Hard Knock Radio

Let the Fire Burn, the Film

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In the astonishingly gripping Let the Fire Burn, director Jason Osder has crafted that rarest of cinematic objects – a found-footage film that unfurls with the tension of a great thriller. On May 13, 1985, a longtime feud between the city of Philadelphia and controversial radical urban group Move came to a deadly climax. By … Continued


The role of news media in a free society is to investigate, inform, and provide a crucial check on political power. But does it actually do any of these things?  It’s no secret that the goal of corporate-owned media is to increase the profits of the few, not to empower the many. As a result, … Continued