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Delete Your Account PodcastEpisode 250 – Think PinkThis week, Roqayah and Kumars are joined by Danaka Katovich, Chicago-based organizer and National Co-director of the feminist antiwar group CODEPINK: Women for Peace, where she oversees all of the organization’s national advocacy campaigns, from challenging US aggression towards China and Iran to calling for an end to US support for the war in Ukraine and the colonization of Palestine. Danaka, Roqayah and Kumars discuss the demands placed on antiwar and anti-imperialist solidarity activists in our current moment, thow those demands have been changed by the experience of recent years, particularly the genocide in Gaza, and ho...2025-07-2657 min

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and DemocracyTrump's Anti-Knowledge Agenda is Inviting the Next Authoritarian Dark AgeAir Date 6/6/2025 Today, Trump's administration is doing everything in its power to end the era of educational dominance the US has enjoyed for decades. The simple fact that explains the change is that democracy used to be valued across the political spectrum while todays Republican Party is authoritarian and understands that an educated public is a public that demands democracy while an uneducated public is much easier to manipulate and oppress. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes 2025-06-063h 50

Deep Shallow DiveEP#324 | GUEST | Disrupting the War Machine: CODEPINK’s Stand Against Militarism🎙️ EP#324 | GUEST | Disrupting the War Machine: CODEPINK’s Stand Against MilitarismIn this no-holds-barred episode, Ray is joined by Danaka Katovich, a fierce anti-war activist and national organizer with CODEPINK, the women-led grassroots movement challenging U.S. militarism head-on. Broadcasting straight from the heart of activism, Danaka breaks down how CODEPINK confronts power in the halls of Congress, calls out bipartisan war hypocrisy, and dismantles political propaganda—one viral clip at a time.They dive deep into the movement’s unapologetic stance on both Gaza and Ukraine, revealing how “no weapons, no war” is not a partisan slog...2025-06-0435 min

habibti pleaseOrganizing Toward an Anti-War World with Danaka Katovich of CODEPINKIn this episode, Nashwa speaks with Danaka Katovich, a national co-director at CODEPINK, about global anti-war organizing, challenging U.S. imperialism, and building anti-war movements from the ground up. The conversation explores Danaka’s work supporting campaigns against U.S. military intervention in Yemen, Iran, and Palestine, as well as her reflections on international solidarity, grassroots activism, and the current threats to peace.Together, Nashwa and Danaka reflect on their respective trips to Cuba, what they learned from the Cuban people, the movement to end the war on Yemen, sanctions, and how to get involved even when on...2025-05-231h 03

World BEYOND War: a new podcastA Talk With CODEPINK's Danaka KatovichWe talk to CODEPINK's National Co-Director Danaka Katovich about recent events including a drone attack on the Freedom Flotilla for Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea and slanderous attacks on peace activists by corrupt US Senators opposed to CODEPINK's "China Is Not Our Enemy" campaign. Musical excerpt: "Sirens of Titan" by Al Stewart.2025-05-2239 min

CODEPINK RadioEpisode 301: When the Empire Comes to TownNATO is holding its assembly in Dayton, Ohio. Hear our co-director Danaka Katovich talk to national and local organizers about the resistance to NATO's presence and how we grow to understand NATO. 2025-05-2255 min

Clearing the FOG with co-hosts Margaret Flowers and Kevin ZeeseUnder Attack For Trying To Stop Genocide And Ethnic CleansingThe displacement, genocide, and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians continue unabated with a total blockade of water, food, and supplies to Gaza, which is entering its third month. Yemen has now issued an aerial blockade of Israel in addition to its blockade of the Red Sea according to its obligation under the Genocide Convention. An international coalition attempted last week to bring aid to Gaza. Its ship was bombed on May 2 in European waters just off Malta. Clearing the FOG speaks with members of CODEPINK, Danaka Katovich, Tighe Barry, and Colonel Ann Wright (Ret) about the resistance to Israel's genocide...2025-05-061h 00

KPFA - CounterSpinTanya Clay House on Freedom to Learn / Danaka Katovich on Attacks on ActivistsThis week on CounterSpin: The website of the Kairos Democracy Project has a quote from John Lewis, reminding us, “Democracy is not a state. It is an act.” Our guest Tanya Clay House is board chair at Kairos and a longtime advocate for the multiracial democracy that the Trump White House seeks to denounce and derail — in part by erasing the history of Black people in this country. As part of that, she’s part of an ongoing project called Freedom to Learn and its present campaign, called #HandsOffOurHistory. Corporate news media evince lofty principles about th...2025-05-0429 min

FAIRTanya Clay House on Freedom to Learn, Danaka Katovich on Attacks on ActivistsThe Trump White House seeks to denounce and derail multiracial democracy—in part by erasing the history of Black people in this country.2025-05-0227 min

