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Oct. 26, 2017, 6:10 p.m.
The second of two Fall 2017 Fund Drive editions of Global A Go-Go, featuring Bill answering the question "How do you find out about the music you play on Global A Go-Go?"; mic manager is Jay Sandusky
The Shortwave Report 10/27/17 Listen Globally!
Oct. 26, 2017, 4:02 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. NHK Japan, Spanish National Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, and Sputnik Radio.
Sonic Cafe #59/On The JAZZ Side!
Oct. 26, 2017, 11:01 a.m.
Sonic Café. Hey welcome to episode 59, Iâm your host Scott Clark. This time our eclectic, headphone friendly music mix is on the jazz side. Chunky bass lines, infectious beats, and tasty grooves⦠that will transform you into a jazz junky if youâre not careful⦠Our mix covers over 40 years. Listen for tunes from Doctor Rockit, Bob James, Active Ingredient, Henry Mancini and more. Plus listen for excerpts from an extremely rare interview John Coltrane gave to Frank Kofsky in 1966. The Trane shares his thoughts on how music can create initial patterns that contribute to new thought ⦠how it can be a force for good ⦠and how he always lived to be a force for good. Cool stuff from a musical legend. Intelligent, eclectic music ⦠from the jazz side⦠this time on the Sonic Café.
Oct. 26, 2017, 9:21 a.m.
Hosted by Mike Roots, âReggae Explorationsâ on Wednesdays from 1:00p to 3:00 PM, is WAPJâs longest running show, having its start (as âPositive Vibrationsâ) at the stationâs inception in March of 1997.
On âReggae Explorationsâ youâll hear a mix of tracks from newer and lesser known artists, classic tunes, and deeper cuts than you would normally hear elsewhere. In addition, youâll be treated to the âMotherland Track of the Weekâ, an occasional âLovers Rock Setâ, 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 âReggae Explorationsâ for your weekly excursion into the world of strictly conscious, roots and culture, reggae music.
College Faculty Strike to Improve
Oct. 26, 2017, 9:16 a.m.
Doug interviews Kevin Mackay, VP of OPSEU Local 240, and a professor at Mohawk College. They discuss working conditions in Ontario's community colleges and the strike of more than 12,000 professors, instructors, counsellors, and librarians.
Oct. 26, 2017, 6:08 a.m.
What a fun week it was. Homophobes falling off stages, teenage scooter gangs and boat arrivals that donât.
On this show we also hear from Alan Wardâs A Brief Introduction to Anarchism with Jepanarchy at the end to test your knowledge. Bad Cop No Donut and refugee news.
Oct. 26, 2017, 4:58 a.m.
La marge a CKIA 25 octobre 2017 The B 52s
Oct. 26, 2017, 3:28 a.m.
Oct. 25, 2017, 10:07 p.m.
Oct. 25, 2017, 7:06 p.m.
An eclectic hour of Classical music. http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com for playlists and more info.
Cheeze Pleeze # 696-Halloween 2017
Oct. 25, 2017, 6:24 p.m.
BOO! Our yearly show of ghoulish cheeze of the Halloween kind appears this week, and Daffy has put her foot down this year with no more strange locations and lots of candy!
Oct. 25, 2017, 4:36 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, the network has ordered another 15 episodes, but there are threats of cancellation. Anyone who would like to contribute to the show, should contact info@wgxc.org.
Catalan secession & fascist resurgence in Spain: Portuguese activist Enrique Anton-Rivero
Oct. 25, 2017, 3:28 p.m.
Jeff Halper on a constitution and structure for a progressive one-state solution
Oct. 25, 2017, 2:07 p.m.
Our feature presentation today is an informal conversation with Jeff Halper, Israeli activist and former prof. of Anthropology at Ben Gurion University, and a co-founder of the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions, an activist group that physically opposed the demolition of Palestinian homes as acts of resistance against the occupation. Jeff is a frequent guest on This Week In Palestine, and this particular conversation takes place in a restaurant where a delegation from the United States were visiting Palestine/Israel, and Jeff is asked to discuss his latest exciting project of trying to develop a constitution and structure for a progressive one-state solution. Recording a conversation with a group in a busy restaurant is a real challenge. You'll hear lots of noise. Listen carefully!
