Flashpoints – December 8, 2022
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.
Featured Episode
Brittney Griner and The Education of the Black Child
We spoke with Dave Zirin about the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian prison. And later we spoke with Hodari Davis and Dr. Sheryl Davis about the education of children of color. Dave Zirin is an American political sportswriter. Hodari Davis is a founding partner in Edutainment for Equity, and the Artistic … Continued
UpFront PM – December 8, 2022
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at [email protected].
The Visionary Activist Show – Partnering with our Ingenious Beaver Kin
Caroline welcomes Leila Philip author of “Beaverland” a consummate history and guide to our Ingenious kin, Beaver People, their travails, and resilient return… who fire-proof the land… contribute to community well-being… If we just approach the world with Reverent Curiosity, “What’s your story?!” why then, we humans would rejoin the choreography of creation, and be ok … Continued
Fundraising special: the history of fitness culture in the US
Historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela on her new book, Fit Nation, a history of physical culture in the US. Plus fundraising pleas.
Talkies – December 8, 2022
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.
Guest: Nick Pyenson is a paleontologist, he is the curator of fossil marine mammals at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He is the author of Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth’s Most Awesome Creatures.
Democracy Now – December 8, 2022
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Vallejo Police Lt Under Investigation; CA Makes Plans to Close Prisons; Plus, Our Weekly State Terror Roundup
As always on Thursdays, we begin with the State Terror Round Up. Then, we turn our attention to Vallejo where a new report about Vallejo Police Lieutenant Steve Darden – a member of what some advocates call the Fatal 14 – uncovers brutal policing. We speak with Scott Morris, a journalist with the Vallejo Sun … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Steve Phillips (@steveptweets) discusses his latest book How We End the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good. FUND DRIVE SPECIAL — Pledge $150 and receive Steve Phillips’ How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good