Moment of Truth with Ami Chen Mills

Ami Chen Mills grabs a half-hour with actor, comedian and author Rainn Wilson (formerly Dwight Schrute of “The Office”) to discuss his book SoulBoom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution, his Ba’hai faith, the kind of God he believes in, how spirituality has become too individualistic and consumeristic … and many other profound concerns for […]

In this special, joint episode of Talk of the Bay and Moment of Truth with Ami Chen Mills, three guests who are Muslim and/or Palestinian speak to a ceasefire resolution process in their city (Santa Cruz, CA) and its subsequent framing, to the history of the region called both “Israel” and “Palestine,” and to what […]

Ami Chen Mills interviews Chantal Burns, author of the books Bulletproof: Be Fearless and Resilient No Matter What, and Instant Motivation. Burns is based in England and deeply climate aware. She is working in her own community (St. Albans) toward emotional and physical resiliency around the climate crisis. In 2019, she helped create (with Ami, […]

The tables are turned (!) in this program, in which Moment-of-Truth team member Meilin Obinata interviews our regular host Ami Chen Mills about why she started this program at KSQD, and her background in activism, journalism and a spiritual psychology called “Three Principles” psychology. Ami has written several books on activism (from her days at […]

Ami interviews Brendan Ballou, author of Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America in this show on the five-alarm fire sale of the “American dream,” good jobs, pensions and decent customer service to multi-billionaires in shadowy private equity firms. Ballou served as Special Counsel for Private Equity in the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division. Previously, Ballou […]

In many California communities, the acceptable political dialogue over building “affordable housing” has become extremely narrow. The solution at the statewide level—with massive support from the real estate lobby–has been to “build, Baby, build” and now that mantra is spreading across the United States. But does more “market rate” housing actually translate into getting the […]

… part of the Moment of Truth “Army of One” series on lone activists who take on challenging the system and beating back Christo-nationalism and Christo-fascism, armed only with … themselves! In this episode, Ami Chen Mills interviews Nadine Seiler–AKA: “Warrior Goddess for the Resistance,” who travels the country as a one-woman activist, showing up […]

American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) PACS have been flooded with donations since the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Congressional Candidate in California District 19 (Santa Cruz to Paso Robles) Sean Dougherty is running against incumbent Jimmy Panetta, an establishment Democrat whose father, Leon Panetta, served as Chief of Staff for Bill […]

Ami Chen Mills interviews TikTok and Instagram sensation Walter Masterson, who dons MAGA garb (a MAGA cap and American-flag shirt) and ventures out into “MAGA” land to interview, mock and troll the Christian Right, “forced birthers,” Moms for Liberty, C-PAC and Trump supporters. A film actor and comedian, Masterson’s new gig (since 2020) has earned […]

In this special, “acoustic” episode, Moment of Truth host, activist and resiliency author Ami Chen Mills reflects on the current state of the world, including the coming US election season, the war in Israel, Gaza, the Occupied Territories, Lebanon and now the Red Sea and Yemen. With Donald Trump (90 plus indictments to date) as GOP […]

In this extraordinary interview with Palestinian Dr. and Professor Izzeldin Abuelaish, who lost three daughters and a niece to Israeli tank shelling in Gaza in 2009—the same day, 15 years ago, as this program–and who recently lost 22 family members in the Gaza Strip to the Israel-Hamas war, Dr. Izzeldin pleads for an end to […]

In this interview with global, best-selling polyamory co-author (The Ethical Slut) Janet Hardy, we discuss the nature of polyamory along with Hardy’s current, “elder” life with her former BDSM partner … and after a life-changing and shocking “Kundalini” experience–which she describes more fully in her most recent book: Notes of Aging Pervert.  Polyamory is on […]

Happy New Year’s Day! For this show, Moment of Truth with Ami Chen Mills, we’re joined this time with guest host, Meilin Obinata. We’re discussing the life-changing magic of union organizing with the national president of Trader Joe’s United, Jamie Edwards. We’re taking a deep dive into the journey of creating a brand new independent […]

Just in time for the holidays! A Deep Dive into Christian Evangelicalism and the Russian Orthodox Church with two former adherents to these faiths, who now champion LGBTQ+ rights and humanity, along with the true character and message of the figure, Jesus Christ. But first: More than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza […]

This show broadcast on Dec, 4, 2023, Day Four of the COP28, otherwise known as the Conference of the Parties and increasingly known by some as the global climate COP OUT.  This year, the President of this UN-organized annual event on climate change, Sultan Al-Jabeer, is also CEO of the national energy company for the […]

On Trans Day of Remembrance and Resilience, Ami speaks with three, national “Rock Stars for Trans Rights” on “Moment of Truth with Ami Chen Mills.” Erin Reed, of the hugely popular Subtstack and TikTok channel: Erin In the Morning, partner to Montana Trans-gender state legislator Zooey Zephyr and commentator for The New York Times, AP, […]

It’s been a few banner years for the labor movement and not a moment too soon … On this episode of Moment of Truth, we discuss Gen Z’s impact on the labor movement and the current controversial Starbucks Union stance to support Palestine, after opening with reflections on the conflict in Israel and Gaza–including the […]

At a time of multiple wars and ongoing climate catastrophe, taking time to listen within, to re-ground, to consider what we love and what needs to be envisioned and expressed at this time are all essential. This interview with Sherri Mitchell, author of Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change joins Moment of Truth […]

In this episode, the Moment of Truth team covers presidential candidate Ron DeSantis‘ visit to Salinas, CA and includes a report from Airam Coronado, a Salinas-based activist at protests against DeSantis. We also interview “accidental activist” & Temecula mom of three, MoT regular contributor Christina Johnson—currently on the front lines of the struggle against Christo-fascism [&#...

Picture this … a lovely, little seaside community at the northern edge of Monterey Bay in California … fertile agriculture to the South, and in the Salinas Valley. … In Watsonville: a farming and farmworker community … But trouble is brewing, and it reflects the tendrils of fascism that have been creeping into even liberal enclaves […]

Over the last year, Transgender human beings have come to dominate Right-wing media, propaganda and disinformation campaigns.  Even “liberal” folks are confused about Transgender people and issues. This show addresses confusions and misconceptions about being Transgender or “non-binary” in the face of an avalanche of anti-Trans laws being proposed and passed in “Red S...

On Moment of Truth, February 24, 2022 Alvin and Ami bring back global author and psychologist Dr. Joe Bailey to deepen the conversation around the ideas presented in his newly released book: Thriving in the Eye of the Hurricane: Unlocking Resilience in Turbulent Times. From the pandemic to a crisis of democracy, from political turbulence to the […]

On UNHEARD VOICES  December 3, 2021,  join KSQD as Ami Chen welcomes Will Parrish, a long-time political organizer and investigative journalist, writing frequently on defending Indigenous peoples’ land.  In 2017, Parrish co-wrote a 15-part series on the Indigenous-led struggle against the Dakota Access Pipeline, a series voted by readers of The Intercept as “The Most Essential […]