On today’s show: 0:08 – Matthew Polly, a journalist and author joins us to discuss his the biography of Bruce Lee entitled Bruce Lee: A Life. 0:33 – Justin Hoover, Executive Director of the Chinese Historical Society of America (@chsamuseum) discusses a new exhibition produced in collaboration with the Bruce Lee Foundation, We are Bruce … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – Josh Bivens (@joshbivens_DC), director of research at the Economic Policy Institute discusses the Fed rate hike and shares his thoughts on how corporate profits have contributed disproportionately to inflation. Read more on this here. 0:33 – California State Senator Nancy Skinner (@NancySkinnerCA) shares what our state is doing to respond … Continued


0:08 – As the country reels from the Supreme Court’s draft leak of a repeal of Roe v. Wade, we take a look at the economic impacts of giving people who can get pregnant more control of their reproductive healthcare. We are joined by Kate Bahn (@LipstickEcon), Chief Economist & Director of Labor Market Policy … Continued


0:08 – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced that his office issued a subpoena to ExxonMobil as part of its launch into its investigation of the role of fossil fuel and petrochemical companies in creating the plastics pollution crisis. Joining us to discuss are Anja Brandon (@anjambrandon), the US Plastics Policy Analyst at the … Continued


0:08 – We speak with John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, about the latest maneuverings surrounding the Ukraine war. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, joins us to discuss the latest COVID science and answer listener questions. 1:08 – Exploring our relationships to … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – Keith Brown, President of the Oakland Education Association (@OaklandEA) discusses the one day strike organized by Schools and Labor Against Privatization, a coalition of Oakland teachers and Longshoremen. 0:33 – Alex Vitale (@avitale), professor of sociology and coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College discusses the … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), national affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine discusses the latest developments on the January 6th capitol riot investigations. 0:33 – We discuss controversy surrounding the public transit mask mandate with Raia Small, a community organizer and educator with Senior and Disability Action (@sdaction1), Rebecca Saltzman (@RebeccaForBART), BART … Continued


0:08 – Elon Musk, the wealthiest person in the world, has inked a deal to acquire Twitter at $44 billion, and he says he would like to privatize it, and use it to promote free speech. We discuss Twitter’s power and the implications of the acquisition with Siva Vaidhyanathan (@sivavaid), media studies professor at the … Continued


0:09 – Yesterday’s French presidential elections brought a renewed victory for incumbent Emmanuel Macron, but the vote showed significant growth in the support of extreme right candidate Marine Le Pen. John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, discusses the election and also explores the latest in Ukraine. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor … Continued