Davey D interviews educator and scholar activist Hodari Davis during Black History Month, centering the urgency of teaching Black history in a moment when it is being restricted, distorted, and erased in schools across the country. Davey D opens by praising Davis as a teacher’s teacher and longtime community educator, noting the work Davis and … Continued
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In this three-show series, Emiliano Lemus interviews Christopher and Katherine Parker about their book The Mycelial Healer, as well as their work in wild co-tending, and deep roots in Indigenous healing and ecology. Join us to hear about growing mushrooms at home, incorporating mycelia into your recipes, and fun mushroom science — then deepen into … Continued
Ancient Greece and Rome are venerated throughout our society — including by the far right. Is this a misappropriation and misuse of the ideals of Greco-Roman antiquity? Classical scholar Curtis Dozier argues that when white nationalists appeal to ancient thinkers to justify their reactionary ideas, there is surprisingly much to draw from. Please donate in … Continued
Zionism is the belief that Palestinians can and must be expelled from their homeland so that settlers can take their place. Dissident Israeli historian Ilan Pappé speaks with hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah about Zionism’s roots in European colonial ambitions. Longtime Palestine solidarity activist Tony Greenstein joins Nora and the Electronic Intifada’s Asa Winstanley … Continued
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On today’s show: A Warming Planet Makes Nor’easters & Other Storms More Intense: Climate Scientist Michael Mann Aided by U.S. Intelligence, Mexican Army Kills Top Cartel Leader After Threat of Trump Intervention War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody on Epstein Files, Duterte’s ICC Case & Ukraine War Anniversary Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news … Continued
Guest: Dr. Rebecca Hall is a scholar, activist, and author of the acclaimed graphic novel, Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts. Part graphic novel, part memoir, Wake is an imaginative tour de force that tells the powerful story of women-led slave revolts and chronicles scholar Rebecca Hall’s efforts to uncover the truth about these women warriors … Continued
08:00 — Laura Carlsen, director of the Mexico-City based international relations think tank Mira: Feminisms y Democracies 34:00 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation
