CalMatters! Women and Work! Town Crier!
Catching up on California—Newsome recall! Fire! COVID!—with CalMatters. PLUS: new report on women and work. PLUS Town Crier! Hosted by Kris Welch.
Raymond Nat Turner
Roe v. Wade! Jail time for Trump a bad idea? Town Crier
The Trump-dominated, i.e. anti-Roe v. Wade-dominated, Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case which could end the legality of all abortion. PLUS: why Donald Trump going to jail could be a very bad thing. PLUS: poet Raymond Nat Turner! Hosted by Kris Welch.
Black lives still matter! Town Crier!
Not in the headlines, but still in process: people of color dying at the hands of police. Plus: Black lives lost to police violence are honored and celebrated in an art installation. PLUS Raymond Nat Turner, the Town Crier. Hosted by Kris Welch.
WATER!!!! The Town Crier!
Our planet, our nation, our state: all in a deep, existential, crisis—of water. Robert Glennon joins us to tell us how bad it really is, and what can still be done. PLUS! Raymond, Nat Turner, with new poetry. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Earth Day! Jerri Lange, Al Young! Town Crier!
We celebrate Earth Day with authors who remind us that we are not separate from nature—despite decades of market forces propaganda. PLUS we honor two giants who recently passed: media star Jerri Lange, and poet Al Young. PLUS! poet Raymond Nat Turner! Hosted by Kris Welch.
CalMatters! Run for Peace! Town Crier!
We get updates on the Newsom recall effort, California and COVID,school openings—all matters Cal. PLUS: Kyle Gift will run 70 miles from home to the GG Bridge, for the Earth and for peace and unity. PLUS! the Town Crier, with new poems. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Boulder! Town Crier!
Gun violence R Us. Seven mass shootings in one week, with 10 people dead in Boulder Colorado. Congress “debates” doing Something about it—again. We speak with Jessica Mason Pieklo, Boulder resident. PLUS: Raymond Nat Turner, the Town Crier. Hosted by Kris Welch.
The horrific killings in Atlanta express the deadly hates of misogyny and racism. We hear from a sex worker. PLUS: immigration is becoming THE GOP weapon against Biden. What needs to happen? PLUS; the latest from poet Raymond Nat Turner. Hosted by Kris Welch. Photo by Barbara Zandoval on Unsplash
State of the State! Town Crier!
Gavin Newsom gave his State of the State address—-from a stadium in SoCal: is he running for office??? PLUS other state news, re: COVID, school reopenings, etc. AND: poet Raymond Nat Turner, the Town Crier. Hosted by Kris Welch.
White supremacy is more powerful, more dangerous, than ever, despite the proponent-in-chief exiting the White House. Philosopher George Yancy expounds on his Op-Ed Let’s Not Lose Ourselves in Euphoria Over Trump’s Exit. Anti-Blackness Persists. PLUS: poet Raymond Nat Turner! Hosted by Kris Welch. Photo by Charles Deluvio on Unsplash