Episode 12/25/2012

All metal, for Christmas Eve! All drunk, for Mother's Milk? What's it add up to? A solid drunken riot of a Christmas show. Enjoy.

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Transit fare hike a step in the wrong direction

On January 1, Translink increased the cost of a one-zone ticket to $2.75. Tim Louis says that what we need to do is remove the farebox and create a universal bus pass for everyone. Tim Louis is a lawyer who spent many years as a city councilor in Vancouver.

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Episode 12/18/2012

Recording problems meant I missed the beginning, and it was a short show anyway because I played December's Rum Doings early. A little over an hour of alcoholic gold!

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January 4, 2013

Classic Brazilian samba-soul; African bands playing Latin music; great Jamaican deejaying (you might call it rapping); the indestructible beat of South Africa and Zimbabwe

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Out of the Woods - Show #144 1-4-13

This version of the program is divided into 6 segments so broadcasters who desire to use this content can insert your station info, etc. The segments vary in length, but I try to keep them approximately 30 minutes in most cases. Out of the Woods is an earthy, wires and wood, mostly acoustic program featuring some of the best new and established artists from the worlds of folk, bluegrass, singer-songwriters, alt.country, Americana, classic country, old-time, Celtic, and everything that falls in between. The show is an unpredictable mix flowing like a river between moods, often with an edge or in a melancholy minor key. On occasion, Out of the Woods features interviews and live in-studio performances with national and international touring musicians. Past guests have included artists such as Bela Fleck, Si Kahn, Brown Bird, Dana Robinson, Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen, Bill Bourne, Karl Shiflett, Rachel Bissex, Darryl Purpose, Bow Thayer, Cosy Sheridan and many others. Out of the Woods grew out of Jon 'Chip' Colcord's former acoustic programs, The Song Swap and Music For The Mountain, separate folk and bluegrass programs which aired in New Hampshire during the 1990s. As a child, Colcord grew up a ravenous music fan with an ear for both rock and folk, from Arlo Guthrie to Aerosmith. All of these influences converge on Out of the Woods to bring you a mix which is as much on the edge as it is down home. Folk music with a rock 'n' roll soul

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Jazz For The Asking January 5, 2013

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Classic Media Network January 5, 2013

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Switzerland In Sound January 5, 2013

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The Kelly Alexander Show January 5, 2013

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Nash Holos January 5, 2013

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The Green Majority - We Laughed, We Cried - 2012 in Review

2012 has come and gone... and so much has happened! We start the program with an interview about "Stop the Great Lakes Mega Quarry" and spend the rest of the show with Lia and Kevin sifting through the ashes of 2012. COP18, radical environmentalism, Keystone XL, Occupy, Soupstock and much much more!

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Django Fettered

Ishmael Reed, celebrated US poet and novelist, reviews the Quentin Tarantino film, “Django”, and discusses two of his works, “Flight to Canada” and “Going Too Far.” Anyone going in to see Django and hoping not to be patronized or spoon-fed racist tropes was in for a shock. There's a proud legacy of African-American filmmaking, however - whatever happened to it?

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#253 -- Glenn Greenwald on Civil Liberties

A rousing talk by investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald. He explains what "civil liberties" are and why they're worth fighting for. Then he describes the government's systematic destruction of Americans' civil liberties since 9-11-2001. He shows how they got away with it, what the consequences are (all of them bad), and how the people can fight back. Recorded live in New Britain, Connecticut, on December 8, 2012.

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#636 - Bilking The Afflicted

This week we turn our attention to the 'War on Drugs', which as addiction specialist Gabor Maté points out is of course a war on drug users. We start with a hour on "The Science of Drug Politics" by former UK Government Chief Drugs advisor, Professor David Nutt whose testimony clearly suggests that scientific considerations were of minor interest to the politicians he was supposed to advise. Next we hear Dr. Maté who touches on some of the reasons why the War On Drugs may not be failure after all...

