Cover to Cover – July 9, 2024
A celebration of the art of poetry and prose with Jack Foley, Nina Serrano, Jovelyn Richards and Jennifer Stone
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Join Sarah Holmes for a discussion of toxins in our environment and the impacts on our bodies. She discusses strategies to decrease our toxic load as well as plants to support our health. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @theherbalhighway. Photo by Peter Hoogmoed on Unsplash
Background Briefing (5am) – July 9, 2024
Biden’s Defiance As We Learn a Parkinson’s Expert Visited the White House 8 Times in 8 Months We begin with Biden’s defiance in the face of increasing calls for him to step down and as we learn that a Parkinson’s expert visited the White House eight times in eight months, the last time on March … Continued
Night Magic – July 9, 2024
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Music of the The Great Jazz Legends, with Alex Danzler
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Joe Biden, in a letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm against calls for him to drop his candidacy after his dismal debate performance. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump distanced himself from Project 2025, which has been … Continued
Queer Ecology in Florida in new Documentary “Can’t Stop Change”
This Monday on KPFA Radio’s Women’s Magazine, Kim Anno and Lisa Dettmer talk to queer ecology activists who are courageously fighting the climate crisis in Florida These inspiring and creative Queer activists are represented in the new film “Cant Stop Change: Queer Climate Stories from the Florida Frontlines”, that is now available to see online at … Continued
We are living through the sixth great extinction of species and governments are almost nothing to curb it. Scientist Douglas Tallamy, however, proposes a blueprint for a grassroots effort to restore habitat in a meaningful way, seeing nature not as something to be preserved in parks and reserves far from us, but all around us … Continued
The Plastics We Breathe / Industrial Hemp
Ralph welcomes Washington Post reporter Shannon Osaka to discuss her new article “The Plastics We Breathe” and the shocking truth that the plastics we’re using aren’t just polluting the environment — they’re polluting our bodies as well. Then, Ralph checks in on the state of the industrial hemp movement with “Hempster” filmmaker and activist Michael … Continued
Guest: Damien Lewis is an award-winning writer who spent twenty years reporting from war, disaster, and conflict zones for the BBC and other global news organizations. He is the bestselling author of more than twenty books, many of which are being adapted into films or television series; his latest is Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy.
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – July 8, 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).