Cozy up to your radio and let Backbeat chase away the blues with, well, blues, and jazz and country and gospel - music for the soul. This week's comfort music is provided by Fats Waller, The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, Jimmie Davis, Brandon Isaak, Jimmy Cliff, Stray Dawg and the Wolves, The Isley Bros. and some other less familiar names like acclaimed session guitarist Wild Jimmy Spruill. Backbeat is also available in a 56 and 58 minute versions in three separate files if you want breaks. I am happy to provide custom station IDs, promos and liners. Email Lorne@Backbeatradio.com or visit www.backbeatradio.com for more information.

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In today’s political climate, few terms are thrown around with as much force, and as much confusion, as antisemitism and anti-Zionism. They are often spoken in the same breath, treated as interchangeable, or used to shut down conversations before they even begin. But these two concepts are not the same, and understanding the difference between them is essential for anyone who cares about truth, justice, and honest public discourse. Antisemitism is a form of hatred. It is prejudice, discrimination, or hostility directed at Jewish people because they are Jewish. It has a long, painful history, one marked by violence, exclusion, scapegoating, and genocide. Antisemitism is real, dangerous, and must be confronted wherever it appears. It targets people for their identity, their culture, their faith, and their existence. It is a moral wrong with no justification. Anti Zionism, on the other hand, is a political position. It is a critique, or rejection, of the political ideology that supports the establishment and maintenance of a Jewish nation state in historic Palestine. Anti Zionism challenges state policies, systems of governance, and the consequences of those policies for Palestinians. It is not about religion. It is not about ethnicity. It is not about Jewish identity. It is about power, land, displacement, and the political structures that shape life and death in the region. The confusion between these two terms is not accidental. In many political spaces, the line between antisemitism and anti Zionism has been deliberately blurred. Some institutions and advocacy groups argue that criticizing Zionism or even criticizing the Israeli government is inherently antisemitic. This framing collapses a complex political ideology into a single identity, making it nearly impossible to discuss human rights violations, occupation, or the lived experiences of Palestinians without being accused of bigotry. But conflating these terms does more than distort the conversation, it harms everyone involved. It weakens the fight against real antisemitism by stretching the definition so far that it loses meaning. It silences Palestinians and their allies by labeling their calls for justice as hate speech. And it prevents honest, necessary debate about policies that have shaped decades of conflict, displacement, and suffering. To be clear: Opposing antisemitism is a moral obligation. Critiquing Zionism is a political stance. These two things can coexist. They often do. Many Jewish scholars, activists, and communities around the world are themselves anti Zionist, rooted in ethical, religious, or historical reasons. Their voices remind us that Jewish identity is not monolithic, and that dissent is not betrayal. Likewise, many people who critique Zionism do so out of a commitment to universal human rights, not out of hatred for any group. Understanding the difference between antisemitism and anti Zionism is not just an academic exercise, it is a step toward clearer dialogue, deeper empathy, and a more honest reckoning with the realities of the present moment. It allows us to confront genuine hatred without silencing legitimate political critique. It allows us to defend Jewish communities from bigotry while also defending Palestinian communities from injustice. And it allows us to speak truthfully about power without fear of being misunderstood, or deliberately misrepresented. This conversation matters. Because clarity matters. Because justice matters. Because words shape the world we live in. Welcome to This Week in Palestine.

