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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, Latin & Caribbean music.

African, Latin & Caribbean music.

Congolese popular music.

Congolese popular music.

Today we feature Israeli historian Ilan Pappé speaking at the Cleveland Forum in Cleveland, Ohio. When it was announced that Pappé would be speaking at the Forum, the Israeli lobby went to work to discredit him, going so far as to call him “anti-semitic” and a “self-hating Jew” for the seminal work he has done to document, among other things, the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population by the Israeli military in 1948. We are running Pappé’s full presentation, including the introduction, which speaks to the pressure the Forum was under to cancel Pappé, as well as the Q and A which he so masterfully handled in the face of this hostility.

Trinidad & Tobago's musical poetry called rapso; Latin soul with a rock 'n' roll beat; Omar Souleyman, the best thing to happen to electronic dance music since the drum machine; the Richmond group that's bringing together the sounds of Moroccan gnawa and jam bands; konpa from Haiti and beyond; Malian remixes

Broadway and movie musicals sing "out"; a bi law professor slaps back at a U.S. impeachment hearing insult; India’s transgender rights bill backfires, Nigerian birthday bust defendants plead innocent to affection crimes, a gay Hong Kong protest leader leads a pro-democracy near clean sweep elections victory, Folau’s Rugby Australia settlement rivals a “religious freedom” slow-down, a U.S. Republican’s “Fairness” bill compromises justice, and more LGBTQ news from around the world!

Phil Taylor and Phil Conlon discuss the important issue of the censoring of a recent interview with Syria's President Assad. They also reflect on Vanessa Beeley's tour of Canada. Finally, they review American interference in Hong Kong, and Canada's needless confrontation with China. They close out with a discussion of Myanmar. Western meddling has produced a "neo-colonial Disney carnival of nonsense."

Sylvia Richardson of Latin Waves Interviews Dana Lyons on his latest album the Great Salish Sea, Dana speaks about the need for citizens to protect this pristine coast from Coal, Oil exports and how this is already happening in Oregon and Washington State. Songs, The Great Salish Sea, The Salmon Come Home, Sometimes, It’s a Matter of Asking. Visit www.cowswithguns.com for more info.

Bennis minces no words in this genuinely historical review, starting BEFORE the 1917 Balfour Declaration and running to the shameful present. She points out that USA support for the formation of Israel was fueled by antisemitism, including turning away ships loaded with Jewish refugees during the Hitler era. She describes the USA's fraudulent role as mediator of the "peace process" and its disastrous effects on Palestinians' struggle to survive. Bennis is a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies and author of numerous important books and articles. To learn more, go to https://ips-dc.org/ips-authors/phyllis-bennis/ .

In today’s episode I read through Russell Kirk’s ten Conservative Principles, commenting on them as I do. You’ll be surprised to learn which ones I agree with and which ones I find woefully misleading or poorly explained (if you’ve been listening to this show for any length of time, you may not be surprised). I then delve into the idea that capitalism as currently structured can protect or nurture families by creating free market solutions to promote family expansion and growth. I argue Capitalism, especially free market Capitalism dismantles families. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please contact me at vphiamer.adis.ogaarwa@outlook.com

An eclectic collection of interviews and odd news designed to entertain

Phil discusses various subjects, including Harry Belafonte, the election at the OFL, opposition to Canada's support for the coup in Bolivia at Durham Labour Council, and Syria's resistance to Washington's hegemony. The concept of 'humanitarian intervention' has endangered us all. The rich and powerful tell us that we have to 'do something' in Syria and other places, and we are stampeded before there is a discussion. This is especially dangerous at a time when Canada is increasingly punching outside of its weight-class. The confrontation with China is a case-in-point.

A video essay on America's current problems. A wide-ranging but concise critique of how America is run by a financial and corporatist elite. It's also about how our national myths (e.g., American Exceptionalism) are used to sugar-coat and justify imperial war abroad, political repression at home, and economic exploitation everywhere. Beneath the piece's Doomsday tone and style is a cogent, left-of-center critique of our current system. Plus a few words by me on the 2016 election

A video essay on America's current problems. A wide-ranging but concise critique of how America is run by a financial and corporatist elite. It's also about how our national myths (e.g., American Exceptionalism) are used to sugar-coat and justify imperial war abroad, political repression at home, and economic exploitation everywhere. Beneath the piece's Doomsday tone and style is a cogent, left-of-center critique of our current system. Plus a few words by me on the 2016 election

Golden Oldies (70s, 80s, 90s)