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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, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
Hard Knock Radio
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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.
On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with rapper, author, and longtime community figure Mopreme Shakur for an in depth conversation about his new memoir, This Thug’s Life. The wide ranging interview explored family, politics, Hip Hop culture, and the untold stories behind one of the most discussed families in modern Black … Continued
On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Bay Area author Adam Mansbach to discuss his new book, Go the F to College, the sequel to his bestselling parenting satire Go the F to Sleep. Mansbach, known for books like Angry Black White Boy, The Golem of Brooklyn, Rage Is Back, and his screenplay for the Netflix film Barry, … Continued
Fund Drive Special Programming: The Fire Inside: The Dharma of James Baldwin & Audre Lorde with Rima Vesley-Flad
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, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
Host Davey D welcomed Jamelle Bouie to Hard Knock Radio for an in depth conversation about disinformation, political manipulation, identity politics, and the growing threats facing American democracy. Bouie, one of the nation’s most prominent political commentators, is a columnist for The New York Times and is widely known for connecting current political events to … Continued
On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with rapper, author, and longtime community figure Mopreme Shakur for an in depth conversation about his new memoir, This Thug’s Life. The wide ranging interview explored family, politics, Hip Hop culture, and the untold stories behind one of the most discussed families in modern Black … Continued
Fund Drive Special Programming: Understanding Palestine & Israel
People across the US watched in horror as Israel responded to the terrible acts of October 7, 2023 with a brutal war against the people of Gaza. They poured into the streets demanding Ceasefire Now—and protested the US government financing, arming, and protecting Israel’s war. A key question was when to start the clock—because none … Continued
On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with political strategist, attorney, and author Steve Phillips to discuss his provocative new book, Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else? The wide ranging conversation explored race, democracy, corporate power, media influence, and the ongoing backlash against racial justice efforts in the United States. … Continued
Fund Drive Special Programming: Drama on the Cal Berkeley Campus and Understanding Palestine and Israel by Phyllis Bennis
On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with journalist Felicia Mello of Berkeleyside and educator activist Dr. César Cruz of Homies Empowerment to unpack the growing controversy surrounding UC Berkeley’s Multicultural Community Center and what many see as a broader attack on free speech, Ethnic Studies, and student activism. The conversation centered around … Continued
Fund Drive Special Programming: BLACK RIO! BLACK POWER! and Backtalker by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
On this edition of Hard Knock Radio, we speak with Cornelius Moore about the groundbreaking documentary Black Rio! Black Power!, a powerful look at Brazil’s Black consciousness movement and the role soul music played in resistance, identity, and liberation. The film explores the Black Rio movement of the 1970s and 1980s, when massive dance parties … Continued