“Lesbian Love Story” Traces History through the Archives of Queer Love
0:08 — Amelia Possanza is a Brooklyn-based writer and book publicist. Her debut work is Lesbian Love Story, A Memoir in Archives, published by Catapult Books.
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Attacks on Trans Rights and the Role of Mainstream Media in Perpetuating Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric
0:08 — Imara Jones is the creator of TransLash Media, a cross-platform, non-profit journalism and narrative organization working to shift the current culture of hostility towards transgender people in the US. Tuck Woodstock is a journalist and educator based in Brooklyn. A co-founder of Sylveon Consulting, and host of the podcast Gender Reveal.
The Supreme Court Session in Review ;CA Budget Heads to Final Vote; Plus, New Bill Would Hike Bridge Tolls to Fund Transit
0:08 — Mark Joseph Stern is a senior writer at Slate covering courts and the law. 0:33 — Alexei Koseff is a reporter for Calmatters covering CA state politics 0:45 — Senator Scott Wiener represents CA Senate District 11.
Israel Approves over 5000 Homes in Settlement Expansion; Plus, Takeaways from the Biden-Modi Meeting
0:08 — Joel Beinin a Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 0:33 — Rajan Menon is Director of the Grand Strategy Program at Defense Priorities, a non Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute; also a Senior Research Scholar at Columbia’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies.
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Mpox & Covid Call-ins with Dr. Peter Ching-Hong
0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 0:33 — Dr. Peter Chin-Hong is a professor of medicine and infectious disease physician at UCSF Medical Center.
Bettina Aptheker’s “Communists in Closets” traces the history of Queer Communists in U.S. History
0:08 — Bettina Aptheker is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Feminist Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her latest book is Communists in Closets: Queering the History 1930s–1990s.
California State Budget Rundown; Plus, the Oakland A’s Move and the Business of Sports Teams
0:08 — Sameea Kamal is a reporter for CalMatters covering the state Capitol and California politics. 0:33 — Neil deMause, is a journalist based in Brooklyn, NY. He is a writer and editor at Fieldofschemes.com, the companion website to his book Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money Into Private Profit.
Latest in UK Politics; Plus, Alissa Quart Debunks the American Dream in “Bootstrapped”
0:08 — Alex Dean is Managing Editor at Prospect Magazine. 0:33 — Alissa Quart is a writer and the Executive Director of the non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. Her latest book is Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream.
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Covid call-ins with Dr. Swartzberg
0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses the latest developments from Russia’s war in Ukraine. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to answer listeners’ COVID questions.
Juneteenth Special with Robin DG Kelley
0:08 — Robin D. G. Kelley is Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is the author of seven books, including Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination.