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2025-06-2359 minShone boy's podcastSpecial Report: Mahmoud Khalil Reunites With Family After Release From ICE JailColumbia University graduate, Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil reunited with his wife and met his newborn son after being released from over 100 days in ICE detention. After flying from Louisiana to New Jersey, Khalil told reporters, “If they threaten me with detention, even if they would kill me, I would still speak up for Palestine.”
2025-06-2117 min2025-06-2059 min2025-06-1959 minShone boy's podcastRanked-Choice Voting in NYC Primary May Help Progressives Defeat Billionaire-Backed Cuomo's Mayoral BidWe look at how ranked-choice voting works and what it could mean for New Yorkers heading to the polls in the primaries for local elections this Tuesday, with early voting already underway.
2025-06-1830 min2025-06-1859 min2025-06-1759 minShone boy's podcastFull Interview: “An Outstanding Leader”: Minnesota Mourns Assassinated Lawmaker Melissa Hortman as Suspect Is ArrestedWatch Part 2 of our interview with Patricia Torres Ray, former Minnesota state senator and former colleague of Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman.
2025-06-1633 min2025-06-1659 min2025-06-1359 min2025-06-1259 min2025-06-1159 min2025-06-1059 min2025-06-0959 minShone boy's podcast"For Venida, For Kalief": Kalief Browder's Late Mother's Poetry Drives New Film on Impact of SolitaryAs For Venida, For Kalief premieres this weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival, we speak with Kalief Browder’s older brother and the film’s director on the 10th anniversary of Kalief’s death.
2025-06-0620 min2025-06-0659 minShone boy's podcastJournalist Carole Cadwalladr on Facebook, OpenAI, Palantir & More: "These Companies Are Not Your Friend"We continue our conversation with investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr about the rise of unregulated tech behemoths like OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT that has been embroiled in scandals surrounding its generation of easily disseminated false information, and Palantir, the secretive data-mining company that now heavily contracts with the U.S. government to provide mass surveillance and data collection services.
2025-06-0543 min2025-06-0559 minShone boy's podcastExtended Interview: Karen Hao on How AI Colonialism is Threatening the WorldExtended interview with Karen Hao, author of “Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI.” The book documents the rise of OpenAI and how the AI industry is leading to a new form of colonialism.
2025-06-0454 min2025-06-0459 min2025-06-0359 min2025-06-0259 min2025-05-3059 min2025-05-2959 min2025-05-2859 min2025-05-2759 minShone boy's podcast"We Southernized Dr. King": Historian Jeanne Theoharis on MLK's Struggle Against Racism in the NorthHistorian Jeanne Theoharis joins us for an in-depth discussion about her new book, King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life of Struggle Outside the South, a major reexamination of his experiences and activism confronting police brutality, alongside his wife Coretta Scott King.
2025-05-2328 min2025-05-2359 min2025-05-2259 min2025-05-2159 min2025-05-2059 min2025-05-1959 min2025-05-1659 min2025-05-1559 min2025-05-1459 min2025-05-1359 minShone boy's podcastPalestinian Journalist Abubaker Abed on the Struggle of "Reporting a Genocide of Your Own People"In Part 2 of our interview with Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed, the 22-year-old recounts leaving Gaza last month for Ireland while facing threats to his safety and suffering from malnutrition. He says he has found solidarity and comfort in Ireland, but says he is still dealing with the trauma of a year and a half of war. The sounds of planes and helicopters still trigger fear in him. “I’m trying to navigate this pain,” he says.
2025-05-1324 min2025-05-1259 minShone boy's podcastThe Guardian's Oliver Laughland on Starbase, TX; Cops with "Red Flags" Helping ICE; "Detention Alley"Oliver Laughland, The Guardian's U.S. southern bureau chief, discusses his reporting on the election in Elon Musk's new company town in Texas, his coverage of new police collaboration with Trump’s mass deportation plan, and conditions in “Detention Alley.”
2025-05-0922 min2025-05-0959 min2025-05-0859 min2025-05-0759 min2025-05-0659 min2025-05-0559 min2025-05-0259 min2025-05-0159 min2025-04-3059 min2025-04-2959 min2025-04-2859 min2025-04-2559 min2025-04-2459 min2025-04-2359 min2025-04-2259 min2025-04-2159 min2025-04-1859 minShone boy's podcastPart 2: Author Omar El Akkad on Moral Failure of the West in Gaza & the Need for Active ResistanceIn Part 2 of our interview with Omar El Akkad, he discusses the roots of his new book about the war on Gaza, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, and how he draws hope from people engaged in “active resistance.”
2025-04-1726 min2025-04-1759 min2025-04-1659 minShone boy's podcastAlex Gibney Follows Dark Money in Politics in HBO Docs: “Ohio Confidential” & “Wealth of the Wicked”In Part 2 of our conversation with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, he discusses in detail his new set of documentaries.
