Hard Knock Radio

What Happened in Virginia? Election results in 2021

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We speak with long-time activists and political pundits Danielle Moodie-Mills of the podcast WokeAF Daily and Angela Angel of Black Lives Matter Pac about what went down in Virginia in highly contested elections. They reveal very little time and energy was invested in bringing up the Black vote..


UpFront PM

UpFront PM – November 3, 2021

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 upfront@kpfa.org.


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Guest: Amitav Ghosh is an award winning novelist and essayist. In 2007 he was awarded India’s highest civilian award the Padma Shri.  He is the author of several books including Ibis Trilogy (Sea of Poppies, River of Smoke, and Flood of Fire), The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable, Gun Island, and his latest, The Nutmeg’s Curse: … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – Jonah Furman (@JonahFurman), joins us again to discuss the John Deere strike and the second contract proposal by the corporation which UAW workers just voted to reject. 0:20 – Minneapolis and Saint Paul both voted yes on some of the strongest rent control legislation in the country. Margaret Kaplan (@margaretkaplan), … Continued