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

In November, former Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, announced that she’s retiring from Congress after serving nearly forty years. Now, San Francisco voters and the rest of the country, are wondering: who can fill her four-inch pumps? This week on Sea Change Radio, the first half of an in-depth, sit-down conversation with Saikat Chakrabarti, who’s running for the 11th Congressional District of the US House of Representatives. We look at Chakrabarti’s unusual career path into politics – from software engineer to co-founder of the progressive political incubator Justice Democrats, to serving as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Chief of Staff and co-authoring the Green New Deal – Chakrabarti may be one of the most qualified individuals to ever run for a freshman seat in the House. We learn about his environmental policy ideas, how he balances local and national concerns in a congressional campaign, and the success he’s had in inspiring a younger generation as volunteers, staffers, and voters.

Bill Pepper became James Earl Ray’s lawyer when he found out that Ray was not the murderer. His friendship with King and his family goes back to 1967. Pepper had gone to Vietnam and taken photos of children burned by napalm. King asked to meet with him and they worked closely together during the anti-Vietnam war phase of King’s life. In this recording Pepper explains why he became convinced of Ray’s innocence and, during 25 years of investigative work, pieced together the plot to kill King. The extraordinary story has implications for history, civil rights, justice and democracy. (Feb. 2003) William Pepper was an acclaimed lawyer who practiced international law in London. His book by Verso is: AN ACT OF STATE, The Execution of Martin Luther King. For more information: https://www.williampepper.com/books.html

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

Christopher Isherwood’s own stories of pre-War Berlin; remembering Renee Nicole Good; U.S. top court hears trans student sports ban cases, a new survey confirms pediatric transgender healthcare can be life-saving, Malaysian authorities shut down an empty “gay friendly” hotel, the latest Human Rights Campaign U.S. queer quality of life poll finds deterioration under Trump, and billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates 45 million dollars to the queer youth crisis intervention and suicide prevention group The Trevor Project. All that and more this week when you discover “This Way Out”.

Talking heads covers into soul jazz.

This week - An all family presentation. The Appalachian Sunday Morning is a two hour all Gospel Music Radio program with radio station & program host Danny Hensley. The program is recorded live each Sunday morning while being broadcast on 91.7 FM Community radio and streamed world wide on www.sbbradio.org. This program is uploaded to SoundCloud, RSS.com, radio4all, Podbean and iTunes to mention a few.

Bill Pepper became James Earl Ray’s lawyer when he found out that Ray was not the murderer. His friendship with King and his family goes back to 1967. Pepper had gone to Vietnam and taken photos of children burned by napalm. King asked to meet with him and they worked closely together during the anti-Vietnam war phase of King’s life. In this recording Pepper explains why he became convinced of Ray’s innocence and, during 25 years of investigative work, pieced together the plot to kill King. The extraordinary story has implications for history, civil rights, justice and democracy. (Feb. 2003) William Pepper was an acclaimed lawyer who practiced international law in London. His book by Verso is: AN ACT OF STATE, The Execution of Martin Luther King. For more information: https://www.williampepper.com/books.html

The mainstream western media has been going full throttle for the past two weeks covering the protests in Iran, drumming up support for American military intervention and even predicting the return of the deposed Iranian monarchy and the restoration of friendly diplomatic ties between Iran and Apartheid Israel. Regardless of events on the ground, their agenda could not be more clear. They want the destruction of Iran as an anti-imperialist force in the region and in particular its solidarity with Palestine as the bombing of Gaza continues daily.

In 15 years, Earth will lose thousands of glaciers every year. New science on Peak glacier extinction. From Switzerland, glaciologist Lander Van Tricht .Then off to Australia where its over 45 degrees C, 113 in the shade Fahrenheit - and burning again. "Gazing into the Flames" with wildfire expert Hamish Clarke. More and more buildings lost to wildfires in the United States, with Dr. Amanda Carlson. Cold to really hot this week on Radio Ecoshock.

Listen this week to hear LaVern Baker before she was famous, before she was even LaVern Baker, and Margaret Watkins, a popular live performer who never became famous on record. Then there's Thomas Wayne, who got famous right out of the gate but couldn't repeat the trick, The Flamingoes, whose ethereal sound took years to catch on and a 50s rockabilly artist who never had a hit but became famous 30 years later anyway.

Documentary about early recycling initiatives led by women; the 3 primary categories of waste to be segregated; a history of caste discrimination around waste disposal; and the new recycling law in Bangalore, which required additional household labour. Guests: Indu Ramesh, retired public radio broadcaster, champion of waste segregation; Savita Hiremath, blogger and entrepreneur working in waste management; Dr. Sowmya Raghavan, volunteer, waste management activist; housekeepers Shanti, Sathya, amd Rathnamma.

