On this month’s South Asia edition, we turn the spotlight on Afghanistan. Often not considered South Asia for being centrally located in the Asian continent, Afghanistan’s political scenario over the last 40 years and its strategic location has been of deep geopolitical and historical significance to the South Asian subcontinent, and indeed, the whole world. … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. U.S. evacuations are ramping up as Afghanistan celebrates Independence Day under Taliban rule. United Nations warns of deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. Calls mount for Biden administration to expedited evacuation of Afghani’s threatened by Taliban. San Jose … Continued
Today on the Show: The Taliban tighten their grip on power, as tthousands of US support personnel flee to the airport and cram into military transport planes, out of the country. What have the firs tdays under Taliban rule been like and what does it tell us about what is to come? We’ll feature an … Continued
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Pouring Cool Waters on the Conflagration… Caroline welcomes the return of collegial Celtic Wizard Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue, author of “The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are – Connecting to the Living Medicine of Wild Plants” that we may cool the fever dream of the world If All war is a failure of imagination Then All … Continued
Erik Larson discusses his most recent book, “The Splendid and the Ville,” about Churchill and the year of the Blitz, and a 1988 interview with the late W.P. Kinsella, author of “Shoeless Joe” which became the classic film “Field of Dreams.” Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
A time-tunnel trip back to January: Jodi Dean on Trump and American fascism, and Quinn Slobodian, co-author of this article, on Querdenken, the eclectic German anti-mask movement that joins hippies and petty capitalists (vacation-induced rebroadcast of a show that first ran in January) photo: Jon Tyson via Unsplash
Emily Hoeven of CalMatters runs down the big news in Cali: Newsome recall, COVID, fires: NOT a pretty picture. PLUS the brilliant, tenacious, charismatic poet, playwright, educator and activist Dr. Ayodele Nzinga with her annual Black Arts Movement cultural festival in Oakland. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Guest: Nazif Shahrani, Professor of Anthropology, Central Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Indiana University. He is the author of Revolutions and Rebellions in Afghanistan and Modern Afghanistan: The Impact of 40 Years of War.
