Naming names in Accelerationist Peter Thiel's 'Dialog' Armageddon cult

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Sonic Café #488/When What You Want is Mr. Spock

Sonic Café, that was Nerf Herder with “Mr. Spock” from their 2002 release “American Cheese”. Hey, welcome to the little radio café that changes everything—from way out here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I’m your host, Scott Clark, and this is episode 488. This time the Sonic Café drops a music mix we really dig—spanning 41 years from 1984 to 2025. You’ll hear great stuff from Mt. Joy, a killer blues pairing with Keb’ Mo’ and Taj Mahal, plus the Gin Blossoms, The Replacements, Jesse Welles, Aerosmith, Brick + Mortar, Tessa Violet, Pulp from ’95, and lots more. Also stopping by, comedian Josh Johnson tells us about the AI response that terrified him. We'll also revisit the back story behind Steve Perry’s 1984 hit “Oh Sherrie”, and in another wild installment of “Crazy Music Facts”, find out about that time Grace Slick of Jefferson Starship tried to spike President Nixon’s coffee with LSD. So let’s get rolling. From 2018, here’s the band is Parquet Courts, the tune is “Tenderness”, and we’re the Sonic Café.

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Will Israel wreck the Iran/US deal?

On June 12th, the first of 25 defendants faced trial and were sentenced to prison for breaking into an Elbit Systems factory and helping destroy drones that could have been used against Palestinians. Palestine Action activist Zoë Rogers, who was previously acquitted of criminal damage after spending 18 months in custody, joins the Electronic Intifada’s Asa Winstanley to discuss the growth of support for direct action against complicity in genocide as government repression continues. The Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah breaks down what we know about the Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the U.S. The Electronic Intifada’s contributor Roqayah Chameseddine reports that despite the newly announced U.S./Iran deal, which is intended in part to halt Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Israeli forces have sustained a campaign of aggression and colonial landgrab across southern Lebanon. Qasem Waleed El-Farra’s article Our futures are shrinking shows how the Israeli “yellow line” has subsumed a neighborhood in eastern Khan Younis.

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Bearing Witness at ICE detention Center

Report from the weekly stand out against ICE in greater Boston

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Upstart Radio PSA: Leaving Oz

Upstart Radio is theater of the mind.

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Dr Onaje Woodbine- "Black Gods of the Asphalt, Part One"

The transcendent experience of street basketball is the topic of two conversations with Onaje X. O. Woodbine, author of “Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball.” Woodbine grew up in the inner-city of Roxbury, Massachusetts, became a skilled street basketball player and attended Yale University on a basketball scholarship. After two years as a star player on the Yale team, he chose a different life path and quit. After graduating from Yale, Woodbine earned his Ph.D. in religious studies from Boston University. His book, “Black Gods of the Asphalt” presents a social-anthropological view of this inner-city sport where coaches often assume the role of father, mentor and friend. He contrasts the lessons learned on the street basketball courts, with those learned at the predominantly white basketball courts and locker rooms of Yale University. Onaje Woodbine visited with Radio Curious by phone on August 13, 2016, from his home in Andover, Massachusetts, and began by describing his relationship with his father, Dr. Robert Woodbine. The book Dr. Onaje Woodbine recommends is “Jesus and the Disinherited” by Howard Thurman.

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Celt In A Twist June 23 2026

Join Patricia Fraser and Celt In A Twist at SCOTFEST BC this Friday, June 19th and Saturday June 20th, under the big tent for The legendary Barra MacNeils, The Whiskeydicks and Pat Chessell along with other drop in guest performers@scotfestbc.com! 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 June 20 2026

Hope springs eternal 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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The Shortwave Report 06/19/26

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, France 24, Japan, and Cuba.

