"Eyewitness Iran" with Investigative Journalist, Reese Erlich, who was in Teheran covering the recent elections. He gives a firsthand account of the demonstrations before and after the elections; the politics of the candidates; election fraud; and provides historical context.
Robert Knight continues his coverage on the breaking crisis in Pakistan as the American diplomatic team arrives on the ground; plus, an in-depth, critical look at the situation in Darfur and the Save Darfur movement with Professor Mahmoud Mamdani, author of Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics and the War On Terror; and the Knight Report. … Continued
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American expatriate Sidney Webb and Sister Margaret, his British colleague, work tirelessly to rehabilitate Cambodian children from the nightmare of prostitution. After a surprise raid on a brothel, three liberated girls begin the inspirational process of recovery under the loving watch of their new protectors. Starring John Cabrera, Gregory Itzin, William Mapother, Jane Le, Emily … Continued
Caroline welcomes brain scientist, true Medicine Woman, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, presenter of the TED talk narrating her stroke, guiding us into intimacy with our brains, that we may remember, "we are the life force power of the universe, and may "choose to run the deep inner peace circuitry of the right hemispheres of our … Continued
US airstrikes in Afghanistan kill an estimated 130 civilians, including many women and children, as the Pentagon scurries to cover up the massacre and Obama prepares to send 21,000 more troops to occupy the country; also, excerpts from the Pacifica Radio documentary, the Ballad of Pete Seeger, which chronicles the life and times of the … Continued
We continue our drumbeat coverage from on the ground in Tegucigalpa, where Hondurans continue their resistance to the ten day-old military coup, we'll speak to Andres Thomas Con-te-REES and the Latin America bureau chief for the School of the Americas Watch; also, is the Obama administration trying to quietly support illegal settlements in the West … Continued
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The entire How Radio Was Done series comes to an end with this five hour edition wrapping up1989. With a smirk at radio longevity, we cover multiple stations being sold, closed, transformed and reformatted in the increasingly corporate radio environment of ‘89, while Howard Stern debates a listener on obscenity, Crosley Bendix reviews style itself, … Continued
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Weyland discusses the Discovery Channel reality show San Quinton Film School. Later in the program in light of the recent Somali Piracy that's been making headlines, we re-broadcast an excerpt of an interview Davey D did with Somali Rapper K'Naan who spoke about that issue.
A look at the rise of worker factory occupations in Europe and then U.S. Muslims strained relations with the FBI. Davy D of Hard Knock Radio will discuss the media coverage of recent police shootings. First 100 days with Mitch Jesserich and then Paul McGeough, author of, "Kill Khalid: The Failed Mossad Assassination of Khalid … Continued
The leaders of the world’s richest nations descend on London this week for the G20summit, in the midst of the greatest economic crisis in seventy years. As protesters in the streets plan to make their voices heard about bank bailouts, rising unemployment, and the global economic system, join KPFA for special coverage of the G20 … Continued
