Sonic Café #469/Beats, Chilled… But Never Shaken

Sonic Café the little radio café in the Pacific Northwest where amazing things always seem to be happening. Hello, and welcome, this is episode 469 and I’m your host Scott Clark. With the release of this episode the Sonic Café has been on the air for nine years now. Wow, just wow. We thank all the great radio stations out there for playing the Sonic Café each week and most importantly we thank you for listening. So ahh this time the Sonic Café celebrates in the chillest way possible, with a great mix of down tempo, lounge and electronic tunes, with Beats, chilled but never shaken. We’ve pulled together a mix of favorites mostly from the early two-thousands, listen for Bill Conti, Gabin, Fragile State, Chicane, Bent and of course many more. So we’re just gonna get kick back, and grab our headphones, along with you and celebrate our ninth anniversary, with beats, chilled but never shaken. From the 2002 Beautiful Tomorrow release this is Blue Six and we’re the Sonic Café.

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Drop Site News Leaks Trumps Surveilance Prison Plan For Gaza and The World

– Church of England DEISM and APOSTASY 1: New Archbishop of Canterbury is heckled at installation, the first ever woman, Sarah Mulhally. – Bishop Ceirion Dewar explains why this is a grave error. Is matriarchy an antichristian heresy designed to undermine both family and church? – From Abraham in the Middle Bronze Age to Jesus in First Century Judea, spiritual leaders were always specifically male in traditional Biblical teaching. – Since the role frequently demands church leaders face down potentially deadly challenges from anti God forces within secular society, the gentle, childbearing sex are inappropriate – ‘Church of England DEISM and APOSTASY 2: The lady who ran a local parish emptied it. The arch deacon himself told me she left eight people. Rev Paul Williamson – Jesus who chose 12 men called apostles who chose man male bishops but they are choosing the women today it is totally wrong – Church of England DEISM and APOSTASY 3: London priest evicted on grounds of age after six-year legal battle ‘He has remained in the rectory … until now’ says diocese The Revd Paul Williamson – Iran attack would raise the world oil price making Venezuelan oil more viable: – Adil Raja, of Soldier Speaks, on how his house was broken in to and attacked three times since Christmas – Police charged 4 Irish, British men but Adil wonders who paid them – Sky News – Helen-Ann Smith reports from China on the rise of protests mainly due to cost of living crisis. Voicing dissent in China is risky but it’s rising dramatically – Her Dad was in a care home during Covid years, and he died in hospital under suspicious circumstances. Murdered By The State Hardcover (2026) by Jacqui Deevoy – Jacqui Deevoy was on this story from the start and refused to let go even when the mainstream media ignored this national scandal – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gives ‘Middle Powers’ speech at WEF in Davos. Stuck in the middle Call it The Carney Paradox: – In an era of predatory great powers, the benefits of global economic integration must be balanced with protecting national autonomy – Adrian Salbuchi – runaway inflation in Argentina in 2001 – 4th Reich after WW2 as told by friend Wilfred von Offen who was private secretary to top Nazi Josef Goebbels. – The Fed to Expand its Balance Sheet to more than $10 Trillion, As The Economy, The Markets, and The Americans become Addicted to Stimulus – Our dystopian overlords have deemed it necessary to create an insulting illusion with a cartoonishly fake stock market that is priced as if there was heaven on Earth – Argentina In Revolt: Buenos Aires 2001-2002 and the IMF Riots – English subtitles Indymedia documentary …….. – Argentina had cut $3 billion from government spending-a cut that was necessary, the authors note here, to “accomodate the increase in interest obligations.” – Dan Dicks on the elite from Canada – Press for Truth.ca. The Seven Richest Billionaires Are All Media Barons – mintpressnews – Trump loyalist and CIA contractor Larry Ellison’s purchase of CNN appears imminent, and marks the latest venture into media for the world’s second-richest individual. But Ellison is not alone – Adil Raja, Soldier Speaks, Champion boxer in ‘hitman-for-hire’ plot on two Pakistani dissidents living in Britain – Trump sends Carrier Strike Group to Iran. Martin Summers – Trump’s armada to Iran, Trump and insider trading, US mafia and US government, – China trade deals and Embassy, Russia/Ukraine war, Starmer cancelling election – Andy Burnham, Reform, technocracy, Iran protests, Starlink. – Israeli activist Noiya Tsion exposes false media reports about her death in Iran protests – Noiya Tsion said she was stunned to see her photo displayed on Israel’s privately owned Channel 12 as one of the alleged victims of the Iran protests – “In the NY Times reporting, Silicon Valley becomes humanitarian, the Pentagon disappears, and Elon Musk is only depicted as a benevolent billionaire so long as he’s helping advance U.S. interests.” – US KICKS IRAN: Press TV – The Art of Making Pentagon Infrastructure Look Like Iranian Activism Jeremy Loffredo – Middle East Eye – editor David Hearst – Trump’s Board of Peace fascist? ‘Board of Peace’: Trump is running Gaza, and the world, like a mafia boss – To invite the same cast of characters who allowed Israel to expand to the point at which Gaza exploded, and expect them to end the conflict, is more than just insane. It’s criminal – Drop Site News Leaks Trumps Surveilance Prison Plan For Gaza and The World – IS TRUMPS LEAKED PLAN TO IMPRISON & ENSLAVE GAZA ALSO THE ZIONIST PLAN TO ENSLAVE THE WORLD? Trump’s Gaza Digital Prison Plan Leaked to Drop Site News, Board of Peace – New Human Surveillance Lab ‘Privatised Subjugation’, Theme Park of Dispossession’ and ‘Investor’s Returns On Genocide Investment.’ – Tony Greenstein – Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 – Jewish Network for Palestine – DeNazify the Israeli State. Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 – Not One Holocaust Memorial Organisation Worldwide Has Condemned the Genocide in Gaza or Said That ‘Never Again’ Applies to the Palestinians – Jimmy Dore Show – whistleblower on Turning Point, evangelical Christian group that Charlie Kirk was part of. TPUSA Has Been Taken Over By MOSSAD! – Rabbi Dovid Feldman, Neturei Karta, 11th Global Vision 2000 Eschatology Conference 14 Dec 2025 – political Zionism not Jewish – SECRET SOCIETIES ON RT: Afshin Rattanzi, Going Underground, Prof Richard Spence on Secret Societies – exposed Epstein Island, The Bilderberg Meetings, The Trilateral Commission – The Bristol Politics Show, presented by Tony Gosling https://politicsthisweek.gn.apc.org/2026/01/the-bristol-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-7/

