Brian Fretwell’s work grows out of a rich mix of neuroscience, anthropology, leadership and what you might call self-interested curiosity. Rather than obsessing about where we fell short and consoling ourselves we will learn from our mistakes, he encourages us to learn from our successes instead. The secret, he says, is connection. Brian Fretwell & Finding Good: www.findinggood.com … Continued


Law & Disorder

Remembering Assata Shakur on the 59th Anniversary of Panthers

Assata Shakur, the Black revolutionary and freedom fighter who found political asylum in socialist Cuba, passed away on September 25. Her life and struggle continue to inspire generations of young organizers, especially Black activists in the United States. On today’s episode, we remember her with gratitude. We’ll speak with Mama Ayanna, longtime Oakland-based healer, activist, and … Continued


UpFront

Israel Resumes Strikes on Gaza; Plus, Journalist Sami Hamdi Detained by ICE at SFO; And, Protecting Community & Honoring Ancestors at Dia De Los Muertos

00:08 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 00:20 — Zahra Billoo is the Executive Director of the Bay Area Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). 00:33 — Blanca Martinez is Communications Coordinator at The Unity Council. 00:45 — Alex Lalama is an organizer, curanderismo practitioner and herbalism apprentice at Tierra … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! – October 30, 2025

ON TODAY’S SHOW: “Extraordinarily Destabilizing Decision”: Trump Denounced over Call to Immediately Resume Nuclear Tests U.S., China Reach Trade Truce as Trump & Xi Meet for First Time in Years Mass Killings Reported in Sudan as RSF Seizes El Fasher; 460 Killed at Hospital U.N. Votes Overwhelmingly to Denounce U.S. Embargo on Cuba as Hurricane Melissa Batters … Continued


Background Briefing (5am)

As Trump Rewards Billionaires and Mike Johnson Protects Pedophiles, Americans and Their Children Are About to Go Hungry–The CEO to Worker Pay Ratio Has Gone From 20 to 1 to 360 to 1 But Now Musk Expects a $1 Trillion Paycheck–Trump’s Theatrical War on Drugs Has Key Ally Colombia Exiting the Stage

As Trump Rewards Billionaires and Mike Johnson Protects Pedophiles, Americans and Their Children Are About to Go Hungry  We begin with SNAP food stamp payments to one in eight Americans stopping on November 1 since the House of Representatives is shut down which will result in millions of kids going hungry so that Speaker Johnson … Continued