Latest Programs
Panel Support for Political Prisoners - Sarah Falconer
March 31, 2011, 12:32 p.m.
A Panel and Conversation with Sara Falconer (Toronto Anarchist Black Cross) and
Matthew Morgan-Brown (Ottawa Movement Defense), about prisoner support within the
context of local and regional arrests and political repression related to the g20,
prison farms, etc. The event will also feature Matthew Morgan Brown's experience of
arrest and a discussion about how we can support Roger Clement who recently received
a 3 and a half year sentence after pleading guilty to arson of an RBC branch in
Ottawa in May 2010.
Brian Kelcey: Winnipeg's budget and political culture
March 31, 2011, 11:47 a.m.
Brian Kelcey is a writer, speaker and public policy consultant, specializing in local and regional policy management, fiscal reform and regulatory policy.In 2004 Brian Kelcey was a a part of the Red Tape commission in Winnipeg and was a budget advisor to Sam Katz from 2005-2008. Brian runs the website State of the City and is a regular Winnipeg Free Press contributor, Kelceyâs columns have also appeared in the Toronto Star, the Globe & Mail and the Financial Post.
Scott Price interviews Brian Kelcey about the 2011 operating budget for the city of Winnipeg. What can we expect from city hall in the next four years? Is there enough of a change in fiscal policy to fix Winnipeg's numerous problems?Does the budget represent the culture of silence and complacency in Winnipeg's poltical culture?
Brian Kelcey's website- http://www.stateofthecity.ca/
Rick Rozoff:ick Rozoff: Africom and the wider strategic interests in Africa
March 31, 2011, 11:27 a.m.
Rick Rozoff is a journalist and has been involved in anti-war and anti-interventionist work in various capacities for forty years. He lives in Chicago, Illinois. He is the manager of Stop NATO international.
Scott Price interviews Rick Rozoff about Africom, which is the U.S AFrica command.Africom is the frist overseas regional U.S command since the Cold War. Africom oversees operations in almost every AFrican country and operates an African Stand-by Force which is a quick response force for the entire continet. How will this effect the current siutations in Ivory Coast, Libya,Sudan and Somalia? What is the U.S and NATO interests in AFrica?
Africom website-http://www.africom.mil/
Rick Rozoff-http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/
March 31, 2011, 12:46 a.m.
This is a podcast of the March 31st, 2011 episode of WRIR's Commonwealth of Notions. It airs every week from 1-3AM on Wednesday Evenings/Thursday Mornings. It offers insight from it's host on the local music scene, upcoming events and new favorite tunes that he'd like to share.
March 30, 2011, 9:01 p.m.
Weekly, one hour live news program broadcast on CKLN 88.1 FM in Toronto on Sunday 8:30 to 9:30 am. Produced and Hosted by Shannon Reiner.
Exposing Globalist, NWO, Corporate agenda from a Canadian working class prospective.
March 30, 2011, 8:06 p.m.
Confirmation that 3 reactors damaged, melting down in Japan. Civil defense info to protect yourself. Plus investigation into California reactor built on quake zone, and how citizens can take action.
Tories micro-managing immigration system
March 30, 2011, 6:31 p.m.
The Tories have been tinkering with the immigration system since they got into power. Lawyer Zool Suleman says they are mainly concerned with getting the economic outcomes they want rather than having a larger vision of nation-building. Suleman is an immigration lawyer in Vancouver.
March 30, 2011, 6:08 p.m.
Au menu cette semaine :
- Retour sur les actions du mouvement étudiant
- Nouvelles internationales
- Ãlections...
March 30, 2011, 5:58 p.m.
Redeye speaks with Agustin Goenaga about the effect of military deployments on the stable, albeit corrupt, system of police control of the informal economy. Goenaga is a graduate student in political science at the University of British Columbia.
March 30, 2011, 5:46 p.m.
the show starts out tonight with a special bands-you-can-see-live-in-the-next-4-days set featuring peter murphy, mindless faith, low on sanity, point blank, and imperial order!
plus, i have new music from combichrist, dym, and a russian trio called risha that i will be playing for you as well.
upcoming show's:
peter murphy @ the national, richmond, va, thursday, march 31st
mindless faith and worms of the earth @ fallout, richmond, va, thursday, march 31st
low on sanity and point blank @ wonderland, richmond, va, friday april 1st
imperial order @ mccormack's irish pub, richmond, va, friday, april 1st
de/vision, iris, mesh @ fallout, richmond, va, monday, april 11th
angelspit, xuberx, mecanikill? @ fallout, richmond, va, friday, april 22nd
ayria, spider lilies, the ludovico technique @ fallout, richmond, va, wednesday, april 27th
aesthetic perfection, faderhead, everything goes cold @ fallout, richmond, va, wednesday, may 4th
my life with the thrill kill kult and 16 volt @ fallout, richmond, va, thursday, may 12th
danzig w/devildriver @ the national, richmond, va, friday, may 13th
Dialect - US intervention in El Salvador and Nicaragua
March 30, 2011, 5:18 p.m.
Understanding the nuclear crisis in Japan
March 30, 2011, 5:14 p.m.
