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March 26, 2010, 2:46 p.m.
See wrir.org March 16th Breakfast Blend for the complete setlist
March 26, 2010, 2:44 p.m.
"the trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it's so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind" on episode163 of media monarchy w/ incendiary situations, greenwash & regulations - social protests, polls & a national id - health$care's landmark legislation, existential threats & the defcon from cyber/spacewar + tolerant music from manic street preachers and so much more...
March 26, 2010, 2:40 p.m.
The case for single payer, including deconstruction of arguments against it. Plans to defy the individual mandate.
Errance raynaldienne - 27 mars 2010
March 26, 2010, 2:08 p.m.
March 26, 2010, 12:41 p.m.
Global Awareness week on campus, mining in northern Ontario at Ring of Fire, and more...
March 26, 2010, 7:14 a.m.
Mohammad Ali Aumeer & Sanjid Anik of CESAR, & Liana Salvador of the RSU, talk about the 2010 Global Awareness Week at Ryerson University.
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March 26, 2010, 7:09 a.m.
In the first hour, Tony Walker, British citizen, and CEO of ComfoCare shared his thoughts on the state of medical care in England and the United States. He discussed the fact that medications are not always the answer, why the two payer system does not work, the possibility that the bureaucrats exist in the private insurance industry as well and and lies behind the threat of death panels.
Mr. Walker then elaborated on why mandatory healthcare insurance is not a good idea, why eliminating pre-existing conditions could be costly, and lastly what outcomes based medical care is and how it could affect the delivery of healthcare services.
In the second hour, Lew Hamburger, psychologist and author of "Can't Find the Willpowe? Everything You Should Have Learned Since Kindergarten", discussed how he survived being held hostage and the importance of humor.
Mr Hamburger emphasized the importance of offering encouragement, inspiration and sense of humor to the numerous victims of trauma, disaster relief, abuse and depression that he has worked with.
In the third hour, John W. Quinn, author of "Someone Like Me, An Unlikely Story of Challenge and Triumph Over Cerebral Palsy", shared his story of l overcoming a handicap - a life filled with pain, laughter and love, to become a Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy.
Mr. Quinn stated that he wrote the book to give hope to the millions of people struggling with muscular disorders who fight to make through every day and for the parents who lie awake at night and wonder what the future holds for their children--those who resist leaving the house for fear of being laughed at becausethey are different. He remembers the sound of that laughter to this day.
Dialect - Junior Saunders' Bristol Unsigned Artists Chart Show
March 26, 2010, 6:46 a.m.
March 26, 2010, 12:40 a.m.
The Happy Station Show March 25, 2010
March 25, 2010, 10:16 p.m.
This is the last edition of The Happy Station Show to air on shortwave. The show will air no through partner stations and via the web. For more information go to www.pcjmedia.com
March 25, 2010, 10:03 p.m.
March 25, 2010, 9:49 p.m.
Migrant workers demand unpaid wages
March 25, 2010, 7:18 p.m.
Much of the construction that went on in Vancouver prior to the 2010 Olympics was done by foreign temporary workers. Some of the workers have now ended up being owed large sums of money by the contractors who employed them. Erika del Carmen Fuchs has been helped unpaid workers to claim their wages. She spoke with us on her way to a rally outside Bastion Development Corporation in Vancouver on March 20.
#72: IYLTP - Helen Caldicott speaks to Maria Gilardin
March 25, 2010, 7:08 p.m.
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 Scott Powell, Amanda Bellerby and Jasmin Williams. Edited by Jasmin Williams
Racism motion contentious at Vancouver City Council
March 25, 2010, 6:17 p.m.
When city councillor Ellen Woodsworth brought a motion to council to join the Canada's Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination, she thought it was a no-brainer. She was surprised to find out that other members of city council disagreed.
Pablo Solón: Change the system, not the climate
March 25, 2010, 6:03 p.m.
