7:08 – Dr. Peggy Peng Ye is an Obstetrician Gynocologist practitioner at MedStar Washington hospital center 8:08 – Brent King is an actor, writer, and author of the tell-all East Bay Express article “The Killer Inside Me” which chronicles his battle with throat cancer caused by Human Papilloma Virus
As Donald Trump abandons the hard-won nuclear agreement between the US, European nations and Iran, we’ll take a deep look today at the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran with Medea Benjamin who has just written a new book. Benjamin will trace the struggle between monarchy, and democracy, theocracy and how foreign interference from … Continued
The literary character Atticus Finch from Harper Lee’s classic To Kill A Mocking Bird, has influenced scores of young people to pursue legal careers. Atticus Finch, who defends a wrongly accused black man of raping a white woman in the deep south, became an iconic symbol for the person with a strong moral compass. So it came … Continued
Trump Frees Alice Johnson; What About Thousands Still Serving Life for Nonviolent Drug Offenses? Students Push to Oust Nicaraguan President Ortega as Death Toll Rises Amid Bloody Police Crackdown; The Country Is Crying: Nicaraguan Mother Demands Justice After Police Kill Her Son at Protest; Mexican Court Orders Truth Commission to Oversee New Investigation of 43 … Continued
7:34 David Schmerler is a Research Associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) at Monterey (@DaveSchmerler) 8:08 Paul Reeberg is a sustainability researcher and author of “Planning for a Liveable City” 8:34 Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of Coepink and Global Exchange, just out with a new book called … Continued
Ahead of the G7 summit in Quebec, the US’s allies are livid over Donald Trump’s newly launched trade war that he began with tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Canada, the European Union, and Mexico have all promised retaliatory tariffs that could impact the US economy. On our show today we’ll turn to economist and … Continued
Maurice Tani calls his original West Coast country sound “Supercalifornigraphic.” The native San Franciscan is a storytelling singer-songwriter who happens to tear up the stage with his guitar playing. Previewing his Friday, June 8, concert at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, Tani performs live in the KPFA performance studio with Henry Salvia on piano … Continued
A first Wednesday means another edition of THE NINA-JACK-JACK-NINA SHOW, another compendium of radio hijinks (and lowjinks too) featuring Nina Serrano and Jack Foley with his partner, Sangye Land. What can be done with this amazing mass medium Nina, Jack and Sangye will attempt to do. Irrelevant irradiance! Have you heard their singing? Today’s show will feature the usual potpourri of razzmatazz, hullabaloo, and serious if sometimes doubtful cunning concatenations.
Mitch Jeserich speaks to John Nichols of the Nation Magazine about last night’s primaries, this year’s midterms and the state of the Republic. Then, marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, Mitch Jeserich speaks to journalist and historian Ellen Meacham, author of the book Delta Epiphany: Robert F. Kennedy in Mississippi. … Continued
Naomi Klein: 4,645 Deaths in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria Were “State-Sponsored Mass Killing”; “The Battle for Paradise”: New Intercept Doc Goes Inside Struggle over Puerto Rico’s Future; Puerto Rico Is a “Playground for the Privileged”: Investors Move In as Homes Foreclose & Schools Close.
