book he’s contributing to about the terrors of solitary confinement, and … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! – September 2, 2025

On Today’s Show: Trump’s Tariffs Struck Down: Attorney Neal Katyal & Oregon AG Dan Rayfield Respond Judge Blocks Trump’s Late-Night Deportation of Hundreds of Guatemalan Children Israel’s Killing of Yemen’s Houthi PM May Expand Regional War: Rami Khouri “Will Western Powers Take Action?”: Rami Khouri on Scholars Declaring Genocide in Gaza Democracy Now! is a … Continued


Background Briefing (5am)

This Labor Day special examines how Trump and Project 2025 threaten working Americans, fuel unprecedented inequality, and distort the meaning of labor itself—past, present, and future—with insights from labor experts Steven Greenhouse, Sylvia Allegretto, and historian Michael Kazin.

The State of Working America Under Assault From Trump and Project 2025 We begin on this Labor Day with the state of working America which is under assault from Trump and Project 2025 even as Trump’s groveling lackey, the Secretary of Labor, in a cabinet meeting praises her “Dear leader” telling him; “”Mr President, I … Continued


A Box of Toys

A Box of Toys – September 2, 2025

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A Box of Toys is a radio program dedicated to the mystery of obscure music. The sheer volume of new and original artists is utterly overwhelming and A Box of Toys endeavors to pluck these voices out of their dusty basements and onto the airwaves for your listening pleasure. It is the culmination of a … Continued