Speaking of Palestine Radio Show

To listen to a specific Speaking of Palestine Radio Show from KBBF in Santa Rosa, CA,, click on the date. Shows include updates on Palestine, interviews with Palestinians and other activists and scholars, music, poetry, and information about Palestine, such as reports from a variety of reputable sources, including Israeli and Palestinian NGOs and the United Nations.

Nov. 6, 2023—The program hosts discussed the Israeli war on Gaza.

Nov. 20, 2023—This show has an interview with a man who came from Gaza a week before Oct. 7, and quotes from Israeli officials about genocide in Gaza.

Oct. 16, 2023—This extended show was devoted to discussing the Israeli war on Gaza.

Oct. 2, 2023An interview with a Western Saharan, Salka Barka, who speaks about the Moroccan occupation, which resembles the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

Sept. 18, 2023Dr. Stephen Zunes spoke about several issues, including the Palestine Authority, AIPAC's power, and the Abraham Accords.

Sept. 4, 2023—an interview with Palestinian activist and scientist, Mazin Qumsiyeh, and a report about Israeli abuse of Christian sites and clergy.

Aug. 21, 2023—listen to how the term “apartheid,” when referring to Israel, is an “elephant in the room.”

 Aug. 7, 2023—in addition to an update on Palestine, this show discussed kidney disease amongst children in Palestine and equity in visa waivers.

July 17, 2023this show focused on settler violence in the West Bank and the Israeli assault on the Jenin Refugee Camp.

July 3, 2023listen to reports on Israel’s attack on the Jenin Refugee Camp and the Israeli Refuser Solidarity Network.

June 19, 2023—this show focused on Israel as a global arms merchant.

June 5, 2023—a speech by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, introduced by Angela Davis on behalf of Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA).

Mar. 20, 2023—In this show, a UC Berkeley Law school student who recently visited Palestine was interviewed.

Mar. 6, 2023—This show focused on youth resistance groups in Israel and Palestine; and Don Wagner spoke about Christian Zionism.

Feb. 20, 2023—In this show, Jeff Halper talked about the dead two-state solution. Also, updates on BDS.

Feb. 6, 2023—Focused on the  impact of the new Israeli government on Palestinians; also, Jonathan Khuttab talked about the meaning of hope for Palestine. 

Jan. 16, 2023—This show explored the lives of Gaza fishermen and how House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, is a PEP (progressive except Palestine).

Jan. 2, 2023—This show included personal stories about Bethlehem and provided an extensive look at mislabeling criticism of Israel as antisemitism.

Dec. 5, 2022—In addition to an update on BDS by Omar Barghouti, this show played a clip of the movie Boycott. 

Nov. 22, 2022—this show focused on women in resistance, including an interview with representatives of the Palestine Podcast Academy..

Nov. 7, 2022—featured an interview  with Rev. Don Wagner about Christian Zionism and the current situation in Palestine.

Oct. 17, 2022—this show focused on how Israel terrorizes children and gave updates on life in Palestine and the BDS movement

Oct 3, 2022updates on Palestine and the BDS campaign,, music and poetry, and a letter from Israeli journalist, Amira Hass.

Sept 26, 2022former Goggle employee, Ariel Koren, is interviewed about her opposition to tech companies supporting the Israeli Occupation.

Sept 5, 2022the show focused on the BDS Movement and interviewed a member of the UN Commission of Inquiry of the Palestine Occupied Territory,

August 29, 2022the show talked about the Amnesty International Report about apartheid in Palestine and two reports about Gaza.

August 1, 2022the show concentrated on a report from Physicians for Human Rights in Gaza.

On July 4, 2022 , the show focused on the struggle of young people in Palestine and interviewed Henry Norr about his journey as a Jewish activist for Palestine.

On May 2, 2022, the show provided an update on life for Palestinians in apartheid Israel, including for a Palestinian in the Israeli Knesset.

On May 16, 2022, the show focused on Palestine, from the Nakba/Catastrophe, when the state of Israel was formed and over 700,000 Palestinians were displaced or killed, until today. Also, an update on U.S. support for Israel.

On April 18, 2022, Reverend Michael Yoshii spoke extensively about Palestine, including Wadi Foquin, a Palestinian village in the Occupied West Bank that is under constant threat of losing its land to illegal Israeli settlers.

On April 4, 2022, the show focused on examining the Amnesty International report on Israel being an apartheid state. 

On March 21, 2022, there was an interview with FOSNA’s new director, Jonathan Kuttab, and an update on how the world responds to Palestine.

On March 7, 2022, the show discussed the International Solidarity Movement, the war in Ukraine, and how there is a double standard in how events in Ukraine and Palestine are reported on.

On Feb. 21, 2022, Dr. Mazin Qumsieh spoke about "Restoring our Environment," in addition to an International Report examining how the world responds to Palestine.

On Feb 7, 2022, Prof. Stephen Zunes discussed the Amnesty International Report and Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara.


On Jan 3, 2022, the show featured an interview with the director of Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Ziad Abbas Shamrouch; a powerful speech at the U.N. given by 23-year-old Mohammad El Kurd, an activist from Sheik Jarrah in E. Jerusalem; and an update on Palestine.


Older shows can be heard here. Listen live to these shows on KBBF 89.1 FM from 4:00-5:00 p.m. every first and third Monday of the month. These shows will be repeated on the second and fourth Mondays respectively.