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Gerda Lerner, Ph.D. — “The Foremother of Women’s History”

The history of women has existed as long as humans have, but it was not until the last half of the 20th Century that women’s history received recognized academic attention. Our guest, Professor Gerda Lerner was a pioneer in the movement to study and record the history of women. Gerda Lerner led an extraordinary life from April 30, 1920 to January 2, 2013. She was a historian, author and teacher, and ultimately a professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin. Her academic work was characterized by the attention she drew to the differences among women in class, race and sexual orientation. Professor Lerner and I visited by phone in October 2002, began with her description why the distinctions among women of class, race and sexual orientation are important. Originally Broadcast: October 1, 2002.

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The Shortwave Report 01/30/26

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. Germany, Japan, France 24, and Cuba.

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Celt In A Twist February 1 2026

Patricia introduces Firkin's album of pub songs, all in Hungarian, a sublime pairing of harp and fiddle from Adrianna Ciccone and Ellen Gibling, Haggix X-1's 3rd single, We Can See The Sun, and our winter visit from The MicroOrganism. Rest and drink plenty of fluids. You got your Celt In A Twist!

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World Beat Canada Radio January 31 2026

Back home after two weeks to a backed up inbox, stuffed with fresh releases. Join us for an all new show of all new music; the first in 6 years from Mexican sibs, Sotomayor, Rwandan Canadian Ezra Kwizera, Mariachi El Bronx, Tinariwen celebrate 45 years with something for the next gen. And, we introduce a beautiful pairing of kora and Congolese voice from Sophie Lukacs & Noel Mpiaza. Moving to the beat of the world with World Beat Canada!

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Electronic Intifada Newscast 29 January 2026

Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news for the week of January 22nd to the 29th, 2026.

