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0:08 — Tom Dalzell has lived in Berkeley since 1984. He has worked as a lawyer for the labor movement for his entire adult life. Dalzell also writes the Quirky Berkeley blog and contributes to Berkeleyside. He is the author of “The Battle for People’s Park, Berkeley 1969.” 0:33 — Dr. Rupa Marya is a … Continued
0:08 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation 0:33 — Cheuk Kwan is author of “Have You Eaten Yet: Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World”
0:08 — John Feffer, is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health
0:08 — Ben Christopher covers politics and elections for CalMatters 0:20 — Harvey Smith, member of People’s Park Historic District Advocacy Group
0:08 — Negar Mortazavi is a journalist, political commentator, and host of the Iran Podcast. She joins us from Washington D.C. 0:33 — Rachel Lederman serves as senior council at the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund. She is the attorney representing the 78 activists arrested on the Bay Bridge and over 470 activists arrested at … Continued
0:08 — George Bisharat is a Professor Emeritus at University of California College of Law, San Francisco. His research and writing focus on international legal aspects of Palestine/Israel and on U.S. policies toward the Middle East 0:33 — Doug Henwood is an economic journalist and host of KPFA’s “Behind the News,” which airs Thursdays at … Continued
0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health
An hour with Jenny Odell, multidisciplinary artist turned bestselling author. Her new book is Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock [This is a repeat of an interview originally recorded June 5, 2023]
Astra Taylor, filmmaker, writer, and organizer, most prominently with the Debt Collective. Her new book is entitled The Age of Insecurity: Coming together as things fall apart [re-broadcast from September 2023]
Jehad Abusalim, Palestinian scholar from Gaza, currently completing a doctorate in Hebrew and Judaic Studies at NYU. He’s also serving as executive director of the Jerusalem Fund, which works to educate the US public about Palestinian history. He is co-editor of a recently-published collection of writing by Gazans, called Light in Gaza: Writings Born of … Continued
