Seeger, 'Color' and NSA Spying

PETE SEEGER, MUSICALLY REMEMBERED An acoustic tribute to the late legend PETE SEEGER, who recently died of natural causes at the age of 94 – Including: Pete’s song of international love, “Rainbow Race/One Blue Sky Above Us”; His signature muse, “Turn, Turn, Turn,” rewritten from passages of Ecclesiastes; Pete’s live ensemble performance of the song at New York’s historic Cooper Union, where your host shared the stage with Seeger as moderator of a 2013 NYC mayoral forum, with Pete’s touching story of how his late wife TOSHI SEEGER improved on the song with five new children’s verses; and A live recording of Seeger’s “spiritual children,” THE RIVERTOWN KIDS, reprising “Rainbow Race,” recorded in stereo by your host at a recent gathering of Volunteers for Peace where we delivered a keynote address on international understanding. “COLOR” UPSTAGES “RACE” AT THEATRE FOR THE NEW CITY An examination of the provocatively progressive play, “COLOR” (written by educator, actor and playwright GENE RUFFINI (whom one may have seen in such films as ‘Casino,’, ‘Meet The Parents,’ and ‘Ghost Dog’). ‘Color’ is an exuberant examination of race, politics, sex and media, in which an Presidential candidate -- who is black, like Barack Obama, but progressive, unlike Obama -- gets tangled up in conspiracies, accusations and a storm of internet, gossip and news challenges that threaten to eliminate the radical options he might bring to the White House. The play is directed by noted performer ELIZABETH RUF MALDONADO, who joins us live on Earthwatch. NSA SURVEILLANCE STATE EXPOSED BY ELLSBERG AND OTHERS, AS OBAMA DEFENDS IT, GOING: ‘DOOT DOOT DOOT, DOOT-DE-DA DOOT DOOT DOOT…’ Last week we presented a critical analysis of President BARACK OBAMA’s mediocre speech on NSA violations of the 4th amendment rights of American citizens, his defence of the NSA data vacuuming regime, and slanders of whistle-blower Edward Snowden. Obama’s procedurally insignificant, pro-surveillance speech -- and useless figleafs grudgingly mumbled for a so-called “advocate” in what remain as secret star-chamber proceedings, may have been timed to pre-empt the recommendations of Obama’s own blue ribbon privacy panel, which said of the warrantless collection of data on every U.S. phone call, email, tweet, letter and location: "We have not identified a single instance involving a threat to the United States in which the program made a concrete difference in the outcome of a counterterrorism investigation." An excerpt from “OUR ‘ALMOST ORWELLIAN’ STATE, AND NSA SURVEILLANCE,” a surveillance forum recorded in Berkeley by KPFA, featuring: Pentagon Papers leaker DANIEL ELLSBERG; SHAHID BHUTTAR, of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee; NORMAN SOLOMON of RootsAction.org; and CINDY COHN of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. And finally, a Pete Seeger coda, fearuring “We Shall Overcome,” “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy,” and “Gimme That Ole Time Religion.”

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YouthSpeaksOut! on "Revisioning High School, Part 5""

YouthSpeaks Out! discussed "Revisioning High School, Part 5." on KZYX/Z The show includes a 20 minute recording from an educational forum held last month for Leadership Mendocino. John Kirchiro, current Principal at Willits Charter School, gave excellent insights into the state of our schools and how we can improve them. It is REALLY worth listening to- if you can't hear the show live, you could hear the recording of John here- http://youthspeaksout.net/LeaderShipPanel_John.mp3 The other panels from the forum are also posted at our website- http://youthspeaksout.net/radioshows.html

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Open Source RVA

Ellen Cockerham and Virginia Opera singer Fran Coleman talk about Sunday's Mozart Festival in Carytown. Also, the second installment of "Death Club Radio" with special guest host Alane Cameron Miles.

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Jazz For The Asking PRG 0126

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Grammy Affirmations + global LGBT news

The Grammys affirm talent and love; a human rights crisis engulfs Kyrgyzstan, an Ivory Coast crackdown sends activists into hiding, India's Supreme Court lets the gay sex ban stand, Singapore's P.M. can't tell right from wrong, Northern Cyprus repeals its sodomy law, President Musevini stalls Uganda's "Anti-Homosexuality Bill" for science, Bulgarian lawmakers back down on criminalizing coming out, and more global LGBT news.

