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March 24, 2010, 6:46 p.m.
tonite's been almost a total disaster. there's been cds missing, internet failures, and apparently webstream failures...what next? hopefully my frustrations did not show too badly during my on-air breaks and you didn't turn me off.
still we had some new music from fear factory and iamx (or atleast i thought it was new, but it wasn't) on the show tonite.
upcoming shows: jello biafra and the guatonomo (spell check please) medicine show-march 31st at the canal club, rever (aka reaver) at fallout-april 1st, and angelspit w/ego likeness at fallout-april 2nd.
March 24, 2010, 6:43 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.
Transforming society through popular power
March 24, 2010, 6:31 p.m.
Communal councils build houses and repair roads, organize sports and create a community history. Federico Fuentes explains how the councils work and why they succeed in bringing about real change. Fuentes writes and edits the Bolivia Rising blog and is a member of the Caracas bureau of the Australian Green Left Weekly.
March 24, 2010, 6:30 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.
Fighting violence against women in Ethiopia
March 24, 2010, 6:08 p.m.
Semhal Getachew is a women's rights lawyer from Ethiopia. She was one of the speakers at an International Women's Day forum organized in Vancouver. In this interview, she talks about domestic violence, one of the biggest problems facing women in Ethiopia today.
United States steps up bombing campaign in Pakistan
March 24, 2010, 5:54 p.m.
The U.S. military, with the tacit approval of the highest levels of governments, is conducting an intensive bombing campaign in areas purported to be under Taliban control. The large number of civilian casualties from these attacks have deeply angered large segments of the population of Pakistan.
Kenney nixes queer content from guide for new Canadians
March 24, 2010, 5:37 p.m.
A freedom of information request by Canadian Press revealed that the office of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney deleted references to the civil rights of queer Canadians from a guide for immigrants. We speak with NDP MP for Burnaby, Bill Siksay.
Africville apology angers community activist
March 24, 2010, 5:26 p.m.
Last month the mayor of Halifax apologized to the former residents of a black community razed to the ground in the 1960s. Denise Allen says the apology was totally inadequate. Allen is spokeswoman for a group of people with family ties to Africville. She says the compensation settlement reached with Halifax Regional Municipality is illegal.
Gareth Porter, Obama Policy on the MidEast, and Journalist Muhammad Khurshid in Pakistan
March 24, 2010, 5:23 p.m.
Gareth Porter, MidEast. Obama administration policy in the Middle East is floundering because the propaganda war is derailing diplomatic opportunities. Muhammad Khurshid, civilian casualties in Pakistan, govt. plays double game.
Unofficial Sanctioning of Rape on American Campuses and the Life and Music in Rio's Favelas
March 24, 2010, 5:09 p.m.
Investigative journalist Kristen Lombardi talks about a new report from the Center for Public Integrity documenting an epidemic of rape on American college campuses and the culture of indifference promoted by the campus administrations around it; Damian Platt talks about his new book, Culture is Our Weapon: Afro Reggae in the Favelas of Rio, and the lives of the people in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro from the standpoint of the internationally acclaimed music and cultural organization AfroReggae.
March 24, 2010, 2:42 p.m.
Sounds of Calville Classic, Sagebrush Safari results
CKDU's Operation Wake Up plays music with Sageev Oore.
March 24, 2010, 1:02 p.m.
In an exclusive interview and performance, CKDU 88.1fm caught up with pianist Sageev Oore of Gypsophilia for a demonstration of his performance this Saturday. During the Out Like A Lion Festival, Oore will be accompanying silent films with an improvised piano score. CKDU re-created the excitement with Oore by reading from a children's story, accompanied by Oore's piano, in the vast interior of the St. Paul's Anglican Church. Listen to the interview and live performance on CKDU's Operation Wake Up, Thursday morning, between 8 am and 9 am, on 88.1fm in Halifax.
Israeli Aparthied and the BDS Movement
March 24, 2010, 12:30 p.m.
This is an audio collage of talking points from a panel discussion during Israel Apartheid Week at McGill University.
The speakers explain how Israel is a defacto apartheid state and how the BDS Movement of boycott, divestment and sanctions will bring and end to the injustice of Israeli apartheid.
The two speakers are Noura Erakat, who is a member of the "US Campaign to End the Occupation" and Na'eem Jeenah, who is a South African anti-apartheid activist.
William Engdahl on his new book "Seeds Of Destruction"
March 24, 2010, 11:44 a.m.