Gordon Edwards talks to Redeye about what's happening with the earthquake-stricken power station in Fukushima. He explains the current dangers for people in Japan, and what the disaster can teach us about the risks of continuing to build nuclear power plants in Canada and around the world. Gordon Edwards is president of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility.
Exposed: The role of the media in promoting Islamophobia
March 30, 2011, 1:16 p.m.
Features panelists Samir Shaheen-Hussain, social justice activist and part of the No One is Illegal campaign, Dr. Shirley Steinberg, Associate Professor in Integrated Students in Education, and Sameer Zuberi, law student, media consultant and human rights activist. The panel is moderated by Samaa Elibyari, host of the CKUT program Caravan.
John Gibler on violence in Mexico, its roots and government policy
March 30, 2011, 12:46 p.m.
Interview with John Gibler
Description: Journalist and author of âMexico Unconquered: Chronicles of Power and Revoltâ John Gibler speaks about the ongoing social struggles that grip Mexico, the overwhelming violence of the state using the âwar on drugsâ to legitimize violence and repression of the population. He also points out how the drug trade has been used as a policy tool in the same manner globally.
Mazin Qumsiyeh and Malalai Joya
March 30, 2011, 12:03 p.m.
Mazin spoke on the largely nonviolent resistance in Palestine and N Africa against tyranny and for human rights.
Malalai spoke for women's and human rights in Afghanistan, with a first step of ending the occupation of Afghanistan.
Recorded March 28-29th, 2011. If you want to edit either of these to 25 min or less, pls email nhmakingwaves@yahoo.com and we may use it on Making Waves.
March 30, 2011, 11:22 a.m.
Between the Lines' for the Week Ending April 8, 2011
March 30, 2011, 5:54 a.m.
Reaction to Obama Speech Justifying U.S. Intervention in Libya War; Palestinian moderates & reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah Producer; Health Consequences of Radioactive Contamination
Melanie Visuzzi of Free Form Fashion
March 30, 2011, 3:21 a.m.
Melanie Visuzzi, of Free Form Fashion, speaks about the body socks ad other apparel she makes for recumbent bikes and cyclists
Music to Change the World: A Conversation with Jazz Bassist William Parker
March 30, 2011, 2:41 a.m.
We spend an hour talking with jazz musician, composer and poet, William Parker about his life, his music and his mission to foment revolution and change the world. Parker recently composed a musical accompaniment to All Played Out, a spoken word piece from Bob Avakian, and Parker talks about what inspired him to do this.
March 30, 2011, 12:06 a.m.
March 30, 2011, 12:01 a.m.
March 29, 2011, 11:43 p.m.
CRTC calls Vancouver Cooperative Radio to 'show cause' hearing
March 29, 2011, 7:15 p.m.
Vancouver Cooperative Radio is being asked to appear before the CRTC in May to make the case why its licence should be renewed for another term. The CRTC has noted that the station committed infractions of the Radio Regulations during the last three licence terms, and is giving itself the option of applying sanctions against Coop Radio. Program Coordinator Leela Chinniah gives more details. She also explains why it's critically important for Coop Radio supporters to write to the CRTC in support of the station's licence renewal.
BP In Deep Water Greg Palast Report
March 29, 2011, 6:34 p.m.
A year on from the start of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, journalist Greg Palast examines the role of BP in this spill as well as similar incidents in the past and examines its contracts with oil-producing nations and relationship with the British government.
March 29, 2011, 6:09 p.m.
Brief review of "zines" and alternative press publications
2011 13 All Fools Day Tale - The Cock & The Fox
March 29, 2011, 5:52 p.m.
Bucky Buckaw raises the ethical bar by propagandizing on decentralizing agriculture for the benefit of livestock, humans and the environment. In this episode he does a dramatic reading of the very informative centuries old poem "The Cock & The Fox."
March 29, 2011, 4:29 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
Is The Lord Of The Rings about coming World War III?
March 29, 2011, 3:15 p.m.
ConDem austerity measures or 'cuts' for short are compared by Oxford Economist Martin Summers to the conditions that brought Hitler to power. Plus, Sauron, Saruman, Wormtongue, Iluminati, freemasons & black magic... is the symbolism in Tolkein's Lord Of The Rings about a coming World War?
Rod Miner - From Bikes for Amputees to the Lightfoot Cycles Miracle
March 29, 2011, 3:07 p.m.
We spent some time visiting with a new sponsor of our ride and the man who used to build bikes for third world victims of land mine explosions. Rod Miner of Lightfoot Cycles, one of this nation's greatest bike builders, thanks to the Internet has been able to keep the purity of his purpose alive. From a tiny Montana town of 1500 people Rod has been able to flourish in satisfying his goal of supplying people all over America and the world with transportation that is reliable, highly efficient and highly capable.
March 29, 2011, 3:06 p.m.
Last week on Sea Change Radio, we heard from renowned energy expert Vaclav Smil, as he spoke about his book, Energy Transitions, the future of electric vehicles and why he has largely avoided themedia spotlight up to now. This week, the second part of host Alex Wise's discussion with Professor Smil, as they discuss the ins and outs of fossil fuel - from peak oil to the Alberta tar sands and natural gas fracking - as well as some possible ways to help solve Americaâs energy puzzle