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Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting. Hosts Davey D and Anita Johnson give voice to issues ignored by the mainstream while planting seeds for social change.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting. Hosts Davey D and Anita Johnson give voice to issues ignored by the mainstream while planting seeds for social change.
KPFA - Hard Knock Radio is hosted by KPFA. The show has published 25 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "No Cavalry Is Coming: Anthony Lucero and Oakland’s Independent Filmmaking Hustle and Poor News Magazine" (30 October 2026), "Oakland at a Crossroads: Billionaire Influence, Ballot Battles and the Fight for Community Power (PT2)" (29 October 2026, 60 minutes), and "Hard Knock Radio – October 28, 2026" (28 October 2026, 60 minutes).
KPFA - Hard Knock Radio publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 60 minutes across 25 episodes.
Booking probability for KPFA - Hard Knock Radio is 39%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. KPFA - Hard Knock Radio requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. KPFA - Hard Knock Radio's contact route on record: verified email.
KPFA hosts KPFA - Hard Knock Radio, a news podcast with 25 episodes published.
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Oakland has produced an impressive generation of filmmakers, but during a Hard Knock Radio conversation with host Davey D, East Oakland filmmaker Anthony Lucero raised a bigger question: Does Oakland have the...
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Davey D speaks with Pamela Drake, Chaney Turner and Pecolia Manigo about Oakland’s political future, corporate influence, voter education and the importance of grassroots organizing. As the 2026 midterm elections...
KPFA - Hard Knock Radio
Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson. The post Hard Knock Radio –...
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As the 2026 midterm elections approach, political battles across the Bay Area are raising urgent questions about money, race, displacement, policing and who ultimately controls local government. On the second...
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Hard Knock Radio | Hosted by Davey D With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, Hard Knock Radio host Davey D convened a national political roundtable examining voter suppression, emerging Black political leadership...
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San Francisco’s rich Filipino American history, its legendary Hip Hop scene, and the ongoing battle against gentrification took center stage on Hard Knock Radio as host Davey D spoke with cultural organizer Gina Mariko...
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On a recent edition of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Oakland-born musician, scholar and author Dr. Umi Vaughan for a wide-ranging conversation about African diasporic music, cultural preservation and the...
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On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D spoke with Palestinian scholar and sociologist Muhannad Ayyash about his book, Lordship and Liberation in Palestine-Israel: The Promise of Decolonial Sovereignties. Born and raised in...
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As images of riots, looting, and unrest circulate around the world, Hard Knock Radio host Davey D speaks with Paris-based journalist Epee Hervé Dingong to examine what’s really happening in France. Reporting directly...
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(HKR-10-19-26) With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, Hard Knock Radio host Davey D sat down with political analyst and professor Dr. James Taylor for a provocative conversation about voter suppression, economic...
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On today’s program we honor the life and legacy of civil rights activist Grace Lee Boggs through the lens of the documentary film American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs. The film plunges us into Boggs...
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On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sits down with author and political thinker Bhaskar Sunkara for a wide-ranging conversation about socialism, economic democracy and what it takes to build lasting political power...
KPFA - Hard Knock Radio
Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson. The post HKR Fall Fund Drive...
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On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with political strategist, attorney, and author Steve Phillips to discuss his provocative new book, Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else? The wide...
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On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Professor Manny Teodoro, a political scientist and co-author of Safe Drinking Water Act: The Next 50 Years, for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of America’s...
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On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D brought together three Bay Area educators for a wide-ranging conversation about antisemitism, Palestine, free expression and the growing political battles over what teachers can discuss...
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On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner for a spirited conversation about the congressional resolution condemning socialism, the ongoing attacks on progressive politics and...
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On a recent edition of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with filmmakers and brothers Eli and Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi for a wide-ranging conversation about the 17th annual Fist Up Film Festival, the politics of...
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On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with historian, scholar and National Book Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi for an expansive conversation about his new book, Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian...
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On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with author, historian and cultural scholar Anthony Browder for a wide-ranging conversation centered on his new book, From the Browder File, Vol. III: A Browder Perspective —...
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