– US Inaugurates ‘Chaos 26’ from Minneapolis to Caracas and Tehran – William Tyndale from Gloucestershire – who translated the Bible from Latin into English – but was burnt at the stake in Holland. 10 years later his Bible in every Church. – In 1526 a book – smuggled into England from the continent – was considered so dangerous that the Bishop of London had as many copies as he could find burnt – The book was the New Testament, translated into English by William Tyndale – His work was to cost him his life – 12 years after the Bishop’s bonfire Henry’s Monastery-dissolving tyrant Thomas Cromwell ordered a copy of the Bible in English to be placed in every parish church in the land – BBC fake journalism not allowing use of word ‘kidnap’ or ‘Zionism’. Kidnap of Maduro and wife from Venezuela – problems with the trial in US. Trump’s speech about Venezuela operation – he wanders off script and says ‘ attack on sovereignty’. Trump leads world into geopolitical Wild West where might makes right, while laws and rules fall away – Ukraine war – 2 attacks over festive period – one on Putin, the other on a NYE party in Ukraine. NYE fire in Swiss nightclub covered thoroughly in press, but not Ukraine NYE party bombing – So was the Swiss New Years Eve fire deliberate, to distract from NATO’s deliberate Kherson bombing. – Russian general accuses UK spies of deadly New Year ‘terror attack’ in occupied Ukraine – Four Generals say to Starmer – cut AID to Israel now. Ex-senior army officers urge UK to ‘cut all military collaboration with Israel’ – Former servicemen call on Keir Starmer to suspend all involvement with Israel-linked defence firms ‘to avoid the charge of complicity’ – Kier Starmer on US abduction of Maduro. Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, on Venezuela operation. Starmer sticks to strategy of avoiding criticism of Trump over Maduro – In Labour’s general election manifesto, on page 117, external in case you wanted to check, the party promised to be “a defender of the international rule of law” – Delta Force dealing drugs to US from Venezuela? Drug Trafficking in U.S. Special Forces: Journalist Seth Harp on ‘The Fort Bragg Cartel’ – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s brother in law is 15 million dollars cocaine trafficker. Marco Rubio’s Brother-in-Law, Orlando Cicilia, Was a Prolific Cocaine Trafficker whose $15m racket earned him 35 years inside – The School of the Americas (SOA) is a U.S. military-training institute for Latin American security personnel located at Fort Benning, Georgia. – Renamed WHINSEC in 2001, the school has trained assassins, death-squad leaders, and human-rights abusers for dirty work in Latin America since its founding in 1946 – Maria Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, in power? Assange has a case against her win. Chavez poisoned? – unusual cancer. Bolivarian tradition of socialism in South America. – The Strange Death of Hugo Chavez: An Interview with Eva Golinger Investigative journalist Eva Golinger argues that the late Venezuelan leader may have been assassinated by close aides who fled the country following his death – BBC – Michelle Fleury – record highs on US stock exchange after Venezuela operation. US Takes Maduro Hostage For Oil: BBC Business Market Reaction after US Markets close on Mon05Jan25 – The U.S. is planning big changes for Venezuela’s oil industry after ousting the country’s president. Shares of a handful of U.S. companies stand to benefit from the upheaval – Why did Russian air defence and intelligence fail to warn Maduro an attack was incoming? – To mask the extent of what they knew?? – Three days after the fall of the Venezuelan president, Putin remained silent – Did Venezuelan army collaborate with US? Coup plan to put Smedley Butler in power instead of Roosevelt. Prescott Bush’s 1933 fascist coup attempt in the US – Business Coup stopped by Smedley Butler The “Business Plot” (also the Plot Against FDR and the White House Putsch) was a political conspiracy in 1933 – History of US meddling in South America. Zionism influence. Costa Gavras films. STATE OF SIEGE (1972) [WATCH AND DOWNLOAD HERE] – Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay’s government and theTupamaro guerrillas – BBC – Luke Moffit – US illegal abduction of Maduro and wife. BBC – Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell, lawyer – violation of international law of UN. – Trump says he doesn’t need international law amid aggressive US policies UN rapporteur tells Al Jazeera she is concerned that the world may be returning to an ‘age of imperialism’. – John Sawyers, Bilderberger and former MI6 DG Chief, on Venezuela operation. Former MI6 chief on implications of Trump’s actions in Venezuela – Jeffrey Sachs, at UN Security Council – UN charters crumble, what next? The issue before the council today is not the character of the government of Venezuela. – The issue is whether any member state by force, coercion, or economic strangulation has the right to determine Venezuela’s political future or to exercise control over its affairs – Sky News – Former DG of Private UK Military Think Tank Michael Clark – now Sky News ‘Expert’ – seize of oil tanker in Atlantic – Fake Greens 1: Oliver Tickell and the US energy platform. They Kidnapped Maduro Because The World Is Ruled By Unaccountable Tyrants Caitlin Johnstone – Private boreholes leave Thames river dry. Fake greens 2:ITV report – Ken Goodwin – river’s low – water companies extracting water. Water bills – privatisation – Murder of innocent Renee Good by ICE cop Jonathan Ross, who shoots her three times in the head while she is driving off. Why didn’t he just shoot at the tyres? – Are ICE state sponsored street thugs like the 1930s when the ICE-like Brownshirts were on the streets of Nazi Germany behaving like thugs. Sky report. Cop Israeli trained. Sky News forensic report – Zionist controlled opposition exploiting immigration tensions: Dutch PRO-ISRAEL anti-migrant activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek at Conservative Political Action Conference. BEWARE OF ZIONIST CONTROLLED OPPOSITION! – We should be careful of all NATIONALIST and ANTI-WOKE influencers, and check if they are pro-Israel genocide before believing anything they say – Former UK MP Andrew Bridgen supports Tommy Robinson EDL racists and Israel. Supporting Israel’s right to defend itself (as the majority of the British public do) does not have to mean supporting unchecked aggression – Tommy Robinson’s Trip to Israel Reveals a Growing Bond Between the Far Right and the Israeli Government – C4 Paraic O’ Brein on Iran protests. Makes no mention of the captured Israeli agents nor of explosives and incendiary bombs handed out to demonstrators nor of someone arming the demonstrators – Saudis in charge of Yemen – UAE ran away. By standing up to Abu Dhabi, Riyadh could reshape the Middle East MEE editor David Hearst – Christopher Steele, ex MI6 – handler of the Skripals, had a meal with Skripals at Zizzi restaurant in Salisbury just before they ‘passed out’ did he spike their food or drink with Fentanyl? – His ‘Steele dossier’ about Donald Trump urinating on a prostitute is believed to have been a fabrication – Heinrik Dahl, Danish MEP, on US nukes in Greenland. A US plane carrying four H-bombs crashed into sea ice in Greenland and exploded, contaminating the surrounding area with radiation in 1968 – Documentary – Greenland, breaking the silence: Denmark’s forced contraception campaign Danes stopping indigenous Greenland people having children – Pax Judaica: The Zionist World Order Propaganda & Co. The world still looks American. But power no longer moves the way it used to. Empires rule through armies, territory, and conquest. – Today, Israel rules through leverage, institutions, surveillance, and proxy control. Why Israel’s influence appears disproportionate to its size – The Bristol Politics Show, presented by Tony Gosling https://politicsthisweek.gn.apc.org/2026/01/the-bristol-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-4/

