For the record: my show today at KPFK is pre-empted for special fund drive programming. Please pledge — call 818-985-5735, or online at kpfk.org.
For the record: my show today at KPFK is pre-empted for special fund drive programming. Please pledge — call 818-985-5735, or online at kpfk.org.
How racism, poverty and science came together in the case of a poor black woman whose cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medical research. Rebecca Skloot tells that story; her book is THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS. We’ll be offering the book as a fund drive premium, along with [...]
LISTEN ONLINE TO THIS SHOW – SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST JOHN WATERS — filmmaker, actor, writer, mensch — will be live in-studio to talk about his new book ROLE MODELS. It’s a self-portrait by the man who made cult classics “Hairspray,” “Pink Flamingos,” and “Cecil B. Demented” –writing about the people who have inspired him: Little [...]
LISTEN ONLINE TO THIS SHOW – SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST Israel’s attack on the Gaza Movement’s aid ships: ROANE CAREY of The Nation asks, “What madness could have driven the Israeli government to order its navy to attack, in international waters, a flotilla of ships full of human rights activists, MPs from governments around the world, [...]