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Extreme Heat Strikes India & Pakistan
May 29, 2016, 1:13 p.m.
Extreme heat strikes India and Pakistan. US climate scientist Michael Wehner on coming heat storms over the world. Pakistani expert Dr. Adil Najam on deadly heat in his country. Indian scientist M. Rajeevan with new research into the hottest days ever, increasing every decade.
Amira Haas and Lisa Majaj: authentic voices parrying the distortions of the Israeli PR machine
May 29, 2016, 12:59 p.m.
Welcome to This Week In Palestine, where we feature the Palestinian voice speaking out of and to the horror of a stifling Israeli occupation which is consuming their homeland and perhaps even their culture. Probably not the latter because of their non-violent resistance to this occupation which slowly but steadily is beginning to gain the attention of the international community. We need to amplify their voice, their story, their cause. We need to make visible their humanity in the face of the overwhelming military subjugation by the United States and Israel. We must challenge the US-Israeli narrative of deception, which would have us believe that Israel is the victim here, that black is white, that myth is reality. The Palestinians are up against not only their military and their bulldozers, but their lies and distortion of the truth reflected in their talking points, which are parroted by the mainstream media and believed by a majority of the American people.
This Week In Palestine tries to parry the distortions of the Israeli public relations machine with authentic voices that reflect the reality of this occupation.
Today we have two of those authentic voices for you, a journalist and a poet. Because of people like journalist Amira Haas and poet Lisa Majaj, there is hope. As long as there are voices to speak the truth, there is hope. Each of these remarkable women struggle with use of language to reflect and ultimately challenge the realities of the Israeli occupation as well as the Palestinian resistance. Journalism certainly, and yes also poetry have a role to play in the use of language to counter the weapons of destruction that consume Palestinian landâ¦but as long as there are the words of Haas, Majaj and their like, never their culture.
Amira Haas is an Israeli journalist who writes for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. However, she does not live in Israel, she lives in Ramallah in the West Bank, and also lived 3 years in Gaza because she feels strongly that to cover the occupation, one must live the occupation, and she does.
Lisa Majaj has a Palestinian father and an American mother, born in Iowa; she was raised in Jordan, but spends much time in Palestine where she finds her true identity.
They both spoke at a forum in Boston sponsored by Consequence magazine where This Week In Palestine recorded their presentations.
We begin with Amira Haas, followed by Lisa Majaj.
May 29, 2016, 12:06 p.m.
In this segment, Sean Swain calls out from Warren CI (Lebanon, Ohio) to update listeners on his bid for U.S. President in 2016, his undermining of J-Wow Kasich's bid for the Republican candidacy and a brief update on his situation.
To check out his election shirts, you can visit: http://pdxabc.org/products-page/product-category/sean-swain-t-shirt/
May 29, 2016, 6:11 a.m.
Analyst Eric Draitser discusses international news and developments with host Don DeBar
Interview with Lubov Vladimirovna Mozhenkova (Trofimova) - about beloved brother
May 28, 2016, 10:44 p.m.
May 28, 2016, 8:40 p.m.
MW: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Climate Justice by Wen Stephenson, May 17 2016, Exeter NH; NH Gazette Rant: Run Over By A Trumpcycle, May 13 2016; Mumia Abu-Jamal: Trump's Running Mate; Jim Hightower: A news media betrayal of journalism; Jim Hightower: Who says crime doesn't pay; Outside The Box: Misused Words; music.
575 - Peace Can't Be Kept By Force
May 28, 2016, 8:30 p.m.
News You Need to Know: Allies that Act Like Enemies; Mind Over Matters: Phyllis Bennis on "Understanding ISIS and the New Global War on Terror" Feb 2, 2016; Outside The Box: Taxed for Being Different; music.
Anarchic UK satirist/comedian Chris Morris
May 28, 2016, 2:36 p.m.
Interview with Veronika Haritonovna Kurohta (Kumaritova) - listing the relatives
May 28, 2016, 11:11 a.m.
Interview with Lubov Vladimirovna Mozhenkova (Trofimova) - about life
May 28, 2016, 10:05 a.m.
#430 -- The Slippery Slope of Memorial Day (R)
May 28, 2016, 8:54 a.m.
An anti-war, anti-militarism perspective on Memorial Day.
