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Sustainable Futures, Episode 29
May 27, 2009, 10:08 p.m.
The Debasement of the Term "Genocide"
May 27, 2009, 9:56 p.m.
Peter interviews international war crimes investigator and radio journalist Phil Taylor on the unfortunate tendency towards the debasement of the word "genocide" when describing conflicts around the world.
May 27, 2009, 9:54 p.m.
A report from a fact finding mission in the Philippines, a book review of Solomon Schimmel's Fundamentalism and the Fear of Truth, a piece on trans national surrogates, and a comment on the surge of anti-black racism post Obama's election.
Sustainable Futures, Episode 28
May 27, 2009, 9:40 p.m.
May 27, 2009, 7:25 p.m.
An interview with Sana Siddiqui from the Amal women's centre which caters to the Montreal Muslim community, a piece on Proposition 8 eliminating the right of same sex couples to marry, a poem by Angelica, and a report back from the UGAT conferance for Filipino youth.
CODEPINK in Gaza, Marjorie Cohn on Appointment of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to US Supreme Court
May 27, 2009, 6:56 p.m.
CODEPINK members face difficulty at the border but finally get into Gaza. President Obama's appointment of Judge Sonia Sotormayor appears to decide on the merits, favors civil rights, workers over management, and we discuss key questions about her.
May 27, 2009, 6:16 p.m.
Former member of the Weather Underground and ex-political prisoner Laura Whitehorn and writer and activist Susie Day talk about radical activism from the sixties to the present day, how this history influences our organizing, and the connections between struggles such as anti-imperialist organizing, queer liberation, and political prisoner movements. Introduction by Ashley Fortier, a Montreal based activist with Q-Team and the Prisoner Correspondence Project
May 27, 2009, 4:41 p.m.
A stream/feed/playlist of recent web radio programs, archived from a variety of sources, that take as a given that 9/11 WAS AN INSIDE JOB to benefit a global, feudalist elite (examples : the Bilderberg Group, the Council on Foreign relations, the TriLateral Commission and others of US President Barry Soetoro's, alias "Barack Hussein Obama's", controllers and handlers)
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22May09 Post Office Privatisation
May 27, 2009, 3:19 p.m.
Headlines for the week of May 24th, 2009
May 27, 2009, 2:54 p.m.
- Inquest for Villaneuva indefinitely suspended
- Sri Lankan refugees may spend up to 2 years in refugee camps
- Majority of Canadians want Canada out of Afghanistan
- Activist arrested for protecting Secwepemc land
- Draft law passed in Israel would make public commoration of Nakba illegal
- Community up in arms over weapons show in Landsdowne
- Alberta Premier formalizes relationship with OPEC facilitating investment in Alberta Tar Sands
May 27, 2009, 2 p.m.
May 27, 2009, 11:36 a.m.
In this musical pub-crawl, we explore the joys and perils of the drinking life; songs about beer, wine, whiskey and moonshine; sad drunks, mad drunks, mean drunks, and just plain stupid drunks; booze-soaked classics from Memphis Slim, Roscoe Holcomb, Lead Belly, Dock Boggs and more. Real music, real people, and the stories behind the sounds.
May 27, 2009, 11:31 a.m.
In this episode of Tapestry of the Times, Bluesman Reverend Gary Davis sings of a golden city with pearly gates, Paul Robeson compares earthy freedom to divine deliverance, and Doc Watson asks the fundamentally profound question, âWas I born to die?â Real music, real people, and the stories behind the sounds.
Ladies First: A Showcase of Folkways' Female Artists
May 27, 2009, 11:29 a.m.
In this episode of Tapestry of the Times, North Carolinaâs Elizabeth Cotton shows off how to play a guitar upside down and backwards, New Orleans chanteuse Lizzy Miles asks âWhoâs sorry now?â and Lucinda Williams mourns a one-night stand. Real music, real people, and the stories behind the sounds
"Folk Heroes...Human and Otherwise"
May 27, 2009, 11:07 a.m.
In this episode of Tapestry of the Times, Big Bill Broonzy, Brownie McGhee, and Sonny Terry sing the praises of larger-than-life mythic characters like John Henry and Joe Turner. And we enjoy some distant sounds from Paraguay, Indonesia, and Gambia. Real music, real people, and the stories behind the sounds.
Between The Lines Week Ending 6/5/09
May 27, 2009, 9:27 a.m.
Obama's Bush-like stance on terrorist suspect treatment at Guantanamo Bay; activist's recent visit to victims of Dow Chemical's use of Agent Orange in Vietnam War; landmark trial of Royal Dutch Shell v. Nigerian activists
May 27, 2009, 2:54 a.m.
So we are doing our belated Memorial Day show this evening. Cayman is going to be playing artist and bands who have fallen before their time. Erik is going to be pitting brother against brother in a sets of Southern bands vs. Northern bands from the United States. I have nothing further to say on the subject. What I would like to address is my plan for the city. I think the government should provide subsidized slip N slides to be put in parks and some sidewalks all around the city. This way we w
May 26, 2009, 9:14 p.m.
Night Transmissions is a 120 minute show featuring vintage radio shows. Focusing on programs of the fantastic such as âEscapeâ, âLights Outâ and âX Minus Oneâ. It is transnational in its sourcing with shows from From England, Canada and South Africa. Wherever I can find shows in English and the public domain. Also, I include other appropriately licensed audio recordings (Short story and poetry readings).
Radiotepec - Music from around the world
May 26, 2009, 8:27 p.m.
Radiotepec es un programa de musica Latinoamericana y del mundo. Se transmite en vivo desde St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada por CHMR 93.5 FM Radio Universitaria/Comunitaria, todos los jueves a las 13;30 hora del pacifico, 15;30 Centro y 18;00 Newfoundland.
Entrevue entre Valérie Lafleur et Normand l'Amour
May 26, 2009, 6:35 p.m.
May 26, 2009, 5:04 p.m.
A mixture of traditional North Americana for you tonight, with tunes from the USA and Mexico. Right here on http://www.wrir.org - WRIR, 97.3 LPFM- Richmond Independent Radio, Richmond VA
May 26, 2009, 4:57 p.m.
John and friends from Nimbin's environment center speak about an interntl motor car rally thru the local pristine wilderness to be protested against
25 May 2009 - Discussions on Tamil and African Liberation
May 26, 2009, 2:48 p.m.
In this program we discuss the latest developments and ongoing mobilizations of the Tamil community in Toronto against the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka. Later in the show we talk with delegates from Toronto to this past weekend's African Liberation Day conference held by the African People's Socialist Party in Washington DC.
May 26, 2009, 2:04 p.m.
May 26, 2009, 1:35 p.m.
A weekly four minute radio module with a difference. Using a dramatic sketch the program gives you tips and techniques on how to help the environment in little ways. A way to fill in a news hole. Making the world a little better place to live in.
May 26, 2009, 11:31 a.m.
May 26, 2009, 4:08 a.m.
Bucky Buckaw has an agenda to replace factory farming with backyard agriculture - one coop at a time. In this show we discuss the possiblity, the ethics, and the broad scientific implications of chicken stunts.
Miss Shing-A-Ling and Troy Hurt: Two Hours of Soul 45s
May 25, 2009, 9:14 p.m.
May 25, 2009, 8:52 p.m.
Memorial Day Weekend & Bob Dylan's birthday ... Can't Stop the Music notes it all. We're starting with a set of Dylan covers (yes, including William Shatner singing "My Tambourine Man", wallow in shades of summer, reach into the Grab Bag, & have a selection from Christopher Recordings for OUTSIDER ROYALTY.
May 25, 2009, 8:05 p.m.