Recent political discussions of marriage have revolved around who should be allowed to wed. But missing from most debates is the question of the unfair privileges conferred by the institution of marriage itself. Scholar Jaclyn Geller discusses the more than one thousand benefits accorded married people, at the expense of the non-married. Resources: Jaclyn Geller, … Continued
We speak with community organizers about the 3rd annual Umoja Health Fair and R&B Artist Dwele. Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
Caregivers are one of the most overlooked groups in the medical system, particularly when it comes to life-threatening and terminal illness. Family caregivers face the emotional pain of watching someone they love struggle with illness, the social stress of feeling isolated in their caregiving roles, and the physical strain of having to lift, pull, and … Continued
We spoke with Dr. Noha Aboelata about Covid-19 virus, the effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines against the B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant and the role of capitalism in a global pandemic. Noha Aboelata, MD, is founder and CEO both of Roots Community Health Center (Roots), a 501(c)3 community health center licensed by the state of California Department of … Continued
Most people agree that the US health care system is broken, but there is also a less talked about problem to address—“Physician Culture.” Dr. Robert Pearl says, “Doctors are not heroes or villains. They produce remarkable successes and abysmal failures.” Rona Renner will interview him about what doctors do well, and how some miss the … Continued
On today’s Talkies. Guest host Max Pringle spoke with Daniel Guiet. He’s the co-author of “Scholars of Mayhem: My Father’s Secret War in Nazi-Occupied France.” The book tells the story of Jean Claude Guiet, a French-American spy in WWII Europe. Then T.R. Reid joins us to talk about health care reform and how the rest … Continued
Challenging Dehumanization We talk with Margo Perin, founder and director of Write & Rise, about how she uses narrative to help incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people, at risk youth, as well as police and their families, heal from trauma. Perin is the author of the memoir The Opposite of Hollywood, and contributing editor of the … Continued
