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Mask mandates! Positive tests!  Worried teachers!  Frantic parents!  Millions of unvaccinated school children! It’s a nightmare.  We talk about the many ways of fall-out. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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Emily Hoeven of CalMatters runs down the big news in Cali: Newsome recall, COVID, fires: NOT a pretty picture.   PLUS the brilliant, tenacious, charismatic poet, playwright, educator and activist Dr. Ayodele Nzinga with her annual Black Arts Movement cultural festival in Oakland. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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Another natural disaster in Haiti, still not recovered from the last natural disaster, and the current political disaster…Danny Shaw explains the challenges.  PLUS: Biden has promised to end the 20-year U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, and the Taliban are poised to take over.  What’s next?  Phyllis Bennis offers analysis. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The 20-year U.S. occupation of Afghanistan is over—and chaos has ensued.  Details, history, who-what-when and WHY, from Professor Stephen Zunes.   Hosted by Kris Welch.

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Guest host Max Pringle speaks with political scientist Larry Gerston about California Recall Election. He’s professor emeritus of political science at San Jose State University and author of an upcoming book on the recall.

Then, we’ll discuss Oakland’s third annual BAMD Festival, happening all month in the city. The festival brings top black artists, writers and performers from around the world to Oakland for a month of engagement, performances and networking. Max speaks with Oakland Poet Laureate and festival Artistic Director Ayodele Nzinga.

Then, journalist and author David Zucchino joins us to discuss his latest book “Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy.” It details the bloody 1898 white supremacist insurrection that overthrew the democratically elected multi-racial government of Wilmington, North Carolina.

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The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report released this week issued a dire warning to the world’s governments to re-commit to lessening humanity’s impact on the climate or face dire consequences by century’s end. Guest host Max Pringle spoke with writer and climate futurist Alex Steffen to get his reaction to the IPCC report.

Then, we re-air a conversation Kris Welch had with Harvard historian and Missouri native Walter Johnson about his latest book “The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States.”

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Guest host Max Pringle spoke with filmmaker Abby Ginsberg about her new documentary on the life of East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee. The film is called “Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power.”

It premiers in the Bay area on August 20 at the Shattuck Cinema in Berkeley and at the Roxie Theatre in San Francisco, as well as on demand.

Then, we re-air an interview with host Kris Welch and Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.  Earlier this year, he released another trove of formerly classified Cold War era documents that show that top Pentagon planners had a rather cavalier attitude toward a possible nuclear conflict over the fate of Taiwan. It’s an issue that’s still relevant given tensions between the US and China over the country.

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Bay Area publishing legend Malcolm Margolin, with a new collection of his essays on California Native peoples. PLUS: the Town Crier, poet Raymond Nat Turner.  Hosted by Kris Welch.

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Joe Biden has imposed FURTHER sanctions on Cuba, as it struggles with the pandemic.  PLUS: the Bay Area’s highly-regarded Congresswoman Barbara Lee is questioned about her stance on Palestine. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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John Nichols, on all things Progressive. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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