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Background Briefing

An inside look at the launch of Defiance.org, a new effort to help Americans resist Trump’s campaign of revenge — followed by an analysis of Putin’s escalating brutality in Ukraine and how echoes of Hitler’s atrocities once galvanized Russians to defeat Nazism.

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Today’s Launch of DEFIANCE.ORG to Help Americans Push Back Against Trump’s Revenge We begin with a defiant one who was the first to be targeted by Trump for vengeful prosecution before Comey and the others who, in response to being continually asked what can we do to stop Trump, has launched a movement today to … Continued

The Visionary Activist Show

The Visionary Activist Show – Convening the Ouiji Board of Directors

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  Convening the Ouiji Board of Directors: Grief and Spooky Love for the World Amikaeyla Gaston and Caroline’s excellent Days of the Dead honoring….. Central will be our honoring of Ami’s great Dad, Alonzo Dubois Gaston, professor, wizard of Nature, Black Panther—and all our Beloved Dead….in all Flora Fauna Fungi realms. We cannot live through … Continued

This Way Out

A Wilde Tribute to Salome | This Way Out – October 30, 2025

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We commemorate the birthday of the renowned gay Irish writer Oscar Wilde with an excerpt from the play he was writing in October, 1891 — a scene from a production directed for Pacifica Radio by a “pre-Spock” Leonard Nimoy (hear the complete performance at thiswayout.org, presented by Brian DeShazor).

Plus: The “Rainbow Rewind” recalls the end of the picket line, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’s” demise, and no room at the National Council of Churches.

Choose to Be Curious

Curiosity & Finding Good, with Brian Fretwell

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Brian Fretwell’s work grows out of a rich mix of neuroscience, anthropology, leadership and what you might call self-interested curiosity. Rather than obsessing about where we fell short and consoling ourselves we will learn from our mistakes, he encourages us to learn from our successes instead. The secret, he says, is connection. Brian Fretwell & Finding Good: www.findinggood.com … Continued

Law & Disorder

Remembering Assata Shakur on the 59th Anniversary of Panthers

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Assata Shakur, the Black revolutionary and freedom fighter who found political asylum in socialist Cuba, passed away on September 25. Her life and struggle continue to inspire generations of young organizers, especially Black activists in the United States. On today’s episode, we remember her with gratitude. We’ll speak with Mama Ayanna, longtime Oakland-based healer, activist, and … Continued

UpFront

Israel Resumes Strikes on Gaza; Plus, Journalist Sami Hamdi Detained by ICE at SFO; And, Protecting Community & Honoring Ancestors at Dia De Los Muertos

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00:08 — Joel Beinin Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 00:20 — Zahra Billoo is the Executive Director of the Bay Area Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). 00:33 — Blanca Martinez is Communications Coordinator at The Unity Council. 00:45 — Alex Lalama is an organizer, curanderismo practitioner and herbalism apprentice at Tierra … Continued