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Racism is Killing Us…Literally / National School Choice Week with Dr. Carrie Sampson

First Half: We begin this segment by discussing the importance of Black women and the fact that they continually work to heal this country and save America from itself. We also discuss a new study that reveals the lifelong effects of enduring racism and how it leads to early deaths in the Black population. Second Half: Today’s Guest is the author of the book “Navigating School Board Politics” and an associate professor at Arizona State University. Dr. Carrie Sampson joins us again to discuss National School Choice Week here in the U.S. and what it means for communities across the country.

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Cheeze Pleeze # 1127

We do our own tribute to a 40 year old mega bucks box office flop that still linger in cult status in our Cutting Room Floor...Howard The Duck, a group of Barber Shop quartet like sounds called the Happiness Emporium and the opposite of a Celebrity Slip Up is the slip up this week....but the song is cheezy so we gotta play it....got it? I'm glad you do as I know we don't.

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Recovery Radio for 01-29-26

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Between the Lines for January 28, 2026

Killing of 2nd Minneapolis Resident Provokes Nationwide Outrage and More Protests; The World Revolts Against Trump’s Irrational, Deadly Foreign and Domestic Policy; Gulf Coast Residents Live in ‘Ground Zero’ of U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry’s Sacrifice Zone

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Bob Avakian: Don't Make Nice With Fascists! We Need Righteous Anger & Revolutionary Determination!

Bob Avakian: God-Damn the Trump/MAGA Fascists, Every One! And God-Damn Everyone Who Tells Us to “Get Along” And “Play Nice” With These Fascists! Then, excerpts from a recent program with Dr. Adam Hamawy, a doctor just back from Gaza. Bob Avakian from “Revolution and Religion: The Fight for Emancipation and the Role of Religion,” a dialogue with Cornel West. Sunsara Taylor and Annie Day on the National Campaign to Get @BobAvakianOfficial Everywhere.

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ODD News With Scott and Val

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Scott and Val Save the Universe E1-S3

A comedic segment driven news magazine with a cast of 5 and America's first AI Sportscaster!

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Saikat Chakrabarti, Pt. II

If you listened to last week’s Sea Change Radio, then you’ve already learned a little something about congressional hopeful Saikat Chakrabarti. Otherwise, you may not have ever heard of the guy. He’s running to fill Nancy Pelosi’s soon-to-be vacated congressional seat here in San Francisco. In this second half of our discussion, listeners will hear about several ways that Chakrabarti and Pelosi differ (beyond their respective levels of name recognition). We look at several of Chakrabarti’s exciting ideas, including ways tech could actually help remedy inequality (rather than widening income and wealth gaps), elements of the Green New Deal that could help curb profligate energy use by data centers, and the notion of banning stock trading among members of Congress.

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Carney's middle-muddle moment at Davos

Carney's middle-muddle moment at Davos: Trapped between "hegemons," PM decides to build an army to fight Russians. Go figure.

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Trip Hop Radio 26.1.26.

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. Alpha - Sometime Later 02. Massive Attack - Protection 03. Amon Tobin - Day Trip 04. Portishead - Roads 05. Sean Savage - The Marquee Mile 06. Gidge - Lit 07. Coldcut - Only Heaven ft. Roots Manuva 08. Delerium - Blue Fires ft. Mim Page 09. Gruve Collective - Hopeless Hope 10. Lamar Ensemble - Stealthy

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The Mix Sessions 26.1.26.

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. Sean Savage - La Musique 02. Gruve Collective - 4 A.M. 03. Art Alfie - Soft Spoken 04. Dustin Nantais - Further 05. Matt Prehn - Beatsbaby 06. Snad - Home Away From Home 07. Demuir - Luvin' To Nothing 08. Nick Holder - Forever In A Daze 09. Din Jay - Hot For You 10. Alex Ranerro - Enigma

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Zach Wahls for U.S. Senate + global LGBTQ news + more!

The son of Iowa lesbians runs for the U.S. Senate; this week’s “Rainbow Rewind” celebrates iconic birthdays and a pivotal event in January; the Trump administration scraps EEOC guidance on anti-queer workplace harassment, McBride leads U.S. House Democrats' successful fight against anti-trans Republican funding riders, an infamous Texas federal judge equates drag with blackface, Tucson Pride ends a 49-year run as Arizona’s oldest such celebration, and “Heated Rivalry” carries a torch for Italy’s Winter Olympics. All that and more this week when you find “This Way Out”.

