Truthdig Radio airs Thursdays at 4 p.m. Pacific time on 90.7 KPFK in Los Angeles. Check your town’s listings or ask your public radio station to carry Truthdig Radio.

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The first male athlete in one of the big American sports to come out of the closet won’t be the last. Also: race and terrorism, and the companies that do (and don’t) protect your privacy from the government.

Guests this week: Cyd Zeigler, Benjamin Hochman, Tasbeeh Herwees and Nate Cardozo.

(Trouble listening? Download the podcast here.)

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