Confronting the Democratic Party's Weak Opposition to Trump Coup; Nearly two Dozen US Cities Sue Trump Regime for Threat to Withhold Funding from Sanctuary Cities; Trump Launches Campaign of Threats and Intimidation to Suppress US Press Freedom.
Thomas Jefferson was not in the market for a continent—until Napoleon hit him with a “buy one port, get 828,000 square miles free” deal. Suddenly, Mr. Strict Constitution had to bend his own rules to pull off the biggest land grab in U.S. history. In this episode, we break down how Jefferson finessed the Louisiana Purchase, why Napoleon was desperate for cash,and how this surprise sale changed America forever. Was it genius diplomacy or just a lucky break? And did anyone actually know where the Louisiana Territory started or ended? (Absolutely not.) Hit play and get the tea on the most chaotic real estate deal of the 19th century.
It's a weird psychedelic trip this weekend as we look at an electronic record for children, tour some cities musically 50s style, and a hip hypnotist goes out of her head.
Annie Day, Trump's latest moves toward consolidating a fascist form of rule – and the protests planned for March 4 and March 8. The Bob Avakian Interviews 2025, a rough cut of the first two questions of Part 2. Sunsara Taylor, a challenge for International Women's Day 2025. Andy Zee, a host of the RNL Show, interviews Paul Street, writer, activist and historian. Both Andy Zee and Paul Street are on the editorial board of Refuse Fascism.
Just one day after the world famous fight between Presidents Trump and Zelensky in the oval office on February 28, the podcaster Jyotishman Mudiar asked Ambassador Chas Freeman the following questions:
Why doesn't Zelensky want a ceasefire? What is the reason for US-Russia normalization and why are there divisions within Europe regarding Russia and NATO. Will the US Deep State survive and are we watching a U.S. Coup d’Etat??
Ambassador Chas Freeman is a retired American diplomat and writer. He served in the U.S. Foreign Service, and the State and Defense Departments over the course of thirty years.
Most notably, he worked as the main interpreter for Richard Nixon during his 1972 China visit and served as the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1989 to 1992, where he dealt with the Gulf War.
Chas Freeman was interviewed on March 1, 2025 by Jyotishman Mudiar. He and his colleagues are running the youtube podcast channel @IndiaGlobalLeft.
The title and author of the book Freeman referenced is COUP D’ETAT by Edward N. Luttwak.
You can find the full interview on YouTube under the title: Ambassador Chas Freeman Explains Why Trump and Zelensky Argued
DATE: Mar. 1, 2025
Serge Bulat's Cornershop Across The Border mix on Global A Go-Go: Two hours of the music of Moldova, Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria, plus a healthy selection of Serge's own field recordings
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
Building a joyful transmascline community; two young men in Indonesia to be flogged for gay sex, a U.K. appeals court nixes a non-binary gender marker, Iowa strips trans people of anti-discrimination protections, federal courts block Trump’s ban on DEI and attempt to move trans women prisoners to male facilities, and the U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to Tennessee’s drag ban but does hear a straight while cis woman’s “reverse discrimination” case.
Those stories and more this week when you discover “This Way Out”.
This episode of Today's Bluegrass showcases all new music.
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.
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The elderly are becoming a greater proportion of India's population, and many of them are women who had a lifetime of underemployment before becoming too frail to work, but still have overwhelming financial responsibilities. Even food can be difficult for them to obtain. Jacintha Kumaraswamy, Founder of Sakti, staff, a volunteer, and the elder women beneficiaries tell how the project evolved as a community endeavour, what it provides, what its recipients face and how they are helped, and what else might be in its future.
WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service
Encore: Welcome to Indigenous in the News, on today’s show, we’re thrilled to welcome Dallas Arcand, joining us from Edmonton, Alberta. Dallas is a three-time World Champion Hoop Dancer, teacher, and mentor who’s dedicated to inspiring others through his artistry and knowledge. Today, we’ll dive into his incredible journey, explore his many achievements, and hear all about the upcoming release of his new book this summer, 13 Hoops: Life’s Lessons Lived and Learned. Read all about him at our place www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/ln-the-news/dallas-arcand
Biography:
An Indigenous Entertainer from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Also a registered member of the Alexander First Nation, Alberta. His passion for Arts and culture have always been prominent in his upbringing, empowering him to become a three-time World Champion Hoop Dancer. Throughout his 30+ year career of performing, Arcand’s singing, dancing and traditional flute skills have earned him numerous accolades. Dallas is a graduate of the Mount Royal University transfer program majoring in behavioral sciences and Indigenous history. He also is a graduate of the National Indigenous Professional Artist (NIPAT) program, and since 2020 has been an instructor at the NIPAT program teaching and mentoring Indigenous artists. In early 2020 when the pandemic hit, on his Facebook page Dallas started a free online fitness class and program called ‘Powwow Dance Aerobics’ PWDA.
