Hard Knock Radio – May 13, 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.


Background Briefing

Sarah Leah Whitson / Jon Hoffman / Alex Lawson

Trump Signs a $142 Billion Weapons Deal In Saudi Arabia, Not the Peace Deal With Putin He Expected To Sign, But He Still Hopes to Sign a Deal With Iran
As Trump Throws His Lot in With Rich Arabs, How Much is Netanyahu Out in the Cold?
The Good “Christians” Speaker Johnson and the OMB’s Vought Are Working Tirelessly to Hurt the Poor and Reward the Rich


Today’s episode of Cover to Cover is preempted by special programming for KPFA’s 2025 Spring Fund Drive. Jesse Strauss speaks with accomplished author, scholar, educator, cultural organizer, poet, and playwright Eve L. Ewing about her book Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism. To support our mission … Continued


Host Emiliano Lemus paints a picture of the medicinal flowers putting on their spring show in the Bay Area and beyond. Listen in to learn about the powerful medicines blooming all around us. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here.


Law & Disorder

Schooling and the Construction of American Racism w/ Eve Ewing – Spring Fund Drive Special

On today’s show, we’re in conversation with Eve L Ewing about her latest book, Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism. FUND DRIVE SPECIAL – Pledge $170 and receive Eve L Ewing’s new book, Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of AmericanRacism. In … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now 6am – May 13, 2025

On today’s show: Gift or Grift? Trump Under Fire over Qatar’s Plan to Give Him $400M “Flying Palace” “Unprecedented” in U.S. History: Trump and Family Rake In Money from Gulf States, Crypto, and Real Estate “People Are Starving to Death”: Oxfam Warns Israel’s Blockade on Gaza Is Catastrophic If I Stayed, I Would’ve Died: Journalist … Continued