with Don Kimball Sat 2pm, Wed 7pm
A Show For and About Veterans
Tune into Friendly Fire a Voice For Veterans today at 2:00 PM PDT on KSNJ.org to hear activists demonstrating outside the Core Civic detention facility in San Diego County. Overcrowding and a lack of clean water and food plague this facility holding up to 2,000 inmates swept up by ICE down by the border with Mexico.
Sat 1pm
The Revolutionary Spirit of Iran with Behrooz Ghamari
Hedges speaks with Professor Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, the author of “The Long War on Iran: New Events, Old Questions” (OR Books, January 2026). Ghamari is currently a visiting scholar at the Center for Place, Culture and Politics at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York. In his book, Ghamari tackles the myths perpetuated by the United States to demonize Iran in order to justify the imposition of severe sanctions and to go to war on Iran twice in less than one year. He discusses the many reasons why the Islamic Republic does not trust the United States to negotiate in good faith.
Year zero in the current struggle, Ghamari explains, was 1953 when the United States and the United Kingdom conducted a successful coup of the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. This led to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, described by Ghamari as “the largest, most populous revolution in world history [that] defeated the fifth largest military in the world at the time.” Following that, events such as the Eight Year War, in which the United States provided the tools for chemical warfare on Iranians by Iraq, and the betrayal of Iran by President Bush, calling it part of the Axis of Evil despite Iran playing an instrumental role with the US in defeating the Taliban in Afghanistan, have created the conditions for “ the transfer of collective revolutionary consciousness generation after generation.”
with Patricia Law Sat Noon
ELDER ABUSE AND FRAUD PROTECTION
Guests
Jaime Levine, Executive Director & Supervising Attorney
Jaime Levine serves as Executive Director and Managing Attorney of Elder Law & Advocacy. In this role, he leads the organization’s legal and advocacy programs while advancing ELA’s mission to protect the rights and well-being of older adults throughout San Diego and Imperial Counties. Jaime is committed to expanding access to justice, strengthening community partnerships, and ensuring that vulnerable seniors receive the information, advocacy, and support they need to age with dignity and security.
Aurora Valdez De La Torre, Community Engagement Coordinator
Aurora Valdez De La Torre serves as the Community Engagement Coordinator at Elder Law & Advocacy. She leads outreach efforts, develops community partnerships, and coordinates educational programs that connect older adults, caregivers, and community members with free legal and Medicare resources. Drawing from her background in higher education, community advocacy, and disability justice, Aurora is passionate about increasing access to services and empowering individuals through education and community engagement.
-About Elder Law & Advocacy
Elder Law & Advocacy (ELA) is a nonprofit organization serving older adults throughout San Diego and Imperial Counties. For more than 40 years, ELA has provided free legal services, Medicare counseling, and community education to help older adults protect their rights, access benefits, and age with dignity. Through advocacy, education, and compassionate support, ELA empowers seniors, caregivers, and people with disabilities to navigate complex systems and remain informed, secure, and independent.
Legal Services
ELA’s Senior Legal Services Program provides free legal assistance and education to older adults on issues including:
Financial elder abuse and scam prevention
Consumer protection
Advance Health Care Directives and Powers of Attorney
Conservatorship education
Public benefits and healthcare access
Housing and other elder law matters
Our attorneys and legal staff are committed to protecting the rights, dignity, and well-being of older adults through advocacy and education.
Senior Legal Services Contact Information:
Phone: (858) 565-1392
with Angela de Joseph Sat 10am, Thurs 5pm
Women of Color Roar is hosted by journalist and activist Angela de Joseph. A life-long journalist, Angela is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker who began her career as an editor at Essence Magazine in New York. She hosts a weekly political talk radio show on KNSJ FM in San Diego. She is the chair of Indivisible Watu, a grass-roots community activist organization dedicated to voter education and engagement. Angela is also a Program Manager for GRID Alternatives the nation’s largest nonprofit solar installer and training program
with Mike Aguirre and Co-Host Arthur Aguirre Sat 11am
POLITICAL BULLYING IN AMERICA with Professor Roddy Reid — from our Legacy Series and Still Pertinent at this Time in our History
Roddey Reid is an interdisciplinary scholar working at the intersection of French studies, science studies, communication, history, and cultural studies. He has studied and conducted research in the U.S., France, Italy, Belgium, and Japan. His teaching and scholarship at UCSD focused on the history of modern cultures and societies from the perspective of the changing ways in which citizenship and selfhood are shaped by particular cultural forms (literature, media, advertising, fashion), governmental policies, medical and scientific knowledge, and social movements. A former Japan Foundation Abe Fellow (awarded by the Social Science Research Council), his most recent book is titled, Confronting Political Intimidation and Public Bullying: A Citizen’s Handbook for the Trump Era and Beyond (2017). He is also is author of Families in Jeopardy: Regulating the Social Body in France, 1750-1910; (Stanford University Press, 1993), co-editor (with Sharon Traweek) of Doing Science + Culture: How Cultural and Interdisciplinary Studies Are Changing the Way We Look at Science and Medicine (Routledge, 2000), and author of Globalizing Tobacco Control: Anti-Smoking Campaigns in California, France, and Japan (Indiana University Press, 2005). His most recent research has been on cultures of intimidation and bullying in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
New edition of “Confronting Political Intimidation and Public Bullying: A Handbook for the Trump Era and Beyond”:
released September 2025 and is available in paperback and e-book versions in bookstores and online at Bookshop.org and Amazon.
