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. On tonight’s edition of Obbligato on APEX Express, which focuses on AAPI artists, musicians, and composers in the classical music world, … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Texas senate committee approves GOP redistricting plan while Dems hold out in other states to block quorum; ICE uses rental truck to surprise and round up day laborers in LA despite court order on ICE stops; California … Continued
Today on the show: Noted refugee rights advocate, Juan Jose Gutierrez, speaks to us from Los Angles about the expanding sweeps through the streets of Los Angeles and parts south. Also The genocidal slaughter in occupied Palestine continues a pace as we feature our weekly FRONTLINE news report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows … Continued
On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with longtime political and revolutionary organizer Kalonji Changa for a powerful conversation on the meaning and purpose of Black August. Changa made it clear from the outset: Black August is not a time for celebration. It is a time for deep reflection, resistance, and … Continued
Low Expectations Among Experts For the Upcoming Putin/Trump Summit in the UAE We begin with the upcoming summit in the UAE between President Trump and President Putin in the hope we all share of ending Russia’s war on Ukraine that many experts on Russia and Ukraine think is unlikely to happen given Putin’s massive investment … Continued
Let’s take the “cult” out of” Culture!” Lunar Lammas – Full Moon of Opportunity – for Liberating Revelation, Story-crafting our way out of ACT IV to ACT V For on-going – Anarcho*Entheo*Astro*Animism Caroline welcomes the return of Eddy Nix. Tis exact mid- Summer today, one of the 4 cross-quarter holidays, when Power is especially … Continued
Nature writer Rob Macfarlane discusses his latest book, “Is A River Alive?” which takes us to three different kinds of rivers – a cloud forest in South America, a dying river in India, and an undammed river in Canada. He also discusses the state of environmental issues today. Also: A review of “My Fair Lady” at San Francisco Playhouse through September 13, 2025. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Jodi Dean, author of this article, on why going anti-woke is very wrong • Emily Jashinsky on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s use of the word “genocide,” and other curious developments on the right
In more than three decades as a proud transgender activist, Jamison Green has moved from making history to writing it as one of the authors and editors of a new book, “A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States, From Margins to Mainstream” — an important contribution to the discussion during these times of growing intolerance (interviewed by David Hunt).
Lean into the language of smell with me: we sniff things out, we follow a scent. We’re nosey! Is this not curiosity, enacted? Embodied!? So what do we know about our sense of smell, and might studying it offer insights into the way our brains explore, learn and remember? Venkatesh Murthy studies smell. We have … Continued
