the Global Rise Anti-LGBTQ Laws

In Part One of a two-part series, This Way Out examines a growing global wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation spanning Africa, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, where governments are increasingly criminalizing queer identity under the guise of “morality,” “tradition,” and child protection. The report explores how these laws are being used not only to restrict rights, but also to consolidate political power, echo colonial-era frameworks, and reinforce rising authoritarianism. The segment draws on analysis from global human rights advocates and regional experts, highlighting how these policies are reshaping daily life for LGBTQ people. It connects legislative crackdowns to real-world consequences, including increased violence, surveillance, and the erosion of safe spaces, as well as the growing suppression of advocacy and community organizing. Despite setbacks in some regions, the report underscores the persistence of grassroots movements and legal advocates working to resist these trends and defend basic human rights, safety, and visibility for LGBTQ communities worldwide. And in NewsWrap: Russia intensifies its crackdown on LGBTQ communities, with courts labeling advocacy organizations as “extremist.” In the United States, a federal appeals court upholds West Virginia’s ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming surgeries, raising concerns about potential nationwide restrictions on transgender healthcare. In Idaho, transgender residents file suit challenging what advocates describe as one of the most restrictive bathroom laws in the country. Human rights groups issue travel warnings ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, citing potential risks for LGBTQ people and other marginalized travelers. Meanwhile, Pope Leo XIV comments on same-sex marriage, emphasizing unity within the Church amid ongoing doctrinal debate. Additional international LGBTQ news is reported this week by Joe Boehnlein and Tanya Kane-Parry (News Writer Ebony Joseph, News Producer Brian DeShazor).

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If Music Could Talk - May 3 2026 - Special Guest - Acelia

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Wonder Materials: Bryan Guido Hassin of DexMat

Copper and steel were pivotal to the industrial revolution. But these days, it’s clear that continued reliance on these substances as our key building materials has devastating environmental implications, including habitat destruction from open-pit mining, water toxification from acid mine drainage, and air pollution from sulfur dioxide emissions. Fortunately there’s an emerging array of cutting-edge materials that hold promise for eco-conscious developers. A company named DexMat has developed a material called Galvorn, which is fantastical stuff right out of Spider-Man. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with Bryan Guido Hassin, the CEO of the Houston-based DexMat, to learn more about Galvorn. Hassin explains how Galvorn is made, what makes it different from conventional materials, and the many exciting potential applications of this futuristic stuff that could get your radioactive blood pumping.

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Ann Carlson: How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air

For decades, Republicans have been echoing the same mantra, that “government is not the solution, it’s the problem.” And for the most part, when the GOP is in power, this aphorism sadly rings all too true. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with Ann E. Carlson, an environmental law professor and former head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about her new book, Smog and Sunshine: The Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air. We discuss the sound governmental policies and practices that allowed Los Angelenos to breathe easy again, talk about how private industry lacks sufficient motivation to tackle climate change, and get a glimpse into how today’s law students regard government service.

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The Appalachian Bluegrass Music Hour with Danny Hensley

Welcome to the Appalachian Bluegrass Music Hour with Danny Hensley. A weekly program featuring the latest in Bluegrass Music track distribution by record labels such as Pinecastle, Billy Blue, Compass, Mountain Home Music, Mountain Fever Records, Turnberry Records, Sound Biscuit, Gravy Records, Sugar Hill, Rebel Records, Rounder Records and music distribution sources such as Get it Played and Airplay Direct.

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The Mix Sessions 26.5.4.

EVERGREEN. Contact: sean@armedia.ca The Mix Sessions is a journey through hypnotic rhythms and soulful deep house groove. Featuring slush, atmospheric textures. TRACKLIST 01. Fred Everything - Mercyless (Fred Everything & Oliver Desmet Remix) 02. Fideles - Panorama 03. Murr - Dive Into The Deepest (Stone Owl Remix) 04. Patlac - Passenger 05. David Penn - Down Wid Da 06. Audiojack - Opposite Forces 07. Paolo Rocco - Move Body, Move Forward 08. Helly Larson - Go Your Way 09. Mattei & Omich - Trust It 10. Anthony Mea - Night Life

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Trip Hop Radio 26.5.4.

EVERGREEN. Contact: sean@armedia.ca Trip Hop Radio is a sonic escape into a world of dreamy beats and introspective melodies, featuring an eclectic blend of trip hop, chillout, and downtempo grooves. Updated weekly. TRACKLIST 01. Josh Furey - Separator Outro 02. Depeche Mode - Useless (The Kruder + Dorfmeister Session) 03. Sasha - Shelter (Christian Loffler Remix) 04. DJ Sneak - Six Days (Machinedrum Remix) 05. Wiklow - Under the Weeping Willow 06. Gruve Collective - Hopeless Hope 07. Lal - Musty City 08. Beatowls - Please Lie To Me 09. Everything But The Girl - SIngle 10. Telenova - SIlver Lining 11. Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground 12. Tricky - Pumpkin

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WINGS #04-26 Sharing Law

Janelle Orsi authored the book Practicing Law in the Sharing Economy, published by the American Bar Association. Next, she co-founded the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC), which facilitates the growth of sustainable and localized economies. She spoke to Kellia Ramares-Watson in 2014 about the creation of Sharing Law as a category, the growth of community law as a field of practice, and the uses of this new legal field- for instance for establishing worker-owned businesses and housing cooperatives. She also names the US states that allow people to become lawyers through apprenticeships. The US and Australia are leaders in this movement, as are many women. The SELC has expanded its reach in many ways. Update to 2026 by Frieda Werden. Website for more info: http://www.theselc.org/

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Indigenous in Music with Larry K and Chantile Dukart in our Spotlight Interview (Jazz, Pop) Hr 2

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Indigenous in Music with Larry K and Chantile Dukart in our Spotlight Interview (Jazz, Pop) Hr 1

Indigenous in Music with Larry K and Chantile Dukart in our Spotlight Interview (Jazz, Pop) You’re tuned in to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, and today we’re excited to be part of a very special album premiere. From Colorado by way of Alaska, we welcome back Chantil Dukart. She’s an Indigenous artist known for blending jazz, hip-hop, and experimental sound into something truly her own. Three years ago, she joined us with her album Lady and the Champ—and today, she’s back. We’re honored to help launch her brand new release, Chantil and the Dukes of Art. Read all about Chantil at our place at our place on the web at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/chantil-dukart. Enjoy music from Chantil Dukart, Shon Denay, Ailaika, Def-i, Erik Glow, Richie Desersa, Itz Lil Lee, Keith Secola, Julian Taylor, Jim James, The North Sound, Stolen Identity, Robin Cisek, Johnny Ray Jones, Lisa LaRue, J.A.M, Sinematic, TRIBZ, Shawnee Kish, Crystal Shawanda, Curtis Clear Sky and the Constellationz, Levi Platero, Nathan Cunningham, Indigenous, Graeme Jonez, JD Crosstown, The Melawmen Collective and much more. Visit us at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org to explore our programs, celebrate culture, and connect with powerful voices shaping our communities. Step inside Two Buffalo Studios, browse our SAY Magazine Library, and meet the incredible Artists and Entrepreneurs who are making an impact today.

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Climate: Hunger World

The forecast is: record-breaking heat, wildfires in the West, and extreme rainfall mayhem across the world. Maybe the strongest El Nino in 150 years. Following breaking climate news, we explore a return to mass famine - including real hunger in the UK and America. Food riots in the next few years are possible. Aled Jones. Cambridge: UK food riots past and future. American scientist Joshua Elliot warns risk of American food shock. Will the monsoons that feed a billion people fail? Gayatri Kathayat reports from India.

