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2015.06.20 - LA Trans Pride Variety Show
June 22, 2015, 11 a.m.
Variety Show as part of Closing event for Trans Pride LA. performed June 20, 2015
Music For The Mountain Bluegrass - Show #56 - 6-26-15
June 22, 2015, 10:01 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.
The program is posted here in two sections for broadcasters to insert breaks for station identification, etc. Please be careful to add enough additional material as the length of the segments will vary from week to week
"Swingin' with Dad"; 6/21/15; Set #1
June 22, 2015, 3:58 a.m.
"Swingin' with Dad"; 6/21/15; Set #2
June 22, 2015, 3:55 a.m.
Research about brain waves for June 22, 2015
June 21, 2015, 9:48 p.m.
Report about scientific research into brain waves.
Can campaign against austerity move from Quebec to the rest of Canada?
June 21, 2015, 7:18 p.m.
The federal and provincial governments continue to cut social and environmental programs under a general label of austerity. Quebecers have led the way in fighting back against austerity with large protests across the province. However, in the rest of the country, communities have been slow to mobilize against ongoing austerity measures. Doug interviews Dru Oja Jay, a board member from Smart Change, one of the groups involved in helping communities across Canada organize against austerity. Dru describes how austerity affects workers, environmental protection, indigenous peoples, migrant workers and other vulnerable sectors and some of the actions taking place in Ontario.
The Happy Station Show June 22 2015
June 21, 2015, 6:30 p.m.
June 21, 2015, 3:19 p.m.
Dr. Robert Kopp explains why humans die in heat waves, and why that will get worse as climate change develops. Then the incredible Dr. Jeremy Leggett on "Winning the Carbon War" Plus climate music from Melody Sheep.
Riedsville Resisters: Hunger Striking against the TIER Program at Georgia State Prison (+ music)
June 21, 2015, 1:28 p.m.
This week you'll be hearing an interview with Earthworm (Dell) of Atlanta Black Cross and Sandy, who's the mother of an inmate at Georgia State Prison, about the TIER program being implemented there. The TIER program is the means by which the certain prisons in Georgia are reducing the time outside of cell for prisoners down to mere hours a week from multiple a day based on minor accusations and infractions and sometimes with no clear process towards getting out or limit of stay. While inside, these prisoners are kept on a minimal diet with no commissary, often no access to the library for legal research along with other issues.
In response to the conditions under TIER at GSP, numerous prisoners initiated a hunger strike back in April, with one continuing to this day.
More on what's going on with TIER at GSP, check out http://atlblackcross.org, to read the words of the prisoners themselves via their letters posted and transcribed there. You can also find addresses for the prisoners at that site. A good intro article can be found here
Also mentioned was the Free Alabama Movement, which is a multi-state network of incarcerated folks (Alabama & Mississippi, plus affiliates in CA & VA) organizing non-violent protests to the exploitation of their labor for profit, the racialized system of incarceration in the U.S. and the horrible conditions of their incarceration. More on the project, including links to their prisoner-sourced podcasts can be found at http://freealabamamovement.com/
For our interview with members of the FAMM, check out this link: http://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2015/02/09/free-alabama-mississippi-movements-in-prisons-updates-on-sean-swain/
Finally, referenced was the case of Kalief Browder, incarcerated at the New York prison of Rikers Island from the age of 16-19, without trial on the accusation of stealing a backpack. Browder committed suicide 2 years after his release, in June of 2015.
Following the interview we'll be hearing songs by the Philly post-punk project King Azaz, the Oakland deathrock band Bitter Fruit and the Czech atmospheric RABM project Marnost from a recent comp which translates to "Come and See".
Playlist: http://www.ashevillefm.org/node/12759
Joshua Tartakovsky: The War in Ukraine and Anti-Fascist Resistance
June 21, 2015, 12:33 p.m.
Back in the USSR interviews Joshua Tartakovsky about the current conflict in Ukraine, his recent visit to the Donbass, the rise of austerity and fascism in Europe and how ordinary working people are resisting these evil forces like heroes.
Ukraine the the Struggle Against Austerity and Fascism
June 21, 2015, 12:14 p.m.
This week Back in the USSR interviews Joshua Tartakovsky about the current conflict in Ukraine, his recent visit to the Donbass, the rise of austerity and fascism in Europe and how ordinary working people are resisting these evil forces like heroes. Tune in and discover what the mainstream media is not telling you.
From Serving Money to Serving Life
June 21, 2015, 10:11 a.m.
A collage containing some of the key points that David Korten made in Seattle on Earth Day 2015.
His talk titled From Serving Money to Serving Life A Sacred Story for Our Time is really worth the time to watch as this short collage cannot do justice to what he stated. Offered as purely a musical primer to wet your interest for the real thing (see link below).. Include 5 instances of profanity
Media Network Plus June 20 2015
June 20, 2015, 7:31 p.m.
532 - Yemen; Free Trade; Fair Wages; Political Campaigns
June 20, 2015, 5:59 p.m.
