Ralph talks to the President of Public Citizen, Robert Weissman, about that organization’s storied history fighting and winning against the perfidies of corporate power. And in our listener question segment, Ralph defends his position on autonomous cars and talks about what he might do differently if he had it to do all over again.
Courts Strike Down Voter Restriction Laws That Target African Americans with “Surgical Precision”; Society Is Failing Our Families: Sister Simone Campbell on Inequality, Donald Trump & Women’s Health; Trump Attacks Muslim Mother of Slain U.S. Soldier in Comments “Beyond Limit of Human Decency”.
In the first hour Mark Danner discusses his latest book, “Spiral: Trapped in the Forever War”. In the second hour the audio book, “A People’s History of the United States” read by Howard Zinn.
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Larry Bensky features an interview with Ming Luke, Director of the Berkeley Community Chorus & Orchestra (BCCO) about their performance of Benjamin Britten’s monumental War Requiem.
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John Santos joins Guest Host Gabrielle this week on BAJABA on JazzLine 11 pm 7/30th in studio to discuss his upcoming performance at Yoshi’s Oakland “Legends of Afro-Cuban Percussion.” For tickets: http://www.yoshis.com/event/847667-john-santos-ernesto-oviedo-oakland/
Keyboardist Dr. Bernie Worrell was one of the greatest living musicians. A child prodigy, the Plainfield New Jersey born genius trained at Juilliard and the New England Conservatory of Music. He is the mastermind behind nearly every song by George Clinton’s Parliament / Funkadelic, and Worrell has a distinguished track record playing everything from industrial, … Continued
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Please join us for a live concert with Rujul Patak, North Indian Classical Vocalist on Music of the World Live, at KPFA in the Performance Studio. First 20 people to email: [email protected] get tickets to get in. Arrive at 945 am to be seated. This is a fund drive show; in lieu of tickets we … Continued
A hour-long fund drive episode in which we dissect the fascinating intersection of fundraising and disability with Catherine Kudlick, editor of Telethons: Spectacle, Disability and the Business of Charity by Paul Longmore. From Jerry Lewis – to the cancer survivor runs – to the many disability non-profits desperately hoping for support, money raising … Continued
Hillary Clinton Becomes First Woman to Accept Major-Party Presidential Nomination in U.S. History; California Delegates Walk Off the Floor of DNC in Protest of Hillary Clinton’s Nomination; As Hillary Clinton Accepts Democratic Nomination, Hundreds Protest Outside Convention Arena; Kshama Sawant vs. Rebecca Traister on Clinton, Democratic Party & Possibility of a Female President; Hillary Clinton … Continued
Hillary Clinton officially accepts the Democratic Presidential nomination, becoming the first woman to be the nominee of either major party. She reaches out to Bernie Sanders supporters say they had put economic and social justice issues front and center, where they belong and pledging to work with Sanders on making public college education free for poor … Continued