4. On The 5th Avenue with Austin and Marlyn - Kaydron 5. Reach The Dust - Blame One & Preed One 6. The Get Down - Abstract Minded feat. Slum Village 7. Up Close - Potatohead People & Slippery Elm feat. Bahamadia 8. Spacecraft - Daybi feat. Moka Ony 9. One Life - Finsta Bundy & Recluse Crew feat. Fraction and Mike C.O.X. 10. Jayness's Groove - Astro Mega 11. L.A. Vibe - KLIM Beats 12. Harvest - Dialog 13. Erick & Parrish Making Dollars - Slimeline Mutha 14. Return 2 The Classic - uMaNg & B.B.Z. Darney feat. Shabaam Sahdeeq and DJ Philogic 15. Live Another Day Pt.1 - Stonam 16. Like We Do - Vokab 17. Come Right - Stylistic Murder feat. O.C. and DJ Danetic 18. Fly With Me - J Littles & Kong The Artisan 19. Yuhdontstop - De La Soul 20. Pão de Açúcar - Nicobox 21. How We Did This - Mindsone 22. Lil Baget - aronsmith, Kasper Riekert and cocabona 23. Legacy - Tona 24. Quiet - KLIM & Zmeyev 25. If Not Now, When? - Elaquent

On January 3rd, 2026, the United States launched military strikes on Venezuela and kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. Hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah speak with Justin Podur about US aggression from Venezuela to Gaza. He is the host of the Anti Empire Project and author of books such as Siegebreakers, a novel about resistance in Gaza, and with Joe Emersberger, Extraordinary Threat, which critiques U.S. policy and details U.S.-backed coup attempts in Venezuela. On the Resistance Report, Jon Elmer brings us more details of martyred Palestinian fighters commemorated on posters and tells us about messages of solidarity from the Palestinian resistance to the people of Venezuela. On January 25th, 2025, the Electronic Intifada’s executive director, Ali Abunimah, was abducted off the street by plainclothes officers in Zürich, Switzerland on his way to speak at an event about the genocide in Gaza. He was thrown in a cell for three days, and then forcibly deported. He delivers an update about a legal victory with his case.

Sonic Café, So Alive, that’s Love and Rockets to kick off a more music hour here at the Sonic Cafe, I’m Scott Clark and this is episode 466. This time the Sonic Café brings you more music! It’s really a pretty simple concept, we tell you we’re going to play more music, and then we do it. And then we do it again and again and ahh again. Simple right? Yeah, we think so too, and we’ve lined up a great mix pulled from fifty years. Listen for Diane and the Gentle Men with their really cool tune Shimmy. Also the retro down home rockin’ blues of Reverend Petyon’s Big Damn Band, Gary U.S. Bonds covering Jackson Browne from 1981, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, ahh walkin’ the tight rope. Plus REM, the Led Zeppelin with Dancing Days, King Tuff and ahh the list goes on and on from that little radio café way out here in the Pacific Northwest, so ahh let’s get to from 2018 the band is Kings of Leon, the album is Mechanical Bull, the song is Coming Back Again and of course we’re the Sonic Café.

