From the Vault. An interview with Ursula K. Le Guin on her book “Voices,” which speaks to the importance of critical thinking and the dangers of a society that loses that. Plus Bob Avakian, the leader of the revolution, and the author of the New Communism: The Terror of Deportations " Millions of Families Split Apart, from BA Speaks: REVOLUTION, Nothing Less! Plus, immigrants fighting against everything that is going against them. How can we protect those who need to be in the streets?

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Ushers in New Era of Racial Political Apartheid: Opponents Protest LNG Pipeline to Power Massive AI Data Center in Southern New Mexico; Trump Regime Sponsors Taxpayer Funded Rally Promoting White Christian Nationalism.

Several times a day I find myself noting that this administration stinks. It turns out it's not just the stench of cruelty, chaos, and corruption - it's air quality issues, too. This week on Sea Change Radio, we are joined by ProPublica reporter Lisa Song to learn how the Trump administration is affecting the air we breathe. First, we discuss Song’s reporting on the EPA's roll-back of air monitoring systems which allow big polluters to self-report their emissions. Then, we talk about how the EPA is actually questioning its own legal authority to enforce the Clean Air Act. Lastly, we turn to an upsetting story about how the unchecked use of tear gas and pepper spray by federal agents is harming children.

In this episode, titled “People Power in Pursuit of Peace”, Michael Wong, a leader of Veterans For Peace and co-founder of VFP's China Working Group, interviews award-winning author Dee Knight. Dee Knight is the author of Befriending China, which was "Gold Winner" of the 2025 Nonfiction Book Award, and two other books: “A Realistic Path to Peace” and “My Whirlwind Lives: Navigating Decades of Storms”. The interview took place on May 15, 2026.

In this week’s Newswrap, a record-breaking boycott rocks the Eurovision Song Contest as protests over Israel’s participation intensify amid the war in Gaza, while a new GLAAD report warns that major social media platforms are becoming increasingly unsafe for LGBTQ users. Additional stories include Japan’s growing legal recognition of non-binary people, the delayed opening of a landmark African LGBTQ art exhibition in Washington, D.C., and the European Commission’s decision not to pursue an EU-wide conversion therapy ban despite strong public support. Then in a Rainbow Rewind, poet Adrienne Rich reflects on responsibility to both past and future generations in a powerful archival excerpt. Finally, journalist Ebony Joseph concludes her three-part series on the global rise of anti-LGBTQ laws with a report from activists in Nigeria and Kenya confronting criminalization, censorship, and severe funding cuts. Organizers describe how anti-LGBTQ legislation affects housing, employment, healthcare, and online safety, while warning that many so-called “family protection” bills across Africa are linked to broader international networks of authoritarian politics and religious conservatism. Despite mounting political hostility, grassroots groups continue building coalitions, supporting vulnerable LGBTQ people, and fighting for dignity, equality, and belonging.

EVERGREEN. Contact: sean@armedia.ca The Mix Sessions is a journey through hypnotic rhythms and soulful deep house groove. Featuring slush, atmospheric textures. TRACKLIST 01. DJ Christian B - We Be Free 02. Alex Finkin, Dj Disciple, N-W-N-House Music Is (N-W-N- B Mix) 03. El Bravo - Sonic Abstract EP (Depths Unknown) 04. DJ Spen, Gary Hudgins, Sarah Sophia - Don-t Be Afraid (Sarah Sophia-s Disco Party Mix) 05. Jullian Gomes, Sio - 1000 Memories 06.Stacy Kidd, Tiffany Jenkins - Look In My Eyes (Main Mix) 07. Abel, Brutha Basil, Peacey - Hand Made (Peacey Remix Instrumental) 08. Miss Malevich, Kali Mija, Doug Gomez - The Difference (Doug Gomez Remix) 09. Tshegotmm, Pat Lezizmo - Life Is Too Short 10. Seb Skalski, Rona Ray - It-s Getting Started (House Extended Mix)

EVERGREEN. Contact: sean@armedia.ca Trip Hop Radio is a sonic escape into a world of dreamy beats and introspective melodies, featuring an eclectic blend of trip hop, chillout, and downtempo grooves. Updated weekly. TRACKLIST 01. Bastelbande - Shelter Syndrome 02. Smoke City - Underwater Love 03. Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground 04. Tricky - Overcome 05. Sean Savage - The Marquee Mile 06. Beatowls - Please Lie To Me 07. Tor - Sunyata 08. Gruve Collective - Hopeless Hope 09. Everything But The Girl - Low Tide Of The Night 10. KROY - Days 11. DJ Sneak - Six Days (Machinedrum Remix) 12. Royksopp - Sparks

Retreat from New Orleans! Professor Torbjorn Tornqvist University of Tulane finds it is inevitable and start now. Carbon dioxide is cooling the Stratosphere. Lamont-Dorherty scientist Sean Cohen explains. Much of America in frightening drought, going into hot El Nino year. And new science finds Enhanced response of extreme compound events to cumulative CO2 emissions . Covering the world, this is Radio Ecoshock.

