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    The Trump administration's escalating war on the media

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 52:13


    Tim Richardson, disinformation program manager at PEN America, told HuffPost that Trump's attacks set a dangerous precedent and it's hard to say where this ends.

    What's the path to a clean energy future?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 33:51


    Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson says the world needs to quickly transition to clean energy solutions including wind, water, and solar to save our planet.

    How Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to take action on flooding

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 18:13


    A ProPublica and Texas Tribune investigation reveals that the Texas Legislature has repeatedly failed to enact measures that would help communities prepare for flooding.

    WHO chief says large proportion of the population of Gaza is starving

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 25:47


    In a statement on Thursday, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees warned that families in Gaza are breaking down amid the hunger crisis.

    The Republican plan to gerrymander Texas to keep US House majority

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 26:28


    Dave Daley reports that Texas Republicans justify their redistricting plan with the dubious claim that the current map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

    2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 53:58


    Award-winning reporters Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, and Isaac Arnsdorf ask: How did the first US president to become a convicted felon regain control of the White House?

    How should we respond to Trump's war on the press & public media cuts?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 52:20


    The GOP's public media cuts will cause KALW to lose $400K a year for the next two years. The cuts will hit community and tribal stations the hardest. What are solutions?

    ICE agents unleash terror in attempt to deport 1 million people a year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 52:07


    ICE agents are testing legal boundaries and tearing communities apart to try and arrest 7,000 people every day. What does the future hold under Trump's extreme policies?

    The fight to save climate and environmental data from erasure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 52:13


    The Trump administration is laying off scientists and taking down websites with crucial environmental tools and information.

    The Genius Act delivers a major victory for the crypto industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 26:30


    The cryptocurrency industry spent more than $250 million in the last election to help crypto-friendly candidates run for Congress and the White House.

    A conversation with KALW ED James Kass about the CPB cuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 25:36


    All but four House and Senate Republicans voted to cut $1.1B from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Once the law goes into effect, KALW will lose $400,000 a year.

    How will the CPB cuts affect KALW & public media across the country?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 52:30


    All but two Senate Republicans voted to cut $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS. KALW will immediately lose $400,000.

    Your Call's live caregiving event focuses on solutions and resources

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 52:25


    At our recent live broadcast at the San Francisco Public Library, we discussed universal healthcare in California and resources at the state and local levels.

    GOP Medicaid cuts could cause 51,000 preventable deaths every year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 52:15


    The GOP's budget will strip 17 million people of their health insurance and push the healthcare system to a breaking point. How are medical professionals preparing?

    Climate change, federal budget cuts, and the Texas flooding disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 23:59


    The floods in Texas have killed at least 120 people. The tragedy has raised serious questions about the catastrophic impacts of Trump's budget cuts to NOAA and FEMA.

    The GOP budget delivers big wins for the fossil fuel industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 28:10


    Antonia Juhasz reports that the new law compounds the already $17 billion in direct federal subsidies US taxpayers pay to oil, gas, and coal companies every year.

    Inside Trump's war on the press

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 27:20


    Last week, Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS, agreed to pay $16 million to settle a Trump lawsuit over a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris.

    The rise of Viktor Orban and the erosion of democracy in Hungary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 24:45


    The documentary film Democracy Noir tells the story of three brave women who confront the policies and corruption of Hungary's autocratic Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

    USAID cuts causing preventable deaths, violence, and human trafficking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 52:08


    USAID programs have saved over 90 million lives over the past two decades. If the current cuts continue through 2030, 14 million people could lose their lives.

    How are CA social service advocates preparing for GOP budget cuts?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 52:13


    The Trump/GOP budget bill will cause millions in California to lose their healthcare and food assistance. How are advocates preparing for what's to come?

    GOP bill is largest wealth transfer from poor to rich in US history

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 52:02


    Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill funds $4.5 trillion in tax breaks for the wealthy through the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in history.

    Trump's budget boosts fossil fuels & slashes renewable energy funding

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 26:25


    Environmental advocates warn that Trump's new budget will undermine US efforts to combat climate change and stall the transition to clean energy.

