Today on the show: Suing the US government for genocide in occupied Palestine. Also a preacher speaks out against the genocide and we’ll feature our weekly news report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman:
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ACLUs Emerson Sykes on Book Bans, Free Speech, and Government Overreach (Encore)
Fighting Back Against Censorship On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sits down with Emerson Sykes, senior staff attorney at the ACLU, to unpack the growing wave of book bans and attacks on free speech sweeping across the U.S. The conversation spotlights the federal governments removal of nearly 600 books”includingCant Stop Wont … Continued
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Trump Patrols the Streets of the Nation’s Capital as he Wages War on the Truth We begin with Trump patrolling the streets of Washington DC tonight and how he has sabotaged independent sources of knowledge, flooded communications media with disinformation, and is rewriting history to conform to ideology rather than facts, including Trump’s counter-factual charges … Continued
The Visionary Activist Show – Mushrooms having a Moment
“Mushrooms having a Moment” So – Caroline hosting Mushroom Messenger Mark J Plotkin, ethnobotanist, advocate, author, podcast host Double Taurus, agent of plant human collaboration throughout time. Mentoree of Richard Evans Shultes He is the author of the book Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice. Other critically acclaimed books by Plotkin include Medicine Quest, The Killers Within: … Continued
Erik Larson, best selling author of “The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War” just out in trade paper, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.
The flaws of American democracy, the evolution of upper-class men’s dress
Osita Nwanevu, author of The Right of the People, on the flaws of American democracy—and some cures • Derek Guy on the evolution of upper-class men’s dress over the decades
Every month at AKBAR, a small neighborhood LGBTQ+ bar on the east side of Los Angeles, queer artists of all kinds find a place to play in a unique cabaret. Executive Director Travis Wood, Creative Director Ian MacKinnon, and performers Lore Randolph (aka Fleur The Tease) and Ari (aka Odious Ari) celebrate 13 years of Planet Queer — with a nod to the late playwright Robert Patrick (produced by Brian DeShazor).
“What the teachers realized was that curiosity became the engine for learning.”~ Matthias Gruber This is a wide-ranging and exciting conversation about neuroscientist Matthias Gruber’s ongoing efforts to understand curiosity’s role in learning and memory. There’s a lot here. You may have to listen more than once — I know I did! We talk about … Continued
Guest: Louis Ferrante, author of Borgata: Rise of Empire and Borgata: Clash of Titans, is a former Mafia associate and heist expert who served eight years in prison after refusing to incriminate his fellow Gambino family members. His book Mob Rules was an international bestseller, and his Discovery Channel series Inside the Gangsters Code earned him a Grierson Award nomination for Presenter … Continued
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – August 21, 2025
On Today’s Show: “I Just Want to Die”: Desperate Med Student in Gaza Sends Messages to Doctor Denied Entry “The West Bank Is the Prize”: Israel Approves New Settlements to “Bury” Palestinian State Smithsonian Head Lonnie Bunch in 2020 on Telling “Unvarnished” History, Meeting Trump & More Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news … Continued