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The Bad I Transmission #59 and #60

The past two eps of The Bad I Transmission. Heard weekly on 93.3 CFRU Guelph, http://cfru.ca, Rogers cable 948. Fridays 6-7PM (repeat Saturdays 11PM-midnight) EST. Also syndicated on http://thescopeatryerson.ca, 9-10PM EST Playlist: http://gammakrush.ca

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BikeSport 111

Sounds and interviews from Poor College Kids Road Race in Santa Maria and from Pedelfest Feb 1st at Castaic.

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The Motherland Influence Feb. 2, 2014

African, Latin & Caribbean music.

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Marijuana & the California Drought Part One

Radio Curious discusses marijuana and the California drought with Tim Blake, founder of The Emerald Cup, California’s oldest competition among outdoor growers of organic cannabis.

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The Other Black Music Feb. 2, 2014

Broadcasting from WRIR-LP 97.3 FM and www.wrir.org in Richmond, Virginia USA. "The Other Black Music" broadcast Black music ignored by other Richmond stations. Soul, Zydeco, Funk, Afro-Pop, Blues and more. Every other Sunday 3-5pm EST

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Detroit - The Gaza Strip of Michigan

Eminem - Love Letter To Detroit Crazy Old Man’s comments Fox News' Laura Ingraham "Wall off Detroit" To Keep The Immigrants In Crazy Old Man’s comments Ed Schultz lies about Detroit bankruptcy - City Became A “Conservative Utopia” Crazy Old Man’s comments Charley Pride - Detroit City

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!earshot 20 - Jan 31, 2014

Anthony Enman and Brian Cleveland countdown the Top 20 of the week from earshot-online.com. We have that plus a look at entertainment news with Stephen Carlick of exclaim magazine as well as featured interviews with Saint John NB artist Jessica Rhaye and Maya Miller of the Pack AD who sit at number 1 this week.

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The Vibe Collective 14.02.01

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Bill Mays Tribute; Feb. 2, 2014; Set #1

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A Bill Mays Tribute; Feb. 2, 2014; Set #2

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Bill Mays Tribute; Feb. 2, 2014; Set #3

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Not So Shy John News 1/29/14

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#309 -- Refusers (R)

In Israel, military service is close to universal. Motivated by conscience--and at substantial personal risk--some Israeli soldiers refuse to serve with the occupying forces in Palestine. These soldiers are known as Refusers. We explore this important movement. And we'll hear one Refuser's story in depth, that of air force Major Yonatan Shapira, interviewed by Mike McCormick.

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RURAL WAR ROOM's "Robots" Show, pt. 2!

Tonight, RURAL WAR ROOM is in the house, and that is a fine, FINE thing! Damn, but this is an excellent show. We've already thoroughly enjoyed the first hour of it--but WAIT! There's MOAR!!! Tonight we veer off into the second hour of this fabulous assortment of robot-related sonic textures from around the globe! With the gleaming waldoes of St Byron Werner riffling through his extensive archives and working the controls, you will thrill to a coruscating, shimmering array of music from Japan, Czechoslovakia, and...damn, more places than I can count. This isn't the hard-road outward-bound experience you usually get around here--St. Byron and his eager assistant Donovan Suitt will wrap your mind in a healing musical balm of robot-inspired sonic textures.

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Kevin Gosztola: the Trial of the NATO3

Kevin reports on the trial he has been attending from opening day. The three defendants, Brent Betterly, Jared Chase and Brian Jacob Church, have been charged under the State of Illinois obtuse and vague anti-terrorist law. Daily posts at: dissenter.firedoglake.com/

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465 - State of DisUnion: Inequality in America

Analysis of Pres Obama's “State of the Union;” Mumia Abu-Jamal Commentary: State of Disunion; BTL interview: UCC Divesting from Fossil Fuels; Mark Fiore: NSA; BTL interview: NSA Surveillance Reforms; Outside The Box: Personal & Political; Backyard Chickening Broadcast: Stevo & Rhoda, part 2; music.

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The Happy Station Show February 2 2014

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No More NAFTAs - Stop the TPP International Day of Action

“No More NAFTAs – Stop the TPP International Day of Action” recorded January 31, 2014 at Westlake Park in Seattle

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"Goliath": chapters 26 - 29, part IV begun

Continued reading from Blumenthal's "Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel", chapters 26 - 29, part IV begun; Arabic music.

