This week, on the Global Research News Hour we share the disappointing news, in the eyes of some critics, that a modified, watered down version of the Pandemic Agreement was finally approved at the World Health Assembly last month, and the prospects for rights and national sovereignty moving forward. In our first half hour, we play an excerpt from a September 2024 interview with journalist and film maker James Corbett of the Corbett Report on last year’s failure of the Pandemic Agreement in which he successfully predicted the threat it represented would be approved sooner or later. And in our second half hour, we spoke to commentator Dr. Meryl Nass about what is still problematic about this year’s approach to stopping apparently much more frequent pandemic calls in the years ahead.

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. France 24, Japan, and Cuba.

Good things come in tens; fingers and toes and hot dogs ... not hot dog buns. But, the Contemporary Celtic Top 10, that comes in ten and the the best of the best each month! Count 'em down with Patricia Fraser this week on Celt In A Twist!

Only the very best from our monthly Top 30 World Beat chart! Count down our 10 favorite tracks. Plus, we tickle your ears with a few debuts to round out an exceptional hour of global creativity. And, we've saved you a spot. Join us for World Beat Canada Radio.

Trade Wars can lead to real wars: US Senator meets Carney (a "business guy") and says tariffs on Canada "could go away" if Canada would line up against China.

Rwandan refugees are at risk in Eastern Congo. The UN High Commission for Refugees must do its job to prevent their forced removal by M-23 gangs.

Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news from May 29th to June 5th, 2025.

This episode of Today's Bluegrass contains all new music most that has come in to the station in the past week. The show can be heard on Southern Branch Bluegrass & Gospel Music Radio five times each week. Monday at 9 AM, Tuesday at 12 AM, Thursday and Friday at 11 PM and Saturday at 3 AM - all times Eastern. Southern Branch Bluegrass & Gospel Music Radio can be tuned in locally at 91.7 FM Community Radio and streaming world wide at www.sbbradio.org We are WSBB - Digital Broadcasting Radio.

Today’s guest, Ami Horowitz is an American conservative documentary filmmaker and activist. He is the writer, producer, and director of Ami on the Loose, a satirical short film series. He is also the host of the recent documentary The Art of War—a look into the practices of the IDF In the first half of the show, Ami explains his latest film—a defense of the IDF and Israel’s campaign on the ground in Gaza. We also discuss the approval rate that conservative voters have for Trump’s first few months in office and how that figure largely differs from non-conservatives. In the second half of the show, Ami explains how a person can be opposed to what the majority of Black people want to see politically and not be racist. He also takes the time to explain his issues with diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and why he believes they are problematic.

Awh Shucks, in our Celebrity Slip Up profile, a popular TV character of the 1960s gets to cut an album and well....golllllllllly it's hokey and of course cheezy, dogs bark their way to well known social gathering songs, and Sinatra's signature song, gets the Limburger Lounge treatment once again...what is it with the lounge singers and that song anyway?

‘Project Esther' Advocates Suppression of Pro-Palestinian Protest; Equating All Dissent with Terrorism;

Fascism's double "double down"... the Nazification of the U.S. Military... June 14 mobilizations & the need for millions to demand: The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go Now! What is different and new in the new communism? (from The Bob Avakian Interviews, 2025) John Hedlund on his "open letter to academics on fighting fascism and the importance of Bob Avakian’s work." The genocide in Gaza, an update.

Did you know that this country has a host of so-called “ag-gag” laws in place that criminalize the work of photographers and journalists who expose abuses on factory farms? This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with investigative journalist Will Potter whose new book, “Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth, from Farm to Fable,” gives us a dark but thought-provoking view of factory farming. We talk about his research, hear what it reveals about our food system and this country’s veering towards fascism, and look at how American agriculture has changed over the past century.

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich says: “Trump's tariffs are in turmoil, his big beautiful bill is buckling, and the Muskrat has left his sinking ship. Is this the beginning of the end for Trump 2.0? Heather and I discuss it all on today's Coffee Klatch”. Here is a 27 minute excerpt of Robert Reich’s weekly podcast, recorded on May 31st, 2025. He is a professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator and worked in the administrations of presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter; and as Secretary of Labor for President Clinton. His co-host, Heather Lofthouse, is Executive Director of Inequality Media Civic Action. The full version of this program is 38 minutes long and you can find it for free on YouTube under he title: Muskrat Abandons Ship | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich DATE: May 31, 2025 LOCATION: Coffee Klatch studio and INTERNET

SIPS – Join us for a spirited exploration of some exceptional whiskeys in this episode of Sips, Suds, & Smokes! Get ready for lively discussions as we taste some great Kentucky whiskies. Expect plenty of laughs and spirited banter as our hosts share their tasting notes, personal anecdotes, and a few surprises along the way. Whether you're a whiskey aficionado or just starting your journey, there's something for everyone in this episode!

Join us for a delightful journey through the vineyards of Mount Veeder in this wine-centric episode of Sips, Suds, & Smokes! Mount Veeder is directly west of Yountville in Napa Valley and really should be renamed Bob’s happy place. Get ready for lively discussions, tasting notes, and some hilarious banter as we sip our way through these fantastic selections.

The Appalachian Sunday Morning is a two hour all Gospel Music Radio program with radio station & program host Danny Hensley. The program is recorded live each Sunday morning while being broadcast on 91.7 FM Community radio and streamed world wide on www.sbbradio.org. This program is uploaded to SoundCloud, RSS.com, radio4all, Podbean and iTunes to mention a few.

A unique history of queer people meeting and eating; dozens of Euro-Parliament members plan to defy Orban’s Budapest Pride ban, U.K. trans women can now be strip-searched by male cops, the dismissal of a gay Venezuelan’s U.S. asylum case stymies due process, but an endangered gay Guatemalan man wins protection from a U.S. federal court, and men in dresses will still sashay through the Kennedy Center’s drag ban. All that and more this week when you discover “This Way Out.”