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Sonic Café #487/Party Under The Gazebo
June 13, 2026, 3:07 p.m.
Sonic Café, that’s Great Britain’s Wet Leg with “CPR” off their 2025 “Moisturizer” release. Great stuff. Welcome to another eye-opening hour of intelligent, eclectic radio from the Pacific Northwest. I’m Scott Clark, and this is episode 487.
This time the Sonic Café parties under the gazebo at a Red Roof Inn in central Indiana with comedian Andy Woodhull. Funny stuff. Our music mix spans the last 45 years and includes the Counting Crows with “Spaceman in Tulsa”—captured live on The Tonight Show—from their first release in over seven years.
We’ve also got a 5-year-old boy requesting a classic from the late David Bowie, plus Noah Benedikt’s stellar 2024 cover of Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street.” Listen for OK Go, Bad Company with “Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy,” and of course, many more.
Oh—and we’re back with another mash-up in our Sonic Café series. This time, Rage Against the Machine collides with Creedence Clearwater Revival in “Killing in a Bad Moon.” It’s wild. Listen for that around the bottom of the hour.
We’ve also sprinkled in a couple of motivational messages and other fun stuff along the way. So let’s get to it. Here’s Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks with “Shine On.” And as always we’re the Sonic Café.
June 13, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
Block Section 219 National Defense Authorization Act
June 13, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
How to Squat with Gil Scott Heron
June 13, 2026, 2:05 a.m.
EEFF minifest: What You Can Do to Save the Last of the Old Growth Forest
June 13, 2026, 2:03 a.m.
No change if Starmer ousted and UK gets new PM Burnham..?
June 12, 2026, 9:31 p.m.
https://politicsthisweek.gn.apc.org/2026/06/the-bristol-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-26/
June 12, 2026, 7 p.m.
Donald Trump was being uncharacteristically truthful when he told Benjamin Netanyahu in a recent phone call that “Everybody hates Israel.” But Trump – like his predecessor Joe Biden – has so far been unwilling to go beyond occasional harsh words. In any event, Trump’s assessment appears accurate – even if characteristically sweeping – based on a new Pew Research Center survey of public attitudes in dozens of countries. The Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah takes a closer look at the survey.
On the Resistance Report, Jon Elmer covers week 14 of the battle in South Lebanon as Hizballah's armed FPV drones and anti-tank missiles continue to batter Israeli forces, and while missiles from Iran and Yemen respond to US and Israeli ceasefire violations.
The Electronic Intifada’s contributor Roqayah Chameseddine reports from south Lebanon which is being subjected to sustained systematic Israeli bombardment explicitly targeting residential quarters and vital civilian infrastructure.
No matter the object, Israel’s military occupation permeates every aspect of life in the West Bank. Bothaina Hamdan writes about a long and precarious journey to play soccer.
Flock Off! Ithaca - Organizing Against Mass Surveillance
June 12, 2026, 5:57 p.m.
This episode is “Flock Off! Ithaca - Organizing Against Mass Surveillance”, which is a panel from the 2026 Upstate Anarchist Book Fair, held May 2nd and 3rd in Binghamton, NY.
Flock Off! Ithaca is a group of Ithaca, NY residents who successfully pressured the Ithaca City Council to terminate its contract with Flock Safety.
According to the Ithaca Voice, in March of 2026, "the Ithaca Common Council passed a resolution that directed the city attorney and city manager to terminate the city’s contract with Flock Safety at the “earliest possible opportunity.” The resolution also states that all Flock Safety equipment, such as license plate reader cameras and gunshot detection devices, must be turned off and disconnected within 14 days of the contract being terminated. It adds that the company must remove all related technology “as soon as practicable” after the contract ends.”
When the cameras did not come down within that time frame, members of the group covered several of the cameras with opaque plastic bags to disable them.
https://ithacavoice.org/2026/06/activists-cover-flock-cameras-with-black-bags-call-for-faster-removal/
The annual Upstate Anarchist Book Fair is co-sponsored by PM Press and Riot Act Books.
PM Press is a radical independent publisher that amplifies bold political ideas and vital stories, operating a warehouse in Binghamton, NY. Riot Act Books is an anti-profit, volunteer-run bookstore in Binghamton that co-organizes community events.
https://pmpress.org
https://www.riotactbooks.com
UpFront Soul #2026.15-June 9-15, 2026 h2
June 12, 2026, 4:52 p.m.
We'll break down with some South African disco from Neville Nash, hear the unearthly sounds of Tuvan throat singing combined with beatboxing from Shodekeh, and hear Richie Havens' take on the Five Stairsteps classic, "Ooh Child."
UpFront Soul #2026.15-June 9-15, 2026 hr 1
June 12, 2026, 4:50 p.m.
We'll break down with some South African disco from Neville Nash, hear the unearthly sounds of Tuvan throat singing combined with beatboxing from Shodekeh, and hear Richie Havens' take on the Five Stairsteps classic, "Ooh Child."
