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An Easy Listening Experience 12
June 19, 2020, 3:44 a.m.
GOMM is a semi-regular show for 2020 (2 to 4 X per month) for non-commercial radio audiences featuring easy listening genres from the 1950's to the present. Slip into the mighty mellow with DJ Fred
June 19, 2020, 2:57 a.m.
label // radio // sunriseoceanbender.com // Sunrise Ocean Bender sets sail the 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 9-11 PM EST, on WRIR 97.3 (wrir.org) to find something for your ears, and something for your head ⦠psych rock and pop, prog, kosmische, space rock ⦠detours ⦠There might be a map, but the destination is up for grabs.
TBR 200619 — The Merry Pagans of Merry Mount 2X
June 19, 2020, 12:21 a.m.
Normally I air a new show on the third week but I needed to take a break and so I am going to air another show from the archives.
After we navigate some banana slugs, billionaires, and ballot bandits, we go with a mostly historic theme this week as we travel to Ancient Greece and to colonial America.
Facts that they left out of your history books â only here in the Thunderbolt!
The Shortwave Report 06/19/20 Listen Globally!
June 18, 2020, 5:08 p.m.
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. Radio Deutsche-Welle, Spanish National Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, and Sputnik Radio.
Voices from 35th and King Drive : Paradigm shift
June 18, 2020, 11:28 a.m.
Protesting racist policing has a long history in Chicago whose police department is under a Federal Consent Decree for its racist practices that city officials have condoned for decades by refusing to stop. Racial profiling, shooting, false arrest, torture, political assassination, false witness and intimidation mostly directed at black and brown communities.
The 16 shot murder of Laquan McDonald by patrolman Jason Van Dyke and the attempted coverup by former Mayor Rahm Emanuel and States Attorney Anita Alverez united the community to remove them in a black lead campaign for justice and going forward community control of policing (CPAC).
Yet following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis massive protest erupted across the city and drew people from across the the usual divides, so outraged were they that they could not remain silent. Major protest shut down the city on Saturday and lead to a curfew, the shut down of all public transportation serving the downtown district as well as the exits from the freeways, while police responded from one location to another with the results increasing the demonstrators resolve that "enough was enough". Subsequent and spontaneous calls for a demonstration would bring 400 or more people to intersections to "shut things down". The business district was choked, while Cook County Jail at 26th and California was ringed by car caravans demanding of Sheriff Dart that prisoners be released before they died from Covid-19.
On June 3rd, Wednesday a car caravan, called by the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, greeted Mayor Lightfoot in her north-side neighborhood at 7am. In the afternoon a car caravan was called to protest police brutality and demand community control of the police at the 35th and S. Michigan Ave police station in the heart of the historically black community Bronzville. People were gathering at 35th and King Drive for the caravan to start. They speak about what brought them out and of what they had seen.
Sonic Cafe #192/Scary Great Cover Tunes
June 18, 2020, 9:30 a.m.
Sonic Café, thatâs Laurence Jones with his cover of Stevie Wonders Higher Ground. So, hey welcome, thanks for stopping by the café, Iâm your host Scott Clark and this is episode 192. This time the Sonic Café brings you an hour of cover tunes so great, theyâre scary, weâve got Pot Liquor covering the Beattles, Apollo 440 covering Blue Oyster Cult, Scary Pockets covering Radiohead⦠even David Byrne covering Whitney Houston ⦠ahh to name just a few. Then later comedian Shayne Smith gives us pointers on how to handle a debt collector should he ever come knocking at your door, and finally a large Sonic Café welcome to our latest sponsor, Turlingtonâs Lower Back Tattoo Remover⦠ladies it seemed like a good idea at the time⦠now erase it with Turlingtonâs Lower Back Tattoo Remover. All that an more straight ahead as we bring you an hour of cover tunes so great theyâre scary, from that little café on the Pacific Coast, weâre the Sonic Café.
Elliott Norse - Trawling the Ocean Floor
June 17, 2020, 9:59 p.m.
