Latest Programs
Feb. 24, 2015, 6:26 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 11 PM to 1 AM. Stream the show @ www.wrir.org
Artist Jenny Natusch. Sandgazer & micro-photographer
Feb. 24, 2015, 4:54 p.m.
Iran and the US: Eternal Enemies or Natural Partners?
Feb. 24, 2015, 2:49 p.m.
âIran and the US: Eternal Enemies or Natural Partners?â Thatâs the name of a formal speaking event at MIT on February 17. The speaker was Stephen Kinzer, longtime journalist and author of some remarkable books. Kinzerâs thesis is that Iran should be regarded as a bona fide friend, not an enemy, of the United States. He explains why. Ample evidence shows this, including favors granted without even being asked. US leaders are the problem, starting with the Dulles brothers.
Last fall, Truth and Justice Radio aired Kinzerâs recent lecture based on his then-newest book The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War (archive.org/details/KinzerJun2014theDullesBrothers). By studying the lives of these two ruthless men who held the most powerful positions in the country for many years, Kinzer poses an answer to the question: Why does the United States behave as it does in the world? Before The Brothers, he wrote 6 books, including Overthrow and All the Shahâs Men.
We present this event on Truth and Justice Radio as a public service. We think TJRâs listeners will be dismayed, or at least baffled, by Kinzerâs seeming confidence in the future integrity of John Kerry and Barack Obama. Itâs not part of his central thesis, so we let it pass without further comment.
Feb. 24, 2015, 2:12 p.m.
Feb. 24, 2015, 1:01 p.m.
Genocide by attrition, as explained by Sam Totten, professor emeritus at the University of Arkansas and genocide scholar, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Totten discusses genocide by attrition as it relates to the on-going conflict in Sudan between the Nuba Mountains people and the Sudanese government.
Thermonuclear Monarchy - Prof. Elaine Scarry TWO of TWO
Feb. 24, 2015, 11:50 a.m.
Highly praised by Noam Chomsky as inspiring us to abolish the colossal folly of nuclear weapons, Professor Elaine Scarry proposes how to accomplish that task in her book: Thermonuclear Monarchy.
Elaine Scarry says that Social Contract practice is a tool for preventing injury and overseeing entry into war. She argues that the constitution and bill of rights hold two clauses that can be used to control and disarm nuclear weapons.
The first such clause is the right of Congress to declare war, laid down in Article one, Section 8, Clause 11 of the US constitution. The second provision that can help safeguard nuclear weapons - to everybody's surprise - is the second amendment protecting the right of the people to keep and bear arms.
This very provocative statement will be explained in this radio program.
Feb. 24, 2015, 7:47 a.m.
Sounds Irish is a weekly program coming straight from County Wicklow in Ireland, hosted by Joe Bollard, one of the elder statesmen of the Irish show band scene. Each program features a variety of Irish and Irish-related songs from many different genres, along with a healthy dose of banter from your host. Please consider adding Sounds Irish to your stations' weekly lineup of programs. All we ask is that we know where the show is being aired so that we can give mention on the program. To contact the show, it is best to send email to Joe Bollard directly at joebollard2@eircom.net
The 2-hour program is posted weekly in multiple parts for broadcasters to insert their own breaks.
health and the awakening of the self
Feb. 23, 2015, 9:11 p.m.
Explosions In The Sky Mix 2000 - 2013
Feb. 23, 2015, 6:30 p.m.
The amazing instrumental rock band from Austin, Texas featuring Chris Hrasky â drums
Michael James â guitar/bass, Munaf Rayani â guitar, Mark Smith â guitar.
According to Wikipedia "The band has garnered popularity beyond the post-rock scene for their elaborately developed guitar work, narratively styled instrumentals, what they refer to as "cathartic mini-symphonies," They also have been keeping busy scoring soundtracks for TV/Film most notably "Friday Night Lights" "Prince Avalanche" and "Lone Survivor"
This is a mix of tracks I've been working on since 2011 featuring tracks from 2000 - 2013 So close your eyes and drift away into the world of Explosions In The Sky.
Mary Lambert+Texas-married?+Arkansas Alert+lots more!
Feb. 23, 2015, 6:15 p.m.
Singer/songwriter Mary Lambert shares her "Secrets"; a lone lesbian couple ties the knot in the Lone Star State; an Arkansas alert falls on mostly deaf activist and ally ears; Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar winner Graham Moore inspires weirdness; Finland's same-gender couples must wait two more years for marriage equality, Ireland sets the date, a Washington state judge rules that religious belief is not a license to discriminate, and more LGBT news from around the world.
Israeli PM does not speak for all Jews
Feb. 23, 2015, 5:55 p.m.
JVP endorses BDSâ, Hijab Religious Accommodation Caseâ, Netanyahu does not speak for all American Jews, is Obama finally playing hardball with Israel?, Support Open Debate & #UTDivest !, Corrie Family Response to the Israeli Supreme Court's Dismissal of Appeal in Wrongful Death, music by Stu Davis.
RESTART new book, Witness in Palestine
Feb. 23, 2015, 3:25 p.m.
New book reading (re-)begins of 2007 publication "Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American in the Occupied Territories", by Anna Baltzer; Arabic Beat music.
WINGS #44-14 Caring Economics & #45-14 Nikki Giovanni
Feb. 23, 2015, 2:35 p.m.
