Hard Knock Radio

Special Programming: Winter Fund Drive

We sit down with comedian Karinda Dobbins to discuss the release of her debut comedy album, Black & Blue. The Bay Area comedian who has shared the stage with household names like Trevor Noah, Roy Wood Jr. and Gina Yashere recorded the album on a co-headlining bill with one of her best friends, Dhaya Lakshminarayanan. Karinda Dobbins was born and … Continued


Guest: Vijay Prashad is the Director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research which describes itself as an international, movement-driven institution focused on stimulating intellectual debate that serves people’s aspirations.  He is also the author of such books as The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World and The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of … Continued


0:08 – Michael T. Klare (@mklare1), professor emeritus of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College and defense correspondent for The Nation magazine, speaks to us about the geopolitical stakes of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in its political relationships to other countries in the area. 0:35 – African students and residents in Ukraine … Continued