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04Jan12 Falkland Islands sabre rattling & Nazis in Argentina

http://bcfm.org.uk/2013/01/04/17/friday-drivetime-103/25767

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04Jan13 Building public housing in the face of austerity

http://bcfm.org.uk/2013/01/04/17/friday-drivetime-103/25767

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Backchat Programme No 1 / 2013

Intros Sarah Bamford HMRC History of Tax Darren Hall Bristol Green Capital Piano music by Ivor Gurney The Dymock Poets David Parkes reads two poems by Wilfred Gibson and Rupert Brooke. Kirstie Paul interviews the Rough N’ Ready, a band from Grantham in the east of England Poem by Tim Burroughs

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Friday Breakfast Blend with Phil D

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WND gets Jurnalizm Award FTE wraps 2012

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IF YOU LOVE THIS PLANET WITH DR. HELEN CALDICOTT IS NOW OFF THE AIR

Helen Caldicott, M.D., pediatrician and internationally recognized author and lecturer, hosts a weekly, one-hour radio program titled If You Love This Planet. Produced by Jasmin Williams and Scott Powell. Edited by Jasmin Williams.

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Jazz For The Asking PRG 068 hour 1 and 2

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If Music Could Talk - Dec 30, 2012

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Focus Asia Pacific January 5 2013

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Walmart hit by widespread labour actions on Black Friday

Coordinated and historic protests and strikes took place at over a thousand Walmart stores on November 23. The actions were organized independently by workers in the stores and focused on local issues. Alan Maass is the editor of socialistworker.org.

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The Shortwave Report 01/04/13 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. NHK Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, China Radio International, Radio Havana Cuba, and the Voice of Russia.

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Tar Snds Blockade uses "dump platforms" to shut Keystone XL site

Early morning on the 3ed of January, tar sands blockade treesitters in Texas set up a new kind of aerial barricade to stop construction of the southern leg of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.The two platforms, called "dump platforms" are a high stakes game of chicken in the trees. Any disturbance to the 100 foot plus web of blockading ropes would dump the protesters 60 feet to the ground and kill them. The adverse press dead protesters would stir up would be ruinous for TransCanada, builder of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Speaking of Canada, the entire protest was done in solidarity with the Idle No More movement of Native American people in Canada against both the tar sands mining and bill C-45 to sell off Native lands and unprotect waterways with no input from the victimized people. It would be little surprise if the real purpose of Canadian bill C-45 is to grease the skids for transferring Native lands to the tar sands mining project. The waterway provisions, therefore, must be to prevent the Canadian government or it's corporate masters from being held responsible when Native children die from the poisons Transcanada and other resource extraction companies are dumping in the water. Here is the timeline of the blockade using dump platforms, beginning when opposition showed up after the treesits were in place: 9:15 am – Blockaders speak with state trooper working at nearby truck weigh station. Trooper didn’t seem to care, wishes blockaders luck. 9:35 am – Workers and county sheriffs on site. Sheriffs are walking around site and reading warning signs attached to life-lines. 9:45 am – Six workers showed up at blockade, and all promptly left. One is going home to learn more about toxic tar sands on our website! 10:30 am – Plainclothes officers have chased ground support away from tree blockade. 11 am – Police and workers getting dangerously close to life-lines of eastern platform. 11:50 am – Police detaining supporters standing on side of highway; one direct supporter arrested 12:15 pm – Two more direct supporters arrested 12:45 pm – Audrey demands to speak with county commissioners about stopping Keystone XL 2:20 pm – Escalated police harassment of supporters along public highway continues As this is being recorded, the blockade has been in place for 6 hours and police so far have not been able to defeat the dump platforms!

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WSQT broadcast for Jan 3, 2013 w/ special tar sands blockade coverage

Pirate Radio Song Station ID Palestine Today for Jan 3 War Update:more drone strikes in Pakistan Station ID Tar Sands blockade shuts Keystone XL site w/ "dump platforms Capt Paul Watson speaks on useless injunction against Sea Shepherd by whalers Grand Jury arrest of 4th PNW activist spurs wave of retaliation Rap opposing gun control laws Station ID

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It's Legal A Mile Away

This show was done live December 7th, the day after recreational cannabis became legal in Washington State. Needless to say, the show has lost of cannabis songs and soundbites. There's even a partial reading of Initiative 502.

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Jan. 2, 2013 - Happy New Year!

It's a bit of a best of 2012 on the show tonight. I'll be playing songs for you that I thought stood out from records I thought stood out. I'll also be reviewing some this years highlight thrift picks and record store finds. Thanks for tuning in, Michael Miracle http://www.facebook.com/thelotuslandshow

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Poor People's Radio challenges CBC on Food Bank Day

About 80 low-income people gathered in the plaza outside CBC Vancouver last month. They set up a tent and ran a radio show outside the CBC during its annual fundraiser for the Food Bank. The guests in the radio show talk about their experiences trying to eat well on the money they receive on social assistance. This segment was produced by Redeye host Peter Driftmier.

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