0:08 – Host Brian Edwards-Tiekert analyzes the third Democratic Debate with John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), Washington correspondent for The Nation. 0:34 – We discuss the history of Friday the 13th. Aja Romano (@ajaromano) is a culture writer with Vox, and author of the most recent article: “Friday the 13th isn’t unlucky. It’s a meme disguised as … Continued


0:08 – Monday’s with Mitch: commentary on the case of Isabel Bueso, fighting deportation and to keep her life-saving medical care in the US, Congressional moves toward impeachment (slowly), and more. 0:34 – Oakland Council member Lynette McElHaney has proposed a formal process to place council-sponsored measures on the ballot. Critics say its a move … Continued


What do you get when you put a group of people with disabilities, people who are fat, LGBTQIA+, elders and many other sorts on one street corner? No, not a bad joke! You get…a PROTEST to #CloseTheCamps because #NoBodyIsDisposable. Hear highlights from speeches, interviews and other live recordings from this powerful show of solidarity at … Continued


  0:08 – Samantha L. Montano (@SamLMontano) is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Management & Disaster Science, University of Nebraska Omaha. She runs the website “disasterology” and joins to discuss FEMA’s level of preparedness for Hurricane Dorian.  0:34 – CNN held a 7-hour 2020 Presidential Town Hall on September 5 with all of the candidates. … Continued


Womens Magazine

August 12, 2019: Groundbreaking Writers Toni Morrison and Sara Paretsky

We remember the great Toni Morrison through archival interviews with her, clips from the film, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (still showing in Albany and Marin), and reflections by writers Aya de Leon, Carolina de Robertis and Nayomi Munaweera, as well as a discussion between Women’s Magazine’s Jovelyn Richards and filmmaker Timothy Greenfield Sanders. Then … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

The Rise of White Nationalism

Daryle Lamont Jenkins of the One People’s Project talks about the rise of white nationalism in America.   Daryle Lamont Jenkins is an American political activist, best known for founding One People’s Project, an organization based in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Jenkins serves as its Executive Director.