Tucker Carlson out of Fox News; Plus, the future of Bay Area transit
0:08 — Matt Gertz, Senior Fellow at Media Matters 0:33 — Janice Li is president of the BART Board of Directors Amanda Eaken is Chair of the SFMTA Board of Directors
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Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Covid call-ins with Dr. Swartzberg
0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus discusses the latest developments from Russia’s war in Ukraine. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to answer listeners’ COVID questions.
Dacher Keltner on the transformative power of “awe”
0:08 — Dacher Keltner, faculty director of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center; now author of Awe: the new science of everyday wonder and how it can transform your life
Sudan Internal Conflict, Civilians Caught in the Middle; Plus, What Flooding Means for Wells
0:08 — Azaz Shami, is a Sudanese-American human rights advocate 0:33 — Alastair Bland is a reporter at CalMatters Thomas Harter is the Nora S. Gustavsson Endowed Professor in Water Resources at UC Davis
Yemen Peace Talks; Plus, Supreme Court takes up Mifepristone
0:08 — Arwa Mokdad, Middle East analyst and peace advocate at Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation 0:33 — Imani Gandy is Senior Editor of Law and Policy at Rewire News and co-host of the podcast Boom! Lawyered
Portland Police extreme use of teargas in June 2020 protests; Plus, the long-term health impact of houseless encampment sweeps
0:08 — Juan Chavez, Civil Rights Project Director at Oregon Justice Resources Center 0:33 — Dr. Josh Barocas, Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and corresponding author of the JAMA study. Jennifer Friedenbach, Executive Director of the San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness.
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Covid Call-ins with Dr. Swartzberg
0:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus 0:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health
Matthew Lasar on “Pacifica Radio: The Rise of an Alternative Radio Network”
0:08 — Matthew Lasar, social historian, history professor at UC Santa Cruz, author of Pacifica Radio: The Rise of an Alternative Radio Network
Clarence Thomas and judicial ethics; Plus, Tax call-ins
0:08 — Dahlia Lithwick, is Senior Editor at Slate. She also hosts the podcast “Amicus” 0:33 — Susan Lee, Tax Preparer, Certified Financial Planner, (former) host of “You and Your Money” on WBAI in New York.
How Biden administration’s rule will affects trans student athletes; Plus, Spring Planting Call-ins
0:08 — Kel O’Hara is a staff attorney at Equal Rights Advocates, which fights for gender justice in workplaces and schools across the country. 0:33 — Zee Husain is the founder of West Oakland’s Kula Nursery, which works within and for BIPOC communities to increase food sovereignty.