On Stage with Jim Pounds. Ilana Masad’s May Book Recommendations

New Books: Busker and Love, Your Trans Big Sister

Gregory A. Kompes’s new book Busker is out now. He joins us to discuss! Plus, Zia Varajon is here to chat about her new book Love, Your Trans Big Sister: Advice on the Transfeminine Journey Get your copy of Busker: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9798950241017 [https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9798950241017].  Get your copy of Love, Your Trans Big Sister: Advice on the Transfeminine Journey: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9798295583995 [https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9798295583995]  Connect with Gregory: https://kompes.com [https://kompes.com] and https://thewriterworkshop.com [https://thewriterworkshop.com] Connect with Zia: https://ziavarajon.com [https://ziavarajon.com] and https://www.instagram.com/tsziaaa [https://www.instagram.com/tsziaaa] The post New Books: Busker and Love, Your Trans Big Sister [https://www.am950radio.com/new-books-busker-and-love-your-trans-big-sister/] first appeared on AM 950 [https://www.am950radio.com].

Voting Rights with MN Secretary of State Steve Simon

In a special 2026 Election episode, we sit down with Minnesota’s Secretary of State Steve Simon who joins us for the full hour to discuss voting rights, protecting voter data, and how MN is planning for the 2026 midterms.  Register to vote: https://sos.mn.gov/elections-voting/register-to-vote/ [https://sos.mn.gov/elections-voting/register-to-vote/]   Find out what’s on your ballot: https://sos.mn.gov/elections-voting/whats-on-my-ballot/ [https://sos.mn.gov/elections-voting/whats-on-my-ballot/]  Vote on Election Day: https://sos.mn.gov/elections-voting/election-day-voting/ [https://sos.mn.gov/elections-voting/election-day-voting/]  Other ways to vote (mail in, absentee, etc): https://sos.mn.gov/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/ [https://sos.mn.gov/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/] The post Voting Rights with MN Secretary of State Steve Simon [https://www.am950radio.com/minnesota-secretary-of-state-steve-simon-on-voter-security-and-protecting-minnesota/] first appeared on AM 950 [https://www.am950radio.com].

Nancy Mace Crashes Out. No Death Penalty for Boelter. What’s Up With Mamdani?

Rep. Nancy Mace Crashed and Burned in the South Carolina Governor primary. The US Department of Justice will not be seeking the death penalty for Vance Luther Boelter. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Pride Problem: He made big promises, but is he keeping them? And Surprise Surprise: Inflation is way up. The post Nancy Mace Crashes Out. No Death Penalty for Boelter. What’s Up With Mamdani? [https://www.am950radio.com/nancy-mace-crashes-out-no-death-penalty-for-boelter-whats-up-with-mamdani/] first appeared on AM 950 [https://www.am950radio.com].

Election Day in America: Maine and SC vote. Happy Nuclear Family month?

Another primary day in America and we look at key races that will have big impacts in 2026. Plus, MAGA can’t stand Pride month, so they’ve come up with “Nuclear Family Month” instead. It’s weird considering that the states with the highest divorce rates and single parent households seem to be MAGA states. The post Election Day in America: Maine and SC vote. Happy Nuclear Family month? [https://www.am950radio.com/election-day-in-america-maine-and-sc-vote-happy-nuclear-family-month/] first appeared on AM 950 [https://www.am950radio.com].

Welcome Seattle! Bad Marriage Equality Poll. Anti-LGBT Legislation in Africa.

Welcome to our new friends on Alternative Talk 1150 KKNW. THEN: we’re joined by Dr. Samuel Clowes Huneke! We discuss the latest poll about marriage equality. For Pride month, he we talk about “the first Prides” and recent anti-LGBT legislation in Africa.  Dr. Huneke is an award-winning associate professor of history at George Mason University. A historian of modern Germany, he is the author of numerous books and articles, including States of Liberation: Gay Men between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany and A Queer Theory of the State. His new book I Will Not Abandon You Queer Women in Nazi Germany just came out in April (2026). You can buy his books and learn more about his research at his website https://samuelcloweshuneke.com [https://samuelcloweshuneke.com/].  Buy A Queer Theory of State: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9783982389462 [https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9783982389462] Buy States of Liberation: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781487542146 [https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781487542146] Buy I Will Not Abandon You: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781487554347 [https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781487554347] Connect: https://samuelcloweshuneke.com [https://samuelcloweshuneke.com/] Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/schuneke.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/schuneke.bsky.social] The post Welcome Seattle! Bad Marriage Equality Poll. Anti-LGBT Legislation in Africa. [https://www.am950radio.com/welcome-seattle-bad-marriage-equality-poll-anti-lgbt-legislation-in-africa/] first appeared on AM 950 [https://www.am950radio.com].