As Slaughter of Palestinians Continues Gaza Ceasefire Talks Could be at Critical Juncture; Assessing Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris' Economic Policy Proposals; Toxic Hair Products Marketed to Women of Color Cause Cancer and Other Health Dangers.

A look at the music from a largely forgotten Harlem Globetrotters cartoon, more organ delights of old, and a Spongebob Squarepants tune from a indigeous group that's kinda fun .

Bob Avakian on: What is a real revolution? (excerpt from The Bob Avakian Interviews on the RNL Show, 2022). Sunsara Taylor talks with Rafael Kadaris, on the ground in Chicago, about protests at the Democratic National Convention. A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO GET @BOBAVAKIANOFFICIAL EVERYWHERE. “How do you deal with the ugly and dangerous attacks against you?” Bob Avakian Answers (excerpt from The Bob Avakian Interviews on the RNL Show, 2022)

On June 18, 2024, the US Congress passed the misnamed “Advance Act” that will provide electric power to data-centers. The Advance Act aims to expedite the development of next generation nuclear reactors and pays to support aging ones. It directs the Department of Energy to reduce regulatory cost for advanced reactors and provides deployment incentives. Joe Biden signed the Advance Act into law on July 9, 2024. All this while so-called modern societies have not yet cleaned up the damaged nuclear reactors at Fukushima, Chernobyl and Three Mile Island. And the so-called “spent” highly radioactive nuclear fuel is still piling up at the power plants. With one exception, Onkalo in Finland, no permanent deposits for nuclear waste have been built anywhere - even though the waste needs to remain safe for 100,000 years. The reason so many of us have not even heard about the Advance Act is that only two Senators voted against it: Bernie Sanders and Ed Markey (88 to 2). And in the House the vote was 393 to 13. There was one principled voice - and it belongs to Rashida Tlaib from Michigan. She said: “I voted present in rejection of this ridiculous decision to tie the re-authorization of vital firefighting programs for our communities together with poison pills that undermine nuclear safety …” This program contains four clips: On August 18, 2024 the Financial Times published an article entitled: AI Power Demand Could Stifle Industry’s Growth - On July 28, 2024, CNBC published a film on YouTube under the title: How The Massive Power Draw Of Generative AI Is Overtaxing Our Grid. And even if we generate enough power, our ageing grid is increasingly unable to handle transmitting the power to where it’s needed. And a little stronger in the wording: the Synapse channel on YouTube ran a mini-documentary entitled: The Answer to AI’s Insane power needs and … published on May 8, 2024. And in closing: On June 21, 2024, The Washington Post published an article entitled: AI is exhausting the power grid. Tech firms are seeking a miracle solution. Come back for more programming on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Power when TUC Radio returns. DATE: June and July/2024

“So if you have not tapped into community members that you are serving, that you are working with, then you are missing a large, piece of the solution to your problems”. - Heather Heslep Gentrification, displacement, the struggle for ownership... These are the challenges faced by many communities today. But what if art could be the key to preserving cultural heritage and building economic resilience? The panel discussion on Achieving Economic Justice Through Community Placekeeping, featuring Miss Tee, Nikko Kimzin, Arianna Paz Chávez, Heather Heslep, and Roshaun Davis, explores the challenges faced by marginalized communities in the arts and the importance of place-keeping, ownership, and wealth redistribution. The panelists emphasized the power of art as a tool for community empowerment and social change

As the dog days of summer shorten, and our vacations wind down, we dig into the Sea Change Radio archives to revisit two climate-related conversations. First, we discuss the issue of a warming planet with Andrea Thompson, a science reporter and associate editor at Scientific American. We look at how people and policymakers are trying to cope with the rising temps and examine how different parts of the globe are being affected. Then, we speak to David Messina, the CEO of Rumin8, an Australian-based startup that is hoping to transform the cattle industry. The company’s main product is a lab-grown feed additive that is designed to significantly reduce methane emissions in ruminants like cattle and sheep. We discuss the problem that Rumin8 is trying to solve and talk about the company’s business strategy and hurdles it faces.

Denise and Johnny discuss a podcast by Dr. Lemdki about brain function in addiction

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

In the first installment of a three part series, I sit down with Brendan Campisi (formerly of The Alberta Advantage podcast) to discuss the formation of the working class in Palestine, the rise of Palestinian trade unions, and proletarian resistance to British colonialism and Zionist settler-colonialism from 1900 to the present day.

Baking up a storm with Alice B. Toklas; Baseball’s Billy Bean lives on in diversity training; the U.S. Supreme Court lets Republican states block queer student rights; Pope Francis blesses Ugandan and Ghanaian LGBTQ activists, the highest number of LGBTQ Olympians rank 7th in medals won; multi-medal-winning Olympic British diver Tom Daley tearfully announces his retirement; Kim Coco Iwamoto becomes the first out transgender candidate to win state office in Hawai’i, and kudos to Chilean flamingos living in the U.K. Chester and Arthur for successfully welcoming their new chick into the world. Those stories and more this week when you choose “This Way Out”, the international LGBTQ radio magazine.

African, Latin & Caribbean music.

The Japanese government has largely evaded responsibility for destroying the lives of hundreds of thousands of women and girls before and during the second World War. Testimony and judgments from the December 2000 Women’s International Tribunal on Japan’s Military Sexual Slavery. This issue is being publicized again around the visit of the Emperor and Empress of Japan to Canada.

The Japanese government has largely evaded responsibility for destroying the lives of hundreds of thousands of women and girls before and during the second World War. Testimony and judgments from the December 2000 Women’s International Tribunal on Japan’s Military Sexual Slavery. This issue is being publicized again around the visit of the Emperor and Empress of Japan to Canada.