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WINGS #42-25 South Africa Traditional Courts Bill

After 15 years of widespread struggle against it, South Africa's Traditional Courts Bill has now been signed into law. It gives unbounded power including discrimination against women, to so-called traditional chiefs in the rural areas, and is considered a distortion of community-based dispute resolution traditions. One of the key opposition leaders, Sizani Ngubane, founder of the Rural Women's Movement, died before the bill was re-introduced again and signed into law. Other speakers: Nolundi Luwaya, Researcher at the Law, Race and Gender Unit at the University of Cape Town [now director of the Land and Accountability Research Centre]; Aninka Claassens, Chief Researcher, Land and Accountability Research Centre, University of Cape Town; Mnisi Weeks, Associate Professor in Legal Studies and Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Adjunct Associate Professor in Public Law at the University of Cape Town (UCT) [She previously worked in the Rural Womens Action Research Programme at UCT]; Patrick Mashego, community leader, Limpopo province, South Africa. 

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If Music Could Talk - Jan 25 2026

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Contrails, Climate, Ocean Tipping

Forget conspiracy. Contrails are real and dangerous to the climate - from Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology, Dr. Daniel Johansson. While thousands died of heat in Europe in 2003, a marine heat wave ripped the North Atlantic. Changes to marine life remain today. From Germany, Dr. Karl-Michael Werner, of the Thunen Institute of Sea Fisheries in Bremerhaven. The Pillars of Wealth remain oblivious at Davos. Full speed ahead, fossil fuel for a hot militarized world.

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Abby Martin and the geoscape of imperialism

Activist-Filmmaker Abby Martin draws the connections between environment, imperialism, and war: the crises are converging quickly - collective action is needed to survive.

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Michael Parenti: A Personal Tribute

One of my heroes has sadly passed away as of Saturday January 24 2026 at the age of 92. A progressive historian, author and scholar with uncompromising principles whom I was honoured to know personally. Rest in power Dr Michael Parenti!

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Walkuman Style #423

1. Eighties - MotionPlus 2. Illusion Of Self - Verb T & Vic Grimes feat. Farma G and BVA 3. Bring Back John Williams - dela 4. Like Ah First - Moka Only 5. Writings on the Wall - Señor Kaos & Illastrate feat. Supastition and 4-Ize 6. Straight from the Gutter - Godfather Don & Jazz Spastiks 7. Company - Edo. G & Parental 8. Hypophora - Abstract Minded feat. John Forte 9. Family Business - Fugees feat. John Forte and Omega 10. Sky Is Like - Skyzoo 11. Solar Panels - Tablet*tph 12. Hakata Station - Freddie Joachim feat. Nahokimama 13. Samda Pt. 2 - Midan feat. Jazzbois 14. Society Of NIMH - Sankofa & Uncle Fester feat. Denz, JON?DOE, Memphis 15. Reigns and AthenA 16. Silhouettes - Citero 17. Grand - Crotona & Silent Someone (cuts by DJ JS-1) 18. Reign of Truth - Dj Unknown feat. Iomos and King Jus 19. Marginal Gains - Ill Conscious, Alcynoos and Parental 20. The Answer - KLIM Beats 21. His Master Plan - Taylor Made It

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Episode 276 January 25, 2026 - Vintage music of all styles and eras

This week's show has some old favourites such as the King Cole Trio, The Mills Brothers and The Harmonizing Four with recordings I haven't played before, George Jones gives us an example of great songwriting (and singing), Pat Johnson unleashes a new rockabilly-styled single with a message and more of the usual mix of blues, country and gospel not found anywhere else. 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-260125

