First aired October 9, 2015 1. Do You Want More ?!!!??! - The Roots 2. Rolling With Heat - The Roots ft. Talib Kweli 3. Raw Shit - Jaylib ft. Talib Kweli 4. Old School - DangerDoom ft. Talib Kweli 5. The Good, The Bad and the Desolate - The Roots ft. Skanky Don 6. Lift Your Fist - Guru ft. The Roots 7. Hardware - Black Thought 8. NY Weather Report - Talib Kweli 9. Crystal Stair - Kayo:Smif-N-Wessun ft. Talib Kweli 10. Sacrifice (*BBC One performance) - The Roots 11. Move Somethin' - Reflection Eternal 12. It's About That Time - Pete Rock ft. Black Thought and Rob O. 13. Where's The Love - Diamond D. ft. Talib Kweli, Elzhi, Skyzoo 14. Hard Hitters - Dilated Peoples ft. Black Thought 15. K.O.S. (Determination) - Black Star ft. Vinia Mojica 16. Nothing Ventured - Edo. G ft. Black Thought 17. Hip 2 Hip - Pete Rock

This week's show looks at dance crazes down through the years, we've got a 1948 record titled Rock and Roll by Manhattan Paul, an early Platters record made before they developed their polished sound, some blues from an up-and-coming Texas group as well as Tampa Red, Slim Harpo and much more.

There is a chasm—wide and unforgiving—between those who speak truth at great personal cost and those who hide behind titles, paychecks, and polite silence. In every generation, we are given a choice: to stand with justice, even when it threatens our comfort, or to retreat into the safety of complicity, hoping history won’t notice. Brave people do not wait for permission. They do not ask whether it’s convenient. They speak because silence is betrayal. These are the whistleblowers, the journalists who refuse to be censored, the artists who risk exile, the workers who walk out, the veterans who testify, the students who organize. They know the price—lost jobs, broken contracts, surveillance, smear campaigns. And still, they speak. Not because they are fearless, but because they are principled. Because they understand that truth is not a luxury—it’s a duty. Then there are those who choose comfort over conscience. They write carefully worded statements that say nothing. They nod in meetings, avoid eye contact, and tell themselves it’s not their fight. They hide behind the lines of their profession, behind the pen that could have been a sword, behind the excuse that “it’s complicated.” They fear powerful political figures not because those figures are right, but because they hold the keys to their careers. They trade integrity for access. They trade justice for job security. And the question must be asked: How do they look in the mirror every morning? How do they face their own children, knowing they stood on the wrong side of history—not out of ignorance, but out of fear? What will they say when their kids ask, “What did you do when Gaza was burning? When voices were silenced? When truth was punished?” Will they say, “I kept my head down”? Will they say, “I didn’t want to lose my job”? The brave will say, “I spoke.” The brave will say, “I stood.” The brave will say, “I paid the price, and I would do it again.” History does not remember the quiet collaborators. It remembers the disruptors. The ones who refused to be bought. The ones who chose the harder road. And while the cowards may enjoy temporary comfort, they will never know the peace that comes from doing what is right. So to those still hiding: your silence is not neutral. It is a choice. And one day, when the world has shifted, and the truth is undeniable, you will have to answer for it—not to the powerful, but to your own reflection. To your own children. To your own soul. And to the brave: we see you. We honor you. You are the pulse of conscience in a world that desperately needs it. Keep speaking. Keep standing. The future belongs to you.

A webinar held by the International Manifesto Group and Friends of Socialist China on September 21, 2025. The webinar celebrated the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender - marked in China with spectacular celebrations attended by an array of heads of state and government - focusing in particular on the contributions of the Chinese and other Asian forces which are forgotten in the largely Eurocentric narrative of the Second World War. The old adage that history is written by the victors does not seem to apply to the real victors of the Second World War, the Soviets and the Chinese on the Eastern and Pacific fronts respectively. The webinar uncovered some crucial but little-known aspects of the war: for example, that China was the first country to wage war against fascist occupation; that in the course of 14 years of war (1931-45) China suffered over 35 million casualties; and that without the contribution of Chinese, Korean, Mongolian and largely Communist-led resistance forces across the region, the Japanese imperial armies would have had free rein to deploy their forces against the Soviet Union and the Western Allies. The webinar participants assessed the renewed threats to China and other Asian countries emanating from the US, Japan and the rest of the capitalist world. https://internationalmanifesto.org https://socialistchina.org

The Gaza Freedom Flotilla had over fifty ships and a heroic international crew of over 1000. They put their lives on the line for the Palestinian people and tied up the entire Israeli Navy in the process. The Apartheid state's credibility is entirely gone and popular momentum only grows stronger for an end to genocide and freedom for Palestine.

