We speak with long time activist, author and union organizer Jon Melrod about his new book, ‘Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War’. It chronicles an import 13 year period in Jon’s life where as a student in Madison, Wisconsin during the Civil Rights, Anti-War, Black Power Movement, he intersects and […]
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Filipino Students Protest Consulate in SF | Rozz Nash Talks about the Afro-Diasporic Play ‘Kola’
Hard Knock Radio (11-30-22) Davey D speaks with Nickel Rivera, an organizer with The League of Filipino Students, about the political issues the Philippines is facing and the insidious red-tagging of student organizations here in the US. A detailed statement concerning this was recently released condemning the practice. We also discuss the planned protest in […]
Midterm Election Results| Patrice Berry’s New Start-Up Assist Hub
Hard Knock Radio (11-23-22) We talk with Liz Suk of Oakland Rising about the results of the Oakland election and how to hold those coming into office accountable. Later in the show, we speak with entrepreneur Patrice Berry about her new start-up AssistHub, which connects People of color to safety net funds and resources
Another Act of Domestic Terrorism-Tragedy at Club Q: A Conversation w/ Carolyn Wysinger
We talk with activist and former SF Pride Board President and now newly elected councilwoman Carolyn Wysinger about the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado. We discuss how many prominent lawmakers contributed to a climate of intolerance by passing laws to discriminate against those who identify as part of the LGBTQ community. We talk […]
Ye, Kyrie, Neo Nazis in Ukraine: A Conversation w/ Max Blumenthal about Anti-Semitism
Davey D speaks with investigative journalist Max Blumenthal of the Gray Zone about the war in Ukraine and how Neo-Nazi’s play are playing a crucial role. We talk about the controversy around rap star Ye (Kanye West) and basketball great Kyrie Irving and the specter of anti-Semitism, and why some folks are called out and […]
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