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Omer Bartov: What Went Wrong with Israel

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May Day 2026

The ruling class doesn’t want working people to understand history because if they did, workers would understand who they are and understand their power as the makers of the world. Workers are god, to put it bluntly. When taken together, they are the engine of civilization without which kings and capitalists would be powerless. Parasites can only hold onto power by lulling the true god of humanity into slumber and that slumber is always fitful. When workers do wake up, as in 1917 in Russia, the world quakes. Revolutionary victories by the people prove that a god can live without fleas.

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The Appalachian Sunday Morning with Danny Hensley

The Appalachian Sunday Morning is a two hour all Southern Gospel & Bluegrass Gospel Music Radio program with radio station & program host Danny Hensley. The program is recorded live each Sunday morning while being broadcast on 91.7 FM Community radio, streamed through our radio station APP and streamed world wide on www.sbbradio.org. This program is uploaded to SoundCloud, RSS.com, radio4all, Podbean and iTunes to mention a few.

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Walkuman Style #428

1. When I B on tha Mic - Rakim 2. The Big Picture (intro) - Big L 3. Follow Instructions - M.O.P. 4. Main Event - Special Teamz 5. Seen It All - Screwball 6. Hand It Down - Memphis Bleek 7. The Best Part - J-Live 8. It Just Don't Stop - Big Shug 9. Ding (instrumental) 10. Recognize (instrumental) 11. Boom (instrumental) 12. Mathematics (instrumental) 13. BEP Empire (instrumental) 14. Nas Is Like (instrumental) 15. So Ghetto (instrumental) 16. Click (instrumental) 17. Sixth Sense (instrumental) 18. Part of my Life (instrumental) 19. The Return (instrumental)

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Episode 290 May 3, 2026 Another great mix of vintage music they don't play on the radio

Backbeat never sleeps, We've got another new show this week packed with goodies On this show you'll hear everything from raunchy blues, hillbilly hokum and a Caribbean groove to the record that defines sultry, smokey, lounge jazz. Brownie McGhee, Hank Snow, The Soul Stirrers, Harry Manx and Howlin' Wolf all contribute to the mix Backbeat is also available in a 56 and 58 minute versions in three separate files if you want breaks. I am happy to provide custom station IDs, promos and liners. Email Lorne@Backbeatradio.com or visit www.backbeatradio.com for more information.

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TWIP-260503

Imagine this for a moment. You live in a home that has been in your family for generations. A home built with your parents’ hands, filled with your children’s laughter, rooted in the soil where your memories grow. You plant flowers in the front yard. You tend to an olive tree in the back. You raise your family with the quiet dignity that comes from belonging to a place that belongs to you. Now imagine a stranger arrives. Someone with no connection to your land, no history in your neighborhood, no roots in your soil. They enter your home, and instead of leaving, they take it. They claim it. They move you and your family into a small corner of the basement. They control your water. Your electricity. Your movement. Your ability to live freely in the very house your ancestors built. And then imagine this: While you and your family remain confined to that basement corner, the stranger receives support, resources, and protection from powerful allies around the world. You, the original homeowner, are left with restrictions, surveillance, and the constant fear of losing even the little space you have left. Now ask yourself: Would you feel anger? Would you feel fear? Would you feel the instinct to protect your family, to reclaim your home, to stand up for your dignity? And if you tried to free yourself — if you tried to reclaim the life that was taken from you — how would the world describe your actions? Would they call it resistance? Would they call it survival? Or would they label it something else entirely? These are not abstract questions. They are questions about humanity, justice, and the right to live freely in the place you call home. If you have thoughts, I want to hear them. Email me at TWIPpodcasts@gmail.com and tell me how you see it. This is This Week in Palestine.

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Upbeat Music Hour Show 300 Special 300th Episode Celebration Part 2

Golden oldies (60s, 70s, 80s, 90s)

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Matt Ehret: Charlie v Trump, UK v USA, who really wore the trousers this week?

