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Guest: Laura Dassow Walls is the William P. and Hazel B. White Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame. She is the author of Henry David Thoreau: A Life, and her latest, The Daily Henry David Thoreau: A Year of Quotes from the Man Who Lived in Season.
Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – October 2, 2025
On today’s show: “Shameful”: Israel Seizes Gaza-Bound Vessels & Detains 400+, But More Boats Are Now Heading to Gaza “Orwell: 2+2=5”: Raoul Peck & Alex Gibney on New Documentary, Authoritarianism, Trump & More Will El Salvador’s Total Abortion Ban Be a Model for the U.S.? Maria Hinojosa Investigates Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning … Continued
Remembering Assata Shakur w/ Mama Ayanna, Thandizwe Chimurenga, Malkia Devich-Cyril and Kali Akuno — Fall Fund Drive
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, … Continued
Italian Workers Strike for Gaza Solidarity While Italian Government Retrieves Ships from Sumud Flotilla; Plus, What Government Shutdown Means for Healthcare in California
00:08 — Niccolo Barca is a photographer, journalist and musician based in Rome. His latest piece for the Nation is “How Italy’s Workers Shut Their Country Down for Gaza.” 00:33 — Amanda McAllister Wallner is the Executive Director of Health Access California.
Democracy Now! – October 2, 2025
On today’s show: “Shameful”: Israel Seizes Gaza-Bound Vessels & Detains 400+, But More Boats Are Now Heading to Gaza “Orwell: 2+2=5”: Raoul Peck & Alex Gibney on New Documentary, Authoritarianism, Trump & More Will El Salvador’s Total Abortion Ban Be a Model for the U.S.? Maria Hinojosa Investigates Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning … Continued
We uncover Trump and Stephen Miller’s chilling NSPM-7 directive that brands mainstream beliefs as “terrorist,” with Ken Klippenstein on its authoritarian implications, Stephen Marche on Trump’s evolution into a caudillo-style strongman stoking civil war rhetoric, and Sasha Abramsky on how Trump and Russell Vought are weaponizing the government shutdown to punish and impoverish public service workers.
Trump and Miller’s National Security Directive NSPM-7 Outlaws the Common Beliefs of Over Half of the Country We begin with a frightening move that has gone under the radar by Trump and Stephen Miller to outlaw and defund political opposition as “Anti-Christian” and “Anti-American,” in the name of dismantling “left wing terrorism” which means going … Continued
Non-fiction Music – October 2, 2025
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A mix of jazz, folk, blues and more with Joel Sachs.
LoveSoul with Al Glenn – October 2, 2025
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Enjoy sensuous bedroom soul, sexy Smooth Jazz, and scintillating social commentary with Bay Area native and longtime Classic Soul radio taste-maker and Smooth Jazz connoisseur Al Glenn. Have some before this tasty Midnight snack is all gone!
All Your Old Records – October 1, 2025
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Music from 1964 to the present, with David Ogilvy. *** To view a PLAYLIST for an episode that has broadcast, click on the episode’s title. ***