East Bay Yesterday – February 25, 2026
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Featured Episode
Fund Drive Special: Fighting the Attention Economy
It’s been called a new gold rush, but not of our external environment, which continues to be plundered, but of our internal environment — of our psyches. Historian of science D. Graham Burnett, one of the Friends of Attention, lays out what’s at stake — and how they’re organizing a movement to reclaim our attention.
This week, Cooper Quintin of the EFF talks about cellular site simulators and counter-surveillance. Also, Radio Ausbruch presents info on the deBanking in Germany at US behest disrupting the work of Rote Hilfe, Dresden ABC and others
UpFront (Replay) – February 25, 2026
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – February 25, 2026
On today’s show: “You Have Killed Americans,” “Black People Aren’t Apes”: Democrats Protest Trump’s State of the Union Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz Slams Trump’s Myths About Tariffs, Affordability Rep. Summer Lee on Boycotting Trump Speech, Jesse Jackson, Voting Rights, “Endless Wars” & More Jailed for “Standing Up”: DHS Assault Victim Aliya Rahman Arrested at … Continued
In Defiance: 20 Abolitionists You Were Never Taught in School w/ Tom Weiner and Amilcar Shabazz — Winter Fund Drive
In this episode, we speak with Tom Weiner and Amilcar Shabazz about their new book In Defiance: 20 Abolitionists You Were Never Taught in School. This book brings to light the often-suppressed stories of those who risked everything to end enslavement. Profiling 20 Black and white men and women, the book highlights their courage, activism, and unwavering commitment to freedom. … Continued
Fund Drive Special: Lies My Teacher Told Me
08:00 — Nate Powell is a National Book Award-winning cartoonist, whose latest work is a comic adaptation of James Loewen’s “Lies My Teacher Told Me”
Democracy Now! – February 25, 2026
On today’s show: “You Have Killed Americans,” “Black People Aren’t Apes”: Democrats Protest Trump’s State of the Union Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz Slams Trump’s Myths About Tariffs, Affordability Rep. Summer Lee on Boycotting Trump Speech, Jesse Jackson, Voting Rights, “Endless Wars” & More Jailed for “Standing Up”: DHS Assault Victim Aliya Rahman Arrested at … Continued
Background Briefing (5am) – February 25, 2026
As Russia’s War on Ukraine Enters Its Fifth Year, A Report From Kyiv On How the Ukrainians Are Holding Up We begin with the fifth year on Russia’s war on Ukraine beginning today and go to Kyiv to assess how the Ukrainian people are dealing with a bitter winter, constant Russian attacks on civilian targets … Continued
Rhythm Machine – February 25, 2026
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Rhythm Machine with hosts Ryan and Oliver(o-live-e-ay) aka Excuse My French. Wednesdays 2am-5am, playing all things on the electronic dance music spectrum.