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Music of the World with Kutay Derin Kugay – November 18, 2013

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With guest Ali Akbar Moradi. I have known and and followed Moradi and his music for over 14 years and admired his steadfast dedication to the traditional music of Kurdistan of Iran. He’s an Ahli-Hakk religious minority from Kermanshah of western Iran and has been performing and presenting this ancient Yarsan culture and music to … Continued


Music of the World with Joanna Manqueros

Music of the World with Joanna Manqueros – November 12, 2013

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Mexican Son Jarocho group Tarimba will perform live, foot stomping, gorgeous jarocho live in the studio to keep you warm as fall comes in.  At 1130, interview with Berkeley Playhouse’ new resident Musical Director Kevin Roland, regarding the fascinating production of the Little Princess, Featuring Tony Award-Winner Wilson Jermaine Heredia!  Also, live performance by Dakota … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – October 31, 2013

“These Drones Attack Us and the Whole World is Silent”: New Film Exposes Secret U.S. War; “Too Scared to Go Outside”: Family of Pakistani Grandmother Killed in U.S. Drone Strike Speaks Out. HeadlinesOctober 31, 2013     U.S. Drone Strike Kills 3 in Pakistan    Syria Meets Deadline to Destroy Chemical Weapons Equipment    Report: NSA Secretly Breaking … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! – October 31, 2013

“These Drones Attack Us and the Whole World is Silent”: New Film Exposes Secret U.S. War; “Too Scared to Go Outside”: Family of Pakistani Grandmother Killed in U.S. Drone Strike Speaks Out. HeadlinesOctober 31, 2013     U.S. Drone Strike Kills 3 in Pakistan    Syria Meets Deadline to Destroy Chemical Weapons Equipment    Report: NSA Secretly Breaking … Continued


UpFront

Up Front – October 28, 2013

We continue our series on boomtimes and housing costs in San Francisco with a history of the social movements that have formed to fight development and displacement. Karl Beitel joins us in studio to discuss his new book *Local Protest, Global Movements: Capital, Community, and State in **San Francisco*


Letters and Politics

Letters and Politics – Digital Footprints & Big Data

Today we’ll be in conversation about all this with Oxford University Internet Ptofessor Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and the Economists’ Kenneth Cukier. They have co-written a book called Big Data. But first we’ll have reaction from President Obama’s adress from last night with Vijay Vijay Prashad <https://www.facebook.com/vijay.prashad.5?directed_target_id=0>, the Edward Said chair at American University in Beirut


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – June 20, 2013

Did U.S. Gov’t Lie about TWA Flight 800 Crash? Ex-Investigators Seek Probe as New Evidence Emerges; In Historic Victory for Community Radio, FCC Puts 1,000 Low-Power FM Frequencies Up For Grabs. HeadlinesJune 20, 2013     Taliban-U.S. Talks Stalled After Afghan Gov’t Protests    Obama Proposes Nuclear Arsenal Reduction in Berlin Speech    Obama to Limit Carbon Emissions … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! – June 20, 2013

Did U.S. Gov’t Lie about TWA Flight 800 Crash? Ex-Investigators Seek Probe as New Evidence Emerges; In Historic Victory for Community Radio, FCC Puts 1,000 Low-Power FM Frequencies Up For Grabs. HeadlinesJune 20, 2013     Taliban-U.S. Talks Stalled After Afghan Gov’t Protests    Obama Proposes Nuclear Arsenal Reduction in Berlin Speech    Obama to Limit Carbon Emissions … Continued