Fall Fund Drive News Specials

Our staff and volunteers have put together some great programming for our Fall Fund Drive, Oct 9 – 17.

Tune in, and support KGNU!

Sunday, October 10  12:00 p.m: Tributaries –Chandra Sun Eagle author of Looking Back on the Future discusses the journey into the Andean Cosmo-Vision.

Monday, October 11 8:30 a.m. A Public Affair –Musician Adolfo Romero joins Rossana Longo to discuss the closing celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month on Oct 15, 2021.

Tuesday, October 12  8:35 a.m.  How on Earth – Susan Moran speaks with two authors – Michelle Nijhuis, author of Beloved Beasts: Fighting and Emma Marris, author of Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-human World.

Wednesday, October 13  8:35 a.m.  A Public Affair – A conversation with Tamika Mallory author of State of Emergency.  She speaks with Michelle Simpson and Shannon Young about effective activism both for those new to and long-committed to the defense of Black lives.

Wednesday, October 13 6:00 p.m. Alternative Radio – Noam Chomsky speaks with David Barsamian.

Thursday, October 14 8:35 a.m.  Super-Sized Radio Nibbles with John Lehndorff. Celebrating 25 years on the air (at least!) on KGNU, with some Nibbles exclusive food related thank you gifts.

Thursday, October 14 9:00 a.m. A Public Affair – Josiah Hesse author of Runner’s High: How a Movement of Cannabis Fueled Athletics is Changing the Science of Sports speaks with Shannon Young.

Thursday, October 14 3:00 p.m.  Metro – Kay Whitlock, author of Carceral Con: The Deceptive Terrain of Criminal Justice Reform, speaks with Dave Ashton.

Thursday, October 14 6:00 p.m. It’s the Economy – Jamie K. McCallum author of Worked Over: How Round-the-Clock Work Is Killing the American Dream, speaks with host Liz Lane.

Friday, October 15 8:30 a.m.  Connections – Frances Moore Lappe,  author of Diet for a Small Planet, speaks with Duncan Campbell. Diet for a Small Planet is back in a 50th-anniversary edition, updated with plant-centered recipes.