Broadcast 354

Radio Thrift Shop is a show that evolves and changes every few months. It is primarily an homage to freeform radio broadcasts of the 1960s and early 1970s. Radio Thrift Shop features a homegrown mix of vinyl records, 78s, 45's, LPs, private press releases, and a variety of tapes and homemade / self released cds. Each edition features a unique playlist of music released between the early 20th century & next week.

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Super Storms & Dying Coral

Meteorologist & storm expert Dr. Jeff Masters on super storms predicted by James Hansen-led paper "Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms...". Dr. Kevin Trenberth from USA National Center for Atmospheric Research has doubts about the science & Hansen's predictions. Australian author & activist David Spratt ("Climate Code Red" on the dying Great Barrier Reef.

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Anniversary Show! Two interviews with other anarchist radio projects + announcements

This week's show we're airing two recent interviews that The Final Straw conducted with other anarchist radio folks for our 6th anniversary, on May 8th 2016. The first you'll hear is with a member of <a href="http://aradio.blogsport.de">Anarchistisches Radio Berlin</a>, the second conversation is with 2 members of <a href="http://dissidentisland.org">Dissident Island Radio</a>, based out of London. For longer editions of these conversations, visit our website and check out the version labeled "podcast", or you can simply download the "podcast" version from this website. But first a few updates ======================== From <a href="https://supportprisonerresistance.noblogs.org/post/2016/05/13/alabama-prison-strikes-ends-after-work-release-strike-breakers-brought-in-failure-of-prison-expansion-bill-seen-as-small-victory/#more-426">Support Prisoner Resistance.noblogs.org</a> Prisoners at Holman Correctional Institution have ended their ten-day shutdown of the State of Alabama’s auto license plate plant. Their work stoppage, initiated on May Day, spread to Elmore, St Clair, Donaldson and Staton facilities over the following week shutting down Alabama Department of Correction’s (ADOC) canning plant, fleet services, and chemical industry as well as the license plate plant. “That was our leverage, that was our power to negotiate with” said Kinetic, a member of both the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union and the Free Alabama Movement (FAM). In an interview with media representatives of the IWW-Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee he explained how the strike achieved one objective but was broken by the unexpected employment of work-release prisoners as strike-breakers. The strike achieved its first objective after only two days when the Alabama State Legislature killed the $800 million “Prison Transformation Initiative” that would have greatly expanded Alabama’s prison system, which is plagued with overcrowding, violence, deteriorating buildings and budget shortfalls. The defeated law tried to allocate ADOC $800 million to build four 3500 bed super-max facilities. Prisoners initiated their strike to draw national attention to ADOC’s problems and propose other solutions. On May 1st the prisoners stopped reporting to their work stations, and activists organized rallies and solidarity protests according to journalists who interviewed the prisoner’s spokespersons via clandestine cell-phones. On May 3rd, the ADOC’s new prison bill died on the state senate floor. Prisoners contend that their strike tipped the scales against the bill. The solidarity efforts on the outside were spearheaded by the Mothers and Families of FAM with the support of the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC) of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Pastor Kenneth Glasgow of the Ordinary People’s Society also represented the prison strike before politicians in Montgomery. This morning (Thurs. 12 May 2016) the prisoner’s labor action ended. After eleven days enduring harassment and being fed starvation rations, a practice the prisoners call “bird feeding” the strike was ended by ADOC sending in work release prisoners as strike-breakers to take over the industry jobs. Work release prisoners are typically sent out of the prisons to work for either private companies or state institutions at reduced wages. The program is supposed to help prisoners transition back into society. Instead ADOC sent these minimum security prisoners into the prison factories to replace the striking inmates. Work release prisoners were first sent to Elmore’s canning and recycling plants last Thursday, then to Holman Monday afternoon. Without the economic leverage of shutting down the prison industries, the striking prisoners worried that ADOC could starve them out indefinitely and they slowly trickled back to their job assignments. “If someone is performing the job,” Kinetic explained, “then the DOC is getting what they want, even though we locked down and going through all other hardships, our objectives