A-Infos Radio Project

An original radio theatre show each week, with most sounds culled from the previous week, about a fictional, theatrical presidency. Contradictions tell the story, with songs, skits, and clips from political news shows and late-night comedy routines. The definition of "radio theatre" is stretched here, with an updated Dickie Goodman and/or Richard Foreman-meets-mashup style sometimes, and a more straightforward take other weeks. Currently airing on 30 or 40 stations around the world, the network has ordered another five months of episodes. Anyone who would like to work on a production, or have their work air in this timeslot, should contact info@wgxc.org.

Kazoos, Marching Bands and a profile of a parody song artist of the early 1960s, Allan Sherman, a painful cover of an already overplayed hit of the 70s, and Snarf finds an old instrument, much to the displeasure of Daffy! Oh the drama of our hosts!

DJ Frederick's bi-weekly half hour of lo-fi Indie folk, indie pop & indie rock from the 1970's to the present.

Coalition Organizes to Protect Election Results As Trump Says He Won't Accept Defeat; Trump Hypocrisy on Full Display As US Imposes Sanctions on International Criminal Court; Post 9/11 US Wars Have Created at Least 37 Million Refugees.

Noche Diaz and Dizzy, who have been demanding justice for Dijon Kizzee, who was murdered by LA Sheriffs in South Central LA. They'll talk about the ongoing protests, the violent repression carried out by the LA Sheriffs, and the need for revolution. We'll hear sounds and voices from nationwide protests September 5, called by Refuse Fascism, demanding Trump Pence Out Now! Sunsara Taylor joins us to talk about September 5 and 60 days to drive out fascism – and why we can't wait until November.

Phil speaks with Rebecca Keetch, a member of UNIFOR Local 222 who is laid off from the Oshawa GM plant. Sister Keetch, is a member of the Solidarity Movement, a group of rank-and-file autoworkers who are circulating an unprecedented petition demanding that the UNIFOR leadership publish the full text of proposed collective agreements online, so that members can know what they are voting for. The practice until now has been to give members just a summary of "highlights." When the first set of 1,540 signatures was sent to Jerry Dias last Friday, Sister Keetch said, "Unifor autoworkers are fighting back against a longstanding, undemocratic contract ratification process. This petition was launched to fight for better democracy, better transparency, and greater membership empowerment in the collective bargaining process." The petition can be found at: solidaritymovement.ca/petition

On Aug 17, 2020, the University of British Columbia in Canada invited Dr. Vandana Shiva to hold the first on-line Masterclass with students from UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Vandana Shiva gave a presentation and then the students self-organized the lively and warm Q and A period. Vandana Shiva remembers with fondness her time as a student in Canada. She was trained as a physicist before shifting to interdisciplinary research in science, technology and environmental policy. She earned her PhD in quantum theory at the University of Western Ontario. Currently she is based in Dehra Dun, India. She has authored over 20 books, including The Violence of the Green Revolution, Monocultures of the Mind, Soil not Oil and Oneness Vs. The 1%. On the day this masterclass was held, she was sheltering in place on what was once her mothers farm in Dun Valley. It is now the site of Navdania, a non profit that Vandana Shiva founded. Navdania is dedicated to the protection of biological and cultural diversity. Rickey Yada, Dean and Professor - Faculty of Land and Food Systems began with a Land Acknowledgement Vandana Shiva spoke for about 10 minutes and then engaged with the students.

On Aug 17, 2020, the University of British Columbia in Canada invited Dr. Vandana Shiva to hold the first on-line Masterclass with students from UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Vandana Shiva gave a presentation and then the students self-organized the lively and warm Q and A period. Vandana Shiva remembers with fondness her time as a student in Canada. She was trained as a physicist before shifting to interdisciplinary research in science, technology and environmental policy. She earned her PhD in quantum theory at the University of Western Ontario. Currently she is based in Dehra Dun, India. She has authored over 20 books, including The Violence of the Green Revolution, Monocultures of the Mind, Soil not Oil and Oneness Vs. The 1%. On the day this masterclass was held, she was sheltering in place on what was once her mothers farm in Dun Valley. It is now the site of Navdania, a non profit that Vandana Shiva founded. Navdania is dedicated to the protection of biological and cultural diversity. Rickey Yada, Dean and Professor - Faculty of Land and Food Systems began with a Land Acknowledgement Vandana Shiva spoke for about 10 minutes and then engaged with the students.