Journalist ROBERT FISK explains that (and why) there's been no "Good War" after 1945. KD reads HOWARD ZINN's famous 1976 column on Memorial Day (which got Zinn fired from the Boston Globe). KD also reads and demolishes the beloved war poem, "In Flanders Fields." Plus Steppenwolf's antiwar rock classic of the 1970s, "Monster."
Interview with Varvara Andreevna Efremenko (Mozhenkova) - about life
May 28, 2016, 5:18 a.m.
May 28, 2016, 5:11 a.m.
An hour of Old Time Radio. http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com
Sounds From the Global Village 1613
May 28, 2016, 2:33 a.m.
A musical trip around the world. Info and playlists: http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com
Interview with Lubov Vladimirovna Mozhenkova (Trofimova) - about family
May 27, 2016, 11:41 p.m.
May 27, 2016, 7:08 p.m.
Classic Media Network May 27 2016
May 27, 2016, 7:04 p.m.
Focus Asia Pacific May 27 2016
May 27, 2016, 6:53 p.m.
Switzerland In Sound May 26 2016
May 27, 2016, 6:48 p.m.
May 27, 2016, 2:13 p.m.
Anthony Enman & Brian Cleveland count down the Top 20 albums charting this week from earshot-online.com, take a look at music news with Stephen Carlick of Exclaim!, chat with Justin Murphy of Walrus, and much more.
Workers Intensify Call for $15 and a Union
May 27, 2016, 1:42 p.m.
Following $15/Hour Victories in CA, NY, PA, Underpaid Workers Intensify Call for $15, and Union Rights Nationwide with Record 300-City Strike, and Protests!
Fast-food, home care, child care, airport, higher education, hospital & other under-paid workers in the Biggest-ever day of global strikes and protests demanded 15 dollars and hour and union rights for workers everywhere. The workers and their supporters swept the country in protest to demand corporations pay workers wages they can live on and that giant companies like McDonald s pay their fair share of taxes. The workers zeroed in on McDonald s, the world s second largest employer and industry leader, as a symbol of what is wrong with the economy.
In New York and California, where workers already won $15, the protest was focused on the demand for union rights and on supporting the call for $15 by workers all across the country. Around the world, workers rallied in more than 40 countries on six continents, including a blockade at the McDonald s in Disneyland Paris; protests in the United Kingdom against zero-hour contracts, failing to guarantee workers a minimum number of hours; protests in Korea against unpaid hours and unsafe working conditions; and a series of marches against unfair labor practices in Brazil.
In New York City, the rally for $15 and a union was capped off by the thousands who marched from McDonalds, where the Fight for $15 started more than three years ago, across town to a $1,000/plate GOP gala, protesting against Donald Trump's opposition to raising minimum wages.
May 27, 2016, 1:19 p.m.
Saudi papers: US blew up twin towers themselves on 9/11 to create war on terror
May 27, 2016, 12:58 p.m.
https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2016/05/27/bcfms-weekly-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-33/
Crisis: 'Homelessness Duty' would cost councils £44m but SAVE £46m
May 27, 2016, 12:47 p.m.
https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2016/05/27/bcfms-weekly-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-33/
Breaking Through the Media Fog on Ukraine, MH17 and Cold War 2.0
May 27, 2016, 12:27 p.m.
This week's Global Research News Hour reviews the situation in Ukraine with two commentators.
Investigative Journalist Robert Parry talks about the media obfuscation of the facts of the coup, US-NATO encroachment, and particularly the investigation into the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. Writer and activist Roger Annis addresses evidence of Ukrainian violation of the Minsk process, the accusations of Russian violations of human rights in Crimea and the Donbass, and the dynamics of a unique prisoner exchange and how it is playing out in the broader context of the conflict.
May 27, 2016, 9:25 a.m.
May 27, 2016, 9:13 a.m.
Out of the Woods - Show #321 - 6-4-16
May 27, 2016, 6:38 a.m.
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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
Music For The Mountain Bluegrass - Show #105 - 6-3-16
May 27, 2016, 6:29 a.m.
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.
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May 26, 2016, 10:32 p.m.
Celtic in the City: from Bates Motel to The Scariest Room to the House Carpenter. You've got a home with Celt In A Twist!