ain’t being met.” By Thursday morning the strike had officially ended. ================================== In the state of Texas, multiple prisons had participation in work stoppages last month. Starting on April 4th and then spreading, incarcerated workers in seven units, including Lynaugh in Fort Stockton, Mountain View in Gatesville, Polunksy in Livingston, Roach in Childress, Robertson in Abilene, Torres in Hondo, and Wynne in Hunstville refused to be called out for work. Much of this organizing involved outside and inside members of the Industrial Workers of the World and it's Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee. For a new pamphlet on the subject as we draw nearer the 45th anniversary of the September 9th Attica Prison uprising, which is the date of a nationwide prison strike callout, check out the new pamphlet at unityandstruggle.org entitled <a href="http://unityandstruggle.org/2016/05/05/incarcerated-workers-take-the-lead-prison-struggles-in-the-united-states-2008-2016-3/">Incarcerated Workers Take the Lead: Prison Struggles in the United States 2008-2016</a> ================================== From http://freeosoblanco.blogspot.com/ Big News! How You can Help get Oso Blanco FREE!!! Thanks to fundraising efforts and donations from people like you, Oso Blanco was able to receive a partial assessment from a law firm. Through this, and help from an awesome volunteer, we were able to figure out that Oso Blanco must file his appeal by June 25, 2016! As you may have heard, the "residual clause" of the armed career criminal act (ACCA) was declared "unconstitutionally vague" by the u.s. supreme court in Johnson v. u.s. Just last month, in April 2016, this ruling was declared "retroactive", meaning that in can apply to old cases like that of Oso Blanco. However the deadline for appeals based on the Johnson decision is approaching. What this means for Oso Blanco and his outside family and community is that he has a chance to reduce his sentence and he has just under two months to do it. Meanwhile, he has very limited funds and USP Hazelton is basically holding him incognito pending transfer, with few letters getting in or out, despite all of our emailing in protest. To find details about his current legal and funding needs, check out his support site. This last minute push to get his legal ducks in a row could help get this brother out of a medically dangerous situation, meaning his incarceration as he ages and is regularly denied correct medical treatment. ================================== Here are a couple of legal updates from ItsGoingDown.org's regular feature called <a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/bloc-party-something-a-little-like-winning/">The Bloc Party</a> : <a href="https://denverabc.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/hearing-update-joseph-sentenced-to-2-years-in-prison/">Joseph Buddenberg</a> was sentenced to 2 years for conspiring to free mink from their cages. Joseph was charged along with his co-defendant Nicole Kissane, under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. Nicole will be sentenced in June. As we posted last week, he already has an address you can write to. Please let him know you support him, and his fight for the wild: Joseph Buddenberg #12746-111 MCC San Diego 808 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 ================================== Ferguson rebel Josh Williams is in need of support while doing his 8 year sentence. For info on how to write to Josh and everyone serving time for being involved in the uprising, check out <a href="https://antistatestl.noblogs.org/post/2016/03/08/new-ferguson-related-prisoner-list/">antistatestl.noblogs.org</a> and at <a href="https://sacprisonersupport.wordpress.com/2016/05/13/support-joshua-williams/">Sac Prisoner Support</a> ================================== In more sad news, Oakland rebel Janye was sentenced to two years for his crime of being a black revolutionary involved in the uprising in the wake of the Ferguson verdict in the bay area. As of this date, Janye has received the longest sentence of anyone involved in the revolt. Please support Janye <a href="https://rally.org/supportjanye">here</a> and stay up with how to write him on <a href="http://handsoffjanye.tumblr.com/">his support page</a>. ================================= Casey Brezik is an incarcerated anarchist in Missouri and is currently <a href="https://kansascityabc.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/casey-brezik-fundraiser-for-college-classes/">raising funds</a> for college courses on the inside. In the interest of his supporters getting to know him a bit better, he also wrote this pretty amazing proposal titled <a href="https://kansascityabc.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/anarchists-in-space-casey-brezik/">Anarchists in Space</a>. While IGD certainly has some misgivings about the potential for this to actually happen, they fucking love that Casey takes the time and thought to write shit like this. Anarchists have always been a little unrealistic anyway, yeah?

