Guest: Amitav Ghosh is the author of several bestselling books including, Ibis Trilogy; his latest is Smoke and Ashes: Opiums Hidden Histories.
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Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – January 2, 2025
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).
Opposing Solitary Confinement from Behind Bars w/ Christopher Blackwell
We’ll spend the hour today in conversation with Christopher Blackwell, an award-winning journalist currently incarcerated at the Washington Corrections Center. He is serving a 45-year prison sentence for taking another human’s life during a drug robbery and has been incarcerated since 2003. We’ll talk about the book he’s contributing to about the terrors of solitary … Continued
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on the history of money in American politics
00:08 Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is Professor of Law at Stetson University and a Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. Her latest book is Corporatocracy: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians.
Democracy Now 6am – January 2, 2025
On today’s show: “Exhausted”: Palestinian Journalist Shrouq Aila on Life and Death in Gaza, and “Duty” to Report on Genocide “Dead Calm”: BBC Film on Greek Coast Guard Abandoning Asylum Seekers at Sea Amid European Crackdown
Wendy Brown / Richard Beck (encore show)
Will the Democrats Confront the Economic Conditions That Gave Rise to Right-Wing Populism?
How 9/11 Made the Trump Presidency Possible and Hollowed Out the Very Idea of Citizenship in the U.S.
Non-fiction Music – January 2, 2025
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A mix of jazz, folk, blues and more with Joel Sachs.
LoveSoul with Al Glenn – January 2, 2025
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Enjoy sensuous bedroom soul, sexy Smooth Jazz, and scintillating social commentary with Bay Area native and longtime Classic Soul radio taste-maker and Smooth Jazz connoisseur Al Glenn. Have some before this tasty Midnight snack is all gone!
All Your Old Records – January 1, 2025
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Music from 1964 to the present, with David Ogilvy. *** To view a PLAYLIST for an episode that has broadcast, click on the episode’s title. ***
Dead to the World – January 1, 2025
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Music by the Grateful Dead, and music not by the Grateful Dead. Hosted by Tim Lynch.