What we are witnessing today is a moment many anticipated, and one that others are only now beginning to grasp. Gaza, in the eyes of powerful political and financial actors, is being treated less like a home for two million people and more like a prize handed to the highest bidder. The narrative emerging from the Trump circle, echoed by the wealthy investors around him, frames Gaza as a future development project. According to the plan associated with Jared Kushner, reconstruction will begin soon, not for the people who lived through the devastation, but for those who see opportunity in the ruins. Kushner’s proposal imagines a thirty‑day timeline in which peace will supposedly become visible between Israel and the Palestinians. It is presented with remarkable confidence, as though decades of occupation, displacement, trauma, and unresolved injustice can be swept aside with investment portfolios and construction contracts. One is left wondering what world this vision belongs to, because it bears little resemblance to the world Palestinians inhabit, or the world observers see unfolding on the ground. So let us return to Gaza itself, to the people, the land, and the reality shaped by war, siege, and unimaginable loss. In the future imagined by these investors, Gaza becomes a kind of paradise, a fresh economic frontier, a blank slate ready for luxury development and international capital. But this imagined paradise is not for the Palestinians who lived there. As many have noted, the plan does not envision their return. The people whose homes were destroyed, whose families were displaced, whose lives were uprooted, are not part of the blueprint. This raises a profound question. If Gaza is rebuilt without its people, and if the land is handed over to outside investors who will govern it, what exactly are we looking at? Some have asked whether this represents a new form of colonialism, one wrapped in the language of development and peace. It is a question worth considering, because the implications are enormous. Critics describe the structure of the plan in stark terms. United States taxpayer money flows to Israel. Israel uses that support to wage war in Gaza. Gaza is destroyed. Palestinians are killed or displaced. And then, once the land is emptied, investors step in to rebuild a Gaza without Palestinians. A Gaza redesigned for profit, not for the people who lived there for generations. This is what is being presented to the world as a peace plan. Even Netanyahu is not happy that the envisioned Gaza would not be under his government’s control. When even political leaders closely aligned with the project raise concerns, it reveals something about the scale and ambition of what is being proposed. Today, we bring you a conversation that cuts through the slogans, the marketing, and the political theater. It is a discussion between two of the most incisive voices on these issues, Norman Finkelstein and Chris Hedges. Their conversation on The Chris Hedges Report, titled “Deconstructing Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza,” examines the assumptions, the power dynamics, and the consequences embedded in this proposal. Finkelstein, known for his historical analysis and his critique of policy, explores how the plan disregards international law, erases Palestinian rights, and reframes occupation as a benevolent project. Hedges, drawing on his background in war reporting and political commentary, pushes the conversation further, looking at how narratives of peace are often used to mask systems of domination and dispossession. Together, they break down the core elements of this so‑called peace plan, revealing the economic motives, political calculations, and overlooked human cost. They show how language flips aggressors into victims, how destruction is sold as opportunity, and how those who suffer most are pushed out of the discussion.

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The Hours Are Long, But the Pay Is Low

I am guest-hosting WRIR's Cause and Effect Show today. It is one of my favorites to host and to listen to. Each week the host selects an artist than digs deep into the bands and artists that influenced the featured performer and in turns the bands and artists they influenced. Stream the show every Saturday from 1 PM to 3 PM @ www.wrir.org.

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Indigenous in Music with Larry K and Kind of Sea (Indigenous Pop) Hr 2

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Indigenous in Music with Larry K and Kind of Sea (Indigenous Pop) Hr 1

Indigenous in Music with Larry K and Kind of Sea (Indigenous Pop) Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, this week welcome Kind of Sea, an exciting new Indigenous family project led by acclaimed musician and producer Marc Meriläinen, also known for his long-running work as Nadjiwan. Alongside his sons Fox and Cole, Kind of Sea blends 1980s grooves with modern electronic textures, creating music that’s dance-driven, and rooted in Indigenous futurism. Marc is here to talk about their new album “End of Summer and read all about them in our latest issue of the SAY Magazine at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/kind-of-sea. Also enjoy music from Kind of Sea, Iskwe, Suniel Fox, Henry Strange, Epikker, Joyslam, The Northstars, B-Side Players, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Dan L'initie, The Melawmen Collective, Solju, Hayley Wallis, Centavrvs, Eagle & Hawk, Robin Cisek, Eadse Brule, Robby Bee, William Prince, Johnny Ray Jones, Chantil Dukart, Stolen Identity, Martha Redbone, Ailaika, Garret T. Willie, QVLN and much more. Visit us on our home page to learn about us and our programs at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org, check into our Two Buffalo Studios and our SAY Magazine Library to find out all about our Artists and Entrepreneurs.

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