This week's show continues to offer the best of vintage blues and country classics, obscure artists that should be heard more and new artists that honour tradition. To that end, we've got Wynonie Harris, Howlin' Wolf, Roger Miller. Lefty Frizzell and Johnny Horton plus Cliff Bruner and his Texas Wanderers, The Detroit Harmonettes, Buster Pack and his Lonesome Pine Boys and Larry Dale, a fine New York City bluesman who is almost unknown, plus Sinead X Sanders who keeps the traditional country sound alive in her original songs.

The war on Iran is no longer a distant conflict unfolding on someone else’s horizon. It is reshaping America itself. It is bending our foreign policy, straining our alliances, and exposing the limits of a superpower that once believed it could dictate the direction of the Middle East with a single announcement. For decades, Washington operated under the assumption that its influence in the region was permanent. But this war has revealed something different. It has shown us that the Middle East is entering a new chapter, one where American decisions carry less weight, where American promises ring hollow, and where American credibility is questioned by allies who once stood firmly at our side. And at the center of this unraveling is the blind, unconditional support for Israel. Support so automatic, so unexamined, that it has pushed long standing partners away. Nations that once aligned with Washington are now charting their own paths, forming new alliances, and refusing to be pulled into a conflict they no longer believe the United States can manage responsibly. This is not just geopolitics. This is the cost of refusing to confront uncomfortable truths. And then there are the announcements. The declarations. The dramatic statements from President Trump about Iran that echo across the news cycle, only to be contradicted hours later by reality. Trump says, “We won the war.” Iran replies, “We are stronger than ever.” Trump says, “Iran agreed to surrender uranium.” Iran responds, “That is false.” Trump says, “We control the Strait of Hormuz.” Iran answers, “Good luck.” Each announcement becomes a headline. Each response becomes a reminder. A reminder that the truth cannot be manufactured by press conferences or tweets. A reminder that power is not measured by declarations, but by outcomes. And the outcome is clear: America is losing influence in a region it once dominated. Not because of weakness, but because of choices. Choices that prioritize loyalty over logic. Choices that elevate politics over principle. Choices that ignore the suffering of millions while insisting the world look the other way. This is the moment we are living in. A moment where the war on Iran is reshaping America’s role in the world. A moment where blind support for Israel is costing the United States allies it cannot afford to lose. A moment where truth and rhetoric are no longer aligned, and the gap between them grows wider every day. And that is where we begin. If you have thoughts, I want to hear them. Email me at TWIPpodcasts@gmail.com and tell me how you see it. This is This Week in Palestine.

War Clouds gathering, US threatens all sovereign nations. Plus: Labour activist and scholar, Tony Leah explains how the North American auto monopolies block progress for workers and Canada. Donate to Real Roots Radio, at ciut.fm

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Reports suggest the International Criminal Court may seek arrest warrants for several far-right Israeli officials and military officers, though prosecutors have not confirmed this. So far, the ICC has publicly issued warrants only for Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant, while other sealed warrants may still exist. Researcher, analyst, and commentator Mouin Rabbani joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah to talk about the pursuit of justice for victims of the genocide and the broader challenges faced by the Palestinian national movement. Israel has intensified its air campaign across southern Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley, carrying out hundreds of strikes on towns, civilian areas, and displacement zones while casualties and displacement continue to rise. Roqayah Chamseddine reports from southern Lebanon. On the Resistance Report, the Electronic Intifada’s Jon Elmer told us last week about the Israeli assassination of the Qassam Brigades leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad in Gaza City. Mohammed Odeh, their long-standing head of intelligence, was then chosen as their new commander. This week, the latest Israeli ceasefire violation: yet another assassination as Odeh, his wife and three children are killed in an airstrike. Inside Palestine or out, refugees describe constant fear and steadfast determination. We hear excerpts from Malak Hijazi’s latest article called ‘Endless displacement, endless Nakba.’

