Womens Magazine

Film Critic Alisa Wilkinson

Jovelyn Richards interviews New York  Times film critic Alisa Wilkinson in a new book, We Tell Ourselves Stories. Wilkinson discusses how Joan Didion’s cultural influence through the lens of American mythmaking in Hollywood and Didion’s writings spanning decades illustrated Hollywood’s addictive grasp on American identity.


The Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Ambassador Chas Freeman on American Scofflaws

Ralph welcomes retired diplomat Ambassador Chas Freeman to discuss the United States’ disregard for international law, the incoming Trump administration’s approach to foreign policy, and the decline of the American Empire (among other topics). Ambassador Chas Freeman is a retired career diplomat who has negotiated on behalf of the United States with over 100 foreign … Continued


Law & Disorder

Palestine Post: How Syria’s Revolution Makes Room for Zionist Aggression

Today’s guests for our weekly Palestine Post segment are: Asa Winstanley is an investigative journalist who writes for the Electronic Intifada, and also an author whose latest book is called Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn. Asa joins us from London. Laila is a Syrian-Palestinian law student and organizer with the … Continued


Democracy Now 6am

Democracy Now 6am – December 16, 2024

On today’s show: “Lawless”: Marwan Bishara on Israel Bombing Syria 800 Times and Expanding Occupation of Golan Heights South Korea Impeaches President, as Demands Grow for Democratic Reforms Reporter Ken Klippenstein on Publishing Luigi Mangione Manifesto and Internal UnitedHealth PR Memos Denied: ProPublica Exposes UnitedHealth Profiteering Off Limiting Care for Children with Autism