!earshot 20 - Feb 6, 2015

Anthony Enman counts down the Top 20 albums charting this week from earshot-online.com, PLUS a chat with Christina Martin and Monty from Viet Cong, get a look at music news with Stephen Carlick of Exclaim!, and much more!

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Equilibrium

This week in The Q it’s EQUILIBRIUM the Matrix inspired dystopian action piece from 2002 starring the then up and coming Christian Bale … It’s the future, 2072 to be more specific, and the place is Libria where a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions. Books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Cleric John Preston (Bale) is a top ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules. When he misses a dose of Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it. Upon its 2002 release, Equilibrium received generally poor reviews and at times scathing, but it did manage to gain an audience of headstrong fans and a smattering of praise including some from the late Roger Ebert, who stated “Equilibrium would be a mindless action picture, except that it has a mind. It doesn’t do a lot of deep thinking, but unlike many futuristic combos of f/x, it does make a statement… Crime or not, we do our best to tell you EXACTLY how we felt about this one, as well as our Top 3 Over the Top Action Scenes

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# 299 Europe - A Personal View

Europe is increasingly in the headlines. Europe is struggling with it's economy, and now also drawn ever closer to a new war in the Ukraine.

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February 6, 2015

The pre-game show for WRIR's 10th anniversary party: new and old West African music, some Latin remixes, desert blues, Indian and African brass plus DC go-go

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Freedom Sailors, Epilogue

Completion of "Freedom Sailors", chapter 12; music by Aza.

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Program 254

Radio Thrift Shop is a homegrown radio show 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.

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Program 253

Radio Thrift Shop is a homegrown radio show 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.

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Dr. King: Memphis City Sanitation Workers Strike

The current struggles of public sector workers rights in Wisconsin and around the country has galvanized public and worker sentiment and support to an extent not seen since the battle to organize the Memphis City sanitation workers in 1968. This was part of the upsurge of the civil rights movement of the 1960 s and also of the mass unionization of public workers in that decade. Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King s Last Campaign with Michael K. Honey, Prof. of Ethnic, Gender, and Labor studies, University of Washington, Tacoma Martin Luther King was in Memphis to add his voice to protests in support of striking sanitation workers " the civil rights movement paralleled with the struggles of organized labor. Professor Honey details the daily evolution of the strike and what it meant to Memphis and the larger civil-rights movement. He chronicles the events that led up to that fateful day at the Lorraine Motel, and to larger social change. Honey s analysis of King s role is particularly telling. King, he writes, had qualities that allowed him to lead a mass movement that joined working-class people to the middle class through the black church until his Crucifixion. Plus Taylor Rogers, a past Pres. of the Memphis Sanitation Workers Union talks about the 1968 Strike which was Dr. King's last struggle and a selection from King's speech at a strike rally.

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Invisibilia

This week's Savino Veritas starts off with five funny news headlines. The host Thom Savino pursues his hunch that Chris Christie's falling off a chair was because the chair, like it was for cowardly Clint Eastwood, was filled with the invisible President Obama. An excerpt from Ralph Ellison's novel The Invisible Man is read to illustrate Clint Eastwood's racist vision of his "inner eye." Finally, Savino comments on Part Two of Adam Curtis' Century of Self documentary tracing Edward Bernays' psychological manipulation of the fly-switching herd of humanity that transformed us into docile, "constantly moving happiness machines."

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De Pod 2015 - 02 - 07

German language news commentary recorded in Australia Themen: Europa, Deutschland, Australien

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Voices

Today's theme is 'Voices'. No problem! This is radio, and we are radio writers. People became famous for their voices before television existed -- on radio! So, prepare yourself to enter the wayback machine while we hear without the benefit of the prejudice of vision on 'Voices, or Yoo-hoo! Is Anyone Listening!?"