But first, some analysis of governance issues affecting the West Bank and Gaza. As most of us know, the so-called Palestinian Authority (PA) generally acts as an errand boy for Israel. For example, it recently decided to further intensify Israel's brutal punishment of Gaza for its election of Hamas. The PA effectively shut off most of the electricity Gaza needs for water and sewage treatment, not to mention household lighting, refrigeration, etc. What is going on politically? What is the future? It is a question we've been asking recently on This Week In Palestine. We begin this week with some insight into it by Omar Karmi, a former Jerusalem and Washington, DC correspondent who wrote for The National Newspaper. We provide excerpts from an article Karmi recently wrote, trying to shed light on this beyond-outrageous situation.
Suzy Hansen Views US Empire's Impact from Istanbul
Oct. 25, 2017, 11:49 a.m.
Suzy Hansen, an American journalist who has lived and worked in Turkey for the past decade has written one of the most refreshingly honest and important books I have read: âNotes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World,â which, among other things is an indictment of the current and past generations of the American public, particularly the white American public, for their indifference to the often monstrous crimes their government has committed against other peoples around the world of which they have been the beneficiaries while never questioning Americaâs âgoodness.â
Channeling James Baldwin who, more than a half century ago, found Turkey more accepting of a black, gay man than New York or Paris, Hansen, an experienced reporter, chose the country as place of residence after winning a scholarship and then has her eyes opened to the impact that the US has had on Turkey and other countries she has covered, such as Greece, growing ever more cognizant of âour countryâs terrible innocence about our own deeds.â
This is what I hope will be the first of several interviews with Hansen. Check it out.
Jeff Blankfort:NewsOp:The Empire in Niger and vs. Iran
Oct. 25, 2017, 11:08 a.m.
I begin by pointing out again that the US war on Iraq has led to a greater catastrophe for the peoples of the Middle East and North and Sub Saharan Africa; that with the overthrow of Khadafy in Libya, it has not only produced the colossal refugee disaster that has been impacting Europe but has been the catalyst for the rise of neo-Nazi parties in Europe and Germany and Austria, in particular.
I then examine the controversy over the death of four US soldiers in Niger in terms of the expansion of the US Empire in Africa with the Africa Command during the Obama presidency and its current presence in 53 African countries. I note that the US air force is building its biggest troop constructed air base in Agadez, Niger (the name was mysteriously clipped from the recording) which is the starting point for refugees from Sub Saharan Africa.
I go from there from Trumpâs efforts to sabotage the nuclear accord with Iran and Congressâs own plans to implement new sanctions over its missile program and follow with Rex Tillerson in Saudi Arabia, warning European countries about doing business with Iranâs Revolutionary Guard and telling âforeign soldiersâ in Iraq, meaning Iranians, to go home since the fight with ISIS has been won. Foreign soldiers apparently do not include Americans.
I finish with a report from Dickinson, Texas, where a new state law requiring Texans doing business with the state to swear they will not boycott or support a boycott against Israel, to get funds to rebuild their homes that were damaged by Hurricane Harvey.
Between The Lines Week Ending November 3, 2017
Oct. 25, 2017, 7:59 a.m.
Journalist Julianne Tveten: Battle Against "Fake News" Triggers Marginalization of Progressive Media Outlets; Sierra Nevada Research Institute at the University of California's Leroy Westerling: Dramatic Increase in Western U.S. Wildfires Linked to Climate Change; Climate Activist Bill McKibben: Simply Too Hot: the Desperate Science and Politics of Climate
Oct. 25, 2017, 7:46 a.m.
Phil mentions the media awards in Hamilton, and also criticizes Western media bias, pointing out Robert Mugabe has considerable support across Africa.
