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July 24, 2017, 8:16 a.m.
Congolese popular music.
Challenging the "Unproductive Fictions" of #Canada150
July 23, 2017, 9:50 p.m.
This episode of AW@L Radio (recorded June 30, 2017), opens with a quick rant about Trudeau's massive increases to canada's military budget, and a brief chat about local ripening fruits. For the remainder of the show, we are joined by Dr. Stephen Svenson for a discussion around #canada150 and the lingering "unproductive fictions" that deal with the establishment of this settler colonial state and which lay the foundation of racist canadian nationalism.
#490 -- Dispatches from the Class War (R)
July 23, 2017, 8:08 p.m.
Insightful comments on class conflict in America--some recorded, some read aloud--by Noam Chomsky; Nicholas Kristoff; Paul Burchheit; singer Jonathan Blackshire; yours, truly; and (very briefly) George Carlin.
#489 -- The Costs of Empire, Part 2 (R)
July 23, 2017, 7:54 p.m.
Parenti argues that empires are about class and wealth, not nationalism. Our empire is ruinously expensive, but the expense is paid by the 99% in order to make the 1% even richer. The costs include not only dollars but also environmental damage, the gutting of the civilian economy, loss of liberty, degradation of policics and public discourse, increasing poverty, many deaths and injuries of our soldiers, and many others.
The gloomy picture is enlivened by Parenti's trademark wit and humor.
Is Humanity Unsustainable? (Replay)
July 23, 2017, 6:21 p.m.
The co-inventor of "the ecological footprint" now calls for a planned contraction of the economy, to save the biosphere and promote world fairness. Speech by Canadian biologist Dr. Bill Rees, April 15, 2010.
Swinging with Hilary; 7/23/17/ set 1
July 23, 2017, 4:56 p.m.
Swinging with Hilary; 7/23/17' set 2
July 23, 2017, 4:53 p.m.
The Stuph File Program - Episode #0414
July 23, 2017, 4:07 p.m.
An eclectic collection of interviews and odd news designed to entertain
56 - West Africa Funk Explosion: Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso & Togo
July 23, 2017, 3:15 p.m.
Journey Without Maps brings you vintage, rare, and underground global music from uncharted sonic territories. Every week, I unearth a new musical landscape: African soul & funk, Latin rhythms, eastern European electronica, Middle East psychedelic, Asian surf rock ⦠and more.
July 23, 2017, 2:14 p.m.
Radio Thrift Shop follows a a flexible format & is an homage to the "underground" era of broadcasting & freeform radio stations of the 1960's and 1970's. RTS features a homegrown mix of old radio shows and documentaries, vinyl records, 78s, 45's, LPs, private press releases, and a variety of cassette tapes and homemade / self released cds. Each broadcast of Radio Thrift Shop features an improvised playlist from DJ Frederick's music archive..
July 23, 2017, 2:11 p.m.
Featuring music and culture in the spirit of free radio ... stay tuned for freeform music and excursions into the intriguing media of radio
July 23, 2017, 2:08 p.m.
music I like to call folk
The Appalachian Sunday Morning - segment # 3
July 23, 2017, 1:14 p.m.
An all Gospel program recorded each Sunday morning.
The Appalachian Sunday Morning - Segment # 2
July 23, 2017, 1:09 p.m.
The Appalachian Sunday Morning - segment # 1
July 23, 2017, 12:56 p.m.
July 23, 2017, 9:11 a.m.
Interview with Ann Hansen by June 11th Day of Solidarity with Long Term Anarchist Prisoners organizers that was originally aired on Kingston's Prison Radio followed by audio from the vigil for Pierre Coriolan, who was killed by Montreal police on June 27, 2017.
July 23, 2017, 9:09 a.m.
After a ten month hiatus, Back in the USSR Rebel Music Radio returns to the airwaves to do its revolutionary duty! After such a long break, there's a lot of ground to cover and international struggles by working and oppressed people to celebrate and discuss. From Venezuela to Syria to Canada and the UK, the struggle against imperialism and capitalist exploitation rages on, and Back in the USSR, as always, honors and pays tribute to the brave people on the front lines.
July 23, 2017, 9:07 a.m.
Pre-recorded piece from inside correspondent Muti Ajamu-Osagboro about the challenges of re-entry, Interview with Cleveland 4 support crew - a group of young Occupy activists who were entrapped by the FBI, and conclusion of speech by Ardath Whynacht on queer prison abolition
July 23, 2017, 6:42 a.m.
Offering you the very best of alternative, independent political / social justice championing / status quo-challenging audio media live-streamed from our website (radiofreeradical.org) and NOW IN MP3 HERE ON RADIO4ALL! 12 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING IN JUST THREE FILES! It's all yours!
July 22, 2017, 7:57 p.m.
July 22, 2017, 7:55 p.m.
Interviews author/Educator Dr Robert Jensen
July 22, 2017, 12:22 p.m.
âââââRobert Jensen, professor in the School of Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin College of Communication, is the author of Arguing for Our Lives: A User s Guide to Constructive Dialog, (City Lights Publishers, March 2013).
The book explores issues with public discourse, trust in the leadership of elected officials and what Jensen calls an Age of Anxiety. It also offers strategies for addressing these crises.