Dallas has helped so many isolated people from around the world and have posted several comments and shared their stories on how PWDA has helped them through COVID. Recently Arcand performed in Frankfurt, Germany at the ‘Frankfurter Buchmesse’ the international book fair in which Canada was the honored guest along with the Governor General, Ministers, and Ambassadors. He was a special invited performer there to represent indigenous arts and culture with his many performances. Shortly after his return to Canada Arcand was invited to the Calgary roughneck game to perform at their half time show in the Saddledome.
Dallas’s International career on the World stage began in 2002 with Universal Studios Mediterrainea where he performed his song and dance for 8 months in Spain. Dallas was featured in the Calgary Stampede for 20 years landing him 8 star appearances in the evening Grandstand show, and on the main stage of the daily Rodeo.
In 2007, Dallas was awarded 1st prize at the Annual World Championship Hoop Dancing Competition. In 2008, he was awarded the Alberta Aboriginal Role Model Award for Performing Arts. Again in 2008, Dallas regained his World Championship Hoop Dance title. In 2009, Arcand toured extensively across Canada with the gold medal plates tour and the Spirit Train tour and in 2017 with the Canada 150 train tour in 13 cities across Canada.
In 2010, Dallas was featured in the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver Olympics, as well in London at the 2012 Olympics performing with his son Dallas Jr. for Canada at Trafalgar Square.
After a four year hiatus from competing at the Hoop Dance contest, Dallas returned and earned his third World Championship title in 2012. Also in 2012, he was featured on the nationally televised talent show Canada’s Got Talent on City TV. In 2013, TED X – YYC featured Arcand at the southern Jubilee auditorium for a Ted talk performance and speech called ‘Living a Circular Life’. In 2014, he was awarded 1 st prize at the Manitoahbee Pow-wow Hoop Dance contest. After that successful year, Arcand was awarded a media arts grant from Canada Council to produce his first documentary on his Hoop Dancing and performing career. In early 2018 Arcand released a documentary film called ‘Hoop Life’ showcasing and sharing his story, the history, and art of hoop dancing.
This episode is the Opening Panel of the Anti-War Action Network’s Founding Conference, held February 15th & 16th, 2025 in St. Paul, MN.
The Anti-War Action Network is a nationwide, grassroots, volunteer-based organization comprised of anti-war, student and Palestine solidarity groups and activists from across the U.S. – many of whom participated in national days of action during the upsurge in Palestine solidarity to stop the U.S./Israel genocide in Gaza.
Featuring:
Jim Byrne - Panel chair, Tucson Anti-War Committee
Nazek Sankari - Co-chair of the Chicago Chapter of the US Palestinian Communities Network
Taher Herzallah - Associate Director of Outreach & Community Organizing for American Muslims for Palestine
Meredith Aby - Organizer with the MN Anti-War Committee & conference organizer
Today we will take you deep inside the hidden core of the new bubble: data centers. After 10 years exploring data farms in America, Singapore and beyond, Anthropologist Steven Gonzalez Monserrate published his paper "The Cloud Is Material: On the Environmental Impacts of Computation and Data Storage", (2022). Then we tackle mountains of toxic waste rushed from Los Angeles fire zones.
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 week, we feature music from these artists - Marvin & Vernell Morrow, The Churchmen, CT & Becky Townsend, The Marksmen Quartet, The Ellis Family, Guy Penrod and more.
This program is uploaded to SoundCloud, RSS.com, radio4all, Podbean and iTunes to mention a few.
1. Fall into the Gap - DJ Spinna
2. Another Day [demo] - Davie Napalm ft. IthinkitsBBP
3. No Doubt - Dynas
4. Roleplay -Shinobi Stalin
6. Reach The Dust - Blame One & Preed One (kuts by DJ TMB)
7. Can't Limit - Sparkz & Pitch 92 ft. Oskarcw0
8. Easy - ScienZe
9. Just Friends - Rapper Big Pooh
10. One Life - Finsta Bundy & Recluse Crew ft. Fraction and Mike C.O.X.
11. Divided Kingdom - Evil Ed
12. Esoteric - Skyzoo
13. Erick & Parrish Making Dollars - Slimeline Mutha
14. Projection - Dan Johns & Al Montgomery ft. Antonia Marquee
15. What They're For - Hairline Brothers (Supervisor & North$ide Dro)
16. Handwriting - Brother Ali
17. Whut? Whut? - Funk I Flava
18. It's Cold Outside - Es
19. Games Rigged - (*original, remix, Shot Clock remix)
20. Bom Dia - Philanthrope & Al Dali
Backbeat never quits, we're back again this week with a new pile of old records from regular favourites such as Ruth Brown, James Brown, the Maddox Brothers and Lefty Frizzell almost-unknowns such as Marian Abernathy and Ashton Savoy, who had his own unique blend of blues styles. We'll hear the gospel side of Mary Deloach, who, under a pseudonym, also recorded racy blues numbers. Chris Whitley and Diana Braithwaite give us dose of down-home blues while Smiley Lewis and Earl King give us a dose of New Orleans.
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.