Another fun show starting with a 1940s record that has a distorted electric guitar solo, then some train songs from Roy Acuff, Big Bill Broonzy and John Mays, gospel from The Dixieaires, Hawaiian jazz from Andy Iona (pictured), new vintage-style music from Blue Moon Marquee, Dan Young and Irene Torres as well as Cajun, rockabilly and so much more all packed into one big hour. Post was delayed this week due to an apparent technical problem with this site.

On September 22, 2025, the President of the United Nations General Assembly convened a high-level meeting with heads of nations, organizations and UN bodies telling what they had done to fulfill the promises of the 4th World Conference on Women, and what obstacles stand in their way. Here are excerpts from selected speakers, starting with opening remarks by the General Assembly President, Annalena Baerbock. Others: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres; Diene Keita, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); Reem Alsalem, UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls; Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad, a Yazidi who escaped captivity by the Islamic State; Memory Kachambwa, Executive Director of the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET); Nahla Haidar, chair of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.

More twangy South and East African guitar music off of 78 rpm discs, courtesy of three new compilations; the music of Yeison Landero and Bongo District, both performing in Richmond in early October; brassy Colombian sounds from Bandejas Espaciales and Colectro; new Anatolian rock from Umut Adan & Zebânis; the return of America's finest Afrobeat band, Antibalas; England's surprisingly funky Me and My Friends

– Killer Cops & False Flag at Manchester Synagogue to Distract From Israel’s Attack on Gaza Aid Flotilla? – Attack on Manchester Synagogue. Richie Allen on his show – critiquing media commentary on attack and Starmer’s response. – False flag? Early BBC report on attack – Police mistaken shooting of Jews in Synagogue not mentioned. Gaza Flotilla story squashed – DECADES Of NATO/Mossad False Flag Terrorism 1: Manchester False Flag planned by Israeli Mossad MI5? Mossad officer’s tell-all book ‘By Way Of Deception’ (1990) book by Victor Ostrovsky – DECADES Of NATO/Mossad False Flag Terrorism 2: BBC Timewatch series ‘Gladio’ (1992) three-part documentary series by Allan Frankovich – remastered – stay behind armies – DECADES Of NATO/Mossad False Flag Terrorism 3: Gladio, Nato’s Dagger at the Heart of Europe: The Pentagon-Nazi-Mafia Terror Axis Cottrell, Richard (2015) – DECADES Of NATO/Mossad False Flag Terrorism 4: Italian Supreme Court President Writes Book Linking Bilderberg to Operation Gladio and the CIA – BBC report – Trump Gaza peace plan, Gaza Flotilla. New Archbishop of Canterbury – Sarah Mullally. – Barry Gardiner at Labour Conference crying about children in Gaza. – Neil Oliver responds to Martin Summers 'civil war coming' claim – lots of talk of civil war when leaders are very unpopular. – Middle East Eye – Tony Blair’s proposed team for Gaza – Billionaires, Zionists and a UN official – Richard Sanders – close relationship between Epstein and Mandelson – EXPOSED: Starmer, Epstein, Mandelson & the REAL Prime Minister – In the last few weeks, Keir Starmer has lost his deputy prime minister, his director of strategy, and now his ambassador to Washington – Press TV – Vasily Nebenzya at UN – Israel’s nuclear capability – Iran’s nuclear capability. Russia does not recognize snapback of UN sanctions against Iran – FRAUD AND LIES THAT BROUGHT STARMER TO POWER: EXPOSED: Starmer Allies Hired Private Investigators to Dig Dirt on Journalist Paul Holden – DECADES Of NATO/Mossad False Flag Terrorism 5: ‘Israel and the Assassination of the Kennedy Brothers’ film. – Trump’s Russia is a paper tiger comment. Russian Foreign Minister’s Press Conference | United Nations – “We have nothing to hide. We never attack civilian infrastructure,” – Mark Felton on death of SS Chief Heinrich Himmler in custody at end of WW2. The Death of Himmler – RT – Marina Tauber, former pro Russian Moldovan politician, on the terrible election campaign. ‘These elections are not the will of the people’ – RT – Ben Wallace saying he wants to make Crimea uninhabitable – Dimitry Rogozin on Russia can bomb 23 UK defence sites. – UK Treasury Map shows UK infrastructure sites Russian senator has called to bomb after Ben Wallace threatened to make part of Russia ‘uninhabitable’. – Andy Gordon, South Pacific Correspondent in NZ Tommy Robinson and Maori evangelical church – dressing in black – China, South Pacific security agents meeting. What is the FBI doing in New Zealand and why is China angry? – Caroline Lucas and Ed Miliband compete to destroy UK's National Energy Security – shut down North Sea Oil. – Jimmy Dore on Starmer’s ‘Mark of the Beast’ digital ID plan. Here’s Why Keir Starmer’s U.K. Digital ID Is Dangerous! – NOT The BCfm Politics Show presented by Tony Gosling https://politicsthisweek.gn.apc.org/2025/10/not-the-bcfm-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-258/

On September 29th, Trump announced his 20-point so-called Gaza peace plan at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah speak with filmmaker Haim Bresheeth-Žabner, author of An Army Like No Other: How the Israel Defence Forces Made a Nation. He describes the new proposal as a colonial surrender plan. He also shares his insight on Israeli society and tells us about his forthcoming book on the greater Zionist project and why Israel is what he calls “the chaos agent for western imperialism.” On the Resistance Report, the Electronic Intifada’s contributing editor Jon Elmer details a significant tempo of resistance operations at this early stage of the second battle of Gaza City. And on the Electronic Intifada Newscast, Israeli airstrikes, helicopter gunships, snipers and quadcopter fire continue to target, murder and maim Palestinians.

