Guest: Bart D. Ehrman is a leading authority on the New Testament and the history of early Christianity. He is a Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the author of several books including, Misquoting Jesus, How Jesus Became God, The Triumph of Christianity, Heaven and Hell, and his latest, Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says … Continued
Building Solidarity Between the Disabled and the Left: The Good, The Bad, and The Inaccessible We talk with two advocates about their experience working in progressive movements where disability is not the primary focus. Maya Chupkov has worked as an organizer on issues such as affordable housing and promoting democracy. In the past, she … Continued
Davey speaks with investigative reporter and founder of the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, Jerry Mitchell about the banning of books across the United States. For more information on the Mississippi Banned Book Festival, log onto https://msbannedbooksfestival.com/
Today on the show: Professor Francis Boyle talks about his role as prosecutor for an international tribunal organized in Malaysia which found George W. Bush and Tony Blair guilty of crimes against humanity for their bloody role in the Iraq war 20 years ago. In this context, Boyle also calls out the hypocrisy of the … Continued
Last Friday, the Pajaro River breached an old levee and flooded the small agricultural town of Pajaro in Monterey County, which is home to a large population of migrant farmworker families. The rising waters displaced about 2,000 people and destroyed the area’s strawberry fields, the key source of income for these families. While news of … Continued
Bayan Shbib is a bilingual Palestinian actress, theatre director and writer. She holds a Master’s degree with distinction in Theatre Acting from the University of Essex, UK, and a Master’s degree in Comparative Literature from Al-Quds University in 2004; she has worked as an actress and storyteller since 1997. In 2005 she won the Best … Continued
Guest: Rachel E. Gross is an award-winning science journalist and the author of the latest book Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage. She writes for BBC Future, the New York Times, and Scientific American.
Join Sarah Holmes @blueotterschool for a trip through your spice rack as she talks about the medicinal properties of what you can find in your kitchen. Part two of our three part medicine series. Join us in our fund drive as well, airing these three weeks. Show your support for The Herbal Highway and KPFA @KPFAradio by donating what … Continued
0:08 — Zaina Erhaim, Syrian journalist based in the UK, formerly with the Institute for War and Peace Reporting. 0:35 — Glenn Biasi, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Science Center — we ask him why California hasn’t had more “Big Ones” lately, and he advises listeners to pay attention to the Hayward Fault.