Oct. 25, 2017, 6:39 a.m.
Mindfulness in the Digital Age
Oct. 25, 2017, 1:25 a.m.
Radio Curious discusses mental health in the digital age and the importance of mindfulness with Dr. Dan Gottlieb, psychologist, author and radio show host.
Oct. 24, 2017, 10:55 p.m.
Ed Rampell, The 70TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF THE HOLLYWOOD BLACKLIST. Dr. James Loewen, Sociologist and Author, shows that the Confederate leaders were open and out front about why they started the Civil War: to protect slavery and the society based on white supremacy. Bob Avakian, excerpts from a new talk, The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go! In the Name of Humanity, We REFUSE to Accept a Fascist America! A better world is possible.
Diane Shima Rwigara and Victoire Ingabire Are United
Oct. 24, 2017, 6:59 p.m.
Something quite dramatic and hopeful for Rwanda is developing. Two brave and talented women, Diane Shima Rwigara, a Tutsi, and Victoire Ingabire, a Hutu, are challenging the dictatorial regime of Paul Kagame.
Both have been imprisoned but have strong support in the country and diaspora. Most strikingly, we see that Kagameâs old game of demonizing Hutus and calling his opponents names is failing.
Marco Krapels: Empowering Puerto Rico
Oct. 24, 2017, 5:37 p.m.
We have profiled nonprofit startup Empowered By Light in the past because of the organizationâs good work in developing countries. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to one of its co-founders because of the work theyâre currently doing in this country. Marco Krapels joins us to discuss his recent trip to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Krapels talks about what compelled him to go, gives us an eyewitness account of the devastation there, and outlines the services Empowered By Light is providing to local Puerto Ricans. Then, on the heels of our discussion with George Monbiot, we dig into the Sea Change Radio archive to take a listen to last yearâs interview with Becky Bond and Zack Exley, two senior advisers for the Bernie Sanders campaign who influenced Monbiotâs most recent book.
The WFTU Advocates for an Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Imperialist Trade Union Movement
Oct. 24, 2017, 5:24 p.m.
Post World-War-Two, there was a popular world-wide movement to establish the World Federation of Trade Unionists. It enjoyed early success but soon the Western capitalist classes struck back and smashed socialist union forces in Europe and North America. The WFTU has fought on, and now once again is gaining new members who demand unions that challenge the entire capitalist system.
Renegade Economists (Part SIX) Marilyn Waring, Kate Raworth and Elinor Ostrom
Oct. 24, 2017, 5:22 p.m.
Oct. 24, 2017, 12:54 p.m.
Oct. 24, 2017, 12:23 p.m.
An hour of Old Time Radio. http://qualityradioproducitons.blogspot.com
Fall '17 Fund Drive - Show # 2 - Rob Williams Live In The Studio
Oct. 24, 2017, 6:45 a.m.
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
African Court Tells Rwanda to Respect the Rights of Leon Mugesera
Oct. 23, 2017, 8:41 p.m.
Leon Mugesera, after many years of litigation was removed from Canada and sent to Rwanda.
Government spokespersons roundly assured skeptics that Leon Mugesera would receive a fair trial and protection of his rights from the Rwandan judicial system, such as it is. It did not happen. And now a human rights court in Africa has detailed Mugeseraâs improper treatment and necessary remedies, thanks to the work of Phillippe Larochelle and his colleagues.
Marriage equality supplants homophobia in Oz + global news + more!
Oct. 23, 2017, 6:16 p.m.
Activists rally for final "Yes" votes in the Oz marriage plebiscite; Australiaâs homophobic past plays into the plebiscite present; a trans teen takes on Trumpâs military ban; Central Asiaâs anti-queer purge spreads to Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Paraguay adopt "no promo homo" restrictions, Moroccoâs Human rights head slams LGBT "scum", a North Carolina settlement may clear the stateâs trans "bathroom" clog, and more LGBTQ news from around the world!