We live in a time when public discourse is more skewed than ever by the propaganda that big money can buy, with trust in the leadership of elected officials at an all-time low. The news has degenerated into sensationalist sound bites, and the idea of debate has become a polarized shouting match that precludes any meaningful discussion. It s also a time of anxiety, as we re faced with economic and ecological crises on a global scale, with stakes that seem higher than ever before. In times like these, it s essential that we be able to think and communicate clearly.
Sylvia speaks to Dr Jensen about traditional struggles, internal domination and a way forward.
Also Drop of Water by Dana Lyons
Whats Happening in South Sudan; Indian Autoworkers Given Life Sentences for Protests
July 22, 2017, 11:15 a.m.
Whats Happening in South Sudan and the Role of the United States?
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Ugandan-native activist Milton Allimadi, publisher of Black Star News and an adjunct professor at John Jay College
Prof. Allimadi examines the background of the ongoing conflict in South Sudan, which has created untold suffering, tens of thousands of deaths and over a million displaced people who have been forced out of their homes. Violence is escalating in South Sudan, and famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan. As of 2016 estimates of victims of the war in South Sudan had already exceeded 100,000 and thousands more have been killed since that time. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) most recently reported 1,559,815 refugees since December 2013. Prof. Allimadi talks about what underlies the conflict and what is the role of the U.S. and the U.N? The U.S. is the primary financial supporter of the government in South Sudan.
Prof. Allimadi places a large part of the responsibility on Gen. Yoweri Museveni, who is the current dictator of neighboring Uganda, who seeks regional hegemony and has sent forces and military aid in support of Salva Kiir. Uganda, he noted, is a major ally of the United States and often does its bidding in regional conflicts. Military aid to Uganda, funded by U.S. tax dollars, has been used against the civilians in South Sudan. Allimadi said Americans can play a critical role in ending the massacres since the U.S. provides $750 million annually to the Museveni regime.
Prof. Allimadi has started a petition to Antnio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations. For more details on the petition go to Black Star News
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Indian Trade Unions Plead for World-Wide Support to Free 13 Autoworkers Sentenced to Life In Prison After Protesting Plant Conditions
Thirteen former workers of the countrys biggest car maker, Maruti Suzuki, in Northern Indian have been sentenced to life imprisonment because of their activism protesting the conditions at the companys Manesar plant in 2012. Four other former workers have been sentenced to a five-year jail term. The prosecution had sought capital punishment for the accused.
The workers were falsely accused in the death of a plant manager nearly five years ago, following a dispute between workers and management at the factory. In fact, the workers assert the general manager of the factory was killed by hired musclemen of the Maruti Suzuki management meant to create the ground for crushing the workers union. Despite in no way being responsible for the incident, the workers have been convicted on the basis of concocted evidence manufactured by the state administration, police and employer nexus in a shameless abuse of power. More than 546 regular and 2000 contract workers were thrown out of their jobs and 148 workers were sent to jail for up to four and half years.
Indias trade unions are calling upon workers to organize demonstrations in their workplaces or the industrial centers on April 4 and 5, 2017 as a mark of solidarity with the Maruti workers struggling for justice and for trade union rights. They are demanding unconditional release of the Maruti workers and reinstatement of the victimized workers.
Does Capitalism Have a Future?
July 21, 2017, 6:45 p.m.
In the U.S., political-economic institutions are defined by an emerging crisis. Stagnant to weak economic growth characterizes the modern economy. Wall Streetâs rise to power has meant the financialization and destabilization of the economy, along with the attendance of mass distrust of corporate America. Ecological crisis threatens corporate capitalism more than any other force. Mass distrust also extends to business dominated political institutions. And yet, despite the rising distrust of societal institutions, numerous hurdles have prevented the articulation and development of viable alternatives to the status quo.
Dr. Anthony DiMaggio will examines sources of the growing crisis of confidence toward US institutions, and explore why a serious discussion of revolutionary politics has failed to materialize. He will discuss the major forces impeding social transformation, including the decline of public education and organized labor, which have been responsible for the deterioration of leftist politics and left public intellectualism. (OUL program)
Murdered United Airlines pilot Philip Marshall on Saudi Arabia's 9/11 ties
July 21, 2017, 3:23 p.m.
https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/bcfms-weekly-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-78/
Oxfam: Yemen has worst outbreak of Cholera ever recorded
July 21, 2017, 1:39 p.m.
https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/bcfms-weekly-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-78/
July 21, 2017, 12:50 p.m.
Folkfest hit, Rura launch an hour of contemporary Celtic feat. new Flogging Molly and Sharon Shannon - U Got Yer Celt In A Twist!
worldbeatcanada radio july 22 2017
July 21, 2017, 12:45 p.m.
Cool new summer sounds: CumbiaPunkDisco fr. Thee Commons & Lila Downs lights up on her sensational forthcoming release. Why wait?
UpFront Soul #2017.27 - July 24-30, 2017 Hr 2
July 21, 2017, 12:03 p.m.
We'll travel to Ghana with Blay Ambolley, dive deep into soul with Gary U.S. Bonds, and get religion with The Gospel Clouds.
July 21, 2017, 11:55 a.m.
Anthony Enman & Brian Cleveland count down the Top 20 albums charting across Canada this week from earshot-online.com, take a look at music news with Calum Slingerland of Exclaim!, and much more.