Hard Knock Radio – February 9, 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.
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Black History Month Special
Walter Turner and Akinyele Umoja, author of “We Will Shoot Back”, delve into the history of Black resistance to extreme racism in America.
The Visionary Activist Show – Tales of Environmental Devastation & Recovery (Part 2)
Tales of Environmental Devastation & Recovery – part 2, our next exciting episode! The Wasteland and the Grail – Turkey/Syria Earthquake – teasing Mythos into Pragmatic application. Caroline welcomes, encore, learned Druid, Hermetic, Masonic initiate, John Michael Greer, author of over 50 books on esoteric traditions, nature spirituality, and the future of industrial society. His … Continued
Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Jane Smiley discusses her latest novel, “A Dangerous Business,” set in Monterey, California in the 1850s. Then, a 1990 Probabilities interview with the great British feminist writer Fay Weldon (1931-2023) who died on January 4, 2023 at the age of 91, conducted by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff. Finally, a review of the play “Clyde’s” by Lynn Nottage, at Berkeley Rep’s Peets Theater through February 26, 2023. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Behind the AI hype, and Lula returns to power in Brazil
Software engineer Dwayne Monroe on the reality behind the hype around ChatGPT (and the sinister implications of AI) • Political economist Alfredo Saad-Filho on Lula’s return to the presidency of Brazil, and the landscape of the country’s politics generally
Letters and Politics – February 9, 2023
A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Democracy Now – February 9, 2023
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
LAPD doles out death and reinstates controversial chief; Plus, State Terror Roundup and a letter from San Quentin State Prison
We start this show with our usual Thursday State Terror Roundup. Then, in the first few days of 2023, the Los Angeles Police Department murdered three people in two days: Takar Smith, Oscar Sanchez and Keenan Anderson. Takar Smith was in the middle of a mental episode when his wife called the non emergency line … Continued
Turkey-Syria earthquake causes devastating humanitarian impact; Plus, Youtube music workers on strike at Google’s Austin office; Also, Multi-state battle over the Colorado River continues
0:08 — Zaina Erhaim, a Syrian journalist based in the UK, formerly with the Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Hoshang Hesen, is a journalist currently in the Kurdish city of Qamishli in northeast Syria. 0:25 — Sam Regan, is a music generalist on the Youtube charts team, also on the organizing committee for the … Continued