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This Way Out

Jessica Stern’s Queer Diplomacy | This Way Out – September 18, 2025

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For more than two decades, activist, educator, diplomat Jessica Stern has worn a variety of hats in her efforts to advance LGBTQ human rights around the world, always at the forefront — unafraid, unapologetic, speaking truth to power. Currently serving as Senior Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy Fellow at the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at the Harvard Kennedy School, Stern talks about her pioneering work at the United Nations, her tenure as the top queer diplomat in the U.S. State Department and her advice for standing up for human rights in a hostile world (interviewed by David Hunt).

UpFront

The Fallout on Rightwing Circles Following Charlie Kirk’s Death; What’s Next After Joe Engardio’s Recall; Plus, This Week’s Federal Reserve Decision to Cut Interest Rates

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00:08 — Will Carless is National Correspondent for USA Today, covering extremism and emerging issues. 00:20 —  Joe Eskenazi is managing editor and columnist at Mission Local. 00:33 — JW Mason is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College of the City University of New York, and a senior fellow at the Groundwork Collaborative.

Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! – September 18, 2025

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ON TODAY’S SHOW: Amnesty Int’l: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Palantir Enable & Profit from Israel’s Genocide in Gaza “The Disappearance of Dr. Abu Safiya”: Al Jazeera Film on Israel’s Abduction & Torture of Gaza Doctor Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.

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The Fed Lowers Interest Rates As Risks of Unemployment Have Risen–The Monetization of the Presidency By the Most Corrupt and Criminal President Ever–How the Democrats Can Shut Down the Government and Not Get Blamed

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The Fed Lowers Interest Rates As Risks of Unemployment Have Risen We begin with the Fed lowering interest rates today from 4.3% to 4.1% with an expectation that two more rate cuts will follow in response to the recent precipitous drop in the labor market, announcing that “Downside risks to employment have risen.” Joining us … Continued

LoveSoul with Al Glenn

LoveSoul with Al Glenn – September 18, 2025

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Enjoy sensuous bedroom soul, sexy Smooth Jazz, and scintillating social commentary with Bay Area native and longtime Classic Soul radio taste-maker and Smooth Jazz connoisseur Al Glenn. Have some before this tasty Midnight snack is all gone!