The war that the United States has invoked in what is often called the “War On Terror” is unusual in many ways. One of those ways is that this war is being fought against a network that is spread out in many unsuspecting and obscure places. It is not being fought as many wars have been in the past, directly against another county. Dr. John Arquilla, is a professor of defense analysis and co-director of the justify on Terrorism at the Naval Post-Graduate School in Monterey, California. In this program we talk with Professor Arquilla about the fighting tactics employed by networks as opposed to countries, the threats they pose, and some of the war tactics used against these networks. John Arquilla recommends “Kim,” by Rudyard Kipling. Originally Broadcast: June 21, 2005

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 24, Cuba, and Japan.

Lots of cool Celtic from Canada and its Nordic neighbor this hour. Bruce Coughlan, College Trad and The Fretless join Denmark's Jansberg and Baltic Crossing in the mix. We debut the title track from Tuesday Paper Club by Falkirk's Brogeal and commiserate with The Rumjacks "They Kick You When You're Down". Not you. You got yer Celt In A Twist!

Never stick anything but your elbow in your ears, and only the finest musical ingredients. We launch the hour with Turkish psych phenoms, Altin Gun's forthcoming 6th album, Garip. Strap on the phones and let 'er rip! Plus, new Yalla Miku, Vancity's own Ezra Kwizera with a debut from Conqueror and a spin from our Album Of The Week, Wabi Sabi by Sotomayor. World Beat Canada Radio. It's an earful, each week.

Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news for the week of December 30th, 2025 to January 8th, 2026.

Our discussion with Kyle Falbo—Math and Computer Science Lecturer and Educational Technology Application Expert at Sonoma State University—focuses on how AI-enhanced teaching and learning tools (ChatGPT, Google NotebookLM, Khanmigo and others) are being explored and implemented at SSU. Our discussion also includes: the possible risks and benefits of this new technology, how AI-assisted tools can be used outside of educational institutions by life-long learners and critical thinkers, and how the future might unfold as we experience living with AI.

Bob and Julia interview each other and discuss a number of topics related to critical thinking that have been on their minds for years, including: What does our show’s name ("Thinking Clearly") mean to you, and how does that name represent our show? Should beliefs and opinions meet the same standards as logical arguments? Is persuasion appropriate in critical thinking? For you, what are the most frustrating aspects of our current state of information and political environments?

The Repository is an oubliette of musique concrete, nocturnal emanations and audio oddities. An hour of strange music, spoken word musical mash ups of questionable taste. All material is royalty-free, public domain or Creative Commons. This show makes perfect late-night fare. Please let us know if you are broadcasting this show. Our host, Jack Bailey will give your radio station a shout out! Email us at kzzh@accesshumboldt.net.

The Repository is an oubliette of musique concrete, nocturnal emanations and audio oddities. An hour of strange music, spoken word musical mash ups of questionable taste. All material is royalty-free, public domain or Creative Commons. This show makes perfect late-night fare. Please let us know if you are broadcasting this show. Our host, Jack Bailey will give your radio station a shout out! Email us at kzzh@accesshumboldt.net.

The Repository is an oubliette of musique concrete, nocturnal emanations and audio oddities. An hour of strange music, spoken word musical mash ups of questionable taste. All material is royalty-free, public domain or Creative Commons. This show makes perfect late-night fare. Please let us know if you are broadcasting this show. Our host, Jack Bailey will give your radio station a shout out! Email us at kzzh@accesshumboldt.net.

In This Episode: In the first half of the show, we discuss how an ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. In the second half of the show, we discuss how January 6th is being whitewashed by the United States Government and how the US abducted the president of Venezuela.

Chicago alderman passed an alternative budget to the one proposed by the Mayor of Chicago and his supporters in City Council. Billionaire money was spent to buy supposed "progressive councilmen " to prevent one provision of the of the Mayors "The Protect Chicago Budget", that included reinstatement of a minuscule corporate head tax on only the largest of the corporations doing business in the City, a tax that was initiated under the administration of the first Mayor Daley, back in the 1970's, and continued until neoliberal bag-man for the Israel First lobby, then Mayor Rahm Emanuel nixed it. Other than that and the legalization of some socially regressive gambling activities, the Budget that passed contained 98% of what was in the Mayors original. But in that, only after an intensive people's lobbying campaign on certain aldermen forcing them to question whether they were more concerned about what Corporations and Billionaires thought than what their constitutions thought and might do in upcoming elections.