The Visionary Activist Show – November 28, 2024
The wedding of spiritual magic and compassionate social activism with host Caroline Casey.
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Steven Bach (1938-2009) discusses the life and career of Nazi propagandist Leni Reifenstahl in this 2007 interview. Charles Yu talks about his National Book Award winning novel, “Interior Chinatown” in a 2001 interview. “Interior Chinatown is now a streaming television miniseries. Also, reviews of “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” at Berkeley Rep Peets Theatre through December 15th, and “The Antipodes,” performed by the Actors Reading Collective at Marin Shakespeare Theatre through December 1st. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Stashing money offshore, a new government in Sri Lanka
Brooke Harrington, author of Offshore, on how and where the mega-rich stash their cash • Mahendran Thiruvarangan on a new leftish government in Sri Lanka
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – November 28, 2024
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
Guest: Louis S. Warren is the W Turrentine Jackson Professor of Western U.S. History at U.C. Davis. He is the author of the book author of Buffalo Bill’s America, American Environmental History, and most recently, God’s Red Son: The Ghost Dance Religion and the Making of Modern America. Feature image: The Ghost Dance of 1889–1891, depicting the Oglala at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South … Continued
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – November 28, 2024
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).
Thanksgiving is Colonial and Genocidal
We start with a short story from our co-host Jesse Strauss: Thanksgiving in the year 2223 in Israel celebrates the colonial promise of the complete settling of the land of Palestine. Then, as we acknowledge today’s colonial Thanksgiving holiday, we spend the morning with a member of the tribe that is depicted in the Pilgrim and … Continued
The Indigenous Peoples Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz 2024
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Experience the power and resilience of Indigenous voices with KPFA’s live broadcast of the Annual Unthanksgiving Indigenous Peoples Gathering from Alcatraz Island. For decades, this gathering has honored the strength and survival of Native communities, reclaiming history and celebrating culture. Want to know more? Visit the International Indian Treaty Council’s website here: https://www.iitc.org/
Non-fiction Music – November 28, 2024
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A mix of jazz, folk, blues and more with Joel Sachs.
LoveSoul with Al Glenn – November 28, 2024
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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!