Sonic Café. Welcome to episode 38. I’m your host Scott Clark. This time the Sonic Café fades into the shadowy underworld of Spy Guys. Listen for an eclectic collection of tunes from Art of Noise, Barry Adamson, Henry Mancini and Thievery Corporation plus OO7 movie themes from You Only Live Twice and Skyfall… All that along with a cast of sinister characters who are a clear and present danger and must be removed with extreme prejudice… we need your help to succeed. So get out your decoder ring and trench coat and join us for Spy Guys… here at the Sonic Café.

One year into the so-called ceasefire, Israel has killed more than 1,450 Palestinians in Gaza. Asem Alnabih, engineer, PhD researcher and Alaraby TV correspondent in Gaza, joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah to describe a ceasefire that exists only on paper, as Israel continues to control who eats, who gets medical treatment and who lives in a tent. He tells the story of eight-year-old Warda, who doesn’t remember life before the genocide and doesn’t know what home means. He also discusses his reporting on women with breast cancer, who face full removal of the breast because Israel blocks radiation therapy from entering Gaza. And he offers advice to supporters abroad on how to make sure their help reaches people who need it most. On the Resistance Report, the Electronic Intifada’s contributing editor Jon Elmer follows Ansarallah and the Yemeni Armed Forces as they encircle the city of Taiz and offer amnesty to Saudi-backed Yemeni fighters who lay down their arms. Yemeni forces are also striking deep inside Saudi Arabia, shutting down the main international airport in Riyadh and hitting the headquarters of the Saudi oil giant Aramco, 1,400 kilometres away. Electronic Intifada contributor Roqayah Chamseddine reports that Israeli forces continue to kill civilians and invade towns across southern Lebanon. And Hezbollah announces a housing program for families whose homes were destroyed, criticizing the Lebanese government for failing to compensate them.

Pollsters and pundits are forecasting a so-called Blue wave. Should Republicans lose, there could be a silver lining.

Prejudices exist in almost every human context, but how do we overcome them and act without stereotypes? This program’s guest is Dr. Jim Cole, who lives in Ellingsburg, Washington and is a psychologist. We discussed diversity training – the process of becoming more aware of the prejudices we have. This program was originally broadcast in November of 1993, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Dr. Jim Cole recommends books by Jane Lovelock.

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. Japan, France, and Cuba.

A couple of spooky new spins to awaken the Samhain spirit; Louise Bichan shares a good old fashioned Scottish Murder Ballad while the Real McKenzies retell the ghost story of The Mad Trapper Of Rat River. Shooglenifty take us on a deep dive from Stamina Island, plus a set from Baltic Crossing and Celtic Cross. Join Patricia Fraser for an hour of Nu-Celtic. Celt In A Twist!

The world would be a better place if customer service played better music while you’re on hold. Take an hour to breathe in aural relief from new albums by Balthvs, Lagos Thugs, Zerzua and BaBa ZuLa, Latin flavours from Panasoma, Zuco 103 with Lee Scratch Perry and Algerian power pop from Souad Massi. Thanks, we’ll connect you now to World Beat Canada Radio!

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Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news for the week of October 8th to the 15th, 2026.

The Saudis serving the West are now in a jackpot, thanks to Ansar Allah.

If you are a liberal NGO neo-colonial interventionist, you will love Nobel winner Navi Pillay.

Giving a little love this week to a guy who didn't get a lot of respect as a celebrity in the 80s...well, so he said anyway, we go south of the border for a few instrumentals and still with the 80s, a scandal of religious proportions and the record that summed it all up.

The old Western imperialist camp, though wars and provocations, is close to destroying the United Nations.

The first part of our show features Nicole Mikhael—the founder of Reconstruction After Cancer (RAC). RAC funds cancer survivors reconstructive care when insurance doesn’t cover the cost because feeling confident matters too. RAC was created by Nicole Mikhael after her own breast cancer and reconstruction journey at 26yrs old. Knowing firsthand that being cancer-free doesn’t always mean the journey is over, she created RAC to help make reconstructive care possible for survivors when insurance doesn’t cover the cost. The second part of our show features John Hope Bryant discussing the future of Black wealth taken straight from our conversation at the 2026 Congressional Black Caucus. While speaking to Arizona State University Students in a lecture hall in Washington, D.C., John discusses what Black youth can do to ensure fiscal viability and maintain fiscal responsibility well into the future.

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Craig Steven Wilder, talks about “Ebony & Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities,” which uncovers the truth about race, slavery and the academy. Slavery funded colleges, built campuses, and paid professors. George Prochnik: When It's Too Late to Stop Fascism, According to Stefan Zweig. In the 1930s, Stefan Zweig was the world's most-translated author. He spent the final months of his life furiously writing a memoir - a warning to the future.

Trump-Allied Oligarchs Cleared to Take Over Entertainment and TV News Behemoth; New Data Finds Cities Collaborating with ICE Offers No Shield Against Violent Street Raids, Arrests; Rehabilitating Richard ‘Tricky Dick’ Nixon: GOP’s Scheme to Normalize Trump’s Lawlessness and Corruption.

Jay and Johnny discuss the AA fifth step.

Despite Carney's talk, Canada is in-step with the United States & Japan in undermining EV production. Plus: More unions are stepping up in solidarity with Palestine.