Background Briefing – October 9, 2023
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news”.
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About Health – October 9, 2023
A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN.
Grace Anna Walcott- River of Life LGBTQI+ film, Kimberly Alvarenga from California Domestic Workers Coalition
Today on KPFA Radio’s Women’s Magazine I will talk to Queer filmmaker Grace Anna Walcott, whose new documentary RIVER OF LIFE LGBTQI+ follows a 10-week drama therapy workshop, with 13 multigenerational queer participants, coming together to unpack internalized queerphobia and the evolution of the LGBTQ+ community and this will be shown locally at the Rialto … Continued
Universities are one of the most hallowed institutions in our society — but critics argue they’re closer to hedge funds that conduct classes. Higher education is largely tax-exempt, based on the idea that universities benefit the public at large, including the communities where they are located. Yet urbanist and historian Davarian Baldwin argues that cities … Continued
The Ralph Nader Radio Hour – October 9, 2023
Ralph Nader talks about what’s happening in America, what’s happening around the world, and most importantly what’s happening underneath it all.
Guest: Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies. He is author of several books including his most recent, The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917- 2017. Photo by Mohammed Ibrahim on Unsplash
Democracy Now 9am – October 9, 2023
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Black Creeks on Indigenous People’s Day; Plus, Resistance in Residence Artist Annie Danger
Today is Indigenous People’s Day, a day we reclaim from Columbus and colonization. On today’s show, we’ll learn about the story of the Creek Nation, a Native tribe that two centuries ago both owned slaves and accepted Black people as full citizens. Our guest today is Caleb Gayle, whose latest book is called We Refuse … Continued
The Indigenous Peoples’ Day Sunrise Gathering at Alcatraz Island on October 9th is organized by the International Indian Treaty Council in commemoration of the 1969-71 occupation of Alcatraz by the Indians of All Tribes. photo: Indybay.org
Jazz Bar – October 9, 2023
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Jazz and more, hosted by Spliff Skankin.