In September 2021, Ibu Robin Lim addressed a Maternal Gift Economy Rising Salon via Zoom from Indonesia. We share excerpts from her slide talk, covering a combination of modern and traditional midwifery practices, the importance of love and caring to help women give birth in the best possible way even during the many disasters in the regions where she works, and criticism of colonization of the birth process. Mentioned near the end are the herb Andrographis paniculata and the International Childbirth Initiative https://icichildbirth.org/

Indigenous in Music with Larry K and JD Crosstown in our Spotlight Interview (Folk) You’re tuned in to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, and today, from the deep shores of Ontario, JD Crosstown will be in our spotlight. His music is rooted in story, soul, and tradition. Blending folk, country, and blues. His debut album Takin’ My Time is a reflection of life, growth, and staying true to your path and it’s available now. JD is featured in our current issue of the SAY Magazine, read all about him at our place at our place on the web at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/jd-crosstown. Enjoy music from JD Crosstown, The North Sound, Mike Paul Kuekuasheu, Aterciopleados, Teagan Littlechief, Maten, Shauit, Mexican Institute Of Sound, Burnstick, Catus Rose NYC, Melody McArthur, LILI, Diyet & the Love Soldiers, Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas, Chantil Dukart, Blue Moon Marquee, Pony Man, Donita Large, RematriNation, Sinematic, First Floor Highway, The City Lines, Eagle & Hawk, Shub, Sebastian Gaskin, Nicole Gatti, Sean1ne, Enokahe, Def-i, Ariano, Berk Jodoin and much more. Visit us at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org to explore our programs, celebrate culture, and connect with powerful voices shaping our communities. Step inside Two Buffalo Studios, browse our SAY Magazine Library, and meet the incredible Artists and Entrepreneurs who are making an impact today.

1. Fee For Freedom - Mazzi & S.O.U.L. Purpose 2. The Rebirth Of Classic - Believe feat. Planet Asia 3. Keep Movin' - Fokis 4. Spitfire - Bukue One, & ParanormL feat. Sadat X 5. Maintain - 80 Empire 6. Nice N Smooth (remix) - Gene Fiero feat. Recognize Ali and Moka Only 7. Watch It Burn (remix) - Theo3 8. Wherever You Are (Flip Quarterpounder remix) - Urbs & Cutex 9. Non Stop - Rashad & Confidence 10. The Big Dig - Confidence & J Ferra 11. SpringTime - Kerberos 12. Blessed - MAR & Kash Flow feat. Rick Wit Da Wickz 13. Mic Check - ManLikeChez & Pandamonium feat. Calhoun and Mr. Melta 14. Stay Out - Ea$y Money & DJ Manipulator feat. Artisin and Superstah Snuk 15. Hermono! (Keep On) - Eddou XL feat. Sach Illpages & Mista Sinista 16. The Last Emcee - MCF 17. Questions - MC Serch 18. This Is How We Like (remix) - Dinco D & yeyts feat. C Boogie Brown 19. Ritual - Kamau & Kid Abstrakt feat. DJ Nyack 20. Slow City - KLIM & Vibin' 21. wild flower - yeyts & yungmerrin

On this week's show you'll hear sophisticated jazz from Cab Calloway and the Bebop Cowboys, emotional gospel from the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi and classic country from Hank Snow and Jake Vaadeland. We've also got a Texas blues musician who was so off kilter even blues fans make fun of him. All from the show that's been declared Best Blues or Related Music for 2026 by the National Community Radio Association. So there. 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.

A newborn baby. Tiny fingers. A mother’s trembling smile. The quiet miracle of life arriving in a world that does not deserve it. Caroline Leavitt welcomed her daughter into that miracle, a moment every parent understands, a moment that softens even the hardest truths. And yet, in that same breath, she defended the killing of 168 girls in Iran. One mother celebrating new life, while justifying the erasure of other mothers’ children. A contradiction so sharp it cuts the air around it. But contradictions don’t end there. Because while the world watched, President Trump rejected Iran’s ceasefire proposal: a proposal that could have slowed the bleeding, paused the fire, given families a moment to breathe. And it forces a question that refuses to stay quiet: Who is really benefiting from this war? Not the families. Not the soldiers. Not the people living under the sky where the missiles fall. No — the ones who benefit are the richest in America, the ones who profit from chaos, the ones who turn war into revenue. Meanwhile, in the north, Hezbollah’s drones continue to grind Israel down, not with spectacle, but with exhaustion. A slow, relentless pressure that drains resources, stretches defenses, and exposes the limits of a military machine that once believed it could not be challenged. And while that pressure builds, another structure is cracking: AIPAC, once untouchable and unshakeable, is fading. Not collapsing in a single moment, but eroding under the weight of public scrutiny, generational change, and a country that is no longer willing to pretend that influence is innocence. Kars for Kids… donate your car today. A tune we all know. A tune that hid a scandal. A charity that wasn’t what it claimed to be. A reminder that even the simplest melody can disguise a complicated truth. And speaking of truth, there is one more name you may be hearing today. Jonathan Paz. A congressional candidate many in Massachusetts have been talking about. If you want to meet him, he will be at Café Yafa in Natick tonight, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. You can ask your questions, share your concerns, or simply see for yourself who he is and what he stands for. 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.

One of the greatest things to come out of President Frankin Roosevelt's New Deal was Social Secuity, which is nearing its 100th birthday