The Bonnie Simmons Show – August 21, 2025
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Bonnie Simmons presents a unique mix of singer/songwriter folk, rock, soul, country, and R&B.
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A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Important Resources: Asian Refugees United: Website | Instagram | Learn about the Disappearances of Bhutanese American refugees: Website | Toolkit … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Texas state senate committee advances GOP plan to redraw congressional maps before midterm elections; Governor Newsom signs “Election Rigging Response Act” to neutralize Texas redistricting; Gaza City residents face another displacement as Israel moves to occupy Gaza’s … Continued
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:
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
Peter Stone/Osita Nwanevu
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).