William Engdahl, author his has BA from Princeton University and completed graduate study in comparative economics at the University of Stockholm, he has worked as an economist and free-lance journalist in New York and in Europe. and is also a frequent contributor to globalresearch.ca, the main website of the Centre for Research on Globalisation.
His book "Seeds of Destruction: The Hidden Agenda of GMO" was published in 2007. He speaks to Latin Waves about the political, economic and social threats of genetically modified foods and corporate control over our food supply.
March 24, 2010, 7:12 a.m.
Nothing but syncopated bliss tonight on Edge of Americana!
Sam McGee, Milton Brown, The Grinnell Giggers, The Dixieland Jug Blowers and more!
JB & OK
Between the Lines Week Ending April 4, 2010
March 24, 2010, 6:56 a.m.
Post Mortem on Democratsâ Passage of Heath Care Reform; U.S. - Israeli Conflict over Settler Housing Expansion in East Jerusalem; Post Election Repression in Honduras
Ed Frey: On Homeless Rights and Free Speech Case
March 24, 2010, 6:43 a.m.
Singing on the Pacific Garden Mall in Santa Cruz in the middle of the afternoon was a hassle for citizens downtown who complained and 4 citations were given by a peace officer which will result in 4 separate cases in our over burdened court process. system.Hear attorney handling several of these and homeless citation case be interviewed. Mention of the 15th Anniversary of Free Radio is given attention.
Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio?
March 23, 2010, 10:51 p.m.
Straight-up Rock & Roll!!!
March 23, 2010, 10:06 p.m.
In this show we discuss the controversial death of Alwy al-nadir, a victim of police brutality. We also discuss Obama's health care plan and the USw strike in Sudbury, Ontario
March 23, 2010, 9:27 p.m.
March 23, 2010, 9:26 p.m.
Pt A - News You Need to Know; History Counts interview: James Ennes on Israeli attack on the USS Liberty; music.
Pt B - Outside the Box: Deterrence; Peak Oil Checkin: Wind Power; Hidden Histories: Rachel Corrie; Media Minutes; Between the Lines; music.
Immigration March vs. Tea Party Coverage
March 23, 2010, 7:38 p.m.
You wouldnât know it by the press coverage, but on March 21st close to 200,000 people from every corner of the country came together in Washington D.C. to demand humane immigration reform NOW. With thousands of workers, faith based groups, young people, LGBT folks and African-Americans demonstrating, the atmosphere on the National Mall was electric.
March 23, 2010, 6:24 p.m.
Keith Ahrens is the author of the inspiring book, "Outrunning my Shadow: Surviving Open-Heart Surgery and Battling Obesity/The Decision to Change My Life
March 23, 2010, 6:18 p.m.
Richard Restak, MD is a NY times Best Selling author. He has written 18 books on the brain and is discussing his latest, "Think Smart: A Neuroscientist's Prescription for Improving Your Brain's Performance."
March 23, 2010, 6:13 p.m.
April Benson, Ph.D is the author of the terrific book, "To Buy or Not to Buy" about compulsive overshoppers.
March 23, 2010, 6:09 p.m.
PSYCHOSPIRITUAL PSYCHOTHERAPIST & RELATIONSHIP COACH/AUTHOR
âA psychotherapist now for over 25 years, I see myself as a kind of transpersonal scout, helping people let go of external structures that no longer fit and orienting them to what it means to live a life based on their own insides.... I believe that we are all just beginning to learn what it means to be humanâ¦that we have many different parts, and the trick is to feel these parts without losing our Inner Grown-up. I believe I bring clarity and heart to the therapeutic process, and that my openness about my flaws and limitations will serve my clients and readers as well as my strengths.â
March 23, 2010, 6:04 p.m.
Mark Allen and Brant Secunda are authors of the awesome book, "Fit Soul, Fit Body."
Reflections on Torture at Abu Ghraib: Dr. Sherene Razack
March 23, 2010, 6 p.m.
Six years after the photographs hit the press, professor and author, Dr. Sherene Razack speaks on âWe didn't kill 'em, we didn't cut their heads off": Reflections on Torture at Abu Ghraib.
March 23, 2010, 6 p.m.
Mary Akers and Andrew Bienkowski talk about their inspiring and moving book, "One Life To Give."
March 23, 2010, 5:59 p.m.
It has survived for millions of years doing well enough on its own before human beings appeared. We have idolized, loved, demonized and hunted it. We cannot seem to make up our minds. Marilyn Powell stalks the cat, wild and domestic, balancing history with science, the new genetic discoveries that reconfigure the animal in the landscape of its nature.