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5 Weeks of ICE raids w/ LA Taco’s Janette Villafana and Adam Mockler on Epstein and the MAGAsphere

We speak with Janette Villafana, a multimedia journalist at L.A. Taco, covering street vending communities in Los Angeles and the impact of ICE raids. See Janette’s reporting here https://lataco.com/author/janevi Next we go to the Jeffrey Epstein list scandal with Adam Mockler.  Mockler is a rising voice in political commentary and reporting, known for his work … Continued


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Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Dave Maass and Amos White on Making Good Trouble

As investigations director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Dave Maass researches and writes about surveillance technology, government transparency, press freedoms, the U.S.-Mexico border and immigration enforcement, prisoner rights, and other digital rights issues. He leads the Atlas of Surveillance project in partnership with the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he … Continued


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Genocide Bad! w/ Author Sim Kern. Resistance in Residence Artist Playwright Pearl Ong

In today’s episode, we speak with author, influencer and anti-Zionist Jewish activist Sim Kern about their book Genocide Bad: Notes on Palestine, Jewish History, and Collective Liberation Our Resistance in Residence artist this week is Pearl Ong. Pearl is a playwright and storyteller whose solo show Night Driver debuts this month at the Marsh Theater … Continued


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Newsom News and Black Lives Matter Conference w/ Sac Bee’s Lia Russell and Dr. Melina Abdullah

On today’s show, we speak with Lia Russell, a reporter for the Sacramento Bee who covers CA Governor Gavin Newsom.  You can read her most recent articles for the Bee here.  Next, we’ll  speak with Dr. Melina Abdullah about the most recent Black Lives Matter conference, happening this weekend in Los Angeles.  Dr. Melina  is … Continued


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The History of Appalachian Roadside Theater in ‘Art in a Democracy;’ plus Resistance in Residence artist Leelee Jackson

Roadside Theater is a professional ensemble of storytellers and theater makers hailing from the mountains of central Appalachia. In its decades since its founding in 1975, the ensemble has taken on the task of people’s theater, engaging social issues and abandoning the ‘fourth wall’ concept in order to bring audiences into the process of cultural production. … Continued


The Republican budget bill passed last week, which some are calling the largest wealth distribution to the wealthy in history.  We’ll speak with W. Kamaul Bell who is a stand-up comic, commentator, performer and former host of CNN’s United Shades of America. He’s in the middle of his national Who’s With Me? comedy tour which … Continued


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Palestine Post — UC Berkeley’s Dr Ussama Makdisi and News from the Arab Resource and Organizing Center

On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Dr. Ussama Makdisi, Professor of History and Chancellor’s Chair at the University of California Berkeley. He was previously Professor of History and the first holder of the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies at Rice University in Houston. He is the author of many books including Age … Continued


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Will the US Revoke TPS Status for Haitians? w/ Nana Gyamfi; Cal Budget and CEQA Rollbacks with Defenders of Wildlife

Over 500,000 Haitian nationals currently have Temporary Protected Status in the United States, and the Department of Homeland Security issued a statement last week revoking their protections.  We’ll speak with Nana Gyamfi who is the Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration or BAJI. We  also speak with , Ashley Overhouse, the Water … Continued