Latest Programs
Sasha Mobley and Cliff Willmeng - 5/2/15
May 4, 2015, 12:52 p.m.
Sasha Mobley of UIUC Non-Tenured Track instructors, a member of CFA Local 6546 joins us in studio with audio from the May Day rally at the U. of I. Urbana-Champaign. Cliff Willmeng joins us on the phone in the second half hour to talk about a slate of anti-fracking candidates preparing to run for city council n Colorado. Cliff also has some interesting thoughts on police brutality.
The Motherland Influence: May 3, 2015
May 4, 2015, 7:31 a.m.
African, Latin & Caribbean music.
May 4, 2015, 7:21 a.m.
Congolese popular music.
Music For The Mountain Bluegrass - Show #49 - 5-8-15
May 4, 2015, 5:34 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
Cinco de Mayo & All That Jazz; 5/3/15; Set #1
May 4, 2015, 5:10 a.m.
Cinco de Mayo & All That Jazz; 5/3/15; Set #2
May 4, 2015, 5:07 a.m.
May 3, 2015, 11:15 p.m.
News commentaries by Stephen Wright and Sue Stock
May 3, 2015, 10:17 p.m.
The FCC plans to hand out $1.7 billion for rural broadband.
"Computational Logic for Human (and Computer) Thinking"
May 3, 2015, 9:55 p.m.
Robert Kowalski spoke at the student organized event on Technology and Society. His presentation is for a general audience. He talked about the role of thinking machines (artificial intelligence) in humanity's future. Currently, we are without the ability to fully understand the machines being created, what they know and what they may do as they learn on their own. We are on a dangerous path, but this can be corrected, he said, through the unification of programing languages and the development of a language that is also understandable by humans. He describes current programing languages as a "tower of Babel". He speaks about the "goals" and "beliefs" that structure communication and the necessity for logical thinking if the machines are to benefit and serve mankind [the possibility of the opposite has already been realized with the application of predictive analytics to people contesting State policy].
He recounts how, as an undergraduate, his early success in math but failure in English composition lead to his research into language and
logic. In the Q&A he is asked to expand on his challenge to an aspect of Noam Chomsky's theory with respect to "understanding of natural language."
His keynote at the Chicago Society Conference on the trending evolution of human beings and technology in the near and distant future. Machines, especially computers, are dominating the modern world. They shape the infrastructure of human society. Machines are normalized in a positive frame as helping to model and make decisions of great importance, linking human beings to each other. But the fact that such relations are increasingly less democratic, equitable, or just and accrue benefit to those who control the machines is subsumed by the techno boosterism of business. The complexity of the networks and vastness of the data landscape is promoting autonomous decision making. Professor Kowolski, expresses his concern about humans loosing control of their creation on the current path he see us on. Physicist Max Tegmark , in presentation elsewhere, warns that Artificial Intelligence is increasing the Risk of Accidental Nuclear War.
May 3, 2015, 7:31 p.m.
The show "In The Mix" Are DJ Scratch, Norway And/Or Guest DJs Mixing Music. But From Time To Time It Contains Recordings From Discos And Other Live Events. The Show Has 116 Min. Duration (4 x 60 Sek. Local Breaks.) "In The Mix" Are Recorded/Mastred In Our 24 BIT Digital Studio.
Target: Party People, Who Like Everything From New Updated Club Music To The Good Old Classics, Mixed Together!
http://scratch.dj/index.php/InTheMix/in-the-mix
May 3, 2015, 3:01 p.m.
Fires Raise Chernobyl Radiation - Again
May 3, 2015, 2:47 p.m.
Forest fires near the Chernobyl nuclear wreck in Ukraine raised dangerous radioactive particles into the atmosphere - again. Dr. Timothy Mousseau, the world's foremost expert on the impacts of Chernobyl, and Fukushima radiation on living things. Utah scientist Tim Garrett updates his work showing only a collapse of civilization could prevent terrible climate change.
TFSR: $hile anarchist hunger strike + music
May 3, 2015, 1:12 p.m.
This week's episode is a reading from a request for solidarity with hunger striking anarchist prisoners in Chile ( Juan Flores, Nataly Casanova, Guillermo Durán and Enrique Guzmán). More info (and a the communique that was read from) at http://www.anarchistnews.org/content/chile-call-international-solidarity-hunger-strike-carried-out-nataly-juan-guillermo-and
Playlist can be found here: www.ashevillefm.org/node/12262
May 3, 2015, 12:56 p.m.
Sean continues to discuss the illogic of hierarchies and government.
May 3, 2015, 11:18 a.m.
GUEST: CINDY SHEEHAN
TOPIC: THE WORLD
This week on the Soapbox, we run (with permission of Peggy Bean and www.kvmr.org) a recent interview OF Cindy Sheehan about her new book and the state of the world.
Baltimore: Problems And Conditions Precipitating Police Brutality
May 3, 2015, 10:08 a.m.
Baltimore: Problems And Conditions Precipitating Police Brutality In The Community!
with
Stephan Janis, author of You Can't Stop Murder: Truths About Policing in Baltimore and Beyond and also Why Do We Kill?: The Pathology of Murder in Baltimore. Janis' recent stories include The True Toll of Policing in Baltimore - The Arrest of a 7-Year-Old and A Walk Through The Neighborhood Where Freddie Gray
Lived and Died
As protesters decry Freddie Gray's death and plan more rallies in Baltimore, we speak with Stephan Janis, an award-winning investigative reporter with The Real News, who has authored two books exposing corruption and incompetence in the Baltimore police department, and we ll examine the confluence of poverty, poor governance, and racial animus that fuels police violence in the city.
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Voices From the Epicenter of Protest
with
Eddie Conway, The Real News Network Correspondent and a veteran of the Black Panther Party recently released who was held as a political prisoner for four decades in a government frame-up.
Eddie Conway speaks with residents of Gilmor Homes about the charges brought against 6 Baltimore police officers
Lancement site web Saint Roch, une histoire populaire
May 3, 2015, 9:27 a.m.
May 3, 2015, 5:39 a.m.
Put on your eatinâ pants! This week weâre cooking up the small scale charmer CHEF from Dir-Actor Jon Favreauâ¦Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) is an acclaimed chef with a family life that seems as decaying as his artistic freedom. Those frustrations âBoilâ over into a raucous viral-videoed public confrontation against an a-hole restaurant critic who panned his cooking, actually, it was a meal that his boss ordered him to make which was firmly against his instics. Now with his career ruined, Carlâs ex-wife offers an unorthodox solution in Miami: refit an old food truck and start cooking on his own terms, and thatâs exactly what Carl does! With his young son, Percy, and old colleague, Martin hitching along, Carl takes a working trip across America in his truck to rediscover his gastronomic passion that has always been a part of his soul. With Percyâs tech savvy and Martinâs enthusiasm, Carl finds that he is creating a traveling sensation and in doing so, discovers he is serving up more than simply food, but also a deeper connection with his life and his family â which are both as equally delicious as the food he serves
Released on May 9, 2014, CHEF was generally well received by critics and audience and became a sort of âreturn to basicsâ success for Favreau, who after directing several bit budget films wanted to work within a smaller budget as well as make a movie about cooking â which is also a passion of his.
Make sure you stick around for desert, our Top 3 âCooks in Moviesâ.
May 2, 2015, 10:22 p.m.
Annual Boston event celebrating a Community's victory at stopping an interstate Highway from dissecting their neighborhood.
May 2, 2015, 8:09 p.m.
Part 2: Eduardo Galeano Lauded for Setting Record Straight re Paraguay's Independence
May 2, 2015, 7:59 p.m.
Keith Ellis reiterates the greatness of Paraguayan independence leader Jose Garstar Rodriquez de Francia, known as Dr. Francia because of his expansive knowledge. He praises Eduardo Galeano for setting the record straight regarding Francia.
Ellis and Phil Taylor conclude that there must be a reconciliation between Francia and Bolivar and that the best way to do that might be to have a conference discussing the roles and the truths of Francia and Bolivar.
Phil Taylor's Bulletin Board: Phil Posts 3 Reports
May 2, 2015, 7:55 p.m.
1. Phil Taylor gives an historically accurate account of the capture of John Wilkes Booth, who was aided and abetted by Confederate intelligence agents when assassinating Abraham Lincoln and during his escape.
2. Taylor continues his historical account of the liberation of the Black American slaves, who built and shaped America, who enriched the American culture and who maintained 200,000 troops in the Union army.*
General Weitzel led the highly disciplined troops who put out the confederate fires without pillage nor robbery. For the first time, Blacks were allowed out on the streets.
Taylor proclaims: We got this dialectic all wrong. The slaves were liberated--that is what it is all about. Racism and the power of it and the desire for the whites to claw back into power is the race card they play forever. The racists were part of what W.E.B. Du Bois called "The Great Absurdity," claiming to be fighting for freedom while depriving others of their freedom.
3. Taylor reports on the April 18-22, 1995, Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) Kibeho massacre at a refugee camp of 150,000. Taylor names his sources as Ann Garrison, David Peterson and Terry Pickard, and a Canadian General who replaced General Dallaire in 1994.
#374 -- Gay Rights as a Free-Speech Issue (R)
May 2, 2015, 6:15 p.m.
Siegel has advice for people, particularly gays, challenging discrimination in court: Think 1st Amendment, not 14th. This intelligent and often funny talk should have wide appeal.
