Sonic Café — “The Survivor,” that’s Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. Hey there and welcome to our little coastal radio café in the Pacific Northwest, serving a weekly blend of eclectic music, comedy, and pop culture. I’m Scott Clark, and this is episode 496. This time we’re spinning a super‑fun mix pulled from 59 years. Former Pentatonix standout Avi Kaplan brings “Peace Somehow,” a tune that feels like it drifted out of our mossy forests. We’ll test your musical IQ with the most‑streamed songs of the last seven decades—see how many you nail. Plus Jimmy Page tells how Led Zeppelin’s classic “Kashmir” came together. Canada’s greatest party band, Dwayne Gretzky, tears into Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al.” Plus Minus the Bear, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Black Keys and we’ll also slip in some classic jazz with Wayne Shorter’s “Footprints,” and ride the Sonic Café Time Machine back to 1970 for Mark Lindsay’s “Silver Bird.” Whew, that’s a lot of goodness—so let’s pour the first round. Celebrating the malted arts, here’s Bowling for Soup with “Hooray for Beer.” And as always, we’re the Sonic Café.

This special episode revisits Al Aqsa Flood and the events of October 7th, 2023. In January 2025, the Electronic Intifada’s executive director, Ali Abunimah, was kidnapped, imprisoned and then deported by Swiss authorities after legally entering the country for an event he was invited to speak at on Palestine. On June 23rd, 2026, Ali returned to Zurich and gave the talk that had been prevented by his 2025 arrest. He discusses the Electronic Intifada’s investigations into the collapse of Israel’s southern command and the widespread use of the Hannibal Directive, including Israeli testimony showing that Israeli forces killed their own civilians on 7 October. He also examines the still unsubstantiated claims of systematic mass rape by Hamas - allegations that collapse when their sources and purported evidence are examined. On April 22nd, 2024, the Electronic Intifada’s contributing editor, Jon Elmer joined a conversation on Palestinian resistance organized by the European Palestinian Youth Union in Sweden, where he breaks down the coordinated military operation that took place on October 7th.

The harp, in its early form, is second only to the flute as the oldest known human musical instrument. The Radio Curious theme music this week is played by professional harpist and harp teacher Jessica Schaeffer, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. Intrigued by the harp when she saw it at a piano lesson when she was four years old, she began her formal training to play the harp when she was ten. Jessica Schaeffer holds a bachelor’s degree in the study of the harp and a Master’s Degree in music; she plays in symphony orchestras and teaches the instrument she loves. We visited in the studios of Radio Curious where she brought her harp, played for us and told stories, on December 3, 2012. Jessica Schaeffer’s website is www.jessicaschaeffer.com. The book she recommends is “The Power of Now,” by Eckhart Tolle.

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, Japan, Cuba, and Germany.

In the first half of the show, we are visited by Dr. Corinice Wilson. Dr. Corinice Wilson is an educator, advocate, and proven leader committed to building a stronger, safer, and more prosperous city in Tulsa, OK. She appears today to discuss the importance of community leadership, local politics, and the impact that individuals can have in their own day-to-day realities. The second half of the show we talk with Senator Mark Kelly. Senator Mark Kelly is an American politician and a retired astronaut and naval officer. He is the senior United States senator from Arizona, a seat he has held since 2020. He is a member of the Democratic Party

It's our "Not Quite The Beatles" special as most of the Beatles songs are really not that cheezy...but we found versions that are.

Radio Johnny and Denise Miller discuss negative and positive beliefs.

Trump's “Shock and Awe.” Two-part Bob Avakian Interview, “Amidst Rising Fascism & A Death-Bound System, A Liberating Way Forward.” The RevCom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity, Los Angeles, on YouTube Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan. Leo Pardo, a leader of the RevCom Corps, Chicago, on defending the lives and rights of immigrants in the face of fascist attacks. Outernational, “Todos Somos Ilegales,” We Are All Illegals. Bob Avakian from “2025: A New Year—Profound New Challenges . . .”

Trump Flounders as Iran Takes Initiative in his Reckless and Destabilizing War; Progressive Democrats’ Primary Election Wins Stoke(s) Corporate Dems Backlash; Opposition to U.S. Youth Life Without Parole Sentences Drives Campaign for Reform.

Did you know that the contents of that can of tuna sitting in your cupboard can actually be traced back to the waters and boat where the fish was caught? Organizations like the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (the ISSF) have placed seafood traceability squarely in the 21st century. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with the president of the ISSF, Susan Jackson, to learn more about tuna fishing. We look at her organization’s partnership model, discuss the viability of maintaining healthy global fish stocks, and talk about some of the challenges facing the industry.

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Joe and Anthony, coming off a long break finally get back together to help make you scratch your head, and hopefully laugh, or something! Tune in as we Tune Out on Monday nights at 8pm eastern, 7pm central over at chiampa.org

Golden oldies (60s, 70s, 80s, 90s)

The Appalachian Bluegrass Music Hour with Danny Hensley. A weekly program featuring the latest in Bluegrass Music track distribution by record labels such as Pinecastle, Billy Blue, Compass, Mountain Home Music, Mountain Fever Records, Turnberry Records, Sound Biscuit, Gravy Records, Sugar Hill, Rebel Records, Rounder Records and music distribution sources such as Get it Played and Airplay Direct.

Comedian and activist Margaret Cho shows another side of herself in conversation with Michael Taylor Gray. In the news, six local London councils are resisting the trans bathroom ban, while two New York lawmakers are moving to legalize bathhouses. Also, Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, a Gay-Straight Alliance lawsuit in Virginia, and the heart-wrenching story of three Ghanaian lesbian asylum-seekers deported to Cameroon by the U.S..