A Box of Toys

A Box of Toys – June 30, 2026

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A Box of Toys is a radio program dedicated to the mystery of obscure music. The sheer volume of new and original artists is utterly overwhelming and A Box of Toys endeavors to pluck these voices out of their dusty basements and onto the airwaves for your listening pleasure. It is the culmination of a … Continued


Africa Today

Africa Today – Building a New Left in South Africa

Africa Today examines the outcomes of South Africa’s Conference of the Left, where hundreds of delegates gathered to discuss the country’s deepening economic inequality, the future of left organizing, and strategies for building working-class political power. Host Walter Turner speaks with activist and educator Mazibuko Jara about the conference, its goals, and the challenges facing … Continued


San Francisco Pride Weekend Marked by Protests, Arrests, and Calls for LGBTQ Rights U.N. Says Israeli Settler Violence in West Bank Reaches Record High Confusion Surrounds Iran Peace Talks as U.S., Tehran Head to Qatar U.N. Human Rights Chief Urges Investigations into Deaths in ICE Custody Budapest Celebrates First Pride Since Orbán’s Defeat Supreme Court … Continued


Flashpoints

National Book Award Winning Poet, Martin Espada, Reads a Powerful New Poem, Alligator Alcatraz

Today on the Show: National Book Award Winning poet, Martin Espada, reads a powerful new poem, Alligator Alcatraz, as a part of a special 250 year anniversary publication of the Nation Magazine. Martin will be joined by his Friend, attorney, poet, Human Rights visionary Camilo Perez Bustillo to talk about the dangers of the of … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

Haiti and the Supreme Court

On this edition of *Hard Knock Radio*, host Davey D welcomed Pierre Labossiere of the Haiti Action Committee for a sobering conversation about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision allowing the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitians living in the United States. The discussion explored not only the legal … Continued


When Donald Trump rode a wave of white anxiety into the White House, it was part of a backlash to the Obama presidency, one that revealed an increasingly explicit white nationalism and revived an overtly exclusionary agenda: roll back rights and protections for people of color, immigrants, Muslims, women, and gay and transgender people. Then … Continued