Hitting Left

By Klonsky brothers.

Each week brothers Mike and Fred Klonsky, bloggers and activists engage in conversation, often with in-studio guests. Topics may be local, national or international, but always with a Chicago sensibil... more

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The podcast currently has 267 episodes available.

Hitting Left episodes:

March 01, 2025 With Ray Long and Alaina Hampton
Joining Mike this edition of Hitting Left is Chicago Tribune reporter Ray Long and Democratic Party consultant Alaina Hampton to disucuss convicted former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan and Illinois' culture of corruption
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58min
February 10, 2025 With Hilton Obenzinger
Joining Mike and Susan on this edition of Hitting left is author ands poet Hilton Obenzinger. They discuss the Judaism v. Zionism debate, Trump's plan for a Gaza Riviera, and other madman MAGA tactics.
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59min
January 25, 2025 With Ryan Alexander-Tanner and Sandra Castilo.
Joining MIke as cohost this editon of Hitting Left is Susan Klonsky. The guests are the author and cartoon artist Ryan Alexander-Tanner and immigrant rights activist Rev. Sandra Castillo. Ryan Alexander-Tanner has written and illustrated a book about Muhammad Ali. Susan and Mike will get the latest update on President Trump's threatened assault on our city's migrants with Rev. Sandra Castillo, who serves the Episcopal Church in Chicago as the chair of the Diocese of Chicago's Sanctuary Task Force.
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59min
January 11, 2025 With Liz Futrell, Renaldo Hudson and Stanley Howard.
Former death row inmates, now Chicago anti-death-penalty activists Renaldo Hudson and Stanley Howard joined by Liz Futrell, author of "Lessons from Death Row."
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58min
December 08, 2024 With Rus Bradburd and Floyd Webb.
Joining Mike on this edition of Hitting Left is basketball coach turned novelist Rus Bradburd and filmmaker Floyd Webb. Floyd and Mike will be talking about the Black Panthers on the 55th anniversary of the murder of Illinois Black Panther Chairman, Fred Hampton.
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57min
December 01, 2024 With co-host Susan Klonsky and guest Rabbi Brant Rosen.
Joining Mike and co-host Susan Klonsky on this edition of Hitting Left is Rabbi Brant Rosen from Chicago's anti-Zionist Tzedek Congregation. Gaza, Lebanon, and resistance to war and genocide in the Trump era are the topics for discussion.
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57min
November 22, 2024 With Rashid Khalidi.
Joining Hitting Left host Mike Klonsky onthis edition is Rashid Khalidi, a Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East and the Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University.
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57min
November 09, 2024 With brother Fred Klonsky and political strategist Joanna Klonsky.
In the wake of the election of Donald Trump Mike is joined by former co-host Fred Klonsky and political strategist Joanna Klonsky to discuss the results and where we go now.
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59min
October 11, 2024 With Juan Gonzalez.
Joining Mike on this edition of Hitting Left is Juan Gonzalez, co-Host of Democracy Now!, Senior Fellow at Great Cities Institute of UIC, founding member of the Young Lords and leader of the '68 protest at Columbia University. Juan Gonzalez is author of a new study of the "Brown Belt" in Chicago.

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58min
October 07, 2024 With Bill Ayers.
Joining Mike on this edition of Hitting Left is author, educator, activist and long-time friend, Bill Ayers. His latest book is called, When Freedom is the Question, Abolition is the Answer: Reflections on Collective Liberation.
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FAQs about Hitting Left:

How many episodes does Hitting Left have?

The podcast currently has 267 episodes available.