EPISODE · Apr 14, 2026 · 59 MIN
In Conversation with Anna Esaki-Smith
from KPFA - Hard Knock Radio · host KPFA
Anna Esaki-Smith joined Hard Knock Radio host Davey D for a timely and wide ranging conversation about the future of higher education, the narrowing of academic opportunity, and what is being lost when colleges are judged mainly by graduate earnings. Framed by recent developments in Indiana, the discussion explored how schools are increasingly being pushed to eliminate programs whose graduates do not quickly earn more than the average high school graduate. For both Esaki-Smith and Davey D, that shift signals a dangerous move away from education as a space for curiosity, critical thinking, and personal transformation. 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 In Conversation with Anna Esaki-Smith appeared first on KPFA.
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Anna Esaki-Smith joined Hard Knock Radio host Davey D for a timely and wide ranging conversation about the future of higher education, the narrowing of academic opportunity, and what is being lost when colleges are judged mainly by graduate earnings. Framed by recent developments in Indiana, the discussion explored how schools are increasingly being pushed to eliminate programs whose graduates do not quickly earn more than the average high school graduate. For both Esaki-Smith and Davey D, that shift signals a dangerous move away from education as a space for curiosity, critical thinking, and personal transformation. 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 In Conversation with Anna Esaki-Smith appeared first on KPFA.
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In Conversation with Anna Esaki-Smith
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