Host mikO Tolliver interviews Bill Means, Miguel Gavilan Molina, Tony Gonzales and Morning Star Gali about the history and future of the Indigenous People's Sunrise Gathering broadcast live on KPFA Radio 94.1 from Alcatraz Island. This powerful event is a celebration of strength and survival, bringing communities together to reflect on the true history of this land and stand in solidarity with Indigenous peoples. Hear interviews about the origins of the occupation movement, the broadcast and what it takes to put on the event twice a year.

Eric Jansen hosts this interview with D'Arcy Drollinger.

While many states are restricting drag, D'Arcy Drollinger, the world's first Drag Laureate, tells us how she has crafted this new role, spreading the humor and "sparkle" of drag to make positive change in the world. Through performance clips we hear in this feature, Drollinger shows us the joy of drag and explains how it could help us all.

Drollinger -- who uses "she" when in drag, "he" when in “boy clothes” -- was appointed San Francisco’s Drag Laureate in May 2023 to celebrate drag as an art form and enhance the city’s tarnished tourism draw. A year into the role, Drollinger has initiated an annual Day of Drag and taken steps toward creating a drag mall in one of San Francisco's many vacant retail spaces.

Meanwhile, at least three states have severely restricted drag performance and 15 more have similar bills advancing. Under Arizona’s proposed law, for example, a drag performer just reading a book in front of a child could be imprisoned for more than 10 years and registered as a sex offender.

To honor Labor Day, mikO Tolliver interviews Philip Maldar,i a KPFA Radio host and programmer with over 50 years experience at the station as he tells the history of the KPFA Labor Union.