Flashpoints – July 5, 2024
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
Featured Episode
Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation Cinema (Encore)
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We speak with author and culture critic Odie Henderson about his latest book, Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation Cinema. Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras is a spirited history of a genre and the movies that he grew up watching, which he loves without irony (but with plenty of self-awareness and humor). … Continued
Making Friends with Loneliness and the Gifts Within It
In this episode, host Timothy Regan and his life partner Kara Stella bring forth the medicine and gifts that live within the experience of loneliness. Vivek Murthy, our U.S. Surgeon General, has named loneliness as a serious public health risk for our country, with half of our citizens reporting feeling lonely at any one time. … Continued
For a disabled person who needs a ride, paratransit sounds great. You call them up, someone comes in a wheelchair accessible van and away you go! But, the reality is not that simple! Despite the fact that more vehicles are used for paratransit than any other type of public transportation, a plethora of issues plague … Continued
Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice (encore)
Inflammatory diseases are on the rise around the world; when left unaddressed, they can turn chronic. Now, doctors are finally starting to pay more attention. But why and when does a beneficial part of our immune system turn against us? Raj Patel and Rupa Marya think it has a lot to do with the world … Continued
Julian Assange is Free / Social Media 2024
In a plea bargain with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the Justice Department ended its effort to extradite him to the U.S. for an Espionage Act trial, and Assange, freed from Britain’s Belmarsh Prison, returned home to Australia a free man. The Assange legal case is over, but what are the ongoing implications for press freedom? … Continued
Talkies – July 5, 2024
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Terra Verde – July 5, 2024
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Chinese Car Industry / State Senator & Socialist Kristen Gonzalez
In this weeks Economic Update: Professor Richard Wolff discusses the rise of the Chinese car industry, the struggle between employers and employees over in-person versus remote workplaces, and the U.S. military’s anti-vax program in the Philippines, as part of the U.S.-China Cold War that is already underway. In the second half of our program, we … Continued
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – July 5, 2024
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).