Etan Thomas and Osa Tiyemba Discuss Athletes, Media and Mental Health
We speak with professional athletes, Etan Thomas and Osa Tiyemba about the plight faced by tennis star Naomi Osaka and how Black athletes are treated.
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UpFront PM – June 9, 2021
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. UpFront PM is the afternoon edition of UpFront. Pitch us at [email protected].
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – June 9, 2021
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
East Bay Yesterday – June 9, 2021
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Occupy Oakland took over the plaza in front of City Hall ten years ago. Emily Brissette discusses what animated and what constrained the movement; she also considers the debate that arose after stay-away orders were issued against dozens of Occupiers. That debate, contends Brissette, featured conflicting notions of what constitutes legitimate political activity. (Photo by … Continued
Guest host Max Pringle speaks with Adele Stan of Right Wing Watch on the far right direction of the Republican Party. Then, Veldon Coburn, Associate Professor of Canadian and Indigenous Studies at the University of Ottawa on the recent discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves of Native Children at a British Columbia former Indian residential … Continued
Democracy Now – June 9, 2021
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
0:08 – 36 local candidates were killed in the run up to Mexico’s recent election. Laura Carlsen (@LauraECarlsen), Director of the Mexico City-based Americas Program joins us to analyze the political climate in Mexico following its midterm election which saw a 51% voter turnout. 0:34 – Dana Frank, professor of history emerita at UC Santa Cruz and author … Continued
Democracy Now – June 9, 2021
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Letters & Politics – June 9, 2021
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.