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BikeSport 118

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514 - World Antagonists & Their Opponents

News You Need to Know: Two Antagonists: Russia and Israel; Mumia Abu-Jamal Commentary: Yemen; Between the Lines interview: Fracking Opponents Heard in PA; Between the Lines interview: European Anti-Austerity Movement; Jim Hightower Commentaries; NH Gazette's fortnightly Rant: Death to Frosty, 1/23/2015; Outside The Box: A Christian Country; music.

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European False Flags: NATO & DGSE behind French terror?

https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/36004/

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Paedophile Jimmy Savile edited Prince Charles' public speeches

https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/36004/

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CPR News, February 6, 2015

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Celt In A Twist February 8 2015

The Side of the Desk Set - Unfiled new tracks from Kila, Goitse, Jocelyn Pettit and many more! Celt In A Twist!

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worldbeatcanada radio february 6 2015

Crunchy global w/ a sweet centre from Bebel Gilberto, Piers Facccini & Vincent Segal. Take a bite. Tasty radio fr. worldbeatcanada!

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Does U.S. Military Intervention In The Middle East Help Or Hurt?

"After much occasion to consider the folly and mischiefs of a state of warfare, and the little or no advantage obtained even by those nations who have conducted it with the most success, I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a good war, or a bad peace." – Benjamin Franklin, as quoted in H.W. Brands, The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (2000), p. 620 This debate focuses on the U.S. bombing campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Also other Muslim majority counties are included where the U.S. has been involved, such as Libya, Pakistan and Afghanistan. In this debate, two teams of foreign policy experts faced off on the motion "Flexing American Muscles In The Middle East Will Make Things Worse." Before the debate, the audience at the Kaufman Music Center in New York voted 26 percent in favor of the motion and 31 percent against, with 43 percent undecided. After the debate, those who agreed and disagreed with the motion were tied, at 45 percent each. That made the team arguing in favor of the motion the winner of the debate. For the motion: Aaron David Miller is vice president for new initiatives and a scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Between 2006 and 2008, Aaron was a public policy scholar. For the prior two decades, Aaron served at the Department of State as an adviser to Republican and Democratic secretaries of state, helping to formulate U.S. policy on the Middle East and the Arab-Israel peace process. Aaron also served as the deputy special Middle East coordinator for Arab-Israeli negotiations and a senior member of the State Department's policy planning staff, in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research and in the Office of the Historian. Paul Pillar is a nonresident senior fellow at the Center for Security Studies of Georgetown University and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Paul retired in 2005 from a 28-year career in the U.S. intelligence community, with senior positions that included national intelligence officer for the Near East and South Asia, deputy chief of the DCI Counterterrorist Center and executive assistant to the director of central intelligence. Paul is a Vietnam War veteran and a retired officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. Against the motion: Michael Doran is a senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, where he specializes in Middle East security issues. Michael served as senior adviser to the undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs in the State Department. Prior to that Michael held an appointment at the Pentagon as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for support to public diplomacy and at the National Security Council as the senior director for the Near East and North Africa. At the White House, Michael helped devise and coordinate national strategies on a variety of Middle East issues, including Arab-Israeli relations and the containment of Iran. Michael has held several academic positions, teaching in the history department at the University of Central Florida, the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University and at New York University's Wagner School of Public Service. Bret Stephens is deputy editor of the editorial page at the Wall Street Journal, responsible for the opinion sections of the Journal's sister editions in Europe and Asia. Bret also writes the Journal's foreign affairs column, Global View, for which he won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Previously, Bret was editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post, a position he assumed in 2002 at age 28. Source: intelligence2 Debates: Debate: Does U.S. Military Intervention In The Middle East Help Or Hurt? The Secrets Of Your Cable Bill If you have cable, your bill has probably doubled over the past decade. The rise is largely driven by fees for channels you have to pay for, whether you want them or not. Why can't we just pay for the channels we want? Or you could watch TV without cable. For more information see http://www.wikihow.com/Watch-TV-Without-Cable Source: planet money: Episode 488: The Secret History Of Your Cable Bill Music includes Studies In Non-Violent Action - Gandhi Is Camping Out At City Hall, Terry Gangstad - Basic Training Cigarettes, Compassionate Conservatives - Not My President Not My War, Groundation - The Seventh Seal, Capitol Steps - The Sound of Moose-Sick, Compassionate Conservatives - Chalabi, Ryan Harvey - The Violence of War, Earle Steve - Copperhead Road, Joni Mitchell -The fiddle and the drum, Phil Cohen & Patricia Ford - War For The Roses, Bobby McFerrin - Sunshine of Your Love, The Beatles - Let It Be, Movie Songs - Mission Impossible Theme