Presentation from The Caring Economy Starter Course, a webinar on methods to gain greater recognition for caregivers and caring work in statistics, in public and private sector business policy, and in wages and benefits.
WINGS #44-14 Caring Economics & #45-14 Nikki Giovanni
Feb. 23, 2015, 2:35 p.m.
Presentation from The Caring Economy Starter Course, a webinar on methods to gain greater recognition for caregivers and caring work in statistics, in public and private sector business policy, and in wages and benefits.
Feb. 23, 2015, 2:21 p.m.
If Music Could Talk - Feb 22, 2015
Feb. 23, 2015, 1:02 p.m.
Music For The Mountain Bluegrass - Show #39 - 2-26-15
Feb. 23, 2015, 6:12 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
West Coast Jazz Scene Revisited; 2/22/15; Set #1
Feb. 23, 2015, 6:12 a.m.
West Coast Jazz Scene Revisited; /2/22/15; Set #2
Feb. 23, 2015, 6:06 a.m.
!earshot 20 - February 20, 2015
Feb. 23, 2015, 5:26 a.m.
Anthony Enman and Brian Cleveland count down the Top 20 albums charting this week from earshot-online.com, PLUS a chat with Tupperware Remix Party and Fortunate Ones, a look at music news with Stephen Carlick of Exclaim!, and much more!
517 - Dirty Dealings in Media, Foreign Policy, Economics and more
Feb. 22, 2015, 7:01 p.m.
News You Need to Know: US Covert Action in Ukraine; Between the Lines inteview: President's Push for Congressional War Authorization; Mumia Abu-Jamal: Frankenstein's Monster; Between the Lines interview: Leaked Documents Revealing HSBC Bank's Dirty Dealings; Jim Hightower: Corporate Crimes, Corporate Profits; Outside The Box: Protect and Serve?; music.
health and the the awakening of the serlf
Feb. 22, 2015, 6:05 p.m.
Feb. 22, 2015, 2:45 p.m.
America's famous scientist Michael Mann unloads climate reality. Kristin Ohlson says "The Soil Will Save Us". Frances Moore: climate stalls European food production.
Feb. 22, 2015, 1:19 p.m.
Feb. 22, 2015, 1:18 p.m.
In the February 2015 Taxcast: Just what does a bank have to do to lose its licence?! We look at the fall out from #HSBCLeaks and ask how we can genuinely tackle criminality in global finance? Also: the latest research on fines and crimes in banking; why a recent threat to have UK Crown Dependencies and Overseas territories blacklisted won't exactly have them shaking in their shoes; plus more scandal and unique analysis.
Feb. 22, 2015, 12:49 p.m.
Airs each Saturday from 6 to 9 a.m. EST on WRIR Richmond Independent Radio.
Feb. 22, 2015, 12:26 p.m.
Airs Saturday between 6 to 9 a.m. EST on WRIR Richmond Independent Radio
Anti-Gold-Mining resistance at Skouries in Chalkidiki, Greece + Sean Swain moved to SOCF Lucasville
Feb. 22, 2015, 12:22 p.m.
This week on The Final Straw, we feature an update from Sean Swain, who's just been moved along with other people in his security level at Ohio State Prison in Youngstown to SOCF Lucasville. Information on his new call-in campaign can be found at: http://seanswain.org/support-sean-resisting-harassment-at-socf/ .
His new address is:
Sean Swain
243-205
P. O. Box 45699
1724 State Rt. 728
Lucasville, Ohio 45699
For the majority of the episode, a comrade in Greece has provided us with interviews concerning the resistance to the gold extraction and refining destroying Mt Skouries in Chalkidiki, Greece. The mining and refining are going to line the pockets of the Vancouver-headquartered company called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldorado_Gold">Eldorado Gold Corporation</a>. Resistance to this mining in Northeastern Greece has been in it's current phase since 2006.
First, we'll hear portions of our friend's conversation with a young activist and her mother at a blockade on Skouries about some of the economic alternatives locals are trying to create to remove reliance on mining jobs that destroy their land, air and water. They also speak about the resistance as it's developed over the years and some of the methods Eldorado Gold Corp has been trying to implement to drain the water-table in the mountain in order to aid the mining process.
Next, our friend speaks with Heli and a friend about more of the history of resistance to the mining there, changes in organizing that've occurred, waves of repression by the Greek State. They'll also touch briefly on expectations (or the lack thereof) among the residents of that region of the current leftist Syriza regime's political will to stop the destruction of the environment around Skoures. The Syriza Party's Energy Minister, Panagiotis Lafazanis, has pledged to do everything it can within the law to block the Skouries mining by Eldorado Gold Corp.
More on the struggle there can be found in English at http://antigoldgr.org/en/
, http://soshalkidiki.wordpress.com/category/in-english and in greek at http://saveskouries.blogspot.com
Playlist: http://www.ashevillefm.org/node/11598
Moved to Lucasville: 02-22-2015
Feb. 22, 2015, 12:14 p.m.
Sean describes his (along with over 30 fellow members of 4A security status) to SOCF Lucasville from OSP Youngstown and the welcome he received upon arrival. Information on his new call-in campaign can be found at: http://seanswain.org/support-sean-resisting-harassment-at-socf/
Feb. 22, 2015, 12:02 p.m.
Airs each Saturday from 6 to 9 .m. EST on WRIR Richmond Independent Radio.