2025-04-1511 min2025-04-1559 minShone boy's podcast"The Teacher": Palestinian Drama Filmed in the West Bank Examines Impact of Israel's Occupation on ChildrenWatch our extended interview with British Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi and Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri, who discuss the new feature film The Teacher. Inspired by true events, the drama looks at how Israel’s decadeslong military occupation impacts Palestinian children. Nabulsi details the challenges of filming The Teacher in the occupied West Bank, and Bakri discusses how he drew on his own experience as a father to play the titular role.
2025-04-1425 min2025-04-1459 minShone boy's podcast"Suave" Returns: Maria Hinojosa and Suave on Freedom, Breakdown & Redemption After 31 Years in PrisonAs the Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast Suave returns for its second season, we continue our conversation with journalist Maria Hinojosa and David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez, the subject of the series. Gonzalez was sentenced to life in prison at age 17, but got an unexpected second chance when he was paroled in 2017 following a Supreme Court ruling that found sentences like his unconstitutional. The first season of the podcast followed Gonzalez’s case, his decadeslong friendship with Hinojosa and his eventual release from prison. The second season looks at his struggle to reintegrate into society.
2025-04-1429 min2025-04-1159 min2025-04-1059 min2025-04-0959 min2025-04-0859 minShone boy's podcastRemembering Amadou Bagayoko, Half of Malian Band Amadou & Mariam; Watch 2018 Interview & PerformanceIn Mali, thousands of mourners gathered in Bamako Sunday for the funeral of Amadou Bagayoko, half of the world-renowned duo Amadou & Mariam. Bagayoko died on Friday at the age of 70. The blind husband-and-wife music duo came to the Democracy Now! studio in 2018 to perform and talk about their music.
2025-04-0740 min2025-04-0759 minShone boy's podcastRemembering Michael Hurley: Folk Legend Performs in Democracy Now! Studio in 2020The legendary folk singer Michael Hurley has died at the age of 83. Born in Bucks County Pennsylvania in 1941, he had a remarkable career that stretched from the 1960s until his sudden death this week at his home in Oregon. In 2020 Hurley stopped by the Democracy Now studio.
2025-04-0456 minShone boy's podcast“Can’t Look Away”: New Documentary on Online Safety Examines The Dark Side of Social MediaCan’t Look Away is a new documentary that examines the tragic consequences that the algorithms of big tech companies can have on children and teens.
2025-04-0430 min2025-04-0459 min2025-04-0359 min2025-04-0259 min2025-04-0159 minShone boy's podcastDemocracy Now! 2025-03-31 MondayHeadlines for March 31, 2025; “Obsessed”: Elon Musk Pours $20 Million into Wisconsin Supreme Court Race as Voter Anger Builds; “Taking Down Everything Black”: Fired Kennedy Center VP Marc Bamuthi Joseph on Trump’s Takeover; Remembering Robert McChesney, Prescient Critic of Media Consolidation & Big Tech
2025-03-3159 min2025-03-2859 min2025-03-2759 minShone boy's podcastFull Interview: Ezgi Basaran on Mass Protests in Turkey, Musk Blocking Anti-Erdoğan Accounts & MoreFull interview with Turkish political scientist Ezgi Basaran on rising authoritarianism in Turkey, the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor and the similarities between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Donald Trump.
2025-03-2625 min2025-03-2659 min2025-03-2559 min2025-03-2459 minShone boy's podcastPeter Kornbluh on JFK Files & Trump's False Pledge to Run “Most Transparent Administration in History"Extended conversation with Peter Kornbluh, senior analyst with the National Security Archive, who has been analyzing the newly declassified files related to the assassination of JFK.
2025-03-2116 minShone boy's podcastHuman Rights Attorney Wolfgang Kaleck on Double Standards in International Law, from Russia to U.S.Wolfgang Kaleck, founder of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, talks about the need for a universal, international criminal justice system instead of one where only some nations are held to account.
2025-03-2123 min2025-03-2159 min2025-03-2059 minShone boy's podcastDavid Enrich on the Rightwing Plot to Erode Press Freedom By Overturning NYT v. Sullivan Libel CaseExtended conversation with David Enrich, author of “Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful.”
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2025-03-1900 minShone boy's podcastDemocracy Now! 2025-03-18 TuesdayHeadlines for March 18, 2025; “Another Round of Senseless Mass Killing”: Report from Gaza Hospital as Israeli Strikes Kill 400+; “Endless Trauma”: Israeli Strikes Shatter Gaza Ceasefire as Blockade Starves Palestinian Population; U.S. Kills Dozens in Yemen Strikes as Houthis Pledge to Disrupt Shipping in Solidarity with Gaza; On Kennedy Center Stage, Folk Musicians Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman Protest Trump’s Takeover
2025-03-1859 minShone boy's podcastFolk Musicians Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman Perform in DN! Studio, Discuss Kennedy Center ProtestNora Brown and Stephanie Coleman perform two songs and talk more about their recent appearance at the Kennedy Center, where they unfurled banners to protest President Trump’s takeover of the famed cultural institution.
