East Bay Yesterday – August 21, 2024
This series explores stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Featured Episode
Of what use is utopian thinking? Is hope something we need to cultivate, or rediscover? Jon Greenaway looks at how the German philosopher Ernst Bloch (1885-1977) thought about history, human consciousness, revolution, Marxism, religion, and fascism. (Encore presentation.) Jon Greenaway, A Primer on Utopian Philosophy: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Ernst Bloch ZerO Books, 2024 Mat … Continued
Special Event Programming: Democracy Now at the DNC (hour 2 of 2-hour special)
Today’s show is preempted by the second hour of a special 2-hour Democracy Now, broadcasting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Audio for the first hour of today’s Democracy Now can be found here. Information about the topics covered on today’s Democracy Now can be found here.
Democracy Now, 9am (rebroadcast, 2-hour special)
This hour rebroadcasts the 5:00 am hour of today’s 2-hour Democracy Now special, broadcasting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. For information about today’s show and audio for the second hour, see Democracy Now! (6am).
The history of Appalachian Roadside Theater in ‘Art in a Democracy;’ plus Resistance in Residence artist Jenn Johns
Roadside Theater is a professional ensemble of storytellers and theater makers hailing from the mountains of central Appalachia. In its decades since its founding in 1975, the ensemble has taken on the task of people’s theater, engaging social issues and abandoning the ‘fourth wall’ concept in order to bring audiences into the process of cultural … Continued
Chicago City Politics and Policing Policy During the DNC; Plus, Joe Biden’s Economic Record
0:08 — Shawn Mulcahy is News Editor at the Chicago Reader, Chicago-based non-profit newsroom. Sam Stecklow is an investigative journalist with Invisible Institute, a nonprofit public accountability journalism organization in Chicago. He also reports on the CPD for the Chicago Reader. 0:33 — Ryan Cooper is managing editor of The American Prospect managing editor, and … Continued
The pandemic highlighted the vital importance of care work—whether childcare, nursing home care, medical care or schooling – and the struggles many people face to get sufficient care. Would more public investment solve the crisis? Historian Premilla Nadasen argues that the problem lies with contemporary capitalism itself, as care has become an enormous arena for … Continued
Special Programming: Call-in Show
Today’s episode of Thom Hartmann is preempted by a special, live call-in show discussing the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the presidential election, and Gaza. Mitch Jeserich from Letters & Politics hosts.
Special Event Programming: Democracy Now at the DNC (hour 2 of 2-hour special)
Today’s show is preempted by the second hour of a special 2-hour DemocracyNow!, broadcasting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Audio for the first hour can be found here. Information about today’s show can be found here.
Democracy Now, 9am (rebroadcast, 2-hour special)
This hour rebroadcasts the 5:00 am hour of today’s 2-hour special, broadcasting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. For information about today’s show and audio for the second hour, see Democracy Now! (6am).