Special Programming: Poor News Magazine
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.
Featured Episode
Background Briefing – November 27, 2025
What We Can Be Thankful For in This Otherwise Bleak Time We begin on this Thanksgiving with an exploration of what we can be thankful for in this otherwise bleak time of creeping fascism, looming war abroad and civil war at home, political polarization and societal division. Joining us is Richard Parker, who teaches economics … Continued
The Visionary Activist Show – Rising Aroused in Apocalyptic Times
Saturn stationing Direct, a profound time of crafting our manifesto of dedicated devotion. Thanksgiving – to convene the Ouiji Board of Directors – the ancestral commuity of the dead. We invite them to help! Whatever bowl of dedication we put on the table – Jupiter will fill. Opportune, if dedicated. Caroline proffers a … Continued
Two interviews: Malcolm Margolin (1940-2025) legendary Berkeley-based publisher of Heyday books, in a 2014 interview about his career. Azar Nafisi, author of “Reading Lolita in Tehran” discusses the tyranny of the Islamic regime and her love for literature in an interview from 2009. Also: A tribute to KPFA’s late master of poetry, Jack Foley. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Behind the News – November 27, 2025
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
As World AIDS Day 2025 approaches, the theme of community organizing versus government indifference today echoes the early years of the pandemic. Historic coverage includes AIDS patient/activists Robert Bland, Bob Cecchi and Daniel Warner, columnist Bobbi Campbell and journalist David Hunt.
“Slow down to the speed of wonder.” ~ John Muir Laws This is an episode about nature journaling, but Jack would be the first to say: it isn’t about the journal, it’s about the journey. He’s developed interdisciplinary programs that combine art with science and train us to observe the world with rigor and joy … Continued
UpFront (Replay) – November 27, 2025
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – November 27, 2025
On today’s show: “I’m Not Going to Give Up”: Leonard Peltier on Indigenous Rights, His Half-Century in Prison & Coming Home My Father Is a Warrior & My Hero: An Interview with Leonard Peltier’s Daughter Marquetta Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
El Jones plus Resistance in Residence Artist Danjuma
On today’s show, we’re joined by El Jones, a poet, journalist, academic, and abolitionist who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She teaches at Mt Saint Vincent University. She was also Halifax’s Poet Laureate from 2013 to 2015. Her work focuses on social justice issues such as feminism, prison abolition, antiracism, and decolonization. Her latest book which … Continued