Jerome Waldie- "Fair Play for Frogs, Part 2"
June 12, 2026, 1 a.m.
As a lawyer and a student of political science, I have come to appreciate the anomalies and humor of politics. One story that fits both of those categories well is the relationship between Nestle J. Frobish, the Chair-Creature of World-Wide Fair Play for Frogs Committee and the late Jerome R. Waldie, his former nemesis a Member of Congress from Antioch, just east of San Francisco, California. Their dissension arose in 1961 when Waldie was a freshman member of the California State Assembly and chose to introduce what came to be known as the “Frog Murder Bill,” resulting in Frobish organizing what turned out to be a 45 year campaign to get Waldie to renounce, what Frobish called his “vestigial impurities” visited upon him as the “mad butcher of the swamp.” Waldie finally acceded in 2006 and in this interview originally broadcast on June 11, 2007, tells us why.
The book that Jerome Waldie recommends is, “It Can’t Happen here,” by Sinclair Lewis.
Nestle J. Frobish- "Fair Play For Frogs, Part 1"
June 12, 2026, 12:40 a.m.
Frogs play an important role in the worlds ecology and are their occasional demise is sometimes noted as an impending ecological disaster. In 1961, a newly elected member of the California State Assembly, Jerome R. Waldie, introduced a bill that read in full: Frogs may be taken using slingshot. Little did he know that this bill would plague him throughout his political career, in the California Legislature, United States Congress, and as a candidate for Governor of California. Our guest is Nestle J. Frobish, the Chair-Creature of the World Wide Fair Play for Frogs Committee, an organization founded in Berkeley, California soon after Waldie introduced what became to be known as the Frog Murder Bill.
Fair Play for Frogs, The Waldie ” Frobish Papers, the collected correspondence between Nestle J. Frobish and Congressman Jerome R. Waldie was published as political spoof in 1977. Around that time some misguided people, including Congressman Waldie accused me of being Nestle J. Frobish. Let me make it clear, here and now: I Barry Vogel am not now, nor ever have been Nestle J. Frobish. However I did speak the with Chair-Creature Frobish by phone as he lurked near a pond at Frog Central in northern Vermont on May 21, 2007, so this rather preposterous story could be told from at least his perspective. My interview with Jerome R. Waldie, humbly presents his perspective and may be found on this web-site. The interview with Frobish was originally broadcast May 21, 2007.
June 11, 2026, 11:13 p.m.
Golden oldies (60s, 70s, 80s, 90s)
June 11, 2026, 10:51 p.m.
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, Japan, and Cuba.
Stephen Lewis took public stand against Israel
June 11, 2026, 9:03 p.m.
Canada's former UN Ambassador Stephen Lewis took a public stand condemning Israel's crimes in Gaza, and Canada's mainstream media buried the story.
Hiding facts is essential to the neo-colonialists.
June 11, 2026, 8:34 p.m.
Marked by virtuosic playing and a sense of musical adventure, a new generation is taking Celtic where it's never been before. Explore a world of possibilities with Orkney's Gnoss, Breton's Trouz Bras, Germany's Broom Bezzums and Rum Ragged from Newfoundland & Labrador. This ain't your grandpappy's Celtic. You've got your Celt In A Twist!
World Beat Canada Radio June 13 2026
June 11, 2026, 8:29 p.m.
Is there a doctor in the house? Not this hour, but you get your own Personal Jesus from Al-Qasar. Plus, all-new tracks from Catalonia, Galicia and Tunisia. We go microtonal with Angine de Poitrine, future tropical with Rizomagic and explore new sounds from North Africa with Tamikrest, Natacha Atlas & Samy Bishai. It's good for what ails ya. World Beat Canada Radio!
Electronic Intifada Newscast 11 June 2026
June 11, 2026, 6:11 p.m.
Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news from June 4th to the 11th, 2026.
Break Trump's illegal blockade of Cuba!
June 11, 2026, 12:57 a.m.
Break Trump's illegal blockade of Cuba! The right to self-determination of all nations is at stake, including that of Canada.
June 10, 2026, 11:33 p.m.
Denise and Johnny discuss anxiety disorders.
June 10, 2026, 11:27 p.m.
Social media of the past is in the spotlight this week as our hosts explore the past and present of the CB radio culture and 70s cheezy songs of the CB kind. We sure hope your all ears for this week's offering.
Between the Lines for June 10, 2026
June 10, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
MAGA Billionaire Ellison Family and Bari Weiss Murder ’60 Minutes’; US Crew Members of Global Sumud Aid Flotilla to Gaza Describe their Detention by Israeli Navy; 'Kick Out Corruption Tour' Links Trump Grift to Affordability Crisis.
June 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
Dr. Asaad Abu Sharkh. From inside the US/Israeli prison that is Gaza, this interview was recorded in 2018 - under difficult conditions. After that, Salman Abu Sitta of the Palestine Land Society, discusses the theft of Palestine and the genocidal attempt to erase the Palestinian people from the face of the earth as the longest continual Ethnic Cleansing in history.
