Today on the show: International Protests to end the US Blockade of Cuba: We’ll have a report from Los Angeles on special protest actions planned there for over the weekend; Also On the latest edition of Flashpoints Election Crimes Bulletin, Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in the crosshairs of Atlanta DA, Fanny … Continued
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We speak with Naru Kwina about the documentary, “Blind Joe” The Joe Capers Legacy. Joe Capers, affectionately known as “Blind Joe” was an unsung musician producer based in Oakland, CA. Joe ‘s affects on the artist he encountered, and how he helped to shape the “Oakland Sound” of a flourishing Hip Hop and R&B culture … Continued
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Caroline welcomes Sara Wolcott and Kristine Hill for Honoring Halloween. America’s spooky Pluto return, retrieving “The cosmo-vision that America’s founding fathers either never understood or purposefully ignored…We are descendants of the men who sat together; the founding fathers of the United States and the members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. (and Caroline, descendant of Thomas Dudley, … Continued
Jesse Green, New York Times theatre critic, discusses his book, “Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers,” co-written by Mary Rodgers as well as some of his views and ideas about criticism, followed by a newly digitized and edited September 1987 Probabilities archive interview co-hosted by the late Richard A. Lupoff, with horror and fantasy author Clive Barker, discussing the nature of horror fiction, as well as his career as a writer and director (“Hellraiser”) to that point. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Jamieson Webster, author of this article, examines what severe psychological distress among adolescents is telling us about American society, and Raina Lipsitz, author of The Rise of a New Left, looks at the history, personnel, and status of today’s radicalism. photo: Paola Chaaya via Unsplash
Because of a Song.com A new website put together by Holly Near is featured on the Talkies today. Holly Near joins Kris Welch along with Linda Tillery to talk about the website documenting the rich history of Women’s music in the Bay Area, Oakland and beyond.
Guest: Bess Williamson is Associate Professor of Art History, Theory and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is the author of Accessible America: A History of Disability and Design.
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We start today’s show with our weekly State Terror Roundup featuring music by Kofy Brown (follow Kofy Brown on instagram: instagram.com/kofybrown) Then, we move to Minneapolis: On October 8th, 2021 Alex Mingus was driving his wife to work when he saw a man that was bleeding and needed help. The aid provided by Alex saved … Continued
