Today on the show: Kathy Kelly confronts US threats to destroy key Iranain sources of fresh water: AND THE COMPLICIT LENS: US MEDIA COVERAGE OF ISRAEL’S GENOCIDE IN GAZA: A POWERFUL NEW BOOK BY MEDIA SCHOLAR AND CRITIC, ROBIN ANDERSEN. ANDERSON shows how mainstream media—from The New York Times to CNN—spread misinformation, skewed coverage, and … Continued
As Juneteenth approaches, the San Francisco Black Film Festival (SFBFF) returns with a powerful lineup of films, community events, and cultural programming designed to celebrate Black life, history, and creativity. On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D spoke with SFBFF Executive Director Cree Ray, who discussed the festival’s legacy, this year’s theme, and why preserving Black stories … Continued
Join host Timothy Regan for a previously aired conversation with Chris Morasky on taking a break from people through a deep connection with nature. Talk It Out Radio-A how-to and what-to-do program where skilled hosts welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, mindfulness, and effective communication. Do you want tools for connection, … Continued
This Friday, Pushing Limits talks to “The Last Person on IHSS.” This Friday afternoon at 2:30, Pushing Limits presents a radio play entitled “The Last Person on IHSS.” It’s the year 2036, three years since California eliminated its In-Home Supportive Services program, commonly known as IHSS. Since 1973, this program has allowed people with disabilities to choose the individual they want … Continued
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First up, Professor Dave explains. Science communicator Dave Farina joins the show to talk about the emergence of science communicators at a time when science denial is reaching ever soaring heights. Dave discusses the lure and prevalence of erroneous scientific claims and how science literacy and media literacy necessarily overlap and require continued practice and … Continued
Kris Welch talks with Nation writers Jeet Heer and Chris Lehmann about “The Great Grifter” and the state of American politics. Later, Jennifer Lowenstein joins the program with analysis of the ongoing crises in Gaza and Lebanon. Plus, Raymond Nat Turner, the Town Crier. The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the … Continued
Earlier this year, the Trump administration repealed the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 “endangerment finding” that greenhouse gases pose a danger to public health. The determination was, until now, the foundation for federal climate policy. Among many challenges to the repeal, one stands out: a youth-led petition based on the constitutional rights to life, liberty, and … Continued
This week on Economic Update, Professor delivers updates on the big union wins for 40,000 workers in the UC system, the ongoing strike of graduate student workers at Harvard, and basic statistics on the extent of hunger in US households (between 1 in 7 and 1 in 5 households). In the second half, Professor Wolff … Continued
On today’s show: Headlines “New Form of Imperialism”: Renowned U.N. Scientist on AI Boom’s Huge Water, Carbon & Land Footprint U.S. Attacks Iranian Water Reservoirs Amid “Normalization” of Targeting Civilian Infrastructure “Cautionary Tale”: NYC’s The New School Guts Faculty & Staff as Colleges Intensify Austerity Palestinian Activist Mohsen Mahdawi: Trump Admin “Weaponizing Immigration Laws” to … Continued