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Electronic Intifada Newscast 18 June 2026

Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news from June 11th to the 18th, 2026

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Raymond Craib - Adventure Capitalism

Imagine a capitalist paradise. An island utopia governed solely by the rules of the market and inspired by the fictions of Ayn Rand and Robinson Crusoe. Sound far-fetched? It may not be. The past half century is littered with the remains of such experiments in what Raymond Craib calls “libertarian exit.” Often dismissed as little more than the dreams of crazy, rich Caucasians, exit strategies have been tried out from the southwest Pacific to the Caribbean, from the North Sea to the high seas, often with dire consequences for local inhabitants. Based on research in archives in the US, the UK, and Vanuatu, as well as in FBI files acquired through the Freedom of Information Act, Craib explores in careful detail the ideology and practice of libertarian exit and its place in the histories of contemporary cap­italism, decolonization, empire, and oceans and islands. Adventure Capitalism is a global history that intersects with an array of figures: Fidel Castro and the Koch brothers, American segregationists and Melanesian socialists, Honolulu-based real estate speculators and British Special Branch spies, soldiers of fortune and English lords, Orange County engineers and Tongan navigators, CIA operatives and CBS news executives, and a new breed of techno-utopians and an old guard of Honduran coup leaders. This is not only a history of our time but, given the new iterations of privatized exit—seasteads, free private cities, and space colonization—it is also a history of our future.

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Cheeze Pleeze # 1147

Our Hosts are back on the road and head to the thrift store DVD shelf to review the soundtrack from "Barnyard" we will forgive you if you don't remember it, who knew heavily metal music makes great sleepy lullaby music and a celebrity slip up from one of Hazzard County's finest....who crashed a few cars in his day, sings about cars, but at least doesn't crash the one he's singing about.

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Leaving Oz

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Raven Schwam-Curtis Discusses the Political Intersection of Black and Jewish Americans Under Trump

Raven Schwam-Curtis is a Black and Jewish content creator, advocate, and speaker. An academic turned content creator, Raven is an alumna of Cornell University and Northwestern University, and her work uniquely blends personal storytelling with social justice advocacy. She elevates important conversations around intersectionality, political activism, and systemic change. Her contributions have been featured in major outlets like Glamour Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, POLITICO, and Buzzfeed. And She is our guest today!

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Recovery Radio for 06-18-26

Denise and Johnny discuss triggers in substance use disorder.

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Charles Coe Memorial Celebration

A tribute to poet, author and activist, Charles Coe. Reading of his works over improvised music by B. Mez

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Between the Lines for June 17, 2026

U.S. Iran Peace Deal Announced: Is it Real this Time?; Israeli Voters May Oust Netanyahu in Oct. Election, but the Brutal Repression of Palestinians Likely to Continue; The Pentagon's Dangerous Rush to Adopt and Deploy AI into Military Missions.

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From the Vault: What is 4th of July in Fascist America? Trump Cruelty, Attacks on Immigrants | Bob Avakian on #July4

Defeating fascism – before it's too late. Deadly measures in the Big Ugly Bill. The Refuse Fascism Declaration of Independence from Trump's fascist America. Voices from recent Refuse Fascism protests in DC. Bob Avakian on Frederick Douglass, What to the Slave is Your Fourth of July? From REVOLUTION #121, “To those engaging in unprincipled attacks: Is your goal defeating fascism, or just slandering those working for this?” American Crimes: the faces on Mount Rushmore & the US history of genocide.

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Scott and Val - RFN's Odd News

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Scott and Val Save the Universe - Comedy News Magazine

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Jarrod Shanahan - Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help

A decade of American society coming apart. Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help collects a decade of reflections on recent US struggles—Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, and the George Floyd Rebellion—alongside accounts of the rise of Trumpism, the alt-right, an apocalyptic shift in popular culture, to paint a dense and complex portrait of a decade of protracted social crisis. Jarrod Shanahan reports from the ground. On the streets in 2014, from the depths of the Rikers Island penal complex, inside the alt-right underground and the carnival of Trump rallies, and in the line of fire in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020, among other scenes that Shanahan accessed not as a credentialed observer but an active participant: prisoner, infiltrator, activist. The resulting essays outline the pitfalls and opportunities facing those seeking to reverse the suicidal course of capitalist society and build a liberated world. Jarrod Shanahan spoke at the 2026 Upstate Anarchist Book Fair, which was held at the PM Press warehouse in Binghamton, NY on May 2nd and 3rd, and organized by PM Press and Riot Act Books. He was interviewed by Sarah Kizuk. https://pmpress.org/ https://www.riotactbooks.com

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Social Media Ban is a Trojan Horse / Linux Radio