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Have You Forgotten Yet?

They pretend we do not exist. They try to bury us. They try to erase us. But history keeps a fine accounting and our deeds are immortal. They pretend the heroic communists who fought so bravely in the labor struggles of the 1930s did not exist. They pretend the heroic volunteers of the International Brigades who gave their lives in the struggle against fascism did not exist. They pretend, and continue to pretend, that the Palestinian people who have struggled so hard since the Nakba not to be erased as a people do not exist, along with the martyrs of countless other anti-colonial liberation struggles worldwide. But they can pretend all they like, because we'll always be here, and together, in solidarity, we will win.

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CPR Sunday, May 15, 2016

Toni Solo reports on the coup in Brazil and ongoing related struggles in Venezuela, Argentina and elsewhere in the :Latin America/Caribbean region.

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Resisters Raji Sourani and Shawan Jabarin

In this one-hour edition, we feature two human rights giants from Palestine…each of whom has a long record of resistance to the Israeli occupation going back to their youth, which, of course translates into being considered terrorists by the Israeli government. And as a result of that resistance they have arrest, detention and prison records, as do virtually all resisters to the occupation, which means obtaining visas to travel is very difficult and sometimes impossible. But this time they were able to get the necessary documents to come to the United States and we are most fortunate to have their voices this morning on TWIP. Raji Sourani lives in Gaza and is the founder and Director of Palestinian Center for Human Rights. Shawan Jabarin lives in Ramallah and is Director of Al Haq, the oldest and best-known human rights organization in the West Bank, and a member of the Advisory Committee of Human Rights Watch. The presentations you will hear this morning were recorded at an event at the JFK School of Government at Harvard University.

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Rev. Susie the Floozie's "American Junk Culture" Show

Tonight the TRASH is gonna take YOU out as we analyze that pervasive mainstream ooze that you can't entirely escape no matter how hard you try! We have material by Oscar the Grouch and Bob from SESAME STREET, Bob Burden, Charlie Manson, EBN, Bill Hicks, Ray D'Ariano, Rusty Warren, the Happy Fingers Institute, the Simpsons, Jimmy Swaggart, Jack Van Impe, Brother Maze Jackson, the Holy Ghost Players, Del Close, rock-music scare preacher Tom Garguilo, Larry Wildman Fischer, lesbian guitarist Phranc, and "Alternateen" by Wally Pleasant.

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Classic Media Network May 13 2016

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Focus Asia Pacific May 13 2016

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Nash Holos May 13 2016

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Canada Syndrome: Good People Supporting Mass Internment, War, and Genocide

Throughout history, decent, progressive-minded Canadians with humanitarian instincts have provided tacit, if not overt support for State violence. These have included genocidal policies against the Indigenous population of the country, the internment of thousands of Eastern European migrants in slave labour camps, and imperial aggression in South Africa, Haiti, and Libya. Ottawa based radical and anti-war activist Richard Sanders is convinced that the bulk of the public have become captives of a psychosis springing from national narratives of Canadian exceptionalism. These narratives blind us to the violence being perpetrated against our fellow humans in the service of elite interests, even convincing us these actions are right and good. The “Canada Syndrome,” as he calls it, is the subject of this feature length interview. It includes a discussion of the famous social gospel and how revered figures like J.S. Woodsworth displayed highly racist and xenophobic sentiments and ironically served to reinforce the authority of corporate elites.

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Hate Bill Too

HERE is the show spotlighting North Carolina's Hate Bill 2, with help from protesters outside Gov Pat and his discrimination parade, a terrible national embarrassment, clips from "Nobody Cares" NC, Bathroom politics, and more.

