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  • Pacifica Performance Showcase, Friday, June 20 at 2:30 pm, guest writer/director Alfonso Maiorano ("Rumble," "Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine"

    Host Donna Walker welcomes writer/director/producer Alfonso Maiorano ("Rumble") on his latest documentary, "Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine" celebrating the legendary – and largely forgotten – Canadian musician who fought for her right to play the slide guitar, a male-dominated instrument in a male-dominated world. Eight months after arriving in Greenwich Village with no prospects, she found herself opening for the biggest blues legends in the world, like Odetta, Richie Havens, and Mississippi John Hurt. But it’s the six magical nights that Ellen ignited the stage with Jimi Hendrix that changed the course of her life.

  • LA Theatre Works, Sunday, June 22 at 10:00 pm, "The Busy World Is Hushed" Starring Jill Clayburgh and Hamish Linklater

    With wisdom, humor and insight, Keith Bunin's The Busy World is Hushed examines the contradictions we find in our faith, our families and ourselves. Hannah, a widowed Episcopal minister, is hoping to translate a long-lost gospel when she is challenged by both her scholarly assistant and her wayward gay son. But when family secrets are revealed, only the intercession of a stranger can help Hannah find peace. Original music by Lewis Flinn. Includes interviews with religious scholar Elaine Pagels and playwright Keith Bunin.

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  • Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister on U.S. Embargo, Trump's Deportations, Israel's War on Iran & Gaza

    We speak with Carlos Fernández de CossĂ­o, Cuba’s deputy foreign minister, about the Trump administration’s tightening restrictions on the country. Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has reinstated Cuba’s designation as a so-called state sponsor of terrorism, recommitted to upholding the decadeslong economic embargo and targeted Cuban immigrants for deportation. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now going after Cuba’s medical program that sends Cuban doctors and healthcare workers to assist other countries. The island nation was also among the countries on Trump’s travel ban that went into effect last week, severely limiting Cuban nationals from entering the U.S. This all comes as the Trump administration is reportedly planning to transfer thousands of immigrants to be detained at Guantánamo Bay. Fernández de CossĂ­o says the influence of anti-Cuban politicians in the U.S. is “greater than any previous moment,” which allows them to push “this narrow approach, which is not relevant to the interests of most Americans.”

  • "We Loved Her": MN AG Keith Ellison Mourns His Friend Melissa Hortman, Slams Republican Rhetoric

    Federal and state officials in Minnesota have announced murder and stalking charges against Vance Boelter, the man accused of assassinating Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband in their home, as well as for shooting state Senator John Hoffman and his wife. Authorities say Boelter visited the homes of two other lawmakers on the night of the killings and had a hit list that included Planned Parenthood centers and the names of more Democratic politicians. One of the names on that list was Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who joins Democracy Now! to discuss how the shootings have shaken his state, the risk of spreading political violence, and his own friendship with Hortman. “Right up until we lost her, she was fiercely fighting for people,” says Ellison, who faults President Trump for exacerbating political tensions. “We must stop political violence.”

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  • Trump Calls for 'Remigration', a Far-Right Code-Word for 'Ethnic Cleansing': 'BradCast' 6/17/2025

    Too much going on. So today we try to focus on at least one thing on today's BradCast that is disturbingly under-reported by the corporate media. Something that is right there in plain site, if you pay attention: The Trump Administration's increasing use of the word "remigration" and what it actually means. [Audio link to [...]

  • 'Green News Report' - June 17, 2025

    Follow @GreenNewsReport... (Or use "Click here to listen..." link below.) IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Deadly flooding strikes West Virginia and Texas, as Trump cancels flood control upgrades; Administration scraps settlement to restore salmon in Columbia River; PLUS: U.N. Oceans Summit calls for end to ocean 'plunder,' as 'ticking timebomb' of ocean acidification reaches critical levels... All that [...]

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