Interviews conducted by Jack Gilroy at the Isaiah Wall in NYC on August 12, 2024. The interviews are presented in the order in which they were recorded. World BEYOND War, and a growing coalition of peace groups welcomes you to join a fast and days of action in New York City from August 10 – 15, 2024, as an assembly of peace activists delivers to various Missions to the United Nations an online email letter signed by thousands of people from around the world. We will gather each weekday across from the United Nations at the Isaiah Wall, (First Avenue and 41st St.) at 10:00 a.m. Please help spread the word about the action. The world has watched in horror as Israel has unleashed its ferocious and unlawful assault on the Palestinian people in Gaza, with a declared intent, from the very beginning, to stop food, electricity, water, and other basic goods from entering this occupied territory. On July 9, 2024, UN Experts declared that the recent deaths of more Palestinian children due to hunger and malnutrition leaves no doubt that famine has spread across the entire Gaza strip. In the past seven months the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip has been systematically dismantled. According to OCHA, 24 hospitals in Gaza, Palestine are now out of service, while 493 health workers have been killed. There is no telling what the indirect human cost in deaths and long-term injuries will be as a result of aid and treatment having been denied. According to the United Nations, a staggering 1.7 million people, constituting approximately 75% of Gaza’s 2.2 million residents, are internally displaced. This displacement has given rise to formidable challenges affecting the population and straining the humanitarian response, particularly in the areas of shelter, food, sanitation, and health. The current climatic conditions in Gaza further exacerbate the hardships faced by displaced individuals trying to survive in tents. Mindful of the suffering that Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank endure, we urge the members states of the United Nations to uphold the rule of law where the United Nations Security Council has failed. Member states of the General Assembly can and should enact the “Uniting for Peace” resolution 377 to end Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

This episode of Today's Bluegrass showcases all new music. Some of the new tunes featured are from - The Grascals, Troy Engle, Presley Puig, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Kim Robins & more. The show can be heard on Southern Branch Bluegrass & Gospel Music Radio five times each week. Monday at 9 AM, Tuesday at 12 AM, Thursday and Friday at 11 PM and Saturday at 3 AM - all times Eastern. Southern Branch Bluegrass & Gospel Music Radio can be tuned in locally at 91.7 FM Community Radio and streaming world wide at www.sbbradio.org and www.sbbradio.net We are WSBB - Digital Broadcasting Radio.

Interviews conducted by Jack Gilroy at the Isaiah Wall in NYC on August 12, 2024. The interviews are presented in the order in which they were recorded. World BEYOND War, and a growing coalition of peace groups welcomes you to join a fast and days of action in New York City from August 10 – 15, 2024, as an assembly of peace activists delivers to various Missions to the United Nations an online email letter signed by thousands of people from around the world. We will gather each weekday across from the United Nations at the Isaiah Wall, (First Avenue and 41st St.) at 10:00 a.m. Please help spread the word about the action. The world has watched in horror as Israel has unleashed its ferocious and unlawful assault on the Palestinian people in Gaza, with a declared intent, from the very beginning, to stop food, electricity, water, and other basic goods from entering this occupied territory. On July 9, 2024, UN Experts declared that the recent deaths of more Palestinian children due to hunger and malnutrition leaves no doubt that famine has spread across the entire Gaza strip. In the past seven months the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip has been systematically dismantled. According to OCHA, 24 hospitals in Gaza, Palestine are now out of service, while 493 health workers have been killed. There is no telling what the indirect human cost in deaths and long-term injuries will be as a result of aid and treatment having been denied. According to the United Nations, a staggering 1.7 million people, constituting approximately 75% of Gaza’s 2.2 million residents, are internally displaced. This displacement has given rise to formidable challenges affecting the population and straining the humanitarian response, particularly in the areas of shelter, food, sanitation, and health. The current climatic conditions in Gaza further exacerbate the hardships faced by displaced individuals trying to survive in tents. Mindful of the suffering that Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank endure, we urge the members states of the United Nations to uphold the rule of law where the United Nations Security Council has failed. Member states of the General Assembly can and should enact the “Uniting for Peace” resolution 377 to end Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

With heat waves all over the world, are we on the edge of catastrophe? Renowned Swedish scientist Johan Rockström answers in a short TED presentation August 15, 2024. Chevron just announced a “new frontier” for oil: drilling deep below the sea. Alex checks similarities to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout - America’s worst marine disaster. A new article in the journal Nature asks: “What is the hottest temperature humans can survive?” We covered that with the lead scientist Ollie Jay in 2019.

1. Relentless - Funky DL ft. Klashnekoff 2. All Real - Beneficence ft. A.G. and DJ Kaos 1200 3. So Think Again - El Da Sensei 4. I Don't Do It Anymore - Moka Only 5. Nocturnal - The Residents 6. The Soulution - Epidemic & Tantu 7. Art Of Scratch - The Artifacts (DJ Kaos 1200) 8. HitYaWitDat - Lootpack 9. The Giver - Late Bloomers 10. Stephansplatz/Wienerwald - Fellowsoph ft. Chapter One 11. Listen - Es 12. Origami - MC WhiteOwl ft. Smooth B and DJ 20 Dolla Julio 13. The World Is Ours - Mac The Rebel (of PXR) 14. The Ultimate (Showbiz remix) - The Artifacts 15. Peace - Rel McCoy ft. Eternia 16. This One - Eno x Dirty 17. Serenity - Ricky Got Beats

This week Backbeat features some blood harmony, both male and female, some should-have-been-stars, one of the founders of the Bakersfield sound who didn't have any big hit records plus a new exponent of that sound, Weepin' Dave and some songs made (more) famous by Elvis Presley. 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.