    The impact of heatwaves on disease transmission

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 25:50


    New research from scientists at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland shows that heat waves can influence the spread of many diseases.

    A Greek Tragedy: The Human Cost of the Refugee Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025 52:24


    In her new book, "A Greek Tragedy," Jeanne Carstensen investigates a deadly 2015 shipwreck off the Greek island of Lesvos, where 80 asylum seekers lost their lives.

    Three years after Roe, abortion is banned in 13 states & limited in 41

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 52:07


    Clinics are closing, women and girls are traveling for care, intimate partner violence has increased, and a record number of pregnant women have been prosecuted.

    How Zohran Mamdani beat NYC's powerful Democratic machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 52:25


    Last week, Democratic Socialistic Zohran Mamdani rocked the political establishment by beating Andrew Cuomo and winning NYC's mayoral primary by a 12-point margin.

    California budget cuts $78m in funding for mental health helplines

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 52:12


    California lawmakers approved a budget that eliminates $78 million in funding for mental health phone lines. What will this mean for these essential services?

    Inside Utah's PR campaign to take over public lands

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 23:45


    A new investigation from High Country News/Public Domain reveals how Utah has spent millions of dollars on a PR campaign to turn Americans against federal lands.

    How EPA budget cuts weaken wildfire smoke protections

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 27:57


    The Trump administration's proposed EPA budget cuts and staff reductions threaten the agency's capacity to monitor and respond to air pollution from wildfire smoke.

    Supreme Court paves way for states to defund Planned Parenthood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 23:56


    The conservatives on the Supreme Court ruled that South Carolina Medicaid patients cannot use their coverage at Planned Parenthood for preventative care.

    How the FDA allows dangerous generic drugs into US pharmacies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 28:10


    The FDA has allowed more than 20 foreign factories to send drugs to the US even though they were made at plants that the agency had banned, according to ProPublica.

    CA budget cuts could shut down parent & youth mental health helpline

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 8:46


    California's budget could eliminate funding for the Parents Anonymous' California Parent & Youth Helpline, which has helped hundreds of thousands across the state.

    Black women activists discuss how they're resisting Trump's 2nd term

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 43:27


    The 19th's Errin Haines writes: The Black women I talk to said they are being strategic about what their resistance looks like now, preparing for a long fight ahead.

    Children with disabilities urge Republicans to oppose Medicaid cuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 21:16


    Last week, children with disabilities and their parents were on Capitol Hill telling Republicans that Medicaid cuts would be devastating.

    Community activists protest SF Mayor Lurie's proposed budget cuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 31:56


    Activists say the budget, which includes $200 million in nonprofit funding cuts over two years, threatens to gut everything from violence prevention to food security.

    What's behind the push for war with Iran?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 52:19


    We get the latest on Israel bombing Iran, Iran retaliating, and the Trump administration's announcement that it bombed three nuclear sites in Iran.

    The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with Our Wild Neighbors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 52:07


    In "The Age of Deer," Erika Howsare writes about the relationship between humans and deer, and the questions they raise about the boundaries of the natural world.

    House Republicans vote to eliminate $1.1B in PBS, NPR funds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 52:33


    On June 12, House Republicans voted to eliminate $1.1B in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The bill now moves to the Senate.

    What policy changes are needed to address the caregiving crisis?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 52:25


    More than 45 million people are caring for a loved one with little to no financial help. As the population ages, this crisis is only growing. What solutions are needed?

    What do you want to hear on Your Call?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 52:14


    On today's Your Call, we're opening the lines to find out what you want us to cover and discuss during these unprecedented times.

    Upcoming Supreme Court decisions & stopping Trump's authoritarianism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 52:08


    We're opening the lines to get your thoughts on this political moment, including the assassinations in Minnesota. We'll also discuss upcoming Supreme Court cases.

    Millions take to the streets to protest Trump's authoritarianism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 52:13


    What do you make of this political moment, including this weekend's political assassination in Minnesota, and millions protesting as Trump held his military parade?

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