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Time for A New Economy Creating Good Jobs for All

Time for A New Economy Creating Good Jobs for All And yes, another world is possible! There are alternatives! And it's time for a new economy! Two of the nation s leading activists talk about creating jobs, jobs and more jobs and creating new economic models to realize another world is possible. with Ed Whitfeld is a co-founder and co-managing director of the Fund for Democratic Communities (F4DC) a private foundation that aims to promote economic democracy and cooperative economics in the U.S. South. In his work with F4DC, Ed helped initiate the formation of the Southern Grassroots Economies Project (SGEP) and the Southern Reparations Loan Fund. Whitfield has been at the forefront of not just envisioning, but actively building a new economy grounded in justice, democracy, and sustainability. and Steven Pitts, Associate Chair of the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education focuses on issues of job quality and Black workers. In this arena, he has published reports on employment issues in the Black community, initiated a Black union leadership school, and shaped projects designed to build solidarity between Black and Latino immigrant workers. Currently, a major area of his work involves providing technical assistance to efforts in developing Black worker centers around the country.

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#428 -- Why Our War Against ISIS Can't Be Won (Part 2)

Bennis explains how US actions in the Middle East gave rise to ISIS and sustain it. Since ISIS's terrorism is a response to the profound damage the US military has done to the region--and to other US crimes and blunders--still more US military action will only make matters worse. There is no military solution. A diplomatic solution is possible--but does the US even WANT one? Also in Part 2: Bennis brings in Israel, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia; and KD adds a few thoughts on 9-11 coverups.

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Amy Goodman speaks at length in Cambridge MA

Democracy Now's longtime producer, Amy Goodman, spoke at length to a packed audience in Cambridge, MA, on 5/10/2016. Amy talks about the most pressing issues facing our democracy today, the 2016 presidential election, and she reflects on the past twenty years of covering the heroes at the forefront of movements for change in America. Her brother and co-author David Goodman also spoke briefly. The event was sponsored by Cambridge Forum (cambridgeforum.org), and while its own recording will be posted, CF has pledged to edit it into a 30-minute segment convenient for radio broadcasters. Since Amy spoke for 72 minutes, we believe all of it deserves to be shared widely, so we got Amy's permission to post its entirety. For the event's opening and closing and David's remarks, go to https://archive.org/details/AmyGoodman-160510. Amy Goodman and some of her Democracy Now team are halfway through a remarkable 100-city tour. Meanwhile she continues to produce Democracy Now every weekday. For more information about Democracy Now, or to sample its content, go to its website (democracynow.org). Part of the 100-city tour involves selling and signing Amy's most recent book, Democracy Now! 20 Years Covering the Movements Changing America (co-authored with DN staffer Denis Moynihan and Amy's brother, journalist David Goodman).

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British taxpayers secretly paying for Syrian terrorist propaganda

https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2016/05/13/bcfms-weekly-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-31/

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Bristol West MP Thangham Debbonaire's battle with breast cancer

https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2016/05/13/bcfms-weekly-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-31/

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CPR News, May 13, 2016

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Celt in A Twist May 15 2016

Our 100 Percent Canadian Celtic tribute to the folks of Fort McMurray (especially the Newfies).

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worldbeatcanada radio may 14 2016

Pre-release interview w/ Debo Band's Danny Mekonnen on Ere Gobez + Inuk siren Elisapie & a tasty Chalupa fr. Jungle Fire!

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Comin' Over the Mountain Top

sunriseoceanbender.com

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Out of the Woods - Show #319 - 5-21-16

This version of the program is divided into **7** 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 #103 - 5-20-16

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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Switzerland In Sound May 12 2016

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The Kelly Alexander Show May 11 2016

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The Shortwave Report 05/13/16 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. Radio Deutsche-Welle, Sputnik Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, Spanish National Radio, and NHK World Radio Japan.

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The Mixed Tape - May 10, 2016

Brian Cleveland does double-duty and plays a selection of new Canadian music by women to celebrate Local 107.3FM's FemCon Day. This week's episode features tracks from Paupière, Sarah Neufeld, Supermoon, The Radiation Flowers, LAL, and more.

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!earshot 20 - May 13, 2016

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!, and much more.

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CPR News, May 12, 2016

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UpFront Soul #2016.20 -Hour 2- May 16-22, 2016

We'll hear from Omar, the godfather of UK soul, as well as newly reissued soul from Rasputin's Stash and a set of Latin grooves, kicked off by a new release from San Lazaro!

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