News You Need to Know: Saudis Demand Yemen Surrender; Between the Lines interview: $15 Minimum Wage City Campaigns; Jim Hightower: Corporate Elites are not America; NH Gazette Fortnightly Rant: A Crowded Field of Dreamers, 6/12/2015; Jim Hightower: Jeb Bush, Donald Trump; Mumia Abu-Jamal: Political Dynasties; Outside The Box: Religious Liberty; music.
June 20, 2015, 4:24 p.m.
More paradoxes of debt finance governing our culture
Solving 9-11, The Planes Of 911
June 20, 2015, 2:41 p.m.
Continued reading of C. Bollyn's "Solving 9-11 - The Deception that Changed the World", finishing chapter one and chapter two.
June 20, 2015, 2:16 p.m.
Racketeering, money laundering and bribery in international football: the FIFA scandal demonstrates everything that's wrong with global finance and attitudes to business. Also: the EU Commission releases a laughable tax haven blacklist with some glaring omissions, we put FIFA's auditors KPMG under the spotlight and Walmart is exposed for paying minimal taxes. Plus more scandal and analysis.
New book, 'Solving 9-11'
June 20, 2015, 2:14 p.m.
Opening a new book read: "Solving 9-11 - The Deception that Changed the World", by Chris Bollyn. This reading, once completed, will lead to public advocacy activities locally and elsewhere, to reinvigorate the 9/11 Truth movement.
Israel as an apartheid state as seen through the eyes of two Jewish Israelis
June 20, 2015, 2:01 p.m.
Today we take a look at Israel as an apartheid state seen through the eyes of two Jewish Israelis. They each describe some of the elements that make the state classically apartheid.
Of course the Israeli government and leadership vigorously deny that Israel is an apartheid state, but have little to say when they are faced with the discriminatory laws, policies and actions that define the state. Rather than argue about whether Israel is an apartheid state or not, we will look at what is happening on the ground, and allow you to make up your own mind on the issue.
The first observation comes through an interview with Economist and Journalist Shir Hever originally recorded on the Real News Network as he describes what he experienced on his recent trip back to Israel. [Shir Hever interview]
The second look at apartheid is through the eyes of Jeff Halper who heads the Israeli committee Against House Demolitions. Jeff is an anthropologist and former professor at Ben Gurion University. We have featured Jeff Halper several times in the past on This Week In Palestine, and while most of his former addresses were to American audiences, this particular address was recently made to an audience in Bremen, Germany. Here is Jeff Halper discussing the apartheid state of Israel. [Halper recording]
Before leaving you, we want to report the following stories put of Palestine this past week: The International Middle East Media Center, the source of much of our news here a This week In Palestine, reports that there has been no humanitarian or economic progress in the Gaza Strip since the national consensus government was formed a year ago. According to the Maâan news service, the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh says that the situation in Gaza has not changed at all due to the ongoing Israeli blockade, as well as the lack of reconstruction, crisis in providing money for salaries, and ongoing shortages in water and electricity (Hamas article). And this from the United Nations (UN article). And finally (Blacklist article).
And so the Zionist pushback continuesâ¦evidence of the effectiveness of the pro-Palestinian movement on campus.
June 20, 2015, 1:44 p.m.
Radio Thrift Shop is a homegrown mix that features vinyl records, 78s, 45's, LPs, private press releases, and a variety of tapes and homemade cds. Each edition features a freeform playlist of music in numerous genres released between the early 1900's and next week
June 20, 2015, 1:41 p.m.
Radio Thrift Shop is a homegrown mix that features vinyl records, 78s, 45's, LPs, private press releases, and a variety of tapes and homemade cds. Each edition features a freeform playlist of music in numerous genres released between the early 1900's and next week.
June 20, 2015, 8:46 a.m.
This week we turn The Q over to one of of our preferred customers! Kevin Dillon, the Wizzard of Wexford takes the reigns and pulls out a personal favorite, HOT FUZZ the 2007 film from writer/director Edgar Wright. Goes something like this⦠Top London cop Nicholas Angel is good! SO good in fact, heâs too good! And unfortunately making the rest of the force look bad! To remedy the situation, heâs reassigned to the quiet and crime free town of Sandford. There heâs paired with new partner Danny Butterman, who endlessly questions him on the action lifestyle, something heâs only seen in movies. Everything seems dull for Angel, until two actors are found decapitated. Itâs called an accident, but Angel isnât going to accept that, especially when more and more people turn up dead. Soon, Angel and Danny clash with everyone, whilst trying to uncover the truth behind the mystery of the apparent âaccidentsâ, and maybe the boring town of Sandford needs him more than anyone originally thought. Upon itâs release in 2007, Hot Fuzz was met with rather good reviews from fans and critics alike â and is generally regarded in equal esteem as Shaun of the Dead â the film that opened the door for this sophomore effort from Write and Pegg.. We know Kevin Dillon likes this, listen to see if we agreed. That, plus our Top 3 âBuddy Copsâ in movies.
Taxi Drivers Caravan to Albany to Protect Full-Time Jobs
June 20, 2015, 8:45 a.m.
