Labour's Kevin Slocombe Accused of Misconduct In Public Office, Given Police Oversight Role

— Wesley Bear and Elsie Bradley-Middle, from Acorn, join Tony and Martin. ACORN take over science centre in demonstration — Homeless man.sleeps on trains, Daniel Wren, a carpenter who, despite working, can’t afford a place to live — Union ACORN occupied science centre We The Curious on Saturday as part of a protest against the centre hosting an insurer linked to Israeli companies — Elsie and Wesley discuss the campaigns Acorn have been covering, mainly housing problems, but also pro Palestinian issues, and transport. — Report about a homeless man. Daniel Wren, a carpenter who, despite working, is unable to afford a place to live, highlighting the stark reality of working homelessness in Britain today — Acorn have their national conference coming up in Bristol on Saturday 30th August. Follow Acorn on X, Facebook, or their website — Piers Corbyn on what he thinks of the new Political Party his brother Jeremy is starting. Follow Piers on X. Can Jeremy’s new Party rival Reform? — Public service or private gain? Meritocracy or clique? Freelance journalist Joe Banks investigates criminal corruption in Avon and Somerset Police — Joe Banks, freelance journalist, joins Tony and Martin. He has continued investigating Bristol City Council, and found malpractice, dodgy planning deals, — Accused of Misconduct In Public Office, Labour’s Kevin Slocombe Given Police Oversight Role — Kevin Slocombe was working for both WECA and Avon and Somerset police while they were investigating and arresting the former WECA mayor and Slocombe’s Bristol mayor office arch enemy — WECA The boys are back in town! WECA jobs for Marvin Rees’ Mayor’s Office and ex BCC Chief Exec Peacock. Peacock gets Slocombe in too. — Slocombe broke WECA’s procurement rules. How and why was Kevin Slocombe chosen as Avon Somerset police commissioner Deputy? — Joe explains why he thinks the Councillors are not scrutinising enough, and this culture has carried on with the Greens in charge. — Data retention/deletion of emails – After it emerged Marvin Rees’ emails had all been deleted — Report comes back from officers 6 months later saying new policy will be that all emails are deleted after two years. — Head of Information Assurance, BCC, Ben Hawkin is an expert in secrecy – not public service — Freedom of Information requests Enforcement notice from the Information Commissioner’s office is appealed by the Monitoring Officer, Tim O’Gara — O’Gara has previously broken the law with his unlawful councillor complaints process. Who will monitor a corrupt and potentially criminal monitoring officer? — Bristol council accused of ‘secrecy’ after quiet attempt to overturn order An activist claimed the council “keeps covering stuff up and it just looks terrible” — See Joe’s Substack or website for his articles. Steve Brodie Panorama documentary about Lloyds fraud — The BBC are possibly the only media to investigate compelling allegations of corruption within Bristol City Council and the Police, who are paid by the council — Zelensky’s replacement selected at secret US/UK CIA/MI6 P2-type summit Alpine meeting Russians report – and he appears in Vogue magazine! — Ukraine’s Ambassador in London, Valeryii Zaluzhnyi, featured in Vogue magazine! Why should the army become part of pop culture? — Israel exterminating starving Gazans daily while West’s media distract with ‘ceasefire’ and ‘recognition’ delusions. — Mossad’s Ken McCallum, Director General of MI5, and his Home Office chum Jonathan Hall, lying about how Russia and Iran are 'generating mayhem'. — ‘Horrors upon horrors’: How US Congress responded to mass hunger in Gaza Many US Democrats call for aid to urgently enter Gaza, but few condemn Israel for its deadly blockade — 80th anniversary of nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. CND groups across the country will mark the 80th anniversary of the 1945 nuclear bombings — The commemoration comes when nuclear dangers are at an all-time high and just after the US has secretl flown nuclear bombs into East Anglia — UK government has committed more money for nuclear weapons and a possible expansion of our system — Lord Hain on how Palestine Action are not terrorists – just prosecute them for criminal damage instead. — Labour peer Peter Hain, who was a leading anti-apartheid campaigner in the UK and who led the direct action protests that disrupted South African rugby — Andrew Feinstein on Israeli Security Minister Ben Gvir who is currently in America inspiring Jewish supremacists to take to the streets, attack women and chant “death to Arabs”. Mainstream media and politicians are completely silent — Fatima’s last report from Gaza – discussion about the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). Netanyahu saying there is no starvation in Gaza. — Dr Todd Rider asks: why did Nazis not use the nuclear weapons they had developed? So this was far from a paper design — The earliest successful reported atomic bomb test uh was from October 1944 on the Baltic coast And we have reports from a number of independent sources of this test — Todd Rider has uncovered evidence that the Allies were preparing mustard gas chemical weapons attacks on Germany ready for the H-Bombs or A-Bombs the Nazis were developing and testing — December 2, 1943 ‘Bari incident’ in Italy where scores of allied servicemen and civilians were killed by a release of mustard gas after a German bombing raid corroborates what Todd Rider has exposed — BBCR4 ‘Currently’ programme by Wendling about Dark Enlightenment and Tony’s school-friend, now the father of Accelerationism, Nick Land. BBC Radio 4 — Accelerationists argue that technology and capitalism, particularly the most aggressive, global variety, should be massively sped up and intensified — Is this the best way forward for humanity, or because there is no alternative. Accelerationists favour automation. — ‘The Occult 3rd Reich’ documentary – part 3 of 4 – Himmler the Mystic – Nazi eugenics. The Occult History of the Third Reich (1991) — This chilling series traces the occult origins of the Nazi party and follows them through to the death of the evil figure at its very heart — Defamation trial between Rashid Naseer and UK-based former army officer Adil Farooq Raja opened today at the Royal Courts of Justice in London — Adil Raja on Lord Elton’s report about Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation — Lawsuit that has been brought against him by Pakistan military junta Government and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for libel. — Reverend Chuck Baldwin – has Trump not seen the live feed footage of Gaza? Evangelical Pastors Who Support Israel Are Driving People Away From Christ — Mr. Trump. I have not yet heard you once say anything about the people that are being killed in Gaza. [Applause] I guess you only care about white people — NOT The BCfm Politics Show presented by Tony Gosling https://politicsthisweek.gn.apc.org/2025/07/not-the-bcfm-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-250/