Highlights include a funny account of what was and wasn't allowed into the Yellow Pages ... stories of clueless school administrators who think the 1st Amendment does not apply to teenagers ... and the story of a gay student suspended from school and "outed" to her parents for the crime of kissing her girlfriend.
May 2, 2015, 1:20 p.m.
Radio Thrift Shop is a homegrown mix that features vinyl records, 78s, 45's, LPs, private press releases, and all kinds of tapes and homemade cds. Each show features a freeform playlist of tunes released between the early 1900's and next week in numerous musical genres.
May 2, 2015, 1:16 p.m.
Radio Thrift Shop is a homegrown mix that loves vinyl records, 78s, 45's, private press releases, all kinds of tapes and homemade cds. Each show features a freeform playlist of tunes released between the early 1900's and next week in numerous musical genres.
The Dogs of Race War: Negro Mercenaries and The Baltimore Uprising
May 2, 2015, 1:15 p.m.
This dispatch concerns the events leading up to and surrounding the recent killing of yet another unarmed American African, Freddie Gray, by 'Peace' Officers in the US city of Baltimore, MD for the crime of 'looking at the officer directly in the eye'. The young man's neck, spine and larynx were crushed and broken en route to police HQ after beating him on the street. (Rumour has it that the man who filmed the initial assault on FG has been detained. As of this posting, we could not confirm this story)
Further discussion looks at the recent video released by Prager University featuring Chloé Simone Valdary (â@cvaldary) titled: 'Don't Judge Blacks Differently' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl7Q36V9pg4&feature=youtu.be] which essentially (and done with expert vagueness) demonises White progressive sentiment for the victims of police brutality and the communal anger of many young Africans by equating the violence that occurred during the rioting in Baltimore with the racist terrorism of the Ku Klux Klan (not to be confused with the Katipunan-KKK, the Philippine anti-colonial resistance). EXTRA: Master of the obvious, the late Orson Welles, reads from the written testimony of Brother Isaac Woodward, a decorated World War Two veteran returning home (in uniform) from his service who was blinded by a racist police officer in the US state of Georgia after a dispute with a bigoted bus driver. A sad lesson on how much things have not changed.
May 2, 2015, 8:36 a.m.
This time we leave Deep Politics for a change of pace, and focus instead on earthier matters. Beginning with a reading of Ivan Illich's "Declaration on Soil", we look closely at the source of our food, and the humble and often overlooked organisms without which larger life forms could not live or even digest their food. Philosophy and theory are not forgotten, but this a more practical show than usual, including advice on growing and fermenting food.
This Week in Radio News: May 2-8, 2015
May 1, 2015, 10:57 p.m.
Headlines about the week in radio news, and excerpts from the April 30 U.S. House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing: âFCC Reauthorization: Improving Commission Transparency.â
Has The Two-Party System Made The U.S. Undemocratic?
May 1, 2015, 2:48 p.m.
Opponents of the two-party system argue that Americans are locked into evaluating every issue through a prism of left and right. They say the country needs to break out of a system that has led to stagnation and a difficulty in finding common ground.
Others counter that, while the two-party system has its faults, it arose organically and has a long history of getting things done in the United States. Supporters say that the system is broad-based and does allow room for independents and third-party candidates.
"There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution." ~ John Adams, 2nd President, Letter to Jonathan Jackson (2 October 1780), "The Works of John Adams", vol 9, p.511.
For the motion is David Brooks and Arianna Huffington. Against the motion is Zev Chafets and P.J. O'Rourke.
Source: intelligence2: Is The Two-Party System Making U.S. Ungovernable?
A Utopian Libertarian Marketplace
The story of Ross Ulbricht aka the Dread Pirate Roberts is about the Internet age. This guy set up a utopian libertarian marketplace, a place where you could buy and sell almost anything in secret. The pirate created a market with no contracts, no regulations, and really no government interference. The Dread Pirate believed in total economic freedom, but he had to do some very bad things to make it work. Contains language and adult themes that may not be appropriate for children.
Source: planet money: Chasing The Dread Pirate Roberts
Music includes Youngbloods - Get Together, Capitol Steps - Bush Defines His Legacy, David Rovics - The War Is Over, Capitol Steps - Osama Under the Sea, Dave Carter / Tracy Grammer - Gentle Arms of Eden, Capitol Steps - Hillary Will Survive, Machel Montano - No War, Capitol Steps - Obama Speaks: BP Oil Spill, Peacesong - Sudden Sound, Ryan Harvey - The Betrayed Soldier, Jim Page - Head Full of Pictures, Pete Seeger - Waist Deep in the Big Muddy, Paul Revere / The Raiders - Indian Reservation Cherokee People, Stevie Wonder - Love's In Need Of Love Today, Ken Freeman - Casualty
May 1, 2015, 2:21 p.m.