The Hear and Now – October 14, 2021
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From singer-songwriters to avant-garde jazz; old faves, new voices, and live performances. With host Derk Richardson.
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The Bonnie Simmons Show – October 14, 2021
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Bonnie Simmons presents a unique mix of singer/songwriter folk, rock, soul, country, and R&B.
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. Tonight Powerleegirl Hosts Miko Lee and Jalena Keane-Lee focus on Fall Film Highlights featuring interviews with filmmaker Suzanne Joi Kai about … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. F.D.A advisory panel approves Moderna’s COVID-19 booster shot for certain populations including elderly and those with health complications. President Joe Biden urges vaccination against COVID-19, says administration is ready to stock up when vaccines for 5-11 year … Continued
Today on the Show: A former FBI special Agent and division council speaks out against the imprisonment of Julian Assange, Also, fighting the upstream battle to save the endangered salmon as Indigenous communities lead the resistance. Also the fledgling Facebook Users Union launches a #FireZuck campaign. And they plan to take the protest to Zuckerberg’s … Continued
We speak with Dr. James Taylor about the rise of fascism. And later Poor News Network provides a report on America’s war on disenfranchised communities. photo: little plant via Unsplash
On today’s show: Phyllis Bennis (@PhyllisBennis), Middle East analyst and Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies joins us to discuss the collapsing Afghan economy. And: Over 10,000 John Deere workers are on strike. Jonah Furman (@JonahFurman), staff writer and union organizer for Labor Notes joins us to explain. Also: … Continued
The Visionary Activist Show – Beauty Out of Darkness (Archive Show)
Originally Broadcast October 27, 2011 – this ever-pertinent interview with Lily Yeh is the medicine and dedication we need now in the world – Beauty Out of Darkness. … invoking Akhilandishvara! the goddess of the power that comes from being broken! Caroline welcomes Lily Yeh, author of “Awakening Creativity,” founder of Barefoot Artists whose encouraging … Continued
Mary Roach discusses her latest book, “Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law” which deals with invasive species, bear break-ins, and deer in your headlights. Then, a newly digitized 1981 interview with the late science fiction writer Frank Herbert about his career and about the writing of “Dune.” Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Historian Nancy MacLean, author of this paper, on how Milton Friedman gave segregationists libertarian cover in their efforts to resist Brown v. Board of Education: they weren’t bigots, they were defending freedom! And geophysicist Klaus Jacob on how we can adapt our cities to live with rising seas and heavier rains. photo: Wikimedia Commons