– Make Slavery Great Again? Judith Brown joins Tony and Martin. Universal Basic Income – pros and cons. – Universal Basic Income: Make Slavery Great Again Living as Safe as Slaves Government UBI will happen – CBDC is essentially food vouchers, and intended to be. – Your UBI will be yours as long as you use it for what the government allows, within the time they allow – Different economic models. China. BBC QT – Olly Dugmore from New Statesman – are student loans next mis selling scandal? Journalist hailed for ‘chilling’ Question Time speech – Eldin Fahmy, Professor of Social Policy at Bristol University, and part of Palestine Solidarity, joins Tony and Martin. – “We oppose genocide, and therefore we support whatever nonviolent action might be required to stop it and to shut down the UK-based weapons manufacturers that are helping to enable it – Marketisation of universities. Universities mis selling a product – can students earn money back? Reform of higher education needed. – China does not have free higher education. Censorship of academic voices by sponsors? – The average tuition fees in Chinese public universities range between 2,500 and 10,000 USD/academic year – King Charles’s speech at dinner in US. Is Trump different to other US leaders or is it just his methods? – Matt Kennard article – US, UK defence agreement. UK participating in Iran war although Starmer says they’re not. – We still don’t know what’s in the 2020 UK-Israel defence pact The UK and Israel signed a secret military pact in 2020. British governments hate transparency, as we know so the public isn’t allowed to know anything of note about this defence agreement – King Charles’s speech at Congress – US, UK special relationship. – Unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine and her most courageous people. It is needed in order to secure a truly just and lasting peace. – West’s destruction of Middle East. Middle East local communities good. – Growing numbers of young people opt for shared homes in order to afford living in Beirut, experiencing a different lifestyle – and freedom – Stabbing of two Jews in Golders Green (plus one Muslim earlier in the day who was not mentioned by press or police) – 48,000 stabbings annually. Why are there so many stabbings in Britain? A total of 51,527 knife crime offenses were recorded in England and Wales in the 12 months up until June 2025 – Israeli false flags. Jonathan Hall – Pro Palestinian marches encourage anti Semitism – banning of IRGC. – Stop the War Coalition has labelled attempts to link the Golders Green attack with pro-Palestine marches as “false” and “unacceptable,” as speculation mounts that the UK authorities will try to ban anti-genocide demonstrations – Pro Palestinian marches on 9th in Bristol and 16th May in London. Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign Saturday 09 May, 12 Noon Bristol Nakba78 – March for Palestine Assemble Bandstand, Castle Park, BS1 3XB Nakba means ‘catastrophe’ in Arabic – DOUBLE JEOPARDY ALERT! Palestine Action trial restarted. – Palestine Action defendants drop lawyers and self-represent due to ‘decisions made by the court’. Defendants make own closing speeches before the jury as trial in London nears an end – HOME SECRETARY FIGHTS BACK AFTER PALESTINE ACTION BAN IS RULED ILLEGAL – UK government fights to revive ban on Palestine Action in appeal Appeal lodged on Tuesday calls on courts to reinstate a ban on the direct-action group, which had previously been designated under UK’s terror laws – New UK Ambassador to US, after Mandelson, Christian Turner, says Israel has special relationship with US, not UK. – Mandelson was given US Ambassador job so he could spy for Israel – America’s special relationship is ‘probably Israel’, says UK ambassador to US In leaked remarks, Epstein scandal. – Ex- UK Ambassador to Syria and Bahrain, Peter Ford – US, Israel special relationship – was Mandelson appointed to spy on UK-US intelligence for Israel? – A few days ago Congress rose to its feet in a standing ovation 12 times for Charles. A few months ago they rose to their feet standing ovation for Netanyahu 53 times! – BREACH OF PROTOCOL, THE FLY ON THE WALL? After