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interviews Robin Hahnel on Greek Victory

Robin Hahnel is Professor of Economics at Portland State University. He was a professor at American University for many years and traveled extensively advising on economic matters all over the world. He is best known for his work on participatory economics with Z Magazine editor Michael Albert. Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speak with radical economist and political activist Robin Hahnel about Greece’s new majority government in the new elected Greek radical leftist Syriza party. What are the challenges ahead facing new finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, a radical economist himself as they introduce anti-austerity policies and force a renegotiation of Greek’s debt. How Syriza’s political victory may impact the leftist party Podemos in Spain; and the lesson to all leftists in political mobilization and winning the trust of the people.

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I Don't Have No Self Respect

sunriseoceanbender.com

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ISRAEL-Palestine and the Path to Peace: Conversations with Jeff Halper and Yves Engler.

ON this week's Global Research News Hour, on the occasion of the noted peace Activist Jeff Halper's cross-Canada speaking tour, we will explore the State of Israel's long-standing violence against the Palestinian population and the excuse of 'self-defence,' the impacts of the boycott-Divest-sanction campaign, and the strategic cooperation agreements the Harper government recently signed with Israel. Jeff Halper is a noted peace activist and past Nobel Peace Prize nominee. He is the co-founder and Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolition (ICAHD). His website is www.icahd.org Yves Engler is a Montreal and Ottawa-based activist and the author of 8 books including Canada and Israel: Building Apartheid, and his latest, The New Commune-ist Manifesto — Workers of the World It Really is Time to Unite . His website is www.yvesengler.com.

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La marge a CKIA 4 fevrier 2015 Decouvertes vol 1

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Earth First! Update - 5 Feb, 2015

Radical, No Compromise Environmental News

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#362 -- Bitter Lake - Part 1

ADAM CURTIS's new documentary, adapted to radio by KD. It's about the history and politics of Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and the U.S. since 1946. About the many failures of reformers--American, Russian, and Afghan alike--to remake and modernize Afghanistan. It's about shrewd and cynical calculations by Saudi and American leaders--who promote development and stability in Saudi Arabia by exporting Saudi extremist Islam (Wahhabism) abroad--including to Afghanistan. (Continued in "Credits," below:)

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"Natural Impunity"

The RADIOLA! believes insouciance is the best medicine.

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The Shortwave Report 2/6/15 Listen Globally!

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. Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, Sputnik Radio, and NHK World Radio Japan.

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CPR News, February 5, 2015

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The Nightfly #2015.06 Hour 2 - Carnival Time- February 9-15, 2015

In this episode of The Nightfly, we bring you a slew of Crescent City tunes to bring you on a virtual trip to Carnival in New Orleans. We'll bring you old favorites from Irma Thomas, Shirley & Lee, and Jessie Hill, classic tunes from the legendary Louis Armstrong, Eddie Bo, and Professor Longhair, plus plenty of brass, Mardi Gras Indian music, and, of course, those funky Meters.

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The Nightfly #2015.06 Hour 1 - Carnival Time- February 9-15, 2015

In this episode of The Nightfly, we bring you a slew of Crescent City tunes to bring you on a virtual trip to Carnival in New Orleans. We'll bring you old favorites from Irma Thomas, Shirley & Lee, and Jessie Hill, classic tunes from the legendary Louis Armstrong, Eddie Bo, and Professor Longhair, plus plenty of brass, Mardi Gras Indian music, and, of course, those funky Meters.

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