Under the Tree: A Seminar on Freedom with Bill AyersGoodbye to All That—Let’s Begin Again with Bill AyersWhen Freedom is the Question… was published on September 10, and we had a book launch that night at our home-away-from-home, Pilsen Community Books, in conversation with Eve Ewing. We traveled to Women and Children First, Seminary Coop, The Wooden Shoe in Philadelphia, Book and Puppet in Easton, PA, Riff Raff in Providence, Firestorm in Asheville, NC, Red Emma’s in Baltimore, Busboys and Poets in DC, the PIT (Property is Theft!!) in Brooklyn, and more. I read at public libraries, coffee shops, and Movement venues like Haymarket House, Hasta Muerte, and The James Connelly Social Club. A couple of the ev...2025-01-0835 min

CODEPINK RadioEpisode 260: Disrupt the DNC & Challenge War on the Central CoastCODEPINK’s Danaka Katovich and Medea Benjamin host a panel with guests reflecting on the power of protest at the DNC now and then, in 1968, when demonstrators demanded an end to the U.S. war on Vietnam. In the second half of our program CODEPINK organizer Marcy talks to activists challenging the militarization and privatization of space on California’s Central Coast. 2024-08-0755 min

CODEPINK RadioEpisode 255: Independence Day for Who? US Intervention in Haiti & BoliviaOn this episode of CODEPINK Radio, Co-Director Danaka Katovich interviews CODEPINK East Coast Organizer Krys Cerisier about the upcoming invasion of Haiti, the history of US intervention, and what to expect in the coming weeks. Then Danaka is joined by Ollie Vargas, a journalist with Red Media to talk about the recent coup attempt in Bolivia and the history of US backing of right-wing governments in the country. 2024-07-0355 min

CODEPINK RadioEpisode 246: Live from the EncampmentsJoin CODEPINK Co-Director Danaka Katovich as she interviews Co-Founder Jodie Evans about her time at the UCLA and USC encampments for Gaza and CODEPINK's Grace Siegelman about her time at the Northwestern encampment. For the second half, Danaka and Nour report live from DePaul University's new encampment for Gaza. 2024-05-0155 min

CODEPINK RadioEpisode 233: Yemen, The "Houthis", and PalestineJoin CODEPINK Co-Director Danaka Katovich as she interviews Dr. Shireen Al-Adeimi (X @shireen818), Dr. Aisha Jumaan (X @AishaJumaan @Yemenrrf) and Jehan Hakim (@YAC_USfuelsWars) for a general overview of Yemen. Who are the "Houthis" or AnsarAllah? Why is the US bombing Yemen? What is Yemen doing in the Red Sea? What have the last 9 years been like in Yemen? Why does Yemen stand with Palestine? Dr. Al-Adeimi is an assistant professor at Michigan State University and fellow at the Quincy Institute. Dr. Aisha Jumaan founded the Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation. Jehan Hakim is a community organizer and chair...2024-01-3155 min

CODEPINK RadioEpisode 228: From Fargo to Washington DC: How Peace Was Present in 2023Join Danaka Katovich for her discussion with two CODEPINK organizers in Fargo, North Dakota and the CODEPINK Co-Founder Medea Benjamin. The episode recaps the year CODEPINK had in Congress and discusses making change locally in places like Fargo, North Dakota. 2023-12-2755 min

By Any Means NecessaryChaos Reigns in Congress: How Should The Movement Respond?In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Walter Smolarek, a journalist, organizer and editor of Liberation newspaper, and managing editor of LiberationNews.org to discuss the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy from his position as Speaker of the House over the deal he made to avoid a government shutdown, the roots of this event in the recent history of the Republican Party and its embrace of right-wing elements such as the Tea Party and Donald Trump, and how this dysfunction showcases the reasons why voters are dissatisfied with the...2023-10-061h 52

CODEPINK RadioEpisode 208: Sonic Warfare: The Impact of F-35 Training Flights on Our CommunitiesOn this episode, Danaka Katovich and Jimmy Leas bring Ashley Adams, Peter Bingham and Richard Joseph on to discuss the effects that F-35 training flights have on our communities, particularly on child development. 2023-08-0955 min

CODEPINK RadioEpisode 184: Drop The F-35 Deal: A Discussion on Canada’s F-35 Fighter Jet PurchaseJoin Danaka Katovich (CODEPINK), James Leas (Save Our Skies VT), Paul Maillet (Retired colonel and former Green party candidate), and moderator Tamara Lorincz (VOW, WILPF) for a conversation on Lockheed Martins F-35 Fighter Jet and Canadas decision to buy them.2023-02-2255 min

CODEPINK RadioEpisode 149: Latest on Cuba sanctions & Pan-Africanism in the AmericasThis week's episode focuses on Biden's policy towards Cuba, with remarks from Fulton Armstrong, as well as an excerpt on a panel from the People's Summit, in which James Early draws links between Pan-Africanism and the Americas. We will also have CODEPINK co-director Danaka Katovich's speech from the Poor People's Campaign moral assembly on June 18.2022-06-2255 min

SputnikGrey Eagles to Ukraine, Depp Trial Verdict, Yemen Truce Expiring, Prison Policy & Native AmericansDr. David Oualaalou, international geopolitical consultant, global speaker, author, veteran & former International security analyst in Washington, DC. He’s the host of “Geopolitics in Conflict” show on YT. His latest book, ``The Dynamics of Russia’s Geopolitics: Remaking of the Global Order,” joins the show to break down the latest developments in Ukraine. The United States and Germany agree to supply advanced long range weapon systems to Ukraine. And, they talk about General Paul Nakasone confirming that the US Cyber Command has conducted offensive operations against Russia in support of Ukraine. He said that these operations helped the US identify Russian ha...2022-06-031h 55

CODEPINK RadioEpisode 143: A Youth Delegation to Cuba and Biden's Proposed Military BudgetOn this episode of CODEPINK radio, Ariel Gold hears from fellow CODEPINK co-director Danaka Katovich who just returned from participating in a youth delegation to Cuba to call for an end to the U.S. blockade. During the second half of the show, CODEPINK Congress coordinator Marcy Winograd discusses Biden's proposed increase in the military budget with Lindsay Koshgarian and Monica Montgomery.2022-05-1155 min

CODEPINK RadioEpisode 138: Ukraine & Yemen: Similarities & DifferencesOn this episode of CODEPINK radio, join us for an important conversation about the wars in Ukraine in Yemen. CODEPINK National co-director Ariel Gold discusses the background of the Ukraine war, US involvement and a no fly zone. CODEPINK national organizer Danaka Katovich outlines the history of the war in Yemen and how the U.S. is still involved. We will also hear from Medea Benjamin who will give us a quick report back from Afghanistan.2022-04-0655 min

NewsdiveBiden's Feminist Airstrikes (feat. Danaka Katovich)This week Sam is joined by Danaka Katovich, the Yemen and Peace Collective coordinator at the anti-war group CODEPINK. They talk about how Biden is still enabling Saudi human rights violations from the war on Yemen to the severe repression of political dissidents. They also cover the violence of drone warfare and why the military can't really be feminist.2021-09-2341 min

CODEPINK RadioEpisode 96: JuneteenthIn this special episode, CODEPINK's Director of Cultural Strategy, Ciara Taylor, joins Poor People's Campaign Zillah Wesley and CODEPINK's Danaka Katovich to give a history of Juneteenth and discuss the continuous struggle to end exploitation and violence in all its forms. 2021-06-1855 min

CODEPINK RadioEpisode 77: The Global Day of Action for Yemen: How We Can Move ForwardThis week's radio show discusses the Biden Administration's decision to halt "offensive" support for the Saudi-led war on Yemen. We open with Dr. Cornel West's remarks from the January 25th World Says No to War on Yemen Global Day of Action Webinar. CODEPINK's Danaka Katovich interviews Jehan Hakim from the Yemeni Alliance Committee about the January 25th Global Day of Action for Yemen and gets Jehan's first impressions on the policy changes by the Biden Administration. Hassan El-Tayyab of FCNL gives us a breakdown of how we move forward in Congress to make sure that US support for the...2021-02-1055 min

CODEPINK RadioEpisode 69: Yemeni Storytelling as Resistance (December 17, 2020)This week CODEPINK's Danaka Katovich and Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation’s Arwa Mokdad are joined by Atiaf Alwazir to discuss Storytelling as Resistance.2020-12-1655 min

CODEPINK RadioEpisode 61: How Saudi Arabia oppresses and holds women captive and a Conversation with Dr. James ZogbyThis week, CODEPINK's national co-director Ariel Gold talks with Dr. James Zogby, president and founder of the Arab American Institute. They discuss the upcoiming election and what a Biden presidency would mean for Arab-Americans and the struggle for Palestinian rights. The second part of today’s program includes CODEPINK's Middle East coordinator Danaka Katovich discussing Saudi Arabia's male guardianship and Kafala systems with Dr. Hala Aldosari and Bethany Alhaidari.2020-10-2155 min

The Radio DePaul PodcastEpisode 91: It's A DogHappy New Year! John and Amy both saw Cats (2018, dir. Tom Hooper) and were so horrified and delighted that they chose to make this episode. Listen to DePaul students and staff talk and about their favorite moments, and then sit down with the Chicago Tribune critic who gave the film 0/4 stars, the lowest rating on Metacritic. Thank you to: -Michael Phillips -Julia Weiss -Katie Heath -Jerwin Gabriel Santiago -Bianca Davis -Brianna Bitout -Professor Samantha Close -Jonathan Oppenheimer -Dylan Cohen -Danaka Katovich This episode was recorded by Amy Do and John Cotter, mixed and edited by John Cotter Credits: Genre: Jazz...2020-01-1118 min