Did you lose power at some point this summer? Between the gaps in electricity service, sheltering in place, the fires on the West Coast, and the multiple tropical storms hitting in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, people in the US have many reasons to be averting their gaze from the future of our climate. There are, however, a few courageous souls in our institutions of higher learning who persist in imagining what the world will look like a decade or more into the future. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to Daniel Kirk-Davidoff, a research scientist at Underwriters Laboratories. He gives us a glimpse into the 2035 climate report from the Center for Environmental Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley - there's actually some good news in there. He also sheds light on the complex choices and gambles that result in rolling blackouts across the US. While record high temperatures battered the world this summer, not every country's electrical grid responded in the same way. 

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

Michel Chossudovsky discusses Covid Gate: A Political Virus. Then Cheryl discusses the faulty testing with the PCR tests and shares websites and a book for your further research.

Emma's Revolution read Carson and Millay; Northern Ireland promises to ban conversion therapy, Russia’s parliament considers transgender erasure, Duterte pardons “Ganda’s” killer, the Trump administration supports Catholic school job rights bias, a Polish-German bridge becomes the pathway to Pride, Uganda’s top homophobe is toppled by voters, Georgia Methodist “misfits” divorce the denomination over marriage equality and queer clergy, and more global LGBTQ news!

African, Latin & Caribbean music

Silvia Federici is a feminist activist and scholar whose writing and political activities contribute to a broad Autonomist tradition. With intellectual generosity, sharp, nonconformist thought, and searing critiques of capitalist society, her work has inspired social activists associated with the rise of the alter-globalization movement. Host Sylvia Richardson speaks to Silvia about the COVID19 crisis, how capitalism is a system in constant crisis and how they will use COVID to further consolidate wealth in society, how we don’t want to return to what is considered normal, how communities have come together to face this crisis and how we need community to come together after COVID to address the wide spread job losses and social despair.

Congolese popular music

KD explores some popular nonviolent rebellions that nobody saw coming--such as the "Arab Spring" and Occupy (both 2011)--and draws parallels to today's popular rebellion against the racist violence of police. Then the young Howard Zinn, in a debate from 1971, argues that nonviolent mass protests have ALWAYS been necessary in the U.S. to compel the System to change. (Cont'd under "Credits")

KD explores some popular nonviolent rebellions that nobody saw coming--such as the "Arab Spring" and Occupy (both 2011)--and draws parallels to today's popular rebellion against the racist violence of police. Then the young Howard Zinn, in a debate from 1971, argues that nonviolent mass protests have ALWAYS been necessary in the U.S. to compel the System to change. (Cont'd under "Credits")

Today, Ali Abunimah joins Michael Spath, the director of the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace in conversation discussing current developments in Palestine. Israelis’ ongoing weekly protests against Netanyahu’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis ignore the brutal scene unfolding daily in the occupied West Bank. There have been at least 70 army raids over the last 2 weeks, including an Aug. 27 attack on the al-Fawwar refugee camp where a family was severely beaten and its money stolen.

Millions evacuate as the Western States burn with unbearable heat and fire. We talk with David Wallace-Wells, journalist and author of The Uninhabitable Earth. Then from San Francisco, climate scientist Zeke Hausfather on his poisoned orange skies, fire fears, and how we can steer away from a worse catastrophe in climate change. Both interviews are loaded with facts and perspectives only on Radio Ecoshock.

Millions evacuate as the Western States burn with unbearable heat and fire. We talk with David Wallace-Wells, journalist and author of The Uninhabitable Earth. Then from San Francisco, climate scientist Zeke Hausfather on his poisoned orange skies, fire fears, and how we can steer away from a worse catastrophe in climate change. Both interviews are loaded with facts and perspectives only on Radio Ecoshock.