Flashpoints – August 29, 2025
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
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Hard Knock Radio – August 29, 2025
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.
Talk-It-Out Radio – August 29, 2025
A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, conflict resolution, and compassion for self and others? We explore skills, knowledge and resources to empower you to connect across differences.
What does it take to turn one of the nation’s largest disability communities into a political force? In Detroit, where more than 30% of residents live with a disability, grassroots organizing has led to a groundbreaking victory: $8.4 million in the city’s 2025 budget is now dedicated to disability services. Join Pushing Limits this Friday … Continued
Trump versus local autonomy: the case of DC / Western fashions, global-South sweatshops
Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield co-host this week’s program. For the first half-hour, Eleanor looks at Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops on the streets of Washington, DC, and his attempt to take over the District’s local police department. Eleanor’s guest is long-time DC community organizer Natacia Kanpper. [Note: their interview about this rapidly-changing … Continued
Talkies – August 29, 2025
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Terra Verde – August 29, 2025
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Government Deficits; Why They Happen, Who Benefits From Them, and MMT
Professor Wolff explains what deficits are and why the capitalist system enables and invites employers to cause them. He then proceeds to explain how deficits both solve specific problems of capitalism while also causing others. Over time, problems accumulate to undermine the credit of the US and bring economic crisis. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is … Continued
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – August 29, 2025
On today’s show: “A Dark Path”: Ex-State Dept. Official Blasts Trump’s Plans for Postwar Gaza “Steal This Story, Please!”: Documentary on Democracy Now! Premieres at Telluride Film Festival “Race Against Time”: 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina, Docuseries Reckons with Aftermath Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy … Continued
On today’s show, “Somebody Should Do Something” that is the title of a new book coming out in SEPTEMBER 2025 published by MIT PRESS that discusses how social change happens in relation to our personal choices. I’ll speak to the authors Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva, and Daniel Kelly. Link to Al Gore Ted Talk … Continued