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Oct. 21, 2015, 6:12 a.m.
Dr. David Gill is our in-studio guest, he's running as an Independent for the U.S. House in Illinois 13th Congressional District in 2016.
Oct. 21, 2015, 12:02 a.m.
Which Side Are You On? #RiseUpOctober, with Nicholas Heyward, Sr, and Carl Dix
Oct. 20, 2015, 11:29 p.m.
Nicholas Heyward, Sr., on the murder of his 13-year-old son by the NYPD, and organizing to stop police terror. Carl Dix: why we should refuse to accept the system that carries out over 1000 police killings each year, year after year and why this is the time when everybody has to choose -- Which side are you on? Bob Avakian, âYes, there's a conspiracy â to get the cops off.â
Tech companies against Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act for Oct. 22
Oct. 20, 2015, 9:50 p.m.
Tech companies come out against Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, while Democrats are on both sides of debate.
Oct. 20, 2015, 4:17 p.m.
The former CEO of Massey Energy, Don Blankenship, is currently on trial for conspiracy to violate mandatory mine safety and health standards, making false statements to the SEC, and securities fraud. Blankenship is being held personally responsible for aspects of the Upper Big Branch disaster of 2010 and the ensuing cover-up. Here to discuss the trial is Mother Jones reporter, Tim Murphy. Murphy and host Alex Wise talk about Blankenshipâs history with Massey, the current legal proceedings, and whether this prosecution is a harbinger for the demise of the coal industry in general. Would the case have unfolded this way 15 years ago, when coal was still king? Or is Blankenship basically a canary in the coal mine, signaling to the industry that the fumes are getting toxic?
Vinyl Vantasy 2: Gordie Lightfoot and the Prisoner of ASCAP-ban
Oct. 20, 2015, 2:05 p.m.
Listen to nearly an hour of music on the turning table in recorded vinyl audio format. Features music from Luis Enriquez and His Electronic Men, The Mighty Dogcatchers, Funkadelic, Gordon Lightfoot, and much much more.
Not Your Father's Soundtrack Show - Part 1
Oct. 20, 2015, 1:09 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
Oct. 20, 2015, 1:04 p.m.
Oct. 20, 2015, 12:32 p.m.
An hour of Old Time Radio. Playlists: http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com
Oct. 20, 2015, 12:28 p.m.
An eclectic hour of Classical music. Playlists: http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com
Oct. 20, 2015, 12:20 p.m.
An hour of smooth, relaxing instrumentals and vocals. Playlists: http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com
Sunds From the Global Village 1534
Oct. 20, 2015, 12:15 p.m.
A weekly musical trip around the world. Playlists: http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com
Oct. 20, 2015, 11:08 a.m.
Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Annie Barnes author of "Everyday Racism, A Book for All Americans.â Barnes describes the effects of racism on black people, and what people can do to combat it.
U.S. government to register radio-controlled drones for Oct. 21, 2015
Oct. 19, 2015, 9:44 p.m.
The FAA and Transportation Department moved Oct. 19 to make registration of radio-controlled drones the law of the land in the U.S.
Oct. 19, 2015, 9:29 p.m.
Free Jazz, Avant-Garde, and Jazz/Rock Fusion. Playlists: http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com
Oct. 19, 2015, 9:25 p.m.
An hour of mainstream classic and contemporary Jazz. For playlists and other show info: http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com
Obamas Geopolitical Strategy for Containing China
Oct. 19, 2015, 8:22 p.m.
The historian Professor McCoy is an expert on U.S. foreign policy, the Philippines, Southeast Asia; global drug trafficking; and CIA covert operations.
He teaches at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his September 2015 piece in Tom Dispatch âGrandmaster of the Great Game: Obama's Geopolitical Strategy for Containing China,â stands in total contrast to the current views of media pundits as well as the Republican party.
They see Obama as weak, clueless, and indecisive in matters of foreign policy. McCoy provocatively places Obama among the limited number of presidents and public figures whose geopolitical skills - if he is allowed to succeed - will have transformed Americaâs global role.
In this interview McCoy takes listeners from Halford Mackinder, father of geopolitics and âheartlandâ theory, to Elihu Root to Brzezinski to Obamaâs efforts to interrupt Chinaâs global ambitions and maintain US global hegemony. He also puts into this geopolitical perspective Obama's recent efforts to reach out to Burma, Iran and Cuba.
Global Rights & Wrongs + A Million Moms Mocked + LGBT news!
Oct. 19, 2015, 6:23 p.m.
IGLHRC becomes OutRight for global activism; One Million Moms stir a plot of Campbell's; Catholic Italy considers civil unions, South Africa's Dutch Reformed Church votes for inclusion, Russia unexpectedly jails 6 violent homophobes, bogus "cures" continue to be peddled in China, the U.S. government wants to ban such "therapy" nationwide, and more LGBT news from around the world!
Out of the Woods - Show #289 - 10-24-15
Oct. 19, 2015, 3:34 p.m.