NYC Taxi Drivers Caravan to Albany to Protect Full-Time Jobs
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Bhairavi Desai, Ex. Dir. NY Taxi Workers Alliance
A traffic jam of taxicabs circled the Capitol in Albany to put the brakes on legislation sponsored by ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft, which allow people to pick up passengers in their own cars. NYC would be required to accept drop-offs by Uber and Lyft drivers with lower
standards than licensed NYC taxi and for-hire-vehicle drivers and there would be no way to enforce regulations against these drivers from cruising through NYC picking up illegal fares. The Taxi Workers Alliance says the legislation would lead to unsafe unregulated cars acting as taxis and would lead to a decrease in collectable
tax revenue. Desai says that if the legislation passes "riders will lose all kinds of protection -safety, insurance, accessibility, and a fair price. For drivers, this is the biggest threat to fulltime work in this industry because the companies depend on part-time labor and a saturation of vehicles. Already in NYC, we re seeing incomes drop for drivers from all the segments " yellow, green, livery and black car, including Uber drivers.
This Week in Radio News: Bill Pasternak June 20-26, 2015
June 19, 2015, 10:25 p.m.
Radio headlines include the FCC scaling back enforcement cuts after members of Congress in New York ask for more enforcement; also Michael Hayden comments before and after the USA Freedom Act; the FCC gives AT&T a record fine; and Rush Limbaugh, after years on top, faces tuning out. Also, a "Ham Nation" tribute on "Amateur Radio Newsline" to host Bill Pasternak.
The Cost of Carbon Emissions - A Debate
June 19, 2015, 4:58 p.m.
With potentially staggering costs involved, are efforts to make major reductions in carbon emissions even worth it? Would the money be better spent elsewhere? Or, does the amount of money involved become less important when considering the possible consequences of climate change?
One of the most concerning aspects of climate change is the potential for catastrophic damages. Catastrophic damages are characterized as low probability-high damage events.
For the motion, Major Reductions in Carbon Emissions are Not Worth the Money:
Peter Huber, Partner of the Washington, D.C. Law Firm of Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans, and Figel, a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and a Columnist for Forbes
Bjorn Lomborg, Author of the Bestsellers Cool It and The Skeptical Environmentalist
Philip Stott, Emeritus Professor and Biogeographer from the University of London, UK
Against the motion, Major Reductions in Carbon Emissions are Not Worth the Money:
L. Hunter Lovins, President of Natural Capitalism Solutions
Oliver Tickell, Author and Journalist
Adam Werbach, Global Chief Executive Officer at Saatchi & Saatchi
John Donvan is moderator, author and correspondent for ABC News.
Podcast source: intelligence2: Major Reductions in Carbon Emissions are Not Worth the Money
Hello, I'm Calling From 'La Mafia'
For bus owners in Honduras making payments to gangs is routine. Extortion in Honduras is a way of life. Not only does result in a terrible human toll but it's a major drag on the already weak economy. Forty bus drivers have been killed in 2014.
Extorting buses and taxis has been so lucrative that the gangs have expanded into the selling clothes in the market and lawyers. Marlon Bishop of the NPR show Latino USA and German Andino contributed to this report.
Podcast source: npr: Hello, I'm Calling From 'La Mafia'
Elie Wiesel's Call for Justice
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel has inspired generations to social action. "This is what we must do -- not to sleep well when people suffer anywhere in the world," Professor Wiesel told the audience of more than 1,000. "Not to sleep well when someone's persecuted. Not to sleep well when people are hungry all over here or there. Not to sleep well when there are people sick and nobody is there to help them. Not to sleep well when anyone somewhere needs you. You don't sleep well. And for this... we are very grateful to you."
Podcast source: YouTube: Elie Wiesel's Call for Justice: 'Don't Sleep Well When People Suffer'
Music includes Tracy Chapman - Heaven's Here on Earth, Soylent Gringo - Let Start A War, Ben Harper - Both Sides of the Gun, Capitol Steps - California Gay Men, David Rovics - The Face Of Victory, Capitol Steps - Rick Perry is a Bush Clone, Chumbawamba - Everything You Know is Wrong, Capitol Steps - Polonium 209, Jim Page - I'd Rather Be Dancing, Capitol Steps - The Lies About Benghazi, Jeff Foxworthy - Naked Eating Cheetos, Tom Lehrer - Smut, Roy Zimmerman- Vote Republican 2.0, Capitol Steps - T.B. on a Jet Plane, Beatles - All You Need Is Love, Philip Glass - Metamorphosis One
4 years London rent would build you a house! Building real homes for the future
June 19, 2015, 3:29 p.m.
https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2015/06/19/bcfms-weekly-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-6/
Ex Ambassador Craig Murray: Sunday Times Snowden story is a lie
June 19, 2015, 3:08 p.m.
https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2015/06/19/bcfms-weekly-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-6/
June 19, 2015, 12:47 p.m.
Back to the land: The Pasture fr.Elephant Revival,Stewed Tomatoes w/The Blue Reel &Grapes fr. Ashley McIsaac. Celt In A Twist!
"Abandoned At Mirth"
June 19, 2015, 12:36 p.m.
This RADIOLA! is determined to amuse
June 19, 2015, 12:25 p.m.