We discuss the news of FCC Chairman Powell's decision to leave the FCC. Then we talk to Hannah Sassaman from the Prometheus Radio Project about the upcoming celebration at the FCC of LPFM's 5th birthday.

The mediageek radioshow is a weekly critical look at our media environment, with a focus on independent media and the people who make it.

Half-hour Quicktime video containing detailed instructions for converting a vehicle to run on bio-diesel fuel (i.e., old french-fry oil).

This footage was shot during the DIY Culture events in Birmingham, UK, 21 January 2005.

‏ممتاز شاعر اور خلیفہ مجاز بیعت حضرت مولٰینا حکیم محمد اختر دامت برکاتہم جناب خالد اقبال تائب حفظہ اللہ اپنی نظم «جان تو اِک دن جاۓ گی یہ جان تو آخر جانی ہے» پڑھتے ہوۓ۔‎‎

3 min 49 seconds

BAJAR SOFTWARE PARA OGG http://www.vorbis.com/software.psp

Reportaje sobre el traslado de los presos políticos Antonio y Héctor Cerezo Contreras hacia cárceles en Tamaulipas y Puente Grande, Mexico. 06.33min formatos MP3 y OGG

Asume el ejercito el control de los tres penales federales en Mexico, en medio de ejecuciones de narcotraficantes y abogados sobre todo en la frontera norte Sinaloa, Tijuana y Tamaulipas. Y otros mas se fugaron de las islas Marías.

A weekly review of news at the intersection of media and democracy.

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On this week's program: Controversial computer snooping software Carnivore is retired from use by the FBI. Documentarists lament the tightening of copyright law, which makes it increasingly difficult to produce such films. Soldiers traveling to or stationed in Iraq now receive media relations training. And a Fast Fact: the rising value of spectrum.

Jeremy Scahill reported this morning on
demnow that Chief Ramsey's goons have now
begun wearing kafiyas to blend in with the
protest movement before whipping out their
shiny metal handcuffs to begin more brutalizations.
Behavior shows them to be fully trained on this!

[transcript forthcoming...]

El líder aymara de Bolivia explica las razones de su medida de presión, así como las movilizaciones de los comunarios aymaras (audio en bruto).

قائد جمیعت علماء اسلام مولٰینا فضل الرحمٰن مد ظلہ - کانفرنس بنام «دار العلوم دیوبند کی ١٥٠ سالہ خدمات» سے خطاب فرماتے ہوۓ موجودہ زمانے کے ملحدانہ فتنوں، انکار حدیث اور انکار اجماع امت پر روشنی ڈالتے ہیں۔

32 min 34 seconds

A 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Spain, Cuba, and Russia.