Sonic Café with The Killers, that’s Somebody Told Me from 2004. Hey there, welcome once again—I’m Scott Clark and this is episode 485. This time around, the Sonic Café takes some big leaps. Comedian Nate Bargatze hilariously bounds from his 20s to his 40s, covering the highs, lows, and the awkward bits in between. You’ll also hear a clever parody of Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise called Over 40 Life—pure comic gold. Plus, we’ll trace how The Police made the leap across the Atlantic to become known in the U.S. We’re also diving deep into another installment of Crazy Music Facts from our friends at Origins of Songs—fun, fascinating, and always a bit unexpected. Musically, we’re leaping through five decades of sound. You’ll hear Billy Gibbons from his 2021 Hardware release, new wave legends Devo, Redbone bringing summer heat from 1973, post-punk from Joy Division, plus Cage the Elephant, Shinedown, and many more. Oh and around the bottom of the hour we’ll jump back to 1965 in the Sonic Café time machine, listen for —Dirty Water by the Standells. All that and more from your favorite little radio café out here in the Pacific Northwest. Let’s leap in—here’s Jack Johnson, and as always, we’re the Sonic Café.

The creative imagination of playwright Don Samson is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. In May 2015, I had the good fortune of seeing a ten minute play entitled “Blind Date,” written by my long time friend, who lives in nearby Willits, California. For many years prior to becoming a playwright, Don Samson researched and wrote legal briefs for criminal defense attorneys, an experience we also discuss in this program. After seeing the local production of “Blind Date,” I was curious about the circumstances that came to Don Samson’s mind when he created this play, so I invited him to visit the Radio Curious studios. We met on May 22, 2015 and began our conversation with his description of those circumstances. Don Samson recommends the book, which is also a play, “Antigone,” by Sophocles.

It's an action-packed hour of new music but, there's always space for SPACE! Join us for a trip around the world and into the cosmos with future sounds from Brazil, vocal gymnastics from Neha!, Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang, reimagined tango and a debut of Coco Jafro's wish for the world, Come Together. Right now, over a special mix from World Beat Canada!

Fiddles be flyin' from the get go this hour. Boiled In Lead set the pace with Fast Reels, fiddles and electronics from Parahyba, Brazil with Furmiga Dub, Derina Harvey takes us back to The Big Rock, The East Pointers to PEI, Grumpy O Sheep from France, Brogeal from Falkirk and more Breton melodies from Trouz Bras. It 's a mix not to be trifled or fiddled with. You got yer Celt In A Twist, 27 years and counting, with Patricia Fraser!

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, NHK Japan, Germany,France and Cuba.

Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news from May 21st to the 28th, 2026.

A deep dive into yet another cheesy canadian children's show of the forgotten past (how many are out there?) More kids music to march across your radio and an incredible opportunity in the celebrity slip up...so incredible you shouldn't even consider to try this at home.

Denise and Johnny talk about anxiety disorders

Sunsara Taylor, On the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump and Four Important Truths. Rafael Kadaris on the RNC: the police murder of Samuel Sharpe, Jr. Bob Avakian on economic and social changes in recent decades that have fueled the rise of Christian Fascism, from the Bob Avakian Interviews, available at revcom.us. Carl Dix on attacks on immigrants, how way too many people, including way too many Black people, are taking up this anti-immigrant hysteria, and why this needs to stop.

In 2016, the leader of the MAGA cult (who believes that climate change is some sort of hoax) incorrectly referred to the EPA as the "Department of Environmental Protection," then vowed to, "get rid of it in almost every form." After listening to this week's guest on Sea Change Radio, you might think that getting rid of the EPA actually would have been preferable. Rather than protecting the environment, the EPA in its current iteration is rolling back sensible regulations and frankly wreaking havoc. Today we hear from John Walke, a senior attorney at the NRDC, the Natural Resources Defense Council, to discuss the enormous environmental cost of artificial intelligence, or AI, whose data centers consume ungodly amounts of water and electricity. We learn about the unquenchable thirst of these data centers, how much of this problem is uniquely American, and why new EPA policies constitute a Trojan horse filled with enemies of the environment, poised to pollute and consume at will.

Nancy Lieberman is a Hall of Fame basketball legend, pioneer, coach, broadcaster, and lifelong advocate for underserved youth. A two-time national champion at Old Dominion University and one of the most respected voices in basketball, she has dedicated her life to creating opportunity, hope, and safe spaces for children through sports, education, and mentorship. Nancy Lieberman discusses her highly-acclaimed professional basketball career, the influence Muhammad Ali had on her life, the impact of Title XI, her extensive charitable endeavors, and shares advice on staying healthy.

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