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Out of the Woods is an earthy, wires and wood, mostly acoustic program featuring some of the best new and established artists from the worlds of folk, bluegrass, singer-songwriters, alt.country, Americana, classic country, old-time, Celtic, and everything that falls in between. The show is an unpredictable mix flowing like a river between moods, often with an edge or in a melancholy minor key. On occasion, Out of the Woods features interviews and live in-studio performances with national and international touring musicians. Past guests have included artists such as Bela Fleck, Si Kahn, Brown Bird, Dana Robinson, Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen, Kate MacLeod, Bill Bourne, Karl Shiflett, Rachel Bissex, Darryl Purpose, Bow Thayer, Cosy Sheridan and many others. Out of the Woods grew out of Jon 'Chip' Colcord's former acoustic programs, The Song Swap and Music For The Mountain, separate folk and bluegrass programs which aired in New Hampshire during the 1990s. As a child, Colcord grew up a ravenous music fan with an ear for both rock and folk, from Arlo Guthrie to Aerosmith. All of these influences converge on Out of the Woods to bring you a mix which is as much on the edge as it is down home. Folk music with a rock 'n' roll soul
Death of the Oslo Accords, then Mohammad Hmidat, head of PARC
Oct. 19, 2015, 1:14 p.m.
First, some recent news and analysis out of Palestine:
Per the New York Times: "Demonstrating a new level of tension with Israel, President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority declared on Wednesday that his people were no longer bound by mutual agreements with Israel, including the Oslo Peace Accords, which created the foundation for the Middle East peace process."
The Oslo accords were a disaster for the Palestinians from the beginning. Israel was never willing to set any boundaries delineating Israeli and Palestinian land, and so from the outset Israel continued to do what its intentions were from the beginning. They continued to take Palestinian land inside the International Green line. There are now about 650,000 Jewish settlers within the West Bank. Palestinian autonomy promised, but never delivered has become a cruel joke. The Palestinian Authority has become a wing of the Israeli security apparatus. Finally, Abbas has blown the whistle, but it is too late for the two state solution that was the goal of the Accords.
In an interview published by the Institute for Middle East Understanding, Ramallah based Attorney Diana Buttu analyzes what may lay ahead for the Palestinians without the structure of the Oslo Accords. When asked about an assessment of the Oslo Accords for the Palestinians, Ms. Buttu responded: "The US-sponsored Oslo Accords have been an unmitigated disaster for Palestinians. Instead of leading to Palestinian freedom, the Oslo process entrenched Palestinian dependence on Israel economically, while giving Israel cover to deepen its occupation and settlement enterprise without suffering international censure for its violations of international law and human rights abuses. ..." Listen for much more.
Today we look at a Palestinian organization that does an amazing job of supporting the production of Palestinian products and marketing them to the world in the face of enormous Israeli restrictions and rigorous conditions that must be adhered to. A year ago I interviewed Mohammad Hmidat, who heads the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC). PARCâs success story, despite overwhelming obstacles created by the occupying power, Israel, bears repeating and therefore we went into our archive to present once again the PARC story.
Finally, we must give a salute to the UN which, despite objections from the US and Israel, this past week raised the Palestinian flag to stand among all the other nations which comprise the UN. A symbolic victory, but a victory nonetheless.
If Music Could Talk - Oct 18, 2015
Oct. 19, 2015, 9:51 a.m.
Swingin with Karrin Allyson; Set #1; 10/18/2015
Oct. 19, 2015, 6:46 a.m.
Swingin' with Karrin Allyson; Set #2; 10/18/15
Oct. 19, 2015, 6:41 a.m.
Music For The Mountain Bluegrass - Show #73 - 10-23-15
Oct. 19, 2015, 6:20 a.m.
Music for the Mountain is a weekly bluegrass radio program featuring that hard-driving bluegrass sound, with classic and new tunes running the gamut from Bill Monroe to Sierra Hull.
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NPR's audience grows older for Oct. 20, 2015
Oct. 18, 2015, 10:45 p.m.
National Public Radio statistics show an audience getting older.
The Motherland Influence: October 18, 2015
Oct. 18, 2015, 10:33 p.m.
African, Latin & Caribbean music.
The Happy Station Show October 18 2015
Oct. 18, 2015, 9:54 p.m.
Ambiance Congo: October 18, 2015
Oct. 18, 2015, 8:48 p.m.
Congolese popular music!
15 percent of Americans don't use internet for Oct. 19, 2015
Oct. 18, 2015, 8:17 p.m.
There are still 15 percent of Americans not using the internet, a new survey says.
547 - Identifying Problems, Making Change: US, Israel/Palestine, Afghanistan
Oct. 18, 2015, 3:49 p.m.
News You Need to Know: US Evading Accountability in Afghanistan; Honk Festival 2015 Boston coverage; Between the Lines interview: Israeli Peace Activist; Takes on the World interview: Palestinian Peace Activist; Mumia Abu-Jamal: Tamir; Outside The Box: Oceans in Trouble; music.