Hard Knock Radio

Surviving COVID and PNN

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The COVID 19 pandemic has transformed all of our lives in some way. But some are feeling the impacts more than others. Take healthcare workers, for example: As the United States surpasses 38 million COVID-19 cases and 637,000 deaths as of August 28th, 2021, many healthcare workers continue to be overloaded by caring for COVID-19 … Continued


UpFront PM

UpFront PM – January 27, 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 upfront@kpfa.org.


The Visionary Activist Show

The Visionary Activist Show – Transformative Storycraft at Dark of Moon

Dark o Moon, when we gather to determine the course of culture, Caroline welcomes, Baratunde Thurston (dedicated to humor, wisdom, and compassion in service to complex conversations.) “Baratunde is an Emmy-nominated host who has worked for The Onion, produced for The Daily Show, advised the Obama White House, and wrote the New York Times bestseller How … Continued


Talkies

John Nichols! Town Crier!

Brilliant political commentator, eloquent writer John Nichols has a new book: Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers—John wants accountability, for the hundreds of thousands of lives needlessly lost to COVID.  PLUS: Raymond Nat Turner, poet.  Hosted by Kris Welch.


Part I.  The Russia-Ukraine Crisis and the West  Guest: Mel Goodman is a national security and intelligence expert.  He is a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy in Washington, DC, and an adjunct professor of international relations at Johns Hopkins University.   Part II. The Politics of Justice Breyer’s Retirement Guest: Ruth Conniff … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – Dana Frank, Professor Emerita of History at UC-Santa Cruz joins us to discuss Honduran President Xiomara Castro’s swearing in. Frank’s latest book is The Long Honduran Night. 0:34 – We discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a challenge to affirmative action in the fall with Mona Tawatao (@monatawatao), Legal … Continued