Monday Night

Monday Night April 24, 2023

Note: Roy Tuckman, also known as Roy of Hollywood on the air, passed away at 4AM Thursday morning on 20 April while his lifelong partner for 43 years, Diane, held his hand at his hospital bedside.

Fund drive: Dear Something's happening (SH) listeners, KPFK is in the 4rd week of its spring fund drive. The total amount donated to the station is $78,006K and during SH hours $2578 has been raised. You might be skeptical of the situation at the station and its building, which is for sale, and needs a lot of repairs and retrofits. Let me share with you that I am NOT married to a building; I care about the signal, which is intact and will not be affected by whether the building is sold or not. Let’s make sure we will have a kpfk on the air. You know kpfk very well—it’s been on the air now in its 64th year—and only has continued to bring you programming with your contribution. I want to encourage you to make a generous contribution to the station and become a monthly sustainer. Something’s Happening show has been on the air for 45 years with Roy Tuckman! So, I want to plea with you to make a generous contribution during SH program, 12 midnight to 6 am, by calling 818-985-7535 or go to kpfk.org, click on DONATE button, and follow a few easy steps to make your generous contribution. Can one of you donate a $1000, can another one of you donate $500, how about $250, and of course your generous $50 is most welcomed. kpfk is here for you and because of you. Please call 818-985-7535 or go to kpfk.org, click on DONATE button, and make your generous contribution. I have not compromised content for the sake of fundraising and pitching. I need your financial support during these hours.

Also, I am still looking for one person to make a generous $250K contribution; it can be monthly payments, to help the station and foundation out. So, please call 818-985-7535 or go to kpfk.org. I will welcome your $100K as well as $50 contribution; however, I am looking for one person, you, who has lifelong benefited from the programming, to make a generous $250K contribution. Please call 818-985-7535 or go to kpfk.org.

If Diane was pitching, she would say do it for Roy and support the station. That's what he would have wanted!

12:00-1:06 am: Dr. Cornel West lecture on the “Historical philosophy of WEB Du Bois on the “Souls of black folk”". Part 6 of 9.

Dr. West really needs no introduction but just in case we have new listeners, Dr. West is philosopher, professor, a radical Christian Theologian, and an author. Dr. West’s achievements are too vast to mention all of them here: he is people’s philosopher and has participated in antiwar, peace, and social justice movements in his entire life. Dr. Cornel West taught a summer session at Dartmouth college in 2017 on the topic of the Historical Philosophy of WEB Du Bois of The Souls of Black Folk…and I am very pleased to bring you these lectures.

His personal website is cornelwest.com

Link: https://youtu.be/DAffDcGGpOM?list=PLPDZ9rcIfxyO0K6sjLn8AH_QMFlPmkred

1:09-2:08 am: Scholars' Circle show on the topic of "The French Protest Explained" from April 16, 2023.

https://scholarscircle.org/scholars-circle-french-protests-explained-april-16-2023/

2:08-3:10 am: Alternative Radio show. This is a talk by professor May Wood, from AR, with David Barsamian, on the topic of Environmental Law and the Defense of Nature that was given on March 2nd. If you wish to get a copy of this program, please call 800-444-1977 or visit alternativeradio.org or ar.org.

3:10-5:00 am: The Thom Hartmann program, a rebroadcast of yesterday's show.

5:00-6:00 am: Special program: This is a conversation/discussion/collaboration between Professor Michael Hudson, economist, author, and Radhika Desai, economist, author, of Geopolitical Economy Hour, discussing “The Dollar system’s contradictions after de-linking from gold”. This is part five, segment 1 of 2, of this series, which I will continue to cover during this week from 5 to 6am.

Link: https://youtu.be/dRlOfxWR-qE


Mansoor Sabbagh, director of
Global Voices for Justice, Est. 2003