confidential meeting Trump tells press King Charles told him the UK supported his war on Iran. Trump defied protocol by relaying details of private chat with king. – A state dinner honouring King Charles III and Queen Camilla was overshadowed by an unexpected diplomatic disclosure as President Donald Trump claimed the British monarch had privately agreed with him on Iran’s nuclear ambitions – Nigel Day from Nuke Watch – how nukes are taken around UK. NukewatchUK Watching Britain’s Weapons of Mass Destruction – Nuclear weapons UK convoy routes The components for the warheads are made at AWE Aldermaston (Atomic Weapons Establishment) in Berkshire and taken to nearby AWE Burghfield for assembly – Matt Ehret: Charlie v Trump, UK v USA, who really wore the trousers this week? – Matt Ehret in Canada – history of UK, US special relationship – Henry Kissinger – who’s really in charge? – UK Pilgrims Sciety were devoted to infiltrating a new strategy of of multi-generational planning to undermine the foundations of the United States from within – Theosophy: The Hidden Religion of the Global Ruling Class. How Theosophy infiltrated the UN, Big Tech, and wellness culture to pave the way for a one-world faith – Christians have spilled oceans of ink warning about their corrosive impact on Western civilisation. But you have probably never heard of Theosophy. – Judge Napolitano – Prof. Jeffrey Sachs : Is Trump Trapped? – Accelerating towards Armageddon as a religious idea – the Samson Doctrine – the Shock Doctrine – New Leak Reveals Israel’s ‘Samson Option’ Includes American Cities on Nuclear Target List – Find Matthew Ehret and his books on Canadian Patriot Network – Matt Ehret’s Insights – News Watch – new service on Double Down News keeping an eye on terrible news coverage. – Police State UK: Met Police Commissioner wants ZIO-COPS on London streets – takes on political role. – Met chief: We need special police force to protect Jews Sir Mark Rowley proposes government-funded unit to tackle anti-Semitism ‘epidemic’ – Russia warning they may attack UK drone sites. Russia names four UK locations as targets – ‘When strikes become a reality depends on what comes next. Sleep well, European partners!’ – English Civil war feudal to merchant class transition is complete after 375 years, as final batch of life peers are expelled from UK House of Lords The firms Russia claims are involved were named as Fire Point and Horizon Tech. – English Civil war feudal to merchant class transition is complete after 375 years, as final batch of life peers are expelled from UK House of Lords Crispin Flintoff covering trial of three Ukrainian migrants who targeted arson attacks against Starmer’s car and house – Alleged in court that they targeted Starmer after having been ‘groomed’ for a series of flyer distribution jobs for which they were then paid – Islamaphobic racist flyers so suspected to be carried out by Israeli organised crime Israeli Islamophobic fliers. Mossad. The trial continues – English Civil war feudal to merchant class transition is complete after 375 years, as final batch of life peers are expelled from UK House of Lords – Last hereditary peers given marching orders. Does removing hereditary peers from the Lords benefit Britain? A seismic moment in UK political history has passed with barely a whimper – A thousand years of history has ended with nothing much more in the way of ceremonial pomp and circumstance than a short speech by a former minister in the Thatcher government – Ousting of Iranian Shah in 1979 not all it seems? article. Were BP behind the 1979 Iranian revolution? – William Engdahl book on Shah. At the time, the Shah was negotiating a 25-year oil agreement with British Petroleum (BP), – Toxic waste on Duchy Estate land in Wigan. King’s private estate tried to sell land with UK’s ‘worst illegal waste dump’ to council – KING Charles’s private estate tried to sell land that was contaminated with a large rotting illegal waste dump to a local authority, it has emerged – The Bristol Politics Show, presented by Tony Gosling https://politicsthisweek.gn.apc.org/2026/04/the-bristol-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-19/