A children's music artists sings hippos and bellybuttons...some classic rock songs without the classic rock sound, and an elvis impersonator who daffy thinks really isn't one....some of these things are not what they should be....

Take 5 guys with a desire to record an album for their grandchildren and you got got our album profile this week as they're singing (or sweatin) to the oldies, some polka music that may be unintentionally suggestive (don't go there!) and we are blessed with the Lord of all Radios this week in the Limburger Lounge.

SIPS – Get ready to pop some bottles as we dive into the effervescent world of champagne! In this episode, we explore a selection of exquisite champagnes including Moet Chandon Nectar Imperial, Ruinart Blanc Singular Edition 19, Veuve Clicquot RICH, Veuve Clicquot RICH Rose, La Grande Dame 2015, and Krug Grand Cuvee 172nd Edition. Our hosts will share their tasting notes, rating each bubbly delight with our signature sips scale from 1 to 5. Expect lively discussions, amusing anecdotes, and a few surprises as we toast to the finer things in life. Whether you’re a champagne aficionado or just curious about the sparkling stuff, this episode is sure to delight your palate and elevate your spirits!

Driving around? Are you dying to get there? Nobody will tell you - except investigative journalist, film-maker and author David Obst. Hear it all as David talks about his new book Saving Ourselves from Big Car. What suddenly kills dolphins and millions of fish at a time? Did you know toxic particles from coastal blooms float into city air? Get the latest from one of THE global experts on algae blooms: Dr. Mark Wells from University of Maine.

UNIFOR has made a bizarre declaration: That our monopoly media are trust-worthy and zealous fact checkers. When did big media ever give fair coverage to labour unions?

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

We all know that there are various forms of air pollution that affect our health and the health of our environment, but what do we really breathe? What is in the air that we breathe? In this archive edition of Radio Curious, recorded in the Radio Curious studios on January 9, 2009 we visit with Dr. Dean Wolbach, a former Air Pollution Control Officer for Mendocino County. Our conversation focused on the different types of air pollution and how they affect us both globally and at the local level. We began by asking Dr. Wolbach to provide an overview of air quality issues across history, through to the present day, here, in Mendocino. The books Dr. Dean Wolbach recommends are “Dreams Of My Father,” and “The Audacity Of Hope,” by President Barack Obama, “Samuel Adams: A Life,” by Ira Stoll and “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln,” by Doris Kearns Goodwin.

DJ GlibStyles - SoulBap (Soulful Beats *tracks 1-20), Drederick Crate-Em's Kick-Back (tracks 21-28) 1. Thelonious Martin - The Way 2. KLIM & Keyness - For The Brothers 3. 9th Wonder - JACUZZIJAM 4. NasteeLuvzYou, Dreamlife & Millennium Jazz Music - Ultimate 5. Drew Dave - Pure (R.E. Jont) 6. Kawfee - Nooka 7. Reese Tanaka - Elevators 8. Marques Murrey - Vibe 68 9. Upendo Moore - Your Love 10. Kuddie Fresh - Journey 11. D.Les - Pure 12. mohdern - mystic 13. NOTHINGISREAL - extinct 14. AMP - Continya 15. KLIM - Tryst 16. Pitch 92 - Morning 17. Mothers Favorite Child - Nonstop to Cape Town 18. Rose Noir - Suspect 19. Alecs Delarge - Locked Down 20. Run Wallace & POSTPARTUM. - 3am Drift 21. Living Underwater (instrumental) - Da Grassroots 22. Hip Hop from the Soul - OlDirtyCoast 23. Bounce - Dusty Milk 24. Horizon - Zesty Fresh 25. Setagaya Samba - FloFilz 26. His Master Plan - Taylor Made It 27. Hero of your own Story - Elaquent

One hosts histories fest of queer cultural contributions; World Athletics fails a sex test for women's sports, U.S threat assessments erase the “T” from LGBT, Trump blames trans people for the current budget battle, Tasmania's Lower House okays reparations to gay sex law victims, there are trans firsts for Project Runway and Miss Universe, China alters the queer out of an Australian horror film, Buttigieg spars with Carlson about “the gay”, and more LGBTQ news from around the world.