Alice McDermott, whose latest novel, just out in trade paperback, is “Absolution,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded December 12, 2023 via zencastr. Alice McDermott is a National Book Award winning novelist, and two of her books have been Pulitzer Prize finalists. “Absolution” concerns the lives of American wives living in Saigon in 1963.
Michael Meeropol, son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, on how the government executed his mother despite knowing her innocence (docs here) • Ruth Whippman, author of BOYMOM: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity, on the challenges of raising boys
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
Guest: Jack Weatherford is an anthropologist and author of the best-selling book Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. He has spent over 25 years exploring Mongolia and its history, and his writing on the Mongol Empire has transformed our understanding of its long legacy. Jack Weatherford is the retired DeWitt Wallace Chair … Continued
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
00:08 — Masih Fouladi is Executive Director of California Immigrant Policy Center. 00:33 — Jose Patino is Vice President of Education and External Affairs at Aliento. Also a DACA recipient. 00:45 — Darwin BondGraham is the news editor at the nonprofit newsroom The Oaklandside.
On today’s show: Wanted for War Crimes: ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant over Gaza Despite White House Pressure, 19 U.S. Senators Back Bernie Sanders’s Bills to Block Arms Sales to Israel “Pay Up!”: At COP29, Poor Countries Demand $1 Trillion a Year in Climate Finance “They’re Expanding Fossil Fuels”: Indian Activist Harjeet … Continued
Can a MAGA Bill to Kill Nonprofits They Don’t Like Disguised as an Anti-Terrorism Bill Be Stopped Tomorrow?
As Comcast Sheds MSNBC, Could Elon Musk Buy it and Turn it Into a Platform For Right Wing Trolls?
The U.S. and NATO Are Poised For Hybrid Warfare Retaliation From Putin, Now that US Missiles are Striking Russia
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A mix of jazz, folk, blues and more with Joel Sachs.
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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!