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Eat the Airwaves! - 02/01/14

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State of the Union exposes capitalists' neglect | Pete Seeger's legacy | Women face unprecedented attacks on abortion rights

ANSWER Coalition's Eugene Puryear responds to President Obama's State of the Union address. PSL's Mike Wang on the radicalism of the late Pete Seeger. Liberation News' Jane Cutter assess the last year for abortion rights and access for women.

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Maximum Tremolo

Paper Radio is a podcast series from DJ Frederick of One Minute Zine Reviews. Paper Radio explores paper culture in the digital age. Topics include: letter writing, postcards, mail art, the postal service, zine publishing and unique small press publications, free speech, DIY resources, DIY music and more

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Menard Prisoner hunger strike w/ Staughton Lynd & Y. Nikitenko on Khimki, VINCI, Pussy Riot & #euromaidan

This week's episode of The Final Straw features, as usual of recent, three segments. First, we hear Sean Swain, anarchist prisoner in Ohio's super-duper-mega-ultra-uber max prison at Youngstown talk about accusations of Utopianism thrown at him for his anarchism. More of his thoughts at http://seanswain.org Secondly, we speak with author, activist and advocate Staughton Lynd. Mr. Lynd speaks with us about the ongoing hunger strike at Menard Correctional Facility's administrative segregation units in Illinois. The strikes are in response to prisoner complaints of lack of heat and hot water in the freezing facility that was built in the 1870's, leaks around the windows, rodent infestations and the lack of transparency around how people get put into the hole or get out of it. Upon initiating the hunger strike, prisoners (in particular Armando Velasquez who was witness being beaten, thrown down stairs and stomped by correctional officers/screws) have faced threats of force, including forced feeding for which Illinois law does not require court orders. You can find out more by contacting the Alice and Staughton Lynd at salynd(aat)aol (d ot)com. Also, check out articles at SFBV on the subject: http://sfbayview.com/tag/menard-hunger-strikers/ If you care to call/write officials to press for an end to the torture: Warden Rick Harrington, (618) 826-5071, P.O. Box 711, Menard IL 62794-9277 Illinois Department of Corrections Director Salvador Godinez, (217) 558-2200, ext. 2008, P.O. Box 19277, Springfield IL 62794-9277 Gov. Pat Quinn, (217) 782-0244, http://www2.illinois.gov/gov/Pages/ContacttheGovernor.aspx, 207 State House, Springfield IL 62706 The final portion of the episode is an interview with ecological and social activist, Yaroslav Nikitenko. Yaroslav has been involved for years in the struggle to save Khimki forest, the only old growth forest in the Moscow area, from development by a public-private construction project between Russian government, companies and VINCI construction (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinci_Construction#Criticism). Yaroslav argues a lack of transparency by government, profit not surprisingly overshadowing concerns for peoples lives or the environment, neo-nazi thugs hired for home invasions and street attacks on journalists and activists working to speak out about Khimki and about how people can do solidarity work with those struggling to save this forest. Yaroslav also did solidarity work for incarcerated members of Pussy Riot, some of whom were involved in social struggles including the defense of Khimki. President Putin, prior to the Sochi Winter Olympics, released a number of political prisoners including members of the feminist punk band, Pussy Riot (albeit 2 month before their release). Lastly, Yaroslav shares his perspectives on the #euromaidan protests threatening the Ukrainian government, threats from the far-right in that nation, and his own fears as a Russian of the Ukrainian civil society coming further under Russian political sway. http://khimkiforest.org For info on the May 6th 2012 protestors imprisoned in Russia, check out: http://avtonom.org/en/freenews/prison-united-all-us As another ecological struggle to pay attention to, Yaroslav points to as important to support in Russia: http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2213469/mining_russia_thousands_join_the_protests.html Archives of older episodes of the show can be found online at thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org and we can be contacted at thefinalstrawradio( at)riseup(doot)net

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Broadcast One Hundred Ninety

Radio Thrift Shop is a freeform exploration of music from the last century of recorded sound inclusive of music in various genres ... including folk, jazz, easy listening, world, classical, classic rock & more ... played on 78s, reel to reels, cassettes, vinyl records & even endangered and homemade cds. Each week I play a blend of tunes released between the early 1900's and next week. It's never the same program twice. Radio Thrift Shop is about music & culture in the spirit of free radio

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Crash on Demand

Do we need to break the system to save the climate? Permaculture co-founder David Holmgren says "yes", in rare radio interview. Then Nicole Foss replies. Plus Alex's climate music.

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