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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. Hosts Davey D and Anita Johnson give voice to issues ignored by the mainstream while planting seeds for social change.
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We speak with sports writer/author/journalist Dave Zirin about the film, Behind the Shield. The Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepernick and other Black NFL players took a knee.
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Davey D speaks with Cheo Hodari Coker, Quency Phillips, Domingo Padilla, and Melissa Terra Makuriwa Ulto about the pros and cons to artificial intelligence.
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We speak with author Jean Pfaelzer about her book, California, a Slave State. The book explores the untold history of slavery and resistance in California, from the Spanish missions, indentured Native American ranch hands, Indian boarding schools, Black miners, kidnapped Chinese sex workers, and convict laborers to victims of modern trafficking.
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We speak with organizers and poets with Brave New Voices 2023.
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We discuss Governor Abbott’s harmful tactics at the Rio Grande River in an attempt to deter migrant crossings along the US-Mexico border. The state of Texas has begun deploying a marine floating barrier. Guests: Robbie Florez with the Eagle Pass Border Coalition Adrianna Martinez, a professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Placido Salazar, is a … Continued
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Today we celebrate the life and times of Daniel Ellsberg. We bring you the film, The Most Dangerous Man in the World by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith. Ellsberg and a who’s-who of Vietnam-era movers and shakers give a riveting account of those world-changing events. Storytelling for Social Change (Free with any Donation) Daniel Ellsberg’s last … Continued
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Davey D speaks with organizer Kali Akuno about his latest book, Jackson Rising Redux: Lessons on Building the Future in the Present. Kali Akuno is a co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson. Kali served as the Director of Special Projects and External Funding in the Mayoral Administration of the late Chokwe Lumumba of Jackson, MS. … Continued
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We speak with the members of Audiopharmacy 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.
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Davey D speaks with author/journalist Mark Skillz about Hip-Hop pioneer Grandmaster Flowers (born Jonathon Cameron Flowers) was a DJ from Brooklyn, New York. One of the earliest DJs to mix records together in sequence, Flowers was one of the earliest pioneers of disco. Flowers was involved in the hip hop and funk scene and had … Continued
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Davey D speaks with Mark Skillz about Hip-Hop pioneer Grandmaster Flowers (born Jonathon Cameron Flowers) was a DJ from Brooklyn, New York. One of the earliest DJs to mix records together in sequence, Flowers was one of the earliest pioneers of disco. Flowers was involved in the hip hop and funk scene and had a … Continued
