Hard Knock Radio – June 9, 2025
Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
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Manuel Pastor / John Lawrence / Barbara Walter
An Eyewitness to Trump’s Dictatorial Dream of Crushing Blue State Opposition on His Way to Becoming An American Fuhrer
With Trump Itching to Provoke an Insurrection to Justify a Dictatorship, Has Los Angeles Played Into His Hands?
Trump’s Dual Strategies of Scaring Off Protests and Instigating Provocations to Enact Fascism
As a backlash against LGBTQ rights escalates into an authoritarian crusade, acclaimed author and queer activist Taylor Brorby asks how we can still be fighting this battle? As a writer addressing the fossil fuel industry’s acceleration in the midst of climate chaos, Taylor is forced to choose between the existential crises of the assaults on … Continued
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the global conference regarding our rapidly deteriorating oceans, how huge data centers are providing heat for homes in Norway, and a new study about toxic chemicals in plumbing fixtures including shower heads imported from China. Then award-winning author Alden Wicker talks about fast fashion, and … Continued
Celebrate Queer Pride with SF Frameline and QWOCMAP film festivals
Want to know what feminist and women centered films to watch this June at SF Frameline and Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project film festivals ? This Monday June 9th at 1-2pm pm on KPFA Radio’s Women’s Magazine I will be talking about the two most important Queer film festivals in the U.S., the … Continued
In the decade of the 2010s, more people took to the streets than in any other time in history. And yet those horizontal protests, often spread through social media, were frequently co-opted by the right — and the decade ended with the rise of authoritarianism. Journalist Vincent Bevins spoke to activists around the world about … Continued
The MAGA Murder Bill
Ralph welcomes Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute, to break down the budget bill passing through Congress that is the largest transfer of wealth from the poor and working-class to the wealthy in United States history. Then, insurance expert, Robert Hunter returns to discuss the recent rise in auto insurance rates. GUESTS: Heidi … Continued
Guests: Sonali Kolhatkar is an award winning journalist, broadcaster, writer, and author. She is the founder, host, and executive producer of Rising Up With Sonali that airs at KPFK, KPFA and the Pacifica Radio stations. She is also a Senior Editor at YES! Media, and the author most recently of Talking About Abolition: A Police-Free … Continued
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – June 9, 2025
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
Palestine Post w/ Electronic Intifada; Africa Crises Neglected by the West; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Nikkolas Smith
We start our weekly Palestine Post segment in conversation with Nora Barrows-Friedman, editor of the Electronic Intifada and former KPFA host and producer. Check out the Electronic Intifada here: https://electronicintifada.net/ Then, we speak with the Norwegian Refugee Council about their new report on the most neglected crises in the world. Cameroon sits on top of that … Continued