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Another genocide behind walls

Host Ali Abunimah sits down with Maha Hussaini, the head of Media and Public Engagement at Euro Med Human Rights Monitor. She tells us about their new report that exposes sexual violence against Palestinians in Israeli prisons and detention centres as a de facto state policy, used as a tool of subjugation and destruction. While Washington attempts to portray the three-week extension of the US brokered so-called ceasefire as a diplomatic breakthrough, the reality across Lebanon reveals a war that has merely shifted its form. The Electronic Intifada’s contributor Roqayah Chamseddine reports from south Lebanon. On the Resistance Report, Jon Elmer breaks down the latest footage of Hizballah-built armed drones that are taking a deadly toll on the invading Israeli army.

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The undecideds will decide who will be Governor

In a race defined by a slate of uninspiring candidates, few contenders have managed to break through or consolidate meaningful support.

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Doug Mishler as P.T. Barnum- "The Something of Humbug"

PT Barnum, sometimes known as the Prince of Humbug, was born in Connecticut in 1810. In many ways, he personified the American character that Frenchman Alexis De Tocqueville described in his book, “Democracy in America.” Barnum delighted in making money and telling the truth, as he saw it. Some truths were told in the political arena, where he was twice a member of the Connecticut legislature and, in the interim, Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Some of his truths were lies when they were told to other people, like the history of some of his circus performers. Other truths were told in his newspapers. PT Barnum, ‘PT’ as he liked to be called, was best known as the creator of the ‘Best Show On Earth,’ the Barnum and Bailey Circus. I spoke with PT Barnum, personified by Doug Mishler, in the studios of Radio Curious in July of 1996 when this program was originally broadcast. P.T. Barnum recommends “My Toils and Struggles,” the autobiography of PT Barnum. Doug Mishler recommends “The Culture of Complaint,” by Robert Hughes. Originally Broadcast: July 24, 1996

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The Shortwave Report 05/01/26

A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. France 24, Cuba, and NHK Japan.

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Archive Episode 1: What is Civic Innovation Panel

Chronic crises (homelessness, underfunding, food scarcity) were already impacting our communities, and the pandemic only accelerated the impact, which hasn't been solved in our post-pandemic world; But civic innovation might be. San Francisco’s trailblazers share how government, tech, and communities are collaborating to tackle old problems in bold new ways.

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We Will Not Be Broken

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Celt In A Twist May 8 2026

Dervish draws deep from the well of Irish tradition on their latest collection from The Great Irish Songbook Volume 2. Meanwhile The Ollam take trad someplace else entirely, featuring John McSherry and groovemonster Joe Dart. This hour features fresh track from Trouz Bras, North America's keepers of Breton music heritage and Newfoundland's Rum Ragged take us down The Road To Lushes Bight. Lard Tunderin', it must be Celt In A Twist!

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World Beat Canada Radio May 2 2026

Hope springs eternal. Spring is sprung and Angelique Kidjo drops Hope, a new album with an impressive guest list. Introducing A-100s two-tone ska, CDN guitarist Mike Murray with Ecuadorian singer Arianna Reda. Galicians Carlangas and Neboa launch new singles and Tablatronics wizard Karsh Kale is back. More musical optimism this hour from World Beat Canada Radio!

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Electronic Intifada Newscast 30 April 2026

Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news for the week of April 30th, 2026.

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Cheeze Pleeze # 1140

It's our "Not Quite The Beatles" special as most of the beatles songs are really not that cheezy...but we found versions that are.

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Where are Democrats Falling Short? A Conversation with Congressional Candidate Elizabeth Lee

Congressional candidate Elizabeth Lee is a nationally recognized nurse, board-certified patient advocate, and reproductive healthcare policy expert with over a decade of experience advancing access to care. She built a career helping thousands of patients navigate complex medical, financial, and ethical barriers—while also advising lawmakers on federal IVF and reproductive health protections. @NurseLee4AZ Today’s conversation covers Right to Dissent regulations that prevent the boycotting of the Israeli government, the ever-looming threat of Turning Point USA-backed candidates outspending Democrats in local and national elections, and where Democrats are failing to meet the calls of their constituents.

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