June 10, 2026, 3:20 a.m.
If you remember watching Ginsu knife ads back in the day, you’re already well-aware that the hand can’t cut a tomato. This week on Sea Change Radio, we take a brief time out from all the ills of the world to learn more about knives. We speak to master knife maker Adam Simha about all things cutting. We discuss the ins and outs of knife maintenance, compare the quality of knife manufacturing across various countries and take a look at his new line of high-end knives.
Sonic Café #486/The Death of the American Dream
June 9, 2026, 5:21 p.m.
Sonic Café, Everybody Laughs—that’s David Byrne with the first single off his brand-new 2025 album Who Is In The Sky? Welcome once again to our little coastal radio café tucked away in the misty corners of the Pacific Northwest. I’m Scott Clark, and this is episode 486. This time, the Sonic Café cranks up a mix for those about to rock—literally and metaphorically. We’ve pulled tracks from 55 years of music that crash, burn, groove, and grind. Listen for the B-52’s doing what they do best, AC/DC slamming it home with Code Red from their 2020 Power Up album, All Time Low, and a new wave flashback with The Fixx from 1982. Plus, The Stone Roses, The Rippers, Aerosmith, and—as always—many more. Around the bottom of the hour, buckle in for a trip back to 1970 in the Sonic Café time machine—we’ll cue up Badfinger with No Matter What You Want. A classic with staying power.
And speaking of staying power… what about the American Dream? Is it still hanging on? Or did it flatline while nobody was looking? We’ll mark the exact moment it gave up the ghost in another head-shaking installment of News You Can’t Use from our friends at the Onion News Network. All that, plus comedy shorts from Jim Gaffigan and Emily Catalano. So grab a seat, grab a drink, and get ready to rock with reckless intent. From the soundtrack of the 1981 animated cult classic Heavy Metal, here’s Don Felder to kick things off—this is the Sonic Café.
It’s A Matter of Taste With Your Host Rock Snob “Flexer” The Haberdasher
June 9, 2026, 1:48 p.m.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Show - A musical mid-life crisis -- a late-night search for meaning and happiness airs on WRIR LP Monday nights from 9 PM to 11 PM. Stream the show @ www.wrir.org
A Conversation with Kamal Johnson—Former Mayor of Hudson, NY
June 9, 2026, 2:05 a.m.
Kamal Johnson is a former mayor of Hudson, New York, community leader, and youth advocate.
Raised in Hudson and elected as the city’s youngest mayor, and first African American to hold the position. Kamal built a reputation for leading with honesty about issues many public officials avoid discussing openly — trauma, violence, poverty, mental health, generational survival, and what it means to try to heal while carrying the weight of leadership.
Before serving as mayor, he worked for years in youth development, mental health, and community outreach, supporting young people and families navigating many of the same challenges he experienced growing up. His work has focused on violence prevention, youth empowerment, economic equity, housing, education, and creating systems that actually see people instead of just managing them.
In the first half of the conversation, we discuss his inspiration to get into politics, universal basic income, police training, and unresolved trauma in impoverished communities.
In the second half of the conversation, we discuss many of the programs he launched during his tenure that were youth-focused, and the impact those had on the community. We end the conversation discussing socialism’s place in the U.S. and he shares his thoughts on Mamdani and other elected officials.
Why the rich can’t save anybody – not even themselves
June 9, 2026, 12:22 a.m.
Parenti predicted the financial crisis and said that giant corporate capitalism – by it’s very nature – is an apocalyptic system. When unregulated the built in elements of ever increased growth may well bring the whole system down. And he described the growing national debt not as a tragic mistake but as a means to shift ever more money from the tax payers to the financial institutions in the form of interest payments. This speech is an analysis of the many structural flaws of a capitalist system that puts it on a permanent collision course with democracy.
Recorded on August 23, 2008 at the closing reception for Maria Gilardin’s art show. This rebroadcast, made in March 2018, is eerily contemporary and lends a historic perspective to current events.
June 8, 2026, 9:52 p.m.
June 8, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
This Way Out celebrates Pride Month with a special look at the power of visibility, community, and resistance.
Then, This Way Out visits Los Angeles' historic Founders Metropolitan Community Church for the unveiling of the Rainbow Liberation Steps, a permanent public art installation honoring LGBTQ+ freedom and liberation. The dedication ceremony features community leaders, activists, faith leaders, and members of the congregation reflecting on the continuing struggle for equality and inclusion.
NewsWrap reports on Colorado's successful effort to restore its ban on conversion therapy, a federal appeals court ruling blocking the Trump administration's transgender military ban, Pride activists marching forward in Hungary despite government opposition, and Ghana's parliament approving a sweeping anti-LGBTQ law.
Finally, This Way Out takes to the streets of Los Angeles to ask a timely question: What would you say to someone who believes Pride is no longer relevant? The answers reveal why Pride continues to matter for LGBTQ+ people and their allies around the world.