Hard Knock Radio

Hard Knock Radio

4:00 PM PACIFIC TIME: MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS

Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting. Hosts Davey D and Anita Johnson give voice to issues ignored by the mainstream while planting seeds for social change.

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Hip Hop History Boston Style

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Davey D explores the Boston’s influence on the hip-hop sound with historian Dart Adams.   Guest: Dart Adams is a music journalist, historian, lecturer, independent A&R, consultant and a correspondent/on camera interviewer for NE Hip Hop from Boston, MA. He’s mostly known for his blogs Poisonous Paragraphs, Bastard Swordsman & Producers I Know as well … Continued

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Decoding the State of the Union Address

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We speak with Ajamu Baraka and Alexander Sammon about Biden’s State of the Union Address. Guests: Ajamu Baraka from Black Alliance for Peace. Also a human rights activist. https://www.ajamubaraka.com/ Alex Sammon is a politics writer at Slate. https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-sammon-a41730114/

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The Erasure of Black Studies in the US

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We speak with Jelani Cobb and Lasana O. Hotep about the erasure of Black studies in the United States. Guests: Jelani Cobb joined the Journalism School faculty in 2016 and became Dean in 2022. He has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2015. He received a Peabody Award for his 2020 PBS … Continued

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That’s My Word and Poor News Network

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Davey D speaks with Pendarvis Harshaw and Traci Bartlow about That’s My Word, a year-long exploration of Bay Area Hip-Hop history. Later Poor News Network explores America’s attack on the poor and disenfranchised communities. Links below to That’s My Word. https://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop https://www.kqed.org/arts/13923938/thats-my-word-intro   Guests: Pendarvis Harshaw is an award winning journalist, author, and educator. He … Continued

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Reimagining Public Safety

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Amid nationwide reckoning with racial justice and calls to reimagine policing in America, many cities are exploring plans to change its public safety funding and performance. On today’s show we speak with Kalia Mathis and Rocky Hunt about the new Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and plans to hold her accountable. As well as … Continued