2025-03-1821 minShone boy's podcastDemocracy Now! 2025-03-17 MondayHeadlines for March 17, 2025; Rep. Jamie Raskin: Trump’s Attacks on Critics & Press Are Part of the “Authoritarian Playbook”; Trump Invokes Wartime Alien Enemies Act, Then Ignores Judicial Order to Turn Around Deportation Flights; Should Schumer Step Down? Calls Grow for New Dem Leadership After He Voted for Trump Spending Bill
2025-03-1759 minShone boy's podcastDemocracy Now! 2025-03-14 FridayHeadlines for March 14, 2025; “Never Again for Anyone”: 100 Jewish Activists Arrested at Trump Tower Protesting Mahmoud Khalil Arrest; “Imperialism and Totalitarianism Go Hand in Hand”: M. Gessen on Trump’s Policies at Home & Abroad; If Successful, I Would Call It a Coup: A Retired Judge’s Warning About Elon Musk’s Abuse of Power
2025-03-1459 minShone boy's podcastDemocracy Now! 2025-03-13 ThursdayHeadlines for March 13, 2025; As U.N. Accuses Israel of Genocidal Acts, U.S. Surgeons in Gaza Denounce Aid Blockade, Jailing Of Doctors; Mahmoud Khalil’s Lawyers Press for Release of Columbia Univ. Activist Jailed in Free Speech Case; Ex-Education Dept. Official: Trump Is Dismantling Agency as He Weaponizes It Against Gaza Protesters; Tesla Takedown: Protests Grow Across the U.S. as Trump & Musk Brand Activists as Terrorists
2025-03-1359 minShone boy's podcastDemocracy Now! 2025-03-12 WednesdayHeadlines for March 12, 2025; Trump’s Trade War: Why Lack of Universal Healthcare Makes U.S. Less Competitive; “Impeach Trump Again”: John Bonifaz on Fighting Trump’s Lawlessness, Corruption & Attacks on Judges; “Monumental Step”: Ex-Philippines Pres. Duterte Arrested, Sent to Hague for Crimes Against Humanity
2025-03-1259 minShone boy's podcastDemocracy Now! 2025-03-11 TuesdayHeadlines for March 11, 2025; “This Is All Retaliatory”: Judge Blocks Mahmoud Khalil’s Deportation as Trump Vows More Arrests; Noura Erakat: Trump’s Abuses & Mahmoud Khalil’s Arrest Are Products of U.S. Imperialism Coming Home; “A Devastating Tragedy”: 1,000+ People Killed in Syria Amid Reports of Massacres Against Alawites
2025-03-1159 minShone boy's podcastDemocracy Now! 2025-03-10 MondayHeadlines for March 10, 2025; Stand Up for Science: Nationwide Protests Oppose Trump Cuts to Research from Cancer to Climate Change; Mahmoud Khalil: ICE Detains Green Card Holder over Columbia University Gaza Activism
2025-03-1059 minShone boy's podcastDemocracy Now! 2025-03-07 FridayHeadlines for March 07, 2025; “Impeachment Is a Remedy for a Runaway President”: Rep. Al Green on Why He Disrupted Trump’s Address; Bishop William Barber: GOP Tax Cuts “Mathematically Impossible” Without Gutting Medicaid and More; Nicaragua Is in the Grips of Another Dictatorship, Decades After Sandinista Revolution: Reed Brody
2025-03-0759 minShone boy's podcastDemocracy Now! 2025-03-06 ThursdayHeadlines for March 06, 2025; “Lift the Freeze”: HIV/AIDS Advocates Win Supreme Court Victory in Fight over Trump Foreign Aid Cuts; Leaked USAID Memos Warn 100,000s Will Die from Cuts to Polio, TB, Malaria, Ebola, AIDS Programs; U.S. Humanitarianism Often Reproduces Inequality, But Killing USAID Is Wrong Answer: Kathryn Mathers
2025-03-0659 minShone boy's podcastDemocracy Now! 2025-03-05 WednesdayHeadlines for March 05, 2025; “A Declaration of War Against the American People”: Ralph Nader on Trump’s Address to Congress; Fact-Check: Juan González on Trump’s “Outrageous” Lies About Panama Canal; “Deporting Immigrants Like Me Won’t Make Eggs Cheaper or Your Family Safer”: Erika Andiola on Trump; “Betrayal”: Canadian Researcher Responds to Trump’s Tariffs & Trade War Amid Fears of Recession; “War on Trans People”: Transgender Journalist Imara Jones Responds to Trump’s Speech; Why NJ Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Brought a Doctor Who Worked in Gaza as Her Guest to Trump’s Speech
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