Hard Knock Radio – May 20, 2025

Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.


Background Briefing

Alexander Motyl / Asher Kaufman / Patrick Bond

Trump’s Deference to Putin and His Unwillingness to Press For a Ceasefire and Sanction Russia Stuns European Leaders
As the UK, France, and Canada Condemn Israel’s Gaza Offensive and the Starving of Children, Trump Does Not Come To Netanyahu’s Defense
A South African Perspective on Trump’s Welcoming of Its White “Refugees”


Today’s episode of Cover to Cover is preempted by special programming for KPFA’s 2025 Spring Fund Drive. C.S. Soong speaks with Norma Wong about her book When No Thing Works: A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Resilience, Shared Purpose, and Leadership in the Timeplace of Collapse. To support our mission and receive Norma Wong’s book … Continued


Join host and producer Renée Camila for part three of our spring series: Spring Tonics. During this hour she explores the energetics of tonics and the seasonal plants that support our physical and spiritual awakening in spring. Fund drive show. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here.


Law & Disorder

Reform, White Supremacy, and an Abolitionist Future w/ Emile Suotonye DeWeaver – Spring Fund Drive Special

Despite reform efforts that have grown in scope and intensity over the last two decades, the machine of American mass incarceration continues to flourish. In this hour, we’re joined by formerly incarcerated activist, essayist, and organizer Emile Suotonye DeWeaver, discussing his book Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine, reflecting on his 21 years of incarceration, what it … Continued