12:00 PM Pacific Time: Fridays
What’s in the news, what’s behind what’s in the news, what’s not in the news that should be in the news—and who’s doing what about it, here and now. Celebration and support from our vibrant, diverse community. Hosted by Kris Welch.
The latest from Gaza and the UN; MLK's call to service. Everyone says they want peace, and yet every day the war on Gaza worsens. We hear from Phyllis Bennis at the UN, about international efforts to stop the conflict. PLUS: in honor of Martin Luther King's birthday, a welcome to serve, and celebrate. Guests: … Continued
Live from Gaza; live from the UN. PLUS: Awakening Joy, even now. Guests: Phyllis Bennis, fellow Institute for Policy Studies; author Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer.Nora Barrows Friedman, KPFA's Flashpoints, now in GazaEd Holmes, SF Mime Troupe re: 50th Anniversary Celebration James Baraz, Buddhist teacher, founding teacher, Spirit Rock Meditation Center With host Kris … Continued
Overwhelming debt and massive lay-offs are the story of 2008 and the business of publishing News Papers has been hit particularly hard, with over15,000 jobs cut. Will a major metro daily close up shop in 2009? Recovering Journalist Mark Potts and Newsosaur Alan Mutter are old friends, long time rivals and dueling bloggers. With guest … Continued
The bombing of Gaza continues. Dr. Moussa El-Haddad, retired physician in Gaza city, and Rami Al Meghari , gaza based reporter, tell their stories. Then, Gideon Levy, Israeli writer for Ha'aretz, and Jamal Dajani, writer for the Huffington Post, with their analysis from the region. With guest host Eric Klein.
It was the scariest name in the presidential race: Bill Ayers! Both Democrat and Republican used this name to try to stop Obama's campaign for the White House. We talk with the owner of the name, and his brother Rick, both former 60s "radicals" turned educators. With host Kris Welch.
Cheney "confesses." and Jon Carroll. Dick Cheney admits he approved waterboarding! Why now? Plus: S.F. Chronicle wit, wag and wonder Jon Carroll joins us. With host Kris Welch. Guests: Richard Shenkman, editor/founder George Mason University's History News Network; assoc. prof. hist.; author.Jon Carroll, S.F. Chronicle columnist.
This time we focus on OTE broadcasts exclusively with three hours of OTE clips and bits from 1987. These range from the Harmonic Convergence show, to “The Time Zones Exchange Project” which simulated a simulcast with Radio Moscow, to ”Emergency Radio” drenched with some of the dark angst present in ’87 around the cold war … Continued