Was going to be a quick bit on the social media ban scam - doesn't work in Australia but they're doing it anyway bc they want your ID - and it morphed into much more, including solutions ((:

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Danna Smith: Southern Forest Restoration Efforts

If you go to the website of the Pellet Fuels Institute - the industry's trade association, you will see the claim that “wood pellets are renewable and clean-burning." But the reality is something quite different - the manufacturing and burning of wood pellets have severe environmental, health, and social impacts. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with Danna Smith, the Executive Director of the Dogwood Alliance, about her organization's efforts to keep the wood pellet industry in check and preserve America's southern forests. More specifically, we focus on a campaign between several non-profits that have come together to create tribal and community-owned forests across the South with the goal of revitalizing local economies through eco-tourism and outdoor recreation.

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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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Proud Voices: GetLit poets #1 (#1994)

In a special Pride Month feature produced by Brian DeShazor, young poets from Los Angeles-based Get Lit – Words Ignite respond to the words of LGBTQ trailblazers across generations. After listening to archival recordings by James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and Quentin Crisp, the poets James Mondares, Candi aka Vonne, and Samantha Rios created original spoken-word pieces inspired by those voices and their enduring messages. The result is a moving intergenerational conversation that connects LGBTQ history, literature, and activism with the experiences of today's emerging writers, demonstrating how the power of queer storytelling continues to inspire new generations. This week on This Way Out, NewsWrap reports on growing concerns over proposed cuts to LGBTQ+ health research and federal grant programs under a new Trump administration plan. We also mark the tenth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, follow protests by transgender rights activists in the United Kingdom over new public-facility restrictions, report on a neo-Nazi disruption of Pride events in Athens, Georgia, and celebrate Broadway history as Qween Jean becomes the first openly transgender Tony Award winner.

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Ellen David Friedman - Keep Going - A Guide to Organizing When It's Hard

This episode is a talk from the 2026 Upstate Anarchist Book Fair, held May 2nd and 3rd in Binghamton, NY. It features C.S. Soong, who previously co-hosted the well known radio show Against the Grain, in conversation with Ellen David Friedman, author of “Keep Going: A Guide to Organizing When It’s Hard.” The 2026 Upstate Anarchist Book Fair was sponsored and by PM Press and Riot Act Books.

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Michael Parenti: God and His Demons - Part One

This is The first part of Dr. Michael Parenti's talk on his book: God and His Demons. The 2010 book covers the many evils committed in the name of godly virtue throughout history, and the threat posed by fundamentalists and theocratic reactionaries. Parenti (1935-2026) was one of the nation’s leading progressive political analysts. He was a prolific author and an engaging speaker. Parenti grew up in a conservative, catholic, working class Italian community in New York city. After receiving his Ph.D. in political science from Yale he taught at colleges and universities, in the United States and abroad. He risked and ended his academic career when he openly opposed the war on Vietnam. He served on the board of judges for Project Censored and was the author of 22 books, among them: Democracy for the Few, Contrary Notions, Superpatriotism, History as Mystery, and Dirty Truths. This talk was recorded at the Unitarian Universalists Hall in Berkeley, CA, on April 27, 2010.

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If Music Could Talk - June 14, 2026 - HK Cantonese singer, 姜濤 Keung To, and the supergroup MIRROR, with special guest and fan, Margaret

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WINGS #10-26 Motherful

Motherful is a soulful grassroots collective of single mothers in Columbus, Ohio. The two co-founders, Lisa Woodward and Heidi Howes were guests in the salon series Maternal Gift Economy Movement dot org. They describe the group's history, mode of operation, and future plans. More info @ www.motherful.org Heidi Howes, Co-Founder and Co-Director A single mother of two children for nearly a decade, Heidi is a Healing Artist, Musician, Writer, and Community Organizer whose passion is to create support and healing for mothers, communities, and the world. Lisa Woodward, Co-Founder and Co-Director Lisa was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio and studied Modern Dance. She is a single mother of three ladies and is a true Jack-Of-All-Trades. After relocating to New York in 1999, she studied fashion design, and started work as a Personal Assistant in the music industry. Lisa is a vegetarian and loves a garage sale. 

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Indigenous in Music with Larry K and Shawnee Kish in our Spotlight Interview (Country, Rock) Hr 2

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