We all agree that antisemitism is wrong. There is no debate on that point. Hatred toward Jewish people, or toward any community because of who they are, is unacceptable. It is a moral failure and a danger that must be confronted wherever it appears. But acknowledging that truth does not mean ignoring how the word antisemitism is sometimes used in ways that have nothing to do with protecting Jewish communities. Increasingly, the accusation is deployed as a political tool, a way to silence criticism of Israeli government policies and to shut down conversations about Palestinian rights. This tactic works because the word carries enormous emotional weight. It evokes centuries of trauma and persecution. It demands seriousness. And because of that, it can be used to end a conversation before it begins. Raise a question about human rights and you are accused of antisemitism. Express sorrow for civilians in Gaza and you are accused of antisemitism. Criticize settlement expansion or military occupation and you are accused of antisemitism. Challenge a political leader who supports Israeli policy and you are accused of antisemitism. The accusation appears instantly, often without any engagement with the substance of the critique. But antisemitism and anti-Zionism are not the same. Antisemitism is hatred toward Jewish people. Anti Zionism is opposition to a political ideology and the state policies built upon it. One targets people for who they are. The other critiques systems of power and governance. When these two concepts are deliberately blurred, the consequences are serious. The misuse of the term weakens the fight against real antisemitism by stretching the definition so far that it loses meaning. It becomes harder to identify genuine threats and harder to confront actual bigotry. This tactic also silences Palestinians and those who stand with them. When empathy becomes suspect and when speaking about human rights becomes a liability, entire communities are pushed out of the conversation. Their stories are dismissed. Their suffering is minimized. Their voices are erased. And beyond that, a climate of fear takes hold. Students fear speaking on campus. Journalists fear asking questions. Ordinary people fear posting online. The result is not safety. The result is silence. Silence in the face of injustice has never been neutral. It allows harm to continue without challenge. It protects power rather than people. And it shifts the focus away from the lived experiences of Palestinians and toward policing language instead of addressing reality. The conversation becomes about vocabulary rather than human rights. It becomes about accusations rather than accountability. Yet despite these pressures, the world is changing. More people are beginning to understand the difference between antisemitism and anti-Zionism. They are learning that opposing a government’s actions is not the same as opposing a people. They are recognizing that solidarity with Palestinians is not an attack on Jewish identity. They are seeing that naming injustice is not hatred. It is responsibility. Today, the task before us is clarity. If we are to confront real antisemitism, we must protect the integrity of the word. If we are to pursue justice, we must allow space for truth. And if we are to build a future rooted in dignity, we must refuse to let language be used as a shield against accountability. The question now is whether the world will continue to accept this confusion or whether it will finally demand honesty and courage in the conversations that matter most.

Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K! This week we welcome Robin Cisek, a powerful voice from the Métis Nation—alternative pop singer-songwriter. She’s joining us from Edmonton, Alberta, and she’s here with her brand-new album “Tempered,” a bold, self-produced project that blends dark-pop, electro-pop, and raw emotional storytelling. Robin is featured in our current issue of the SAY Magazine, read all about them at our place www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/robin-cisek. Enjoy music from Robin Cisek, Dani Lion, Celeigh Cardinal, QVLN, Amaru Tribe, Bebel Bilberto, Elastic Bond, Thea May, Logan Staats, XIT, Tom Bee, Diyet & the Love Strangers, Pony Man, Raven Reid, Mimi O'bonsawin, Vince Fontaine, The Melawmen Collective, Kind of Sea, Iskwe, Joyslam, Spirit Cry, Jace Martin, Blue Moon Marquee, Norther Cree, Link Ray, The Band Blackbird, Elisapie and much more. Visit us on our home page to learn about us and our programs at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org, check into our Two Buffalo Studios and our SAY Magazine Library to find out all about our Artists and Entrepreneurs.

In cities across Iran, millions of people have marched in support of their government and to protest violence that foreign intelligence agencies have been instigating in the latest Western push for regime change. Dr. Mohammad Marandi joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah to discuss these developments. He's a professor of comparative literature at the University of Tehran and a renowned geopolitical analyst. On the Resistance Report with Jon Elmer, the Qassam Brigades officially release the names of fallen soldiers for the first time. The squad leader, Al-Baraa Abu Hatab of the Western Battalion of the Khan Yunis Brigade, is revealed as the fighter behind several iconic combat videos. And Ali Abunimah tells us why 180 speakers, 6 of 7 board members, and the festival director withdrew or resigned from the annual Adelaide writers' week in Australia, resulting in this year’s event being cancelled.

Sonic Café, welcome to the era of the Midnight Special, a time when vinyl records were the thing, and thirty-three and a third album was king. I’m Scott Clark and this is episode 467. The Midnight Special aired from 1972 to 1981 featuring live bands of the era in a 90-minute late night format. This time the Sonic Café presents a thin slice of that time, every song in this mix was released between 1969 and 76. Tune in your radio during then and you might have heard one of these songs for the very first time. Listen for the Rolling Stones, J. Geils Band, Doobie Brothers, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, Rod Stewart and the Faces, of course many more. Presented with the vinyl crackle everyone heard when the needle hit the record. Very cool. Oh, and there’s more, comedian Nate Bargatze is here to inform us that Reading is the Key to Being Smart, also Shane Gillis let’s us know that becoming republican, is a thing that grows on you, and finally the Sonic Café presents a list of seventies artists who hit the top 40 just once. So join us as we present Album Rock of the Seventies. From 1974, this is Ace, and from way out here in the Pacific Northwest, we’re the Sonic Café.