https://roddeyreid.squarespace.com/new-book-1
AL CHILE Spanish Radio with Ariana Gallegos Sat 9am
Hoy en Al Chile Show tendremos a Dentlok Angels Artista en la Zona de San Diego! Escuchanos por KNSJ.ORG
Today at Al Chile Show we will have Dentlok Angels Artist in the San Diego Zone!
AL CHILE ONLY ON KNSJ. Produced by the Employee Rights Center, AL CHILE is a show with music, news, interviews and topics of common interest including worker’s rights, immigration, housing, health and technology. The host and producer is Ariana Gallegos. Covering issues important to San Diego, discussions you will not hear on other San Diego stations — AL CHILE, Always Fresh, Always Relevant.
with Miriam Raftery Sat 8am, Mon 5pm, Tues 8am, Friday 5pm
The latest news and events from East County
About Founder, Editor and Investigative Journalist Miriam Raftery
Miriam Raftery has over 35 years of experience as a journalist and editor. She has won more than 400 major journalism awards, including the American Society of Journalists & Authors’ national Arlene Award for community journalism and San Diego Press Club’s Best of Show award prior to founding ECM.
She’s also won dozens of top awards from Society of Professional Journalists and San Diego Press Club for articles she’s written at ECM, including first place honors for investigative journalism, breaking news, multicultural reporting, and several special awards for reporting that’s made a positive difference in our community.
She has covered major news stories including the California wildfires, Congressional and presidential elections, as well as topics ranging from politics and election integrity to health, nutrition, homes and gardens.
A former columnist and freelance writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune, she has also worked as an editor of a national nutrition journal and a literary magazine as well as senior national investigative reporter for RawStory.com. Her works have appeared in many national and and regional publications, from Woman’s Day to Arizona Highways, as well as in many local community newspapers and magazines.
An East County native, she takes pride in exploring East County’s back roads and byways, leaving no stone unturned in the quest for news and feature stories.
About East County Magazine
Contributing Editor Karen Pearlman has decades of journalism experience, including serving as the San Diego Union-Tribune’s East County correspondent and as a reporter for the San Diego Business Journal covering nonprofit organizations. She’s also been a sportswriter, freelance journalist, and loves writing about dogs and other animals.
East County Magazine has published works by numerous award-winning writers and photographers including J.W. August, Mike Allen, E.A. Barrera, Ariele Brooke, Jamie Reno, Gayle Early, Richard Darvas, Michael Howard, Nadin Abbott, Briana Gomez, Rebecca Jefferis-Williamson, Ron Logan, Joseph Rocha, Jeremy Los, Elijah McKee, Henri Migala, Miriam Raftery, and many others.
Our team includes professional journalists as well as freelance writers, columnists, community volunteers, college interns, award-winning photographers and videographers, sound editors and radio broadcasters.
LIVE TALK OF THE TOWN with Mike and Arthur Aguirre Sat 11am
Call in with your questions or comments 619-790-KNSJ (5675)
San Diegan Mea Dominguez-Part 2–Mea continues relaying her experience on the Global Samud Flotilla. The flotilla was intercepted in international waters by the israeli military. Mea was among those captured and subsequently tortured by the IDF and Security Minister (and ICC fugitive) Itamarben Gvir.
with Don Kimball Wed 7pm, Sat 2pm
Tune into Friendly Fire, a Voice For Veterans, tonight at 7pm PDT to hear two Veterans For Peace talk about how the Veterans Administration is being dismantled by the Trump administration
DEMOCRACY NOW! with Amy Goodman and Juan González Mon-Fri 7-8am and 6-7pm
TODAY:
About Democracy Now!
In 1996 Democracy Now! was launched on nine public radio stations. Today, the daily news hour airs on more than 1,500 public TV and radio stations around the world and has grown to be one of the leading independent U.S.-based TV and radio news and public affairs programs.
Hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González, Democracy Now! reports the breaking daily headlines followed by in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues.
Democracy Now! brings a diversity of voices not often heard on other U.S. media outlets. These voices include independent and international journalists, scientists, academics and independent analysts, historians, grassroots leaders, artists, filmmakers, authors and ordinary people affected by events in the U.S. and around the globe.