Sonic Café with a funk cover of the Pink Floyd classic, I Wish You Were Here, done totally by AI, unexpected yes, but now part of our augmented reality, so hey welcome, I’m your host Scott Clark and this is episode 498. This time the Sonic Café spins up unexpected cover tunes so great, they’re scary. In this the tenth cover tune episode the Sonic Café’s nearly ten year history, which works out to be roughly one cover tune episode a year. So listen up, or you’ll ahh have to wait another year. So there’s that. Listen for unexpected covers, like Jessie Wagner breathing fresh soul into Solomon Burke 1961 hit, Cry to Me, and Billie Joe Armstrong cranks Tiffany’s, I Think We’re Alone Now into garage-rock glory. Acoustic magic arrives with Elle & Toni on Steely Dan’s ‘Dirty Work,’ while Carolyn Oates re-imagines Jethro Tull’s ‘Thick as a Brick.’ Plus: The Doughboys tackle The Moody Blues’ ‘Tuesday Afternoon,’ and Buddy Guy and Tracy Chapman dig deep into ‘Ain’t No Sunshine, plus many more. Between spins, we’ll drop in a few surprises — which U.S. states people most regret moving to, is your state on the list? The secret psychology of selling women’s shoes, and classic TV moments from Seinfeld and Mad Men. So let’s get to it, with Pearl Jam’s front man Eddie Vedder, with his unexpected cover of the 1982 English Beat song, this is Save It For Later, and as always we’re the Sonic Café.

New Bedford, Massachusetts, a sea port located in the southeast corner of Massachusetts, at the base of Cape Cod is the locale of our program. Early in New Bedford’s history a group of Quakers from Boston moved there and “New Bedford became a safe haven for formerly enslaved African-Americans” who had been able to escape bondage. The stories of those who safely arrived in New Bedford on the Underground Railroad are presented at the 34 acre New Bedford National Historical Park in the Old Town section of New Bedford. This two part series on the New Bedford Underground Railroad with National Park Ranger Mark Mello was recorded on September 2, 2016, with the sound of wind and street traffic in the background. Part one begins with a historical perspective of the Underground Railroad and the way in which New Bedford, Massachusetts was a safe haven for former slaves. The books Mark Mello recommends are “Fugitive’s Gibraltar: Escaping Slaves and Abolitionism in New Bedford, Massachusetts,” by Kathryn Grover; “Whale Hunt,” by Nelson Cole Haley; and “Leviathan,” by Philip Hoare.

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. Germany, France, Japan, Cuba.

Take some time away from the worries of the day. Tap your feet and groove to the beat of a Celtic holiday! RANT play it LIVE in Glasgow for The Day Off, we order Another Round from The Scratch, catch up on our Jane Austen with Trous Braz’ Pride And Prejudice. PLUS, Haggis X-1 deliver LIVE in Plymouth, NH with Congress. You got yer Celt In A Twist!

Been picking fruit this week and cherry-picking choice tracks from our new World Beat top 30 chart. Rich atmospheres from Karsh Kale, Rodrigo y Gabriela, trippy Turkish psych from KR//LN and Hilal Kaya, double-nought spy stuff from Eleven 76 and Ky-Mani Marley’s back, riffing on Teddy Pendergrass for some deep soul. A Love TKO for World Beat Canada Radio!

Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news for the week of August 27th to September 3rd, 2026.

Canadian auto workers must not depend on the Detroit 3. The country needs affordable EVs, not military vehicles.

Today’s episode we discuss the history of certain foods that have been negatively associated with Black people and the impact that it can have. We share some personal stories and provide some historical context and examples to flesh out the roots of this form of ignorance. The second half we discuss how segregated churches can be on Sunday mornings. We investigate the roots of this segregation, challenge it, and identify ways race-relations could improve if this were ever remedied.

The cutting room floor looks at a largely forgotten film that just sounds cheezy about a Hootenanny. It should be a hoot! 50 guitars will fit into a recording studio to lush away at your ears, and disco and Star Wars did collide in the 70s....strange but true, and you might not want to admit you know about it.

After nearly 200 episodes, Voices of the Community is officially sunsetting. Join creator George Koster, associate producer Eric Estrada, and guest host Lila LaHood for a special live farewell panel recorded at KSFP's new San Francisco studio. Tune in to explore a decade of grassroots storytelling, uncover behind-the-scenes memories, and learn how you can continue supporting local nonprofits and mom-and-pop businesses. Listen now and explore our complete episode archive at georgekoster.com/voices-of-the-community.

Blasted into bedrock of the island of Olkiluoto in Finland on the shores of the Baltic Sea, Onkalo has to remain secure for 100,000 years. Danish filmmaker Michael Madsens documentary of the building in progress of Onkalo is a meditation on eternity, insanity and the impossibility of projecting anything 100,000 years into the future. The film also proves eloquently and with expert statements the terrible danger that arises from so-called spent nuclear fuel from power plants and makes us see Fukushima with very different eyes. This radio program presents excerpts from the film and its amazing sound design. DATE: film released in 2010

Johnny and Denise discuss random topics

Rising Number of US Troops Seek Exit Over Trump’s Wars, International Law Violations; Trump's 19 Schemes to Subvert the Midterm Election; Starbuck Workers Union Calls For Nationwide Boycott as Contract Negotiations Stall.

Goffman has produced one of the most remarkable books on what's happening to Black people in the US, On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City. She spent 6 years living in an African American neighborhood in Philadelphia, with people trapped in a web of high-tech surveillance, police violence, and mass incarceration. Bob Avakian on the conditions facing Black People today, how they developed, what's behind them and what's the solution.

Now is the time for Canada to resume regular diplomatic relations with Iran.

Have you gone to any of the No Kings marches in the last couple of years to connect with fellow American residents who are appalled by the current state of affairs? Or did you stay at home thinking that your participation wouldn’t make a difference anyway? This week on Sea Change Radio, we hear from writer and journalist Vincent Bevins, the author of “The Jakarta Method” and “If We Burn,” to try to get a clearer understanding of mass protests in the 21st century. We look at the impact of January 6th (an event that took place after the publication of Bevins’s books) compare protest movements in this country with those that took place around the world in the 2010s, and discuss how the internet and social media have changed the nature of protesting (for better and for worse).

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

Mindwalk is a short stroll through the theater of the mind.