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Programming Highlights

  • LA Theatre Works, Sunday, Dec. 15 at 10:00 pm, "The Columnist" starring John Vickery and JoBeth Williams

    Veteran journalist Joseph Alsop thrived in his role as the right-hand man for Washington’s political elite, influencing both policy and public opinion with his inflammatory columns. But as the political certainties of the post-war era began to chip away in the late 1960s, so did Alsop’s authority, both on the page and in his own life. Original music and sound design by John Gromada. Includes a panel discussion about Joseph Alsop with author Geoffrey Cowan, playwright David Auburn, and journalist Adam Nagourney of The New York Times.

  • Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show, Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 1:00 pm with guests Joe Keyes and Rob Elk, Creators and stars of "Bob's Holiday Office Party!"

    Phil and Ted are celebrating the party of the season: "Bob's Holiday Office Party!” The cult favorite, now in its 27th year on stage and playing at the Odyssey Theater, is a hilarious take on a small-town insurance office holiday party for its high-risk clients. Endless booze results in a bawdy holiday farce not quite ready for the Hallmark Channel. Show creators and stars Joe Keyes and Rob Elk are joined by fellow performer Mark Fite to give Phil and Ted some party tips and holiday cheer, and you're invited. BYOB! Tune in and pledge!

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  • Herman Whitfield's Family Called for Help During a Mental Health Crisis. Cops Killed Him Instead

    We continue our look at the tragic deaths of two Black men who were killed while experiencing mental health crises. Award-winning piano virtuoso Herman Whitfield III died in 2022 after he was repeatedly tasered, handcuffed and pinned to the ground by Indianapolis police officers. Whitfield’s family had called 911 to ask for help as their son experienced a mental health crisis in their home, but instead of sending an ambulance as requested, police officers showed up and attacked Whitfield, even as he said he couldn’t breathe while being restrained. Whitfield’s death was ruled a homicide, but on Friday a jury acquitted the two Indianapolis officers. “Herman was killed in our home right in front of us,” says Gladys Whitfield, Herman’s mother. “In a case where an individual is having a mental health crisis, the officers are supposed to take time, try to negotiate, talk to the person, use persuasion and just try to deescalate.” Whitfield is also a former public interest law attorney and a current federal administrative law judge.

  • "We Didn't Get No Justice": Jordan Neely's Uncle Slams Daniel Penny's Acquittal in NYC Subway Killing

    We speak with the uncle of Jordan Neely after a New York jury on Monday acquitted veteran Daniel Penny in the death of the beloved New York street performer on a Manhattan subway train last year. Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide. The judge dismissed a more serious manslaughter charge. Penny will not face any prison time for the killing. Neely was in the midst of a mental health crisis on May 1, 2023, when Penny attacked and held him in a chokehold for several minutes, even after Neely stopped moving. “That trial just was ridiculous,” says Christopher Neely, who had tried to help his nephew and bring him home amid his mental health struggles. He says the family was already resigned to Penny not serving any prison time, but still wanted some measure of accountability at trial. “I was just hoping and praying that we would get some justice, but we didn’t get no justice.”

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  • Trump Barely Won Nationally, But in 'News Deserts' It Was a Landslide: 'BradCast' 12/10/2024

    Today on The BradCast: How "news deserts" are quickly expanding across the U.S. and how they played a disturbing role in this year's Presidential election. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] While finger-pointing continues in the wake of the stunning, if very narrow (less than 1.5%) popular vote victory of Donald Trump over Kamala [...]

  • 'Green News Report' - December 10, 2024

    Follow @GreenNewsReport... (Or use "Click here to listen..." link below.) IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: U.K. and Ireland hit with deadly back-to-back storms; China's electric vehicle boom is eroding global demand for oil; PLUS: Time is running out to cash in on Biden's climate law incentives before Trump kills them... All that and more in today's Green News [...]

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Sonali Kolhatkar can be heard Tuesdays at 3:00 PM on KPFK. Rising Up with Sonali is now a project of Yes! where she is an editor.

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  • People Power From South Korea to Syria

    Two major political earthquakes took place in early December 2024 in different parts of the world: South Korea and Syria.

  • Big Oil’s Long History of Astroturfing

    An in-depth investigation by Rebecca John reveals the extent to which oil companies have usurped the democratic process for decades via deceptive front-groups parading as grassroots organizations opposed to oil taxes and curbs on carbon emissions.

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