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“Recognizing” Palestine won’t stop genocide

This week on the show, the governments of France, Britain and Canada are among the latest to announce that they plan to recognize a Palestinian state in the coming weeks. Is this a real shift in policy, a means to put effective pressure on Tel Aviv to end its genocide in Gaza? The Electronic Intifada’s executive director, Ali Abunimah, looks at the “small print,” arguing that these headline-grabbing initiatives may not be good news for the Palestinian people. Hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah join filmmaker, journalist and long-standing contributor Ruwaida Amer from Khan Younis. She reports that: “I didn’t sleep last night because there’s huge bombing around me in Khan Younis city, and also the hunger. The bad thing is hunger. If you will not die from the bombing, you will die from the hunger.” On the Resistance Report, the Electronic Intifada’s contributing editor Jon Elmer brings us to the frontlines and tells us about Israeli troops hit by another deadly tunnel ambush.

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WINGS #17-25 The Story of The Story of Stuff

The Story of Stuff started as a single animated video about economy, consumption, and environment. As of 2025, it is still collaboratively producing and sharing a large cache of well-researched-and-presented stories. Allison Cook, Special Projects Coordinator of The Story of Stuff, spoke to WINGS contributor Kellia Ramares-Watson in 2011 about their history, aims and process, and how they spread clear information across cultures and around the world. Excerpts from their first film make this show quite lively. More: storyofstuff.org 

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Pico, Pio & Garza, Robert — "Meet the Last Mexican Governor of California"

Radio Curious goes back into California history about 165 years, and visits with the last Mexican governor of California, Pio Pico. Born at the San Gabriel Mission in 1801, Pico was of Spanish, Italian, Indian and African ancestry. Both as a politician and as an entrepreneur, he espoused the views of many native-born “Californarios” over distant seats of government. As the last Mexican Governor of California, he presided over the secularization of the missions, and turned over their vast land holdings to private hands. Although he fled California during the American takeover, Pio Pico returned to build the first major hotel in Los Angeles. Later, he served on the Los Angeles City Council. I met with Pio Pico, portrayed by Roberto Garza, in February of 1998. When Pio Pico and I met in the person of Roberto Garza we began when I asked him to tell us about his life. The book Pio Pico recommends is “Pio Pico, A Historical Narrative,” by Pio Pico. Roberto Graza recommends “Pio Pico Miscellany,” by Martin Cole and “The Decline of the Californios: A Social History of the Spanish-Speaking Californians, 1846-1890,” by Leonard Pitt.

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The Shortwave Report 08/01/25

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. Germany, France 24, Japan, and Cuba.

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Thinking Clearly

Thinking Clearly is a show about critical thinking.

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Thinking Clearly

Thinking Clearly is a show about critical thinking.

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The Repository_201

The Repository is an oubliette of musique concrete, nocturnal emanations and audio oddities. An hour of strange music, spoken word musical mash ups of questionable taste. All material is royalty-free, public domain or Creative Commons. This show makes perfect late-night fare. Please let us know if you are broadcasting this show. Our host, Jack Bailey will give your radio station a shout out! Email us at kzzh@accesshumboldt.net.

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REPEAT - Wars of Today. Space-Age Perils, Fraudulent Pretexts.

REPEAT BROADCAST This week on the global Research News Hour, we are observing key themes in 21st century warfare that are missed in conventnional mainstream media coverage. In our first half hour. Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space reveals how space technology has transformed modern warfare and how today’s peacemakers can fight back. And in our second half hour, the pivotal 9/11 truth activist Richard Gage steps in to tell listeners about the 21 parallels between the September 11th terrorist attack on America and the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel, including the state reaction satisfying the nation’s prior geo-strategic goals.

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Celt In A Twist August 03 2025

Celtic characters aplenty this hour, from the Sweet Bonnie Lass From Belfast and the Celtic Girl, a tribute to Shane McGowan from the Dropkicks, a Raggle Taggle Gipsy, Neil Ewart Of Ardnamuchan, Rakish Paddy and Willie Reilly. Don't worry, Patricia Fraser takes care of the introductions on Celt In A Twist.

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World Beat Canada Radio August 02 2025

Groovy global gives summer vibes this hour: reflections on modern life from Brazil w/ Pedro Bienemann and Curumin, Columbia's Balthvs remixed, to your health from Saha Gnawa, nordictronics from Sorten Muld, tribal rhythms from Papua, New Guinea and a heavy tribute to Ozzy from Brownout. Catch the next wave with World Beat Canada!

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The US intervenes, dictates, profits and calls it peacemaking.

The US intervenes, dictates, profits and calls it peacemaking, from Gaza to Cambodia-Thailand.

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Electronic Intifada Newscast 31 July 2025

Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news from July 24th to the 31st, 2025.

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Roots Of My Heritage With Danny Hensley

Bluegrass Gospel music with Host Danny Hensley. Roots of My Heritage celebrates the music I grew up with and still enjoy to this day. A one hour program that is broadcast live and recorded for distribution for radio stations across the globe through iTunes, RSS.com, Radio4all, Podbean and of course SoundCloud. Broadcast locally in Powell, Tennessee on 91.7 FM Community Radio and streaming world wide on www.sbbradio.org

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Melinda Grisby (@BrownGirlPride) on the History of Indigenous and Latino Populations in the United States

Our guest is Melinda Grisby—known online as @browngirlpride is a social media activist, Former Air Force Medic twice deployed to Iraq, and a public speaker with a focus on history and decolonization. In the first half of today’s program, Melinda discusses the history of the racial classification of Latino people in the United States that the implications of the Latino vote. She also corrects some widely circulated misinformation and makes a case that the narrative associated with Latino voters is inaccurate and has led to harmful responses from other racial groups. In the second half of the show, we discuss the implications of this country’s colonialist roots and how Native American populations were (and continue to be) affected. Our Way Black History Fact contains the story of $5 Indians and the massive governmental fraud that further subjected Native peoples.

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Upbeat Music Hour Show 274

Golden oldies (60s, 70s, 80s, 90s)

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Cheeze Pleeze # 1101

It's our own version of the Gong Show this week as Snarf feels the show needs a musical gong, some fun material as we look at only album parody legend Spike Jones ever had, and a steel band doing disco and rock classics. It's a mess o' music that can only be cheezy.

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All Eyes on Gaza - Doctors' Report Back

Two doctors returning from a medical service mission share first-hand accounts, photos, and videos of the perseverance of the people of Gaza despite Israel's genocidal campaign attempting the complete destruction of their society. Join with them in bearing witness to the life-changing stories they encountered and the call-to-action based their witness and shared experience with the medical staff at Al Nasser Hospital and Gazan's seeking treatment. Air strikes and drones were constant during their two weeks stay. They explain that from the hospital they could observe damaged but still standing buildings that Gazan's continued to live in as there are no actual "safe" locations to shelter in. From the hospital they looked out onto land designated by the IOFa "red zone", an area they were told not to enter, explaining it meant that the people who were living there, lived with the knowledge they could be shot, droned or bombed on sight by Israels. Yet determined to stay on their land many Palestinians refused to leave what remained of their homes.

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Between the Lines for July 30, 2025

Israel's Gaza Starvation Policy is Killing More Palestinians Every Day; Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ National Defense System is Unachievable and a Waste of Taxpayer Dollars; LA Activists Demand Public Transit System Do More to Protect City’s Immigrants from ICE.

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Trump Fascism, A Challenge to Black People & the Importance of the Truth. Plus: Colbert Stays! Trump Must Go!

The open and ugly white supremacy of the Trump fascist regime - a core part of their fascist program. The need for Black people in particular to be in the front lines of people fighting to defeat Trump MAGA fascism. Refuse Fascism actions July 28, to confront the State of Emergency we face. In a protest called by Refuse Fascism at the Ed Sullivan Theater, hundreds demand, “Colbert Stays! Trump Must Go!” Hundreds dying, thousands on the brink of death. The US-Israeli starvation of Gaza.

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Sean Gallagher: Solar Industry Update

Looking at energy policy under the current administration is a depressing exercise - the reconciliation bill of 2025 passed by the Republicans on July 4th, is a windfall for the oil & gas industry and devastating for renewables. Over 4.5 million homes with solar panels already installed, for example, are losing tax credits and other subsidies. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with Sean Gallagher, the Senior Vice President of Policy at the Solar Energy Industries Association, also known as SEIA, about the effects this newly signed legislation will have on the solar industry. Keeping in mind that our conversation with Gallagher preceded the bill's passing, we discuss the current state of solar and where it's headed, and learn about the work of SEIA. Then, we dig into the Sea Change Radio archives and hear an excerpt from our interview with Paul Bierman, a geoscientist at the University of Vermont, as he talks about Greenland's melting ice sheet.

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If Music Could Talk - July 27, 2025 - rainy sunday tunes

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Is UK key to saving Gaza lives? Hiroshima Day 2025, A-Bombs 80th Anniv. Tony Gosling on Richie Allen

'An appeal to the Labour backbenches: We can't get your leadership to change their minds, only you can - if you organise and insist on change' - Kit Malthouse, Conservative MP https://politicsthisweek.gn.apc.org/2025/07/not-the-bcfm-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-249/ UK's David Lammy warned he could 'end up in The Hague' over Gaza 'cowardice' https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-david-lammy-warned-he-could-end-up-hague-over-gaza-cowardice Conservative MP Kit Malthouse tells Labour MPs to pressure their party's leadership and 'insist on change' UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has been warned he could "end up in The Hague" due to his "inaction" and "cowardice" over Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. Conservative MP Kit Malthouse addressed Lammy in the House of Commons on Monday after the foreign secretary announced that the UK and 24 other countries were once again urging Israel to commit to a ceasefire. Lammy said that the UK was setting aside £60m ($84m) in humanitarian assistance to Gaza. But the Labour MP for Tottenham stopped short of suggesting his government would be recognising a Palestinian state - which he is under pressure from MPs to do so ahead of a UN conference at the end of this month. Instead he reiterated that the UK was committed to a two-state solution, before he called Israel's aid system in Gaza, which has caused nearly 1,000 Palestinians to be killed, "a grotesque spectacle". The United Nations has repeatedly called the controversial Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid model "inherently unsafe" and in breach of impartial humanitarian principles. The foundation, which began operations in late May following an 11-week Israeli blockade, uses private US mercenaries for delivery. It bypasses the UN-led aid system, which Israel claims has been infiltrated by Hamas - an accusation that is not supported by independently verified evidence. Malthouse, a vocal critic of Israel's war on Gaza, lashed out at Lammy's remarks, saying he was "frankly astonished at the statement of the foreign secretary". "At a time when we've got daily lynchings and expulsions on the West Bank, dozens being murdered as they beg for aid," he said. "I'm just beyond words really at his inaction and frankly complicity by inaction at what is going on. He himself said there's a massive prison camp being constructed in the south of Gaza. "He knows that leading genocide scholars from across the world now are ringing the alarm bells, and yet he has the temerity to show up to this House and wave his chequebook as if it's going to solve his conscience. "Can he not see that his inaction - and frankly, cowardice - is making this country irrelevant? Can he also not see the personal risk to him, given our international obligations, that he may end up at The Hague because of his inaction? "And finally, really, frankly, an appeal to the Labour backbenches: We can't get your leadership to change their minds, only you can - if you organise and insist on change," he added. Lammy responded with: "I understand the fury that the right honourable gentleman feels, but I have to tell him... I have to tell him that it demeans his argument when he personalises it in the way that he does. "It is unbecoming, and not something the House expects, particularly of its more senior members." Fifteen die in 24 hours from starvation The situation in Gaza has continued to deteriorate in recent days, with the Palestinian health ministry reporting on Tuesday that at least 15 Palestinians had died from malnutrition in the past 24 hours due to Israel's decision to impose a famine in the strip. Four of them were children, including three identified as the infant Yousef al-Safadi, Abd al-Jawad al-Ghalban, 16, and Ahmad Hasanat. One of the adults was identified as 32-year-old woman with special needs, Raheel Rosros. 'I saw death': Palestinians recall Israeli massacre of nearly 100 aid seekers Read More » Last week, the official spokesperson for Hamas's armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said that the Palestinian group had repeatedly offered to release all the captives held in Gaza at once, as part of a comprehensive ceasefire deal, but Israel rejected the offer. Abu Obaida said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet "rejected" the offer and were "not interested in the fate of their soldiers", accusing the Israeli leadership of preparing the public for the possibility that all the captives would die. Earlier in the week, sources had told MEE that the families of Israeli captives held in Gaza had reached out to Hamas through a representative to ask about the fate of the ceasefire talks. The sources said that the representative had reached out to Hamas after the captives' families feared Netanyahu was trying to torpedo a possible deal.....

