What is it like to live with a father suffering from a mental illness, who keeps his illness a secret? Nurse Rona will speak with Stephen Hinshaw, PhD, about his book, Another Kind of Madness, A Journey Through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness.
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Pacifica National Broadcast on Charlottesville Events: Divided We Fall: A Visionary Response to Hate, the Alt Right and White Nationalism. Hosted by Bill Fletcher, host of WPFW’s Arise, and Margaret Prescod, host of KPFK’s Sojourner Truth, this two-hour program offers the historical and constitutional context for white supremacy, examine the landscape of hate in America, … Continued
We talk to Patrick N. Hunt, author of the book Hannibal. Patrick N. Hunt is archeologist, historian, biographer, and Fellow at the Royal Geographical Society in London. Hunts book covers the amazing story of one of the most brilliant strategists and tacticians in history. Hannibal is still considered as a military genius whose strategies and … Continued
As Yemen, the poorest nation in the Arab Gulf struggles with a US-backed Saudi war, a horrifying cholera epidemic has now made things worse. On today’s show, we’ll examine the crisis with Benjamin Wiacek, the Yemen media lead for Oxfam and ask why there is so little coverage. Then, Sarah Anderson of the Institute for … Continued
On today’s show, civil rights attorney Dan Siegel joins Brian Edwards-Tiekert to discuss the difference between hate speech and free speech. They also explore how city governments can respond when alt-right demonstrators come to town. Then, Fred Glass speaks to Brian Edwards-Tiekert about the labor history of California. Together they examine the history of the Golden State from the … Continued
Dick Gregory In His Own Words: Remembering the Pioneering Comedian and Civil Rights Activist.
We are nearing seven months under President Donald Trump, and many of us who have been paying close attention, and maybe even those of you who haven’t been aware-have been hitting extreme poles of emotions from anger, to indignation. The events in Charlottesville, Virginia are another example of the extremist display by white supremacists and … Continued
Our guest, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, (she/they) is a queer disabled non-binary femme writer and cultural worker of Burger/ Tamil Sri Lankan and Irish/ Roma ascent. Her work has been widely published, most recently in The Deaf Poets Society, Glitter and Grit and Octavia’s Brood. Her memoir, Dirty River: A Queer Femme of Color Dreaming Her … Continued
On today’s show, Salima Hamirani explores the solar eclipse passing over the continental US on Monday. We’ll hear from a composer turning it into live music, an eclipse chaser about why it’s so spectacular, and a scientist about what an eclipse even is and how to watch it safely. Before that, Salima talks to Rohini Ramkrishnan … Continued
Anne Frank Center: Trump’s Personal Twitter Account Amplifies Hate and Should Be Suspended; Nephew of Fascist Who Marched in Charlottesville & Former Neo-Nazi on Confronting Racists.