Hard Knock Radio – February 23, 2023
Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
Featured Episode
The Visionary Activist Show – Cultivating Wonder, Curiosity & Biophilia (Replay)
Caroline co-rifs with segments of this powerful deep great show, whereby to magnetize money for KPFA/fund drive… Offering this fantabulous book, “Wild New World: the Epic Story of Animals and People in America,” as a thank you for pledging $150 or more… Or $15/month https://support.kpfa.org/ Original post: (Replay from January 19, 2023) Cultivating Wonder, … Continued
Fundraising special: nationalize the railroads, they suck!
Kari Lydersen, author of this In These Times article, and Ron Kaminkow, locomotive engineer and general secretary of Railroad Workers United, talk about the miseries of the industry and why it should be naitonalized.
Guest: Kim Kelly is an independent journalist, author, and organizer. She has been a regular labor columnist for Teen Vogue since 2018. She is the author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor.
Athlete Activism with Dave Zirin – Fund Drive Special
On today’s fund drive special, we explore the world of athlete activism, from Mahmoud Abdul Rauf to Colin Kaepernick, by spending time with a new documentary from progressive sports commentator Dave Zirin, called Behind The Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL. FUND DRIVE SPECIAL – Pledge $120 and receive a DVD of Behind The Shield: The Power … Continued
Robin DG Kelley discusses the twentieth anniversary edition of “Freedom Dreams”
0:08 — Robin D. G. Kelley is Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is the author of seven books, including Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination.