CPR News, January 5, 2018

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To The Tooth

Label / Radio / sunriseoceanbender.com / Sunrise Ocean Bender airs in the flesh Thursdays 9-11pm EST on WRIR 97.3 FM, Richmond, Virginia / wrir.org. Downloads are for rebroadcast on other non-profit radio stations.

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January 3, 2018

An overview of the five extraordinary live performances I was fortunate to host on Global A Go-Go in 2017: C.A.M.P.O.S., Hotel X, Afro Zen Allstars, Gamelan Raga Kusuma and The Nile Project

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TB 180105 The Dictatorship of the Refrigerator

This week’s radio show starts off the new year with a lesson on how to be an activist! (It’s a fun job — but somebody’s gotta do it!) Then, we reveal how Americans are educated just enough to not realize how uneducated they actually are. After that, we point out that humans have an amazing ability to accept insanity as normal when insanity becomes normalized — especially since if they ever rationally faced the insanity then they would probably go insane. Next, we fulfill our duty to utterly terrify you by pointing out how with recent advances in technology, then very soon the 1% may not need us to build their world for them any longer. (And you know their usual policy toward what they consider to be ‘useless mouths’ — i.e. someone that does not produce profit for them.) Then, for the feature piece this week, we describe how David Patraeus — ex-head of the CIA — came right out and admitted that they are going to start using the ‘smart grid’ and ‘smart appliances’ to spy on us. Now your refrigerator will be spying on you right along with your phone, your computer, your car, and your alarm system, etc. There will soon be nowhere that is safe. The Thunderbolt is likely to broadcast news that will rock your socks. Beware.

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Earth First! Update - 4 Jan 2018

Radical, No Compromise Environmental News with an emphasis on Biodiversity and Direct Action

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The Shortwave Report 01/05/18 Listen Globally!

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. NHK Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, and Sputnik Radio.

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New Grass Revival Radio Show

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Out of the Woods - Show #405 - 1-13-18

This version of the program is divided into 6 segments so broadcasters who desire to use this content can insert your station info, etc. The segments vary in length. Out of the Woods is an earthy, wires and wood, mostly acoustic program featuring some of the best new and established artists from the worlds of folk, bluegrass, singer-songwriters, alt.country, Americana, classic country, old-time, Celtic, and everything that falls in between. The show is an unpredictable mix flowing like a river between moods, often with an edge or in a melancholy minor key. On occasion, Out of the Woods features interviews and live in-studio performances with national and international touring musicians. Past guests have included artists such as Bela Fleck, Si Kahn, Brown Bird, Dana Robinson, Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen, Kate MacLeod, Bill Bourne, Karl Shiflett, Rachel Bissex, Darryl Purpose, Bow Thayer, Cosy Sheridan and many others. Out of the Woods grew out of Jon 'Chip' Colcord's former acoustic programs, The Song Swap and Music For The Mountain, separate folk and bluegrass programs which aired in New Hampshire during the 1990s. As a child, Colcord grew up a ravenous music fan with an ear for both rock and folk. All of these influences converge on Out of the Woods to bring you a mix which is as much on the edge as it is down home. Folk music with a rock 'n' roll soul

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Music For The Mountain Bluegrass - Show #189 - 1-12-18

Music for the Mountain is a weekly bluegrass radio program featuring that hard-driving bluegrass sound, with classic and new tunes running the gamut from Bill Monroe to Sierra Hull. The program is posted here in two sections for broadcasters to insert breaks for station identification, etc. Please be careful to add enough additional material as the length of the segments will vary from week to week

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Sounds Irish 1-4-18

Sounds Irish is a weekly program coming straight from County Wicklow in Ireland, hosted by Joe Bollard, one of the elder statesmen of the Irish show band scene. Each program features a variety of Irish and Irish-related songs from many different genres, along with a healthy dose of banter from your host. Please consider adding Sounds Irish to your stations' weekly lineup of programs. All we ask is that we know where the show is being aired so that we can give mention on the program. To contact the show, it is best to send email to Joe Bollard directly at everton274@sky.com The 2-hour program is posted weekly in multiple parts for broadcasters to insert their own breaks.

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CPR News, January 4, 2017

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La marge a CKIA 3 janvier 2018 Placebo

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Reggae Explorations #119

Hosted by Mike Roots, “Reggae Explorations” on Wednesdays from 1:00p to 3:00 PM, is WAPJ’s longest running show, having its start (as “Positive Vibrations”) at the station’s inception in March of 1997. On “Reggae Explorations” you’ll hear a mix of tracks from newer and lesser known artists, classic tunes, and deeper cuts than you would normally hear elsewhere. In addition, you’ll be treated to the “Motherland Track of the Week”, an occasional “Lovers Rock Set”, and even selections from off the beaten path. Mike Roots is a reggae artist and reviewer, and brings an inside perspective with interesting facts to enhance the listening experience. Tune in to “Reggae Explorations” for your weekly excursion into the world of strictly conscious, roots and culture, reggae music.

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Donald Drumpf Theatre Vol. 51

Donald Drumpf Theatre: Volume 51 The FBI and The Button. Which gets pressed harder? Who has a bigger button?

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Cheeze Pleeze # 706

It's the old and new this week, as our first show of a new year, focuses on a old sex symbol, Mae West and some covers filled with some innuendo, cheezy instrumentals that might make you wanna dance like a muppet, and our hosts have a bit of a dilemma regarding an old feature, with them in a new location.

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Iran: US/Israeli target past, present and future - 2018 geopolitical prospects

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Andrew Bacevich: Why no antiwar movement to match #MeToo?

Prof. Bacevich, author six books critiquing US military policy post WW2 has recently written an article wondering when an antiwar movement would emerge with the speed and energy of that which developed after the exposure of Harvey Weinstein as a sex predator. ("Still Waiting: A Harvey Weinstein Moment for America's Wars?" (Tom's Dispatch) He sees the lack of an antiwar movement, in general, stemming from three causes at the moment, 1) the pre-occupation with Donald Trump and his daily antics; 2) the post-Vietnam military system which replaced the draft with a professional army which creates a distance between those in it and the general public and 3) the lack of an alternative party since when it comes to the use of American military power there has been no fundamental difference between Democrats and Republicans and no potential candidate for the Democrats in 2020 has challenged that norm. He traces the problem to the failure of both parties to understand the implications of the ending of the Cold War and their belied in the efficiency of US military power to solve the world's problems. They have yet to make the serious evaluation that was required and the fingerprints on that are not only of Democrats and Republicans but also of the mainstream media, in which he singles out the NY Times and the Washington Post which have beat the drums for all US military adventures. He faults Congress for allowing successive US presidents to use what has become an open-ended authorization for use of force act in response to 911 to justify every military adventure, many of which remain unknown until they end up like in Niger with 4 soldiers killed. Congress, he says, has forfeited its Constitutional responsibility for making war to the Executive Branch and there is no sign that it is ready to take that responsibility. He views the infatuation of Americans with their electronic devices has both shorten their attention span and encouraged narcissism. This also applies to the success of the movements regarding race, sex, and gender which he considers to be positive overall but instead of adding to the overdue discussions and critiques of US military policy they have displaced them. And there is much more.

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Jeff Blankfort: News/Op: US-israel Secret Plan for Iran

I open my commentary with a selection from an NPR Morning Edition interview regarding US plans for Syria as outline by War Secretary Mattis, pointing out the absence of any reference to the legitimacy of the US even being in Syria, pointing out that it is “authorized” under the post-911 open-ended legislation that allowed Bush and the US to attack everywhere without further Congressional approval. I then describe details of secret memorandum of understanding between the US and Israel signed in the White House 12/12 and revealed on Israeli TV. laying out the plans for the two countries to proceed against Iran, something no other president had done before and further evidence of the subjugation of Washington to Israel's foreign policy agenda. I then quote a handful of Israeli agents, John Bolton, Dennis Ross and JINSA's Michael Makovsky on what US response should be to Iran protests. Makovsky calls for an Oded Yinon approach, upending all the surrounding countries who have no legitimacy and need to be broken up. I note that JINSA keeps a low profile but that it has 57 former admirals, generals, and police chiefs plus Joe Lieberman and John Bolton on its advisory board, that it sends ex-generals and admirals each year to Israel plus arranges for US police department chiefs to travel to Israel and learn counter-terror practices. Finally, I cite ex-General Wesley Clark and his 2007 report that after 911 he had been given a list of Middle East countries that the Pentagon had marked for dismemberment. Only two, Lebanon and Iran remain.

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Sonic Cafe #68/Nuclear Powered Radio

It’s the Sonic Café…. Bringing you a weekly dose of headphone friendly eclectic music, comedy and pop culture. I’m your host Scott Clark and welcome to episode 68. This time our music mix covers 35 years. Listen for the Cowboy Junkies, Death on Two Wheels, great blues from Lonnie Brooks and great jazz from the tenor sax of Bob Berg. Also listen for a tune produced and recorded by John Bishoff from his 2006 Fear and Desire release featuring the voices of Holland Zander and Jinger Christal. Oh and later, stand-up comedy from Craig Shoemaker. Craig speculates that the reason The Andy Griffith Show was so popular back in the day, was because everyone in Mayberry was high on something… especially Floyd the barber. So yeah. All that and of course more coming your way right now from the worlds only nuclear powered radio program… we’re the Sonic Café.

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Between the Lines for January 3, 2018

Trump Justice Dept. Revokes 25 Guidance Documents Impacting Civil Rights Enforcement; Report Finds America’s top 25 Billionaires Have as Much Wealth as 56% of the Population; Privatization and Segregation of US Public Education Endangers Democracy

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CPR News, January 3, 2018

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Transracial Adoptions and White Privilege

Radio Curious visits with Jaciara Bayer, a transracial adoptee who shares her personal experiences of being told she’s different, growing up in a white family and her encounters with white privilege.

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Dr. Norma Field on Fukushima solidarity and Japanese society

Interview following NEIS’ “The End of the Nuclear Age: Where are the People?” event with Arnie Gundersen and Norma Field at DePaul University. Dr. Field speaks of her solidarity work with Japanese effected by the Fukushima disaster. When the government failed to prosecute anyone in its aftermath, one woman organized a peoples campaign to demand accountability. She speaks of that and the tradition of protest against government abuse and injustice and in opposition to nuclear power and militarism specifically. She refers to some largely unknown but shared experiences in American and Japanese society.

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Attorney Sahar Francis explains Israel's apartheid "justice" system for Palestinians

Today our Palestinian voice is that of Sahar Francis, an attorney with Ademeer, a Palestinian Prison support and human rights advocacy organization. She spoke at the Harvard Law School and we were there to record her presentation. Here is a first hand account of the stark realities of Palestinian life under Israeli military occupation. In Israel's apartheid "justice" system, Israelis are largely pampered and protected. Meanwhile, every Palestinian family has members now or recently imprisoned by the military. Children are in there too. Jailable offenses are vaguely defined. Arrest leads to lengthy indefinite detention, with no access to family or lawyers. Trials happen after long delay, in military courts that convict at the rate of 97%+.

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Upstate Radio Theatre 1802

An hour of Old Time Radio. http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com for more info.

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The Imperialist and Fascist Logic of the Trump Tax Bill, w/ Raymond Lotta; Claudia Koonz on The Rise of Fascism in Germany, and What's Up in the US

Three Key Points on the Imperialist—and Fascist—Logic of the Trump Tax Bill, with Raymond Lotta. The new tax law is NOT principally a handout, motivated by corporate greed, although greedy hands are seeking to maximize and game its benefits. Claudia Koonz on the Rise of Fascism in Germany, and Recent Developments in the US. We talk about the rise and consolidation of fascism in the past and recent developments in the US and the threat of the consolidation of a fascist government here.

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Where Are the People in the Nuclear Age, Arnie Gundersen

On December 2, 2017 the University of Chicago celebrated the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear chain reaction that led to the building of the atomic bomb and the nuclear power industry. The physicist Leo Szilard said at the time that by his and Enrico Fermi's invention universal death had come into the world. Today critics of the 2017 anniversary say that the lectures and events were biased in favor of nuclear weapons and nuclear power and even insulting to radiation victims as they culminated in fireworks in the shape of a mushroom cloud. The Nuclear Energy Information Service, NEIS, called attention to the plight of people who suffer the consequences of radiation. Dave Kraft of NEIS introduces the first speaker, Fairewinds Energy Education's Arnie Gundersen. Gundersen talks about his trips to Japan to collect dirt samples following the nuclear reactor explosions at Fukushima and his work with Japanese citizens who learn to collect and analyze samples. Gundersen finds to this day serious contamination up to 300 miles from Fukushima - even in areas that have been declared safe to live. He describes the terrible social pressure placed on mothers to return, with their children, to communities contaminated with radioactive particles.

He speaks of doctors under order from the Japanese government to diagnose the common effects of radiation as caused by stress. And he reveals that the NRC knew about the scale of the radiological contamination days after the meltdowns, describing the whole province of Fukushima as a contaminated zone. He also reveals that a stadium inside Fukushima province will be hosting the baseball competitions at the 2020 Olympics.

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CPR News, January 2, 2018

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Step Into The Freezer - Reprise

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Show - A musical mid-life crisis -- a late-night search for meaning and happiness airs on WRIR LP Monday nights from 9 PM to 11 PM. Stream the show @ www.wrir.org

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"Trumped? How the United States Became a "Banana Republic."

Paul Street offers an analysis of how the US arrived at its current political and economic straights and why it will require new organizations to challenge what appears to be a bleak future destined for the majority.

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