Pablo Solón was lead negotiator for Bolivia at December's climate conference in Copenhagen. In this talk, recorded in Vancouver, he talks about what went wrong in Denmark and the change that his government is calling for.
Heroes: From a disability perspective
March 25, 2010, 5:24 p.m.
A group art exhibit organized as part of the Kickstart Festival of Disability Arts and Culture opened on March 8. The artists in the show explore what heroism means to them. We speak with artist Cleo Pawson.
March 25, 2010, 4:59 p.m.
The rabble podcast network's Meagan Perry explains what podcasts are, how you can use them and what she's looking to include in the rabble podcast network.
The Shortwave Report 03/26/10 Listen Globally!
March 25, 2010, 4:42 p.m.
A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China, Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia.
March 25, 2010, 1:21 p.m.
As a novel, Peter Seidelâs new book 2045 falls flat. But as a cautionary vision of a future 35 years hence, it offers a lot to think about.
2045 tells the story of one Carl Lauer, a lumberyard owner in Appleton, Wisconsin. His flu vaccination in 2010 almost kills him, but medical researchers manage to instead put him into suspended animation. Thirty five years later, in 2045, someone finds a way to re-animate Carlâs body. He awakens to a world that is very different than the one he remembers.
Pharmaganda vs. Happy Healthy Green Humans
March 25, 2010, 5:17 a.m.
This episode: why are 20,000 new armed IRS agents being hired to make sure Americans pay new health insurance taxes? Why wouldn't they want to? What do good critics say about Obamacare? Why won't some people listen to them? Why does a new study show "green" people are less ethical than most? Who tells us to attack each others "unsustainable" lifestyles? How are they living? How does all this fit into the larger anti-human new world order agenda? How should still human beings react to this?
03-21-10 Right To Privacy Day 2010
March 25, 2010, 3:45 a.m.
Episode 6 - USA vs Slovenia Premature Preview
March 25, 2010, 12:12 a.m.
Taylor, Josh, Albert and Daryl preview USA's second World Cup 2010 Group C opponent Slovenia.
March 24, 2010, 11:51 p.m.
Taylor, Albert, Josh and Daryl preview MLS 2010 by discussing the strike that never was, the league rules they'd change if given the power, their players to watch this season and the things they're most looking forward to.
March 24, 2010 - Air's Getting Thin
March 24, 2010, 11:31 p.m.
Guest DJ Kevin McFadin took the helm on this weeks Lotus Land Show.
March 17, 2010 - Green the green till green is acheived
March 24, 2010, 10:54 p.m.
Evangelical organization gets $7 million for youth centre in Winnipeg's inner city
March 24, 2010, 8:03 p.m.
Michael Champagne works with the Community Education Development Association, one of the groups that questioned the recent allocation of a large sum of federal and municipal money to Youth for Christ, a faith-based organization.
Whole Foods Market challenged to 'walk the talk'
March 24, 2010, 7:43 p.m.
At a shareholders' meeting in Vancouver, one of the leading sellers of organic goods was accused of misleading consumers with its labelling of products and disregarding the working conditions of the people who grow the food they sell. Ronnie Cummins of the Organic Consumers Association says this is because Whole Foods founder John Mackey believes that climate change is a hoax and hates unions with a passion.
March 24, 2010, 6:56 p.m.
Flashpoints is an award-winning daily investigative newsmagazine broadcast on the national Pacifica Radio network. Through original reports and some of the key investigative reporters of our time, Flashpoints goes to the frontlines and to the core of the stories in the areas of government and corporate criminality, human rights, and economic justice. From Baghdad to the US-Mexico border, Palestine to San Francisco, Port-au-Prince to Washington DC, Flashpoints monitors the centers of power as an uncensored platform of independent media.
Mistrust of U.S. runs deep in Iran
March 24, 2010, 6:54 p.m.
Despite a crackdown on the reform movement and widespread repression, Iranians want the United States to stay out of their domestic politics, according to historian Professor Ervand Abrahamian. Abrahamian is the author of A History of Modern Iran. We speak with him from New York.