Hard Knock Radio
4:00 PM PACIFIC TIME: MONDAYS - 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.
In a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D speaks with author and journalist Michael Harriot about his new book, Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America. America’s backstory is a whitewashed mythology implanted in our collective memory. It is the story of the pilgrims on the Mayflower building a new nation. … Continued
Fund Drive Special – Big Money Politics in San Francisco
In this episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D explores the upcoming primaries, the threat of the recall, the voter guide, and how crime is being talked about in the media. Guests: Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He spent much of that … Continued
In Conversation with Carolina Ixta the author of Shut Up, This is Serious (Encore)
Davey D speaks with author Carolina Ixta about her new book, Shut Up, This is Serious. Carolina Ixta is a writer from Oakland, California. A daughter of Mexican immigrants, she received her B.A. in Creative Writing and Spanish Language and Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz and obtained her Master’s degree in Education … Continued
Voices of Resistance and Poor News Network
In acknowledgement of Black History month we dig in the vault to bring an array of speeches from iconic figures such as Fannie Lou Hammer, Sister Souljah and Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Later Poor News Network explores America’s terror on the poor and disenfranchised communities. Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA … Continued
Hard Knock Radio – February 15, 2024
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.
In a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D shed light on the alarming discovery of 21 deaths within the Broward County Jail in Florida, focusing on the tragic case of Janard Geffrard. Geffrard’s mother, Marcia Irving, joined the conversation to detail her son’s harrowing experience, which ended in his death following a … Continued
In a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, hosted by Davey D, the spotlight was cast on a pressing court case involving the Uhuru Movement’s leaders, Chairman Omali Yeshitela and Penny Hess. This legal battle raises alarming concerns about the potential infringement of First Amendment rights, signaling a threat to free speech across the board. … Continued
Hard Knock Radio – February 12, 2024
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.
In a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D engaged in a captivating conversation with filmmaker Justice 4Tyranny, known as part of the Hood Squad. The discussion centered around the documentary “Little Nairobi,” shedding light on the history of East Palo Alto and its transformation over the years. Davey D kicked off the … Continued