Mexican elections and radicals on the run
Sociologist Edwin Ackerman on the Mexican elections, and the reasons for AMLO’s immense popularity (Sidecar piece here) • Joel Whitney, author of Flights, on radical and revolutionaries’ battles with the CIA
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Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – June 13, 2024
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
Guest: John Ganz (@lionel_trolling) writes the widely acclaimed Unpopular Front newsletter for Substack. He is the author of When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s.
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – June 13, 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).
Ancestral Healing from Syria to the Sinai; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Ashley Smiley
We’re joined on today’s show by the author of a brand new book that ties cultural survival to earth-based knowledge. In The Land in Our Bones: Plantcestral Herbalism and Healing Cultures from Syria to the Sinai, Lebanese ethnobotanist, sovereignty steward, and cultural worker Layla K Feghali offers a layered history of the healing plants of … Continued
The Future of California Gig workers; Plus, the Insect Crisis (Rebroadcast)
0:08 — Oliver Milman is an environmental correspondent for The Guardian, and author of The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires that Run The World. 0:33 — Veena B. Dubal is a Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law.
Democracy Now 6am – June 13, 2024
On today’s show: Secret Recording of SCOTUS Justice Samuel Alito Offers “Window” into His Conservative Ideology ProPublica Reporter Defends Work After Samuel Alito Accuses Outlet of Politically Motivated Coverage From Gaza to Sudan, Number of Global Armed Conflicts Reach New Post-WWII High Palestinian Diplomat: Gaza Ceasefire Only Possible Once Israel Commits to Ending the War … Continued
Background Briefing (5am) – June 13, 2024
The Hunter Biden Trial as a Political Hit Job, With More Humiliation of the Troubled Son Coming in the September Trial We begin with questions arising from yesterday’s conviction of Hunter Biden on three felony counts and ask why he did not plead guilty in the first place and how much the trial was a … Continued
Non-fiction Music – June 13, 2024
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A mix of jazz, folk, blues and more with Joel Sachs.
LoveSoul with Al Glenn – June 13, 2024
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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!