Once, fishes as big as turkeys and sheep swam the seas. Now, most of their few remaining descendants would fit into a frying pan. Dr. Elliot A. Norse, president of the Marine Biology Conservation Institute in Redmond, Washington, believes that this radical reduction in the size and number of the worldâs fishes comes not only from over fishing, the catching of fish at a faster rate than they can breed, but also from bottom trawling. Dr. Norse writes that bottom trawling crushes, buries, and exposes marine creatures like lobsters, crustaceans, clams, corals and sponges that live on or in the seabed, damaging or killing them. In August of 1999, Dr. Norse visited with Radio Curious to discuss the effects of bottom trawling, how and where itâs done, and some of the concerns and causes of global warming and the effects it has on the oceans.
Elliott Norse recommends âThe Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctionâ by David Quammen.
Originally Broadcast: November 27, 1998
If Music Could Talk - May 17 2020
June 17, 2020, 8:45 p.m.
Volume 179 The Second Confederate President
June 17, 2020, 8:38 p.m.
An original radio theatre show each week, with most sounds culled from the previous week, about a fictional, theatrical presidency. Contradictions tell the story, with songs, skits, and clips from political news shows and late-night comedy routines. The definition of "radio theatre" is stretched here, with an updated Dickie Goodman and/or Richard Foreman-meets-mashup style sometimes, and a more straightforward take other weeks. Currently airing on 30 or 40 stations around the world, the network has ordered another 6 months of episodes. Anyone who would like to work on a production, or have their work air in this timeslot, should contact info@wgxc.org.
Volume 179 The Second Confederate President
June 17, 2020, 8:38 p.m.
An original radio theatre show each week, with most sounds culled from the previous week, about a fictional, theatrical presidency. Contradictions tell the story, with songs, skits, and clips from political news shows and late-night comedy routines. The definition of "radio theatre" is stretched here, with an updated Dickie Goodman and/or Richard Foreman-meets-mashup style sometimes, and a more straightforward take other weeks. Currently airing on 30 or 40 stations around the world, the network has ordered another 6 months of episodes. Anyone who would like to work on a production, or have their work air in this timeslot, should contact info@wgxc.org.
If Music Could Talk - June 14 2020
June 17, 2020, 7:45 p.m.
Social Distance Virus Pulp Culture Show Pt 1
June 17, 2020, 10:50 a.m.
The opening hour of Rural War Room's four-hour weekly radio broadcast 10pm-2am central time from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas. Also on KAOS Radio Austin, Texas; KTHS Radio Hot Springs, Ar; KBOG Radio Bandon, Oregon; KOCF Radio, Vernan, Oregon; and others. Details on the international works of Rural War Room - Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Soundcloud, Google+, Tumblr, ReverbNation, SongKick. Buy albums by the Rural War Room cyberband + other acts on the RWR Label on AppleMusic & Amazon. http://www.RuralWarRoom.com @ruralwarroom - Click Series for full archive.
Social Distance Virus Pulp Culture Show Pt 2
June 17, 2020, 10:42 a.m.
The second hour of Rural War Room's four-hour weekly radio broadcast 10pm-2am central time from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas. Also on KAOS Radio Austin, Texas; KTHS Radio Hot Springs, Ar; KBOG Radio Bandon, Oregon; KOCF Radio, Vernan, Oregon; and others. Details on the international works of Rural War Room - Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Soundcloud, Google+, Tumblr, ReverbNation, SongKick. Buy albums by the Rural War Room cyberband + other acts on the RWR Label on AppleMusic & Amazon. http://www.RuralWarRoom.com @ruralwarroom - Click Series for full archive.
Social Distance Virus Pulp Culture Show Pt 3
June 17, 2020, 10:35 a.m.
The third hour of Rural War Room's four-hour weekly radio broadcast 10pm-2am central time from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas. Also on KAOS Radio Austin, Texas; KTHS Radio Hot Springs, Ar; KBOG Radio Bandon, Oregon; KOCF Radio, Vernan, Oregon; and others. Details on the international works of Rural War Room - Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Soundcloud, Google+, Tumblr, ReverbNation, SongKick. Buy albums by the Rural War Room cyberband + other acts on the RWR Label on AppleMusic & Amazon. http://www.RuralWarRoom.com @ruralwarroom - Click Series for full archive.
Social Distance Virus Pulp Culture Show Pt 4
June 17, 2020, 10:26 a.m.
The fourth hour of Rural War Room's four-hour weekly radio broadcast 10pm-2am central time from KABF 88.3 FM Little Rock, Arkansas. Also on KAOS Radio Austin, Texas; KTHS Radio Hot Springs, Ar; KBOG Radio Bandon, Oregon; KOCF Radio, Vernan, Oregon; and others. Details on the international works of Rural War Room - Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Soundcloud, Google+, Tumblr, ReverbNation, SongKick. Buy albums by the Rural War Room cyberband + other acts on the RWR Label on AppleMusic & Amazon. http://www.RuralWarRoom.com @ruralwarroom - Click Series for full archive.
Between the Lines for June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020, 7:33 a.m.
Time for a Third Reconstruction; In Current Police Violence Protests Media Focus on Race but not Class; Kings Bay Plowshares Anti-Nuclear Weapons Defendants Face Up to 20 Years in Prison.
June 17, 2020, 5:58 a.m.
We're crackin open the CB mic with a couple 70s trucker songs from Dick Curless. The magic orgen grinder returns...and a catbox cover song that....well, we'll leave it to your ears to decide how painful it is, while we also da da dalight your ears with an infectious ear worm. From one extreme to another...yes, it's our show.
June 16, 2020, 10:34 p.m.
Coco Das on George Floyd and the need for people to stay in the streets to drive out the fascist Trump-Pence regime. Trevor Timm, the persecution of whistleblower Reality Winner, and hundreds of police attacks on journalists during the George Floyd protests. Bob Avakian, âDemonization, Criminalization And Deportations Of Immigrants,â and âMale Supremacy: Stitched Together With Capitalism.â
Prof. Michael Osterholm - Corona Virus Update
June 16, 2020, 5:58 p.m.
Dr. Michael Osterholm had told USA Today earlier this year: âWe're just in the second inning of a nine-inning gameâ That's why members of the Midway Chamber of Commerce in Minnesota met with him on line on June 12, 2020. He gave an update and they asked him questions.
Dr. Osterholm holds many titles and functions at the University of Minnesota, among them Regents Professor in Public Health, and he is director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP). They work to prevent illness and death from infectious disease. CIDRAP translates scientific information into real-world, practical applications, policies, and solutions.
Osterholm is the author of the 2017 book, Deadliest Enemy - Our War Against Killer Germs. He not only details the most pressing infectious disease threats of our day but, most importantly, lays out a nine-point strategy on how to address them. Preventing a global flu pandemic is at the top of the list.
Thanks to Chad Kudas, executive director of the Midway Chamber of Commerce. He hosted this interview with Prof. Osterholm on June 12, 2020.
Covid crazy! New docudrama The Salisbury Poisonings reviewed by ex-BBC Salisbury journo Tony Gosling
June 16, 2020, 5:23 p.m.
Castle Redmond: Hope For Racial Justice
June 16, 2020, 3:39 p.m.
In his book "Lies My Teacher Told Me," James Loewen writes that "race is the sharpest and deepest division in American life." We recognize the peaceful protests that have emerged in the wake of the murder of George Floyd as a force for healing, and for addressing our nation's shameful history surrounding race. Millions of Americans of all ages, races, ethnicities, and identities are taking to the streets to support the Black Lives Matter movement. It appears that white America is finally waking up and acknowledging that being "not racist" won't undo the pervasive racism in our collective psyche -- rather, we must be actively antiracist. This week on Sea Change Radio, we welcome Castle Redmond, a senior program manager from The California Endowment to discuss why this moment feels different. He helps put the images of looting we're seeing on our TV screens into historical context, and we look at the places where the environmental and racial justice movements intersect.
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
June 15, 2020, 6:26 p.m.
Sustained Protests Demand Police Accountability and Reforms to Address U.S. Structural Racism; Trump Endangers Democracy with Militarized Response to Nationwide Protests Against Police Violence; Cuba Contains the Coronavirus Pandemic at Home, and Shares That Knowledge Around the World.
And Into the Streets + global LGBTQ news!
June 15, 2020, 6:11 p.m.
Australian DJ Sveta spins house music and activism; Larry Kramerâs ACTing UP lives on; a Dutch report reveals the continuing costs of conversion therapy, a Japanese prefecture outlaws âoutingâ, the U.S. Republican Party peddles Trumpâs anti-queer record as Pride, Wheeling, West Virginia elects the stateâs first transgender official, U.S. womenâs soccer star Megan Rapinoe joins other LGBTQ notables in Black Lives Matter support, and more news from around the world!
June 15, 2020, 5:42 p.m.
Phil discusses a theme during the Summer Fundraising 2020 program:
The struggles against American unilateralism and for racial equality are the same.
The Motherland Influence: June 14, 2020
June 14, 2020, 10:03 p.m.
African, Latin & Caribbean music
From Extinction to Climate Engineering
June 14, 2020, 7:34 p.m.
Global warming can cause an extinction-level hole in the ozone, says Dr. John Marshall from UKs University of Southampton. From Milan, Dr. Anna Abatayos paper Solar geoengineering may lead to excessive cooling and high strategic uncertainty. Aided by Alan Robock, Alex reports 20 reasons why climate engineering may not be a good idea. Download 2nd version of the file size you want. For unknown reasons, the first version did not make the correct link.
The Other Black Music June 14, 2020
June 14, 2020, 5:01 p.m.
Broadcasting from WRIR-LP 97.3 FM and www.wrir.org in Richmond, Virginia USA. "The Other Black Music" broadcast Black music ignored by other Richmond stations. Soul, Zydeco, Funk, Afro-Pop, Blues and more. Every other Sunday 3-5pm EST
The Stuph File Program - Episode #0565
June 14, 2020, 3:14 p.m.
An eclectic collection of interviews and odd news designed to entertain
Stolen Lives: those killed by law enforcement!
June 14, 2020, 1:54 p.m.
Stolen Lives: those killed by law enforcement!
The victims of brutal policing cannot speak for themselves, but we can and we will, and we wont rest until our loved ones receive justice and all policing policies and practices like the Walls Jericho come crumbling down!
Listen to:
Valerie Bell, mother of Sean Bell
Constance Malcolm, mother of Ramarley Graham
Natasha Duncan, sister Shantel Davis
Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner
Victoria Davis, sister of Delrawn Small
Kadiatou Diallo, mother of Amadou Diallo
Hawa Bah, mother of Mohamed Bah
Hertencia Petersen, aunt of Akai Gurley
Carol Grey, mother Kimani Gray
Nancy Pacheco, sister-in-law of Jayson Tirado
Iris Baez, mother of Anthony Baez
Shawn Williams, father of Antonio Williams
Lorna Vassell, mother of Saheed Vassell
Jennifer Gonzalez-Dioud, mother of Kenny Lazo
Caroline Lopez, mother of Carlos Lopez Jr.
Gloria Torres, mother of Kadeem Torres
Darleen Armstead, sister of Clifford Glover
There is a nationwide epidemic of police brutality. The victims are overwhelmingly African American, Latinx, Indigenous and other people of color.
Stolen Lives! The victims of brutal, of murderous police cant speak for themselves, but their families tell their stories. They tell the stories of communities under the gun and their unrelenting quest for justice!
Stolen Lives! Listen now to the stories which provide important and compelling exposures of the epidemic of police brutality - not of a few bad apples or some isolated incidents, but of policing itself: the cops; the agents of ICE; the jailers and the functions they were intended to perform, and with their blue wall of silence, their unions, their fraternal organizations that act as a sword and shield to protect them.
The Appalachian Sunday Morning
June 14, 2020, 11:43 a.m.