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Wondering what to add to your summer reading list? Well, we’ve got some ideas for you! Join guest host Vylma V as she welcomes local Bay Area authors Norman Zelaya and Aya de Leon to The Talkies. Both writers will talk about their new books and explore how growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area has influenced their writings and shaped their unique voices. Tune in or listen to the archive!

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The alt-right has captured state legislatures, governorships, and now the White House—but their true goal is the end of the U.S. Constitution.  Dr. Nancy MacLean spells it out.  PLUS! Barbara Dane celebrates her 90th birthday with a concert!  With host Kris Welch.

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Deena Metzger, brilliant, radical, thinker, poet, teacher, healer, with a new novel to heal the world.  PLUS; Dan Hoyle returns to the Marsh with his one-man tour of America and it’s political divisions.  With host Kris Welch.

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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro is one of the founders of the Progressive Caucus, and a committed fighter for the common good.  We talk about her new memoir,The Least Among Us: Waging the Battle for the Vulnerable.  PLUS; it’s the Dalai Lama’s birthday!  We talk with filmmaker Mickey Lemle.  with host Kris Welch

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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What is free speech? Are there boundaries to the First Amendment? Frederick Lawrence, professor of Law, says hate speech is NOT free speech. We hear why. With host Kris Welch.

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