Hear a dynamic African-American principal from the Bronx talk about teaching with joy and love for the kids, instead of focusing on test-prep. Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein, and airs on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month.
Nuclear-industry critics Arnie and Maggie Gundersen warn that, four-and-a-half years after the meltdown, Fukushima still poses a danger to Japan and the Pacific region, and that the Japanese government is trying to prevent journalists and physicians from disclosing the ongoing problems. The program closes with an excerpt from a speech by Arnie Gundersen rebutting the … Continued
The Million Student March was yesterday, for debt relief, free tuition, and a $15 minimum wage for all campus workers. We talk with some of the participants. PLUS: The global climate conference in Paris will hear form Oaklanders, in next week’s big march and rally. We’ll hear all about it. AND: Pirates at the Berkeley … Continued
Beirut Bombings: Dozens Killed as ISIL Continues Attacks on Foes Outside Its Territory; “Tomorrow’s Battlefield”: As U.S. Special Ops Enter Syria, Growing Presence in Africa Goes Unnoticed; In Nationwide Student Revolt over Campus Racism, NY’s Ithaca College is Latest School to Erupt.
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Host Derk Richardson welcomes jazz singer Laurie Antonioli to the studio. Laurie’s new album is “Varuna,” her second with the brilliant pianist Richie Beirach, recorded in Leipzig and California. Last year’s, “Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light” landed on several year-end best-of lists. Laurie will talk about her work–she also heads the Vocal Jazz Studies program at the California Jazz Conservatory in … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: ISIS claims multiple suicide bombing in Beirut, killing over 40 and seriously wounding over 200. We’ll feature a report from the ground in Beirut on the deadly bombing. Also, Dr. Mads Gilbert on treating the victims of two murderous Israeli assaults on the Gaza strip. And we’ll be joined by our own … Continued
Caroline hosts Osprey Orielle Lake, author of Uprising for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with the Earth on her way to Paris Talks ( 11.30.15 – New Moon on December 11th). The Venusian Trickster Redeemer is getting ready to bound onto the world stage, in all our hearts.
Join Sarah Holmes for a discussion of respiratory health and the herbs that can support what ails you.
A history on insane asylums and the multi-generational movements for the rights of people with psychiatric disabilities. Mary De Young, professor of sociology at Grand Valley State University and author of Madness: An American History of Mental Illness and its Treatment
Philip Maldari speaks to journalist Reese Erlich who has been on the ground in Syria where the United States, Russia, Turkey and many others are operating in the multitude of overlapping conflicts. We focus on Turkey’s role. Who are they targeting and with what intent? In the second half, we talk to East Bay Express journalist David Downs. He’ll tells … Continued
