Tune in and listen to some new tunes from five-piece Magic Castles out of Minneapolis, MN. London’s four-piece Is Tropical, an electronic duo from London that go by the name Lilies On Mars. Baltimore’s electrifying ensemble Sun Club, a new collaborative project on 4AD records named EL VY. A must hear from Brighton who call … Continued


The History Of Funk

Tribute to Bootsy Collins

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All about Bootsy Collins, number one funkateer all funked up over the History of Funk with Ricky Vincent and co-funky-host Gary Baca hanging with the extraterrestrial brothers.


This is a special encore edition. They say a smart athlete will use their head. But what if using your head cost you everything? That’s a question being asked in locker rooms the world over. Whether it’s boxing, hockey, or soccer, it seems that head injuries are finally being taken seriously. In the United States, … Continued


Peter and Mickey spend the hour speaking with author/educator Henry Giroux. Giroux explains the concept of ‘critical pedagogy,’ and the pivotal role that education plays for the whole of society. He warns of the increasing domination of the world by the ultra-rich, and a new form of anti-intellectualism fostered by a failing corporate media. Among the measures … Continued


Russia’s Entry into Syria Worsens Killings of Medical Workers on War’s Front Lines; While Condemning Assad, U.S. Bombs Afghan Hospital & Backs Devastating Saudi War on Yemen; Freedom for Shaker Aamer: After 13 Years Behind Bars, British Prisoner Released from Guantánamo; We Won’t Torture Anymore: APA Tells U.S. to Withdraw Psychologists from Nat. Sec. Interrogations; … Continued


This is a conversation on gentrification in down town Oakland.. It features excerpts from a planning meeting held Wednesday night at Paramount theater… U hear clips from City council president Lynette McAlhaney, Black developer Alan Dunes and mayor Libby Shaaf. Next we have an interview with Dwayne Wiggins giving a historical breakdown of artists, Oakland … Continued


With Ruth Conniff, Editor of the Progressive Magazine, on Speaker-elect Paul Ryan. And Jason de Leon, author of The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail. de Leon is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan and Director of the Undocumented Migration Project, a long-term anthropological study of clandestine border crossings between … Continued