The Bonnie Simmons Show – May 8, 2025
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Bonnie Simmons presents a unique mix of singer/songwriter folk, rock, soul, country, and R&B.
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Today’s episode of APEX Express is preempted by special programming for KPFA’s 2025 Spring Fund Drive. Liam O’Donoghue speaks with renown geographer and author Richard Walker about his view of cities as living organisms and the role industry plays in development and ongoing health of cities. This live event which took place in Berkeley, California on … Continued
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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Mothers hold 24-hour vigil in DC to protest republican cuts to Medicaid, as GAO says millions could lose coverage Democratic lawmakers sound alarm over DOGE plans to cut 80,000 jobs at Dept of Veteran Affairs Democratic senators … Continued
Today on the show: Raed Jarrar from Democracy for the Arab World Now on new revelations about the close-range murder of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, by an israeli sniper. And we’ll feature, as we do every Thursday, the independently produced weekly newscast from the electronic intifada, with Nora Barrows Friedman
510 Day, a Grassroots Oakland Tradition
On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with longtime homeless advocate and cultural organizer Needa Bee to revisit the origins, intentions, and future of 510 Day, a grassroots Oakland tradition that’s now at risk of being co-opted and commodified. The conversation was both a history lesson and a call to action. … Continued
Massimo Faggioli / Jane Via / Jeff Wise
The 267th Pope is an American and a Peruvian Citizen Who Spent 2 Decades in Peru as a Missionary
A Roman Catholic Woman Priest on the Men-Only Cardinal’s Choice of Pope Leo XIV
Is It Safe To Fly After Musk Gutted the FAA and a Reality TV President Chose a Reality TV Secretary of Transportation?
The Visionary Activist Show – May 8, 2025
The wedding of spiritual magic and compassionate social activism with host Caroline Casey.
Walter Mosley in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded March 5, 2025 discussing his two most recent novels, “Been Wrong So Long It Looks Like Right,” a Joe King Oliver novel, and “Farewell, Amethystine,” an Easy Rawlins novel. Today, Walter Mosley is one of America’s leading authors. He is best known for his series of mystery … Continued
Fundraising special: Trumpian ideology
A look at Trumpian ideology: Kristin Du Mez on theology, Quinn Sloboidan on the latest iteration of neoliberalism (both rebroadcasts of interviews from February)