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"homo-centric: BANNED Camp" & global LGBTQ news!

Censored books break free at BANNED Camp; Malaysian cops mistake a Health Department-supported AIDS prevention event for a “gay sex party”, a Hong Kong judge stalls a trans man’s bathroom win, a Canadian judge delays the deportation of a nonbinary U.S. citizen, a gay Venezuela makeup artist is freed from U.S. rendition in El Salvador, and an infamous Kentucky clerk begs the U.S. Supreme Court for marriage equality relief. Those stories and more this week when you discover “This Way Out.”

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Kristian Williams Violence at Demos plus Realism in Comics

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Nuclear War - Annie Jacobsen's Reasons for Peace

The investigative journalist and acclaimed author, specializing in weapons and war, Annie Jacobsen, has come closer than other investigators to the razor edge of secrecy that surrounds the current nuclear war machine. Her book, Nuclear War, is based on hundreds of interviews with war planners and engineers - plus recently declassified documents. Annie Jacobsen, reminds us that a Doomsday killing machine has been designed, capable of destroying not just two cities but life on this planet - first with fire and heat and then seven to ten years of darkness and ice sheets from nuclear winter. Annie Jacobsens book, Nuclear War, A Scenario, has 373 pages of interviews and sources, but it covers only 72 minutes of real time. Beginning at zero hour with the launch of one rogue nuclear missile - in Jacobsens scenario from North Korea - that will hit the Pentagon only 38 minutes later and destroy all of Washington DC. Here is the question and answer section of an interview by tech writer Quentin Hardy for the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Watch the full one hour video of this conversation on the YouTube channel of the Commonwealth Club. The title is Annie Jacobsen | Nuclear War DATE: 2024/03/27

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July 28 - “Mille Lacs Indian Museum: Native American Music and Arts Festival, August 31. Today were with Travis Zimmerman and Joni & Eric Buffalohead”

July 28 - “Mille Lacs Indian Museum: Native American Music and Arts Festival, August 31. Today were with Travis Zimmerman and Joni & Eric Buffalohead”

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Episode 633: From linens to wines

As we delve into the Ehlers Estate wines, including their Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc, and a delightful Portrait Red Blend, our hosts provide insight into the history of the vineyard and the artistry behind each bottle. Expect a range of ratings as they sip and savor these exceptional wines, highlighting the nuances that make each one special. With tales of caviar pairings and spirited debates on flavor profiles, this episode promises to be both entertaining and educational. Whether you're a wine connoisseur or just starting your journey, there's something here for everyone!

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WINGS #16-25 Demographic Fear

Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem was founded on a promise to serve all patients with the same, excellent care. But the conditions of occupation and resistance in the region undermined that intention, sowing discrimination and fear. This documentary looks deeply at how these played out in the maternity ward, among patients and potential patients, and members of the staff. 

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The Truth About Air-Conditioning (replay)

Are we heading to air-conditioned Hell? Classic 2012 interviews with Stan Cox author of "Losing Our Cool". Dr. Guus Velders from Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency on AC. Dr. Michael Sivak, University of Michigan on the global growth of air-conditioning.

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