For this week’s archive radio show we first navigate some banana slugs, some billionaires and ballot bandits, and then we go with a mostly historic theme as we travel to Ancient Greece and then to some of America’s earliest history as we consider a series of 17th Century events in colonial Massachusetts that set the mold for our nation’s incredibly bloody history. Facts that they left out of your history books — only here in the Thunderbolt!

What is it about the words we speak that convey concepts, nuances, ideas and sometimes even start wars?  Where do they come from, what is their history and how do they shape our minds and ability to communicate?  These are just some of the questions we asked Professor John McWhorter, author of “Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue,” when we spoke with him from his home in New Jersey on December 1, 2008. The book Professor McWhorter recommends is “Ziegfeld: The Man Who Invented Show Business,” by Ethan Morddenn.

This week, on the Global|Research News Hour, with world tensions frightening us and leading to embrace the pandemic treaty and the Pact for the Future among other arguably technocratic remedies to the classic Hegelian problem reaction solution, we explore the dynamics of the recent scare known as Pandemic, learn from similar suggested versions in history, and source out ways of preparing ourselves for a possible totalitarian dynamic playing out in the near future. Our first guest, Dr Bryan Ardis, talks about his own experiences within the medical care system within the United States and his considering a reason other than COVID-19 to the high death toll over the last few years. Then we speak to researcher Mattias Desmet about the psychological state he saw vast sectors of the Global Population subjected to and how it, together with propaganda, linked us to Totalitarian frameworks for a new technocracy. Finally, UK former political figure James Ferguson speaks to us about his organization and how it attempts to liberate us from the gradual allure of giving up our freedoms and being happy.

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, Germany, Cuba, and Japan.

We double dip down under for our mix of Australia's Go Set and The Rumjacks, then far-flung Celtic from Norway, Breton and Catalonia. Plenty of homespun heroes as well, like The Fretless and Mary Frances. Toss in the symphonic and electronic from Capercaillie and Sketch respectively and you have an hour of what we affectionately call Celt In A Twist, with Patricia Fraser.

Studies say it takes 30 listens to a song for us to like it. But, if you're like me, after 30 listens, you're ready to move on! Start fresh each week with World Beat Canada Radio and songs you won't hear anywhere else. Like, Italian ska/punk from Shanti Powa, Japanese reggae/cumbia from Berlin's La Gorda Dubs, and Bombay Dub Orchestra's Brandy & Cigars remix of Sonova. We'll hook you the first time!

1. Spittin It Right - Milya Brethren (Byggs, IamLennon) 2. History Lesson - Epidemic and Tantu 3. Habitat - Yasiin Bey 4. Plan Eh - Monolith (Grimace Love, Charisma, Dan-e-o, Wio-K, Black Cat, Korry Deez and SpiDahman) 5. Communism - Common Sense 6. Mic Check 1-2 - Shaquille O'Neal ft. Ill Al Skratch 7. No I'm Not Home - Rampage the Last Boyscout 8. Another Chapter - Idris Goodwin 9. Come Get Me - Nas 10. Respect - Triple Crown 11. Show and Prove - Big Daddy Kane ft. Skoob Lover, Sauce Money, Shyheim, Jay Z, Ol' Dirty Bastard 12. Foolish Games - Full Circle 13. Believe - royceBIRTH 14. The Movement II - Kenn Starr 15. Real Music - Natural Selection (Sense One and AD Beats) 16. You Write Your Dreams - Gadget

An insurance worker from United Healthcare talks about how their monopoly is being used to increase their profits and rip off the public.

The first half of today’s show is dedicated to covering the acquittal of Daniel Penny…the man who choked Jordan Neely to death on a NYC subway during a mental breakdown. We discuss how hurtful this action is to all the people hoping for some accountability in the outcome, and explore the origins of the BLM movement from situations like these. The second half of the show we discuss how the Broward County Sheriffs Office made and sold crack to people in the 80s and 90s in order to arrest them. We discuss systemic oppression and how cases like this give us insight into just how much it can affect outcomes for individuals, families, and communities. Our Way Black History Fact covers the story behind the friendship of Jessie Owens and Luz Long after they competed in front of Adolf Hitler in the 1936 Olympics.

Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news from December 5th to December 11th, 2024.

ven More Cheeze Pleeze Christmas this week as we boldly go to look at some of the cheezy records celebs have cut over the years. Meanwhile, our hosts are hard at work making $$$ for christmas. It may not be the final frontier for us, but it's always fun.

Unanswered Questions Persist After the Sudden Overthrow of Syria’s al-Assad Regime; Courageous South Koreans Rise Up to Block a Right-Wing Coup; National Immigrant Advocacy Groups Prepared to Resist Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan.

Introduction: the world in turmoil and the National Campaign to Get @BobAvakianOfficial Everywhere. Christian Fascism and the Trump MAGA regime. The RevCom Corps confronts a MAGA fascist rally terrorizing immigrant day laborers. Voices from a livestream on the National Campaign. The music of Toomah Salehi, a heroic Iranian rapper who was just released after two years of imprisonment and torture at the hands of the Islamic regime. Plus, from @BobAvakianOfficial, REVOLUTION 106 and 107.

Since 1973, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement has been bestowed upon people who have made a significant impact in the fight for a sustainable planet. In 2019, we spoke with that year's Tyler Prize Laureate, Warren Washington, to learn about the beginnings of his groundbreaking career as an atmospheric scientist. This week on Sea Change Radio, we pay tribute to Dr. Washington, who recently passed away at the age of 88. He was the second African American to receive a PhD in meteorology, a former chair of the National Science Board, and a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. Then, we revisit part of our conversation with physicist Hattie Carwell to learn about her long, illustrious career in the atomic energy space as well as her work at the Museum of African American Technology.

Lottaz quotes the news of the day: Bashar al-Assad, the long-term leader of the Syrian state, had just arrived with his family in Russia where he has been granted asylum. And Damascus is now in the hands of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Iran has evacuated its embassy and the Russians are, according to their own statements, in talks with the “rebels” AKA “terrorists”, who are now in control of large swathes of Syria. Pascal Lottaz discusses what all of this means with Ambassador Chas Freeman. He served in the United States Foreign Service, the State and Defense Departments in many different capacities over the course of thirty years. Most notably, Freeman worked as the main interpreter for Richard Nixon during his 1972 China visit and served as the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1989 to 1992, where he dealt with the Gulf War. Pascal Lottaz is Assistant Professor at Waseda Institute for Advanced Studies - and Adjunct Professor for European Politics at Temple University, Japan Campus. Lottaz programs the YouTube channel Neutrality Studies where the full length interview is posted under the title: Syria Collapse: Israel Wins, Russia Setback, Iran Isolated & Closer to the Bomb | Amb. Chas Freeman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA30KfpuXGM DATE: 12/10/2024

There are surprising twists to the Syria saga; The notion of a US-Israel walkover appears to be typical imperialist hubris.

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