Hollywood has had a long history of whitewashing and stereotyping different groups –from brownface to blackface and yellowface. For Arabs and Muslims, persistent clichés throughout Hollywood’s history range from desert scenes with camels and palm trees, and characters cast as barbaric villains, belly dancers, or terrorists among others. On this edition of Making Contact we’ll … Continued
Ever wondered if that chemical coating on your nonstick pan was safe for your health? Tune in on Friday, April 29 to learn more about the toxic chemicals present in the nonstick and waterproof products we use everyday. Dr Arlene Blum of the Green Policy Institute and Melanie Benesh, legislative attorney with the Environmental Working … Continued
Dave and Etan speak with sportscaster Julie DeCaro from The Score in Chicago about the viral video–More than Mean. They discuss Trump and Indiana University basketball coach Bob Knight and more…on today’s first episode of the Collision to be broadcast on the Bay Area.
Guest host Marie Choi with a debate on how to address Police Violence and Militarization in Alameda County and an interview with activists from the Black Out Collective and the Bernie Sanders campaign on their approach to protests during Donald Trumps visit to the California Republican Convention in Burlingame, CA.
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Local faves Nell & Jim have a new “AP” — advance promo — that they’re releasing in conjunction with their full band’s live show at The Back Room in Berkeley on Saturday, April 30. It’s the first in a four-part live AP series, named after the four cardinal points on a compass – North, South, East, … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: Fighting to expose the church of Canada and the Roman Catholic church of mass child abuse and genocide against indigenous communities. Also, we’ll get a report back from Tunisia on a conference held there to call attention to the torture of thousands of imprisoned Palestinians.
Caroline welcomes ancestral Terence McKenna, whose messages are all hopping up and down for us now… and also the living Dr. Rick Strassman, author of “DMT The Spirit Molecule,” that we may explore the biology of near-death (and death!) the evolutionary opportunities available to humanity now for re-animating the necessity of conscious kinship. www.rickstrassman.com
With Harry Enten, senior political analyst at fivethirtyeight, on last night’s primaries in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware and Maryland. And Eric Liu, author, educator, and civic entrepreneur. Liu is founder of Citizen University and executive director of the Aspen Institute Citizenship and American Identity Program. His latest book is called A Chinaman’s Chance: One Family’s Journey and … Continued
Black girls and the school-to-confinement pipeline: Cat Brooks talks to Monique Morris about her new book, Pushout. Plus: money, schools, and the achievement gap. Ryan Smith, executive director of The Education Trust-West, discusses the resources young people are – or are not – getting in California’s public schools, and takes your calls. Guests: Monique Morris, … Continued
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Tonight we feature an interview about the push to impeach Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff, with insightful Brazilian journalist, Diogo Antonio Rodriguez. We also speak with Claudia Bernardi about the Walls of Hope mural project’s “The Tree of Life/ El Árbol de la Vida,” a positive community based arts mural created by undocumented, immigrant Central American … Continued
