Talkies

Re-entering the World

  With many COVID restrictions lifting, the matter of resuming, returning, re-entering is taking center stage.  But after so many months in health-related isolation, what does that feel like???  Psychotherapist Dr. Melissa Anderson reminds of some of the concerns, and takes your calls.  Hosted by Kris Welch.


A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Tonight Powerleegirls Hosts Miko Lee and Jalena Keane-Lee talk about Reparations and Solidarity with author John Tateishi and California Assemblymember Al … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

Virulent Hate Project: Understanding Anti-Asian Sentiment in The US – Part Two

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Continuation of our conversation with Melissa May Borja, Ph.D., about the Virulent Hate Project, an interdisciplinary research initiative that studies anti-Asian racism and Asian American activism during the COVID-19 pandemic. Later we celebrate the activism of Grace Lee Boggs and her organizing work with diverse communities. Virulent Hate Project Key findings from the new report … Continued


Continuation of our conversation with Melissa May Borja, Ph.D., about the Virulent Hate Project, an interdisciplinary research initiative that studies anti-Asian racism and Asian American activism during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new report from the project focuses on the nature of anti-Asian racism reported by the news media in 2020. Forthcoming reports will analyze Asian … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC), a legal analyst and Supreme Court Correspondent for Slate Magazine joins us to round up this week’s Supreme Court decisions including a dissenting opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas which appears to support marijuana sale and cultivation. 0:20 – The Arab Resource Organizing Center calls for a week … Continued


A two-part series on The Virulent Hate Project. We speak with lead researcher Melissa May Borja, Ph.D., about the Virulent Hate Project, an interdisciplinary research initiative that studies anti-Asian racism and Asian American activism during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new report from the project focuses on the nature of anti-Asian racism reported by the news … Continued


Photo: Demonstrators outside the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minnesota prepare to hear the verdict against Derek Chauvin in April 2021. Adapted from photo by Chad Davis on Flickr, CC 2.0. On this show: 0:08 – John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, joins us to talk about Biden’s infrastructure bill, the prospects for a … Continued