What is happening to our leadership, and why are we letting people with no shame, no accountability, and no sense of responsibility shape our lives? There was a time when authority meant example. A supervisor, a manager, a leader someone you could look to for clarity, steadiness, and integrity. But today, many people feel they are living under leaders who lie openly, contradict themselves publicly, and speak nonsense with full confidence, leaders who know the world sees through them, and yet continue anyway. And the world is watching. Watching the tariffs, watching ICE, watching the chaos, watching the contradictions, and laughing. Laughing at the policies, laughing at the dysfunction, laughing at the idea that the United States, once seen as a model of stability, now appears to be led by a clownish figure on the global stage. Meanwhile, the American public is fed a single narrative. One voice. One version of events. And unless you dig, unless you search, question, and challenge, you’re left with half truths, distortions, and outright lies. We were told we were “winning the war.” But no one can tell us the real cost. Look at the gas prices. Look at the sudden withdrawal of aircraft carriers. Look at the unexplained fires, the mysterious damages events officials insist were “accidents,” even as fleets quietly move 1,400 miles out of range. Where are our soldiers? Are they safe? Did we lose lives? Who will answer these questions? Because when the public asks, the president brushes everything aside, no clarity, no transparency, no accountability. And for what? For a disaster in the Middle East created to protect a foreign government accused by many of committing atrocities. For a war that has destabilized the region, strengthened Iran, and left the United States looking weaker, not stronger. Iran did not request a ceasefire. They said NO, loudly, repeatedly, and set their own conditions. Our military did not cripple Iran’s forces. Instead, civilians were killed, hundreds of them, including children. Even France stepped in, asking Iran to spare ships headed to Europe. And Iran’s response was blunt: Remove American and Israeli embassies from your soil, and we’ll consider it. That is power. That is leverage. And it is a reminder that the United States no longer controls the Strait of Hormuz, no longer dictates the terms, no longer holds the upper hand. We are losing ground. We are losing credibility. And the American people deserve answers. What danger were we facing? Why did we attack? And who truly benefits from this war? Today, we dig into these questions, about Gaza, about the West Bank, about Iran, and about the Middle East, because silence is not an option, and truth is not a luxury. It is a necessity. This is This Week in Palestine.

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Dr. Setareh Sadeqi joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah from Isfahan in Iran. She is an assistant professor at the Faculty of World Studies at the University of Tehran, holds a PhD in North American Studies and researches Iran-U.S. relations, sanctions, and media narratives. And on the Resistance Report, the Iran war widens, and Hizballah steps up strikes as Jon Elmer covers the third week of the war.

Sonic Café with Eagle Eye Cherry, from 1997’s Desireless release, so hey welcome to our little coastal radio café, we’re glad you could join us. I’m Scott Clark and this is episode 476. This time the Sonic Café features the stand-up comedy of Sheng Wang, in something we’re calling “Everybody Sheng Wang Tonite.” So yeah. He’s a chill dude with hilarious observations on life. We’ll present a series of comedy shorts scattered throughout the program. All that plus a supporting cast of truly cool music pulled from 43 years or so. Listen for The Doughboys, Galactic, Tal Bachman, grunge from the Stone Temple Pilots. We’ll spin 2003’s Big Bang Baby. Plus No Doubt, Spacehog, Sublime and as always many more, so crank up your radio and dig the chill comedy of Sheng Wang. Funny stuff, from that little radio café that brings you a weekly dose of eclectic music, comedy and pop culture from way out here on the Pacific Coast. So ahh Everybody let’s Sheng Wang Tonite. So to ahh get us all flowing together here’s Wang Chung, and we’re the Sonic Café.

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In this edition of SubRosa News Program, we discuss the perversity of regressive sales taxes and how local government entities in some states are profiting from Trump's war in Iran. We also offer some suggestions on how to keep local officials accountable for these war progits.

Originally Broadcast: April 12, 2006 Letters to Sam:A Grandfather’s Lessons on Love, Loss and the Gifts of Life For most people, the desire to be known exceeds the desire to be loved. Who we are as individuals, how we reckon with our personal abilities and disabilities the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, a conversation with my friend Dr. Dan Gottlieb. Dan Gottlieb, a clinical psychologist who lives and works near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania lives with quadriplegia, paralyzed from the neck down as a result of an automobile accident in 1979. He is the host of “Voices in the Family,” a weekly public radio program originating from WHYY in Philadelphia and the author of two articles a month in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Because of his physical condition, Dan thought he may not live to see his young grandson Sam grow to be man. When Sam was diagnosed with a severe form of autism several years ago, Dan decided to write a series of letters to his grandson. His book “Letter’s to Sam: A Grandfather’s Lessons on Love, Loss and the Gifts of Life,” is a collection of the thirty-two intimate and compassionate letters sharing Dan’s thoughts, observations and experiences gained from his 27 years with quadriplegia, and his professional life as a clinical psychologist. Dr. Dan Gottlieb and I visited by phone from his in mid April 2006. The books Dr. Gottlieb recommends are “Eat, Pray and Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything, Across Italy, India and Indonesia,” by Elizabeth Gilbert, and “Life of Pi,” by Yann Martel.

Colonialism old and new: once again the Western "garden" is attacking the "jungle" (developing countries). Aggression and barbarism is the true face of so-called "Western civilization."

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. Germany, France 24, and Cuba.

A taste of great concerts to come! This week we spin Gnoss. The Orkney-based Celtic innovators perform at the St. James Hall on April 17th. Plus, more music from supergroup, The Ollam, sporting master piper John McSherry and Detroit's finest rhythm section, April 27th at The Pearl. With new Celtivity from French Grrrl band Toxic Frogs, and Swedes Woodlands Backfall. Patricia Fraser hosts Celt In A Twist every week!

Tune in for an hour of global awareness with fresh spins honoring Beruit and Palestine, more Afrotronix and Empanadas Illegales (who open for Novalima, April 26th at The Rickshaw). We introduce new albums from Umut Adan & Zebanis, Tinariwen and underground Nordic rave from Fauna. More than mainstream, it's music with a global conscience.

Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news from the week of March 12th to the 19th, 2026.

We'll celebrate love with Clyde McPhatter asking "A Lover's Question," with RAM as they tell us "Love Is the Answer," and we'll get down with Bob Brady and the Con Chords who tell us "Everybody's Going to the Love-In."

We'll celebrate love with Clyde McPhatter asking "A Lover's Question," with RAM as they tell us "Love Is the Answer," and we'll get down with Bob Brady and the Con Chords who tell us "Everybody's Going to the Love-In."

We'll find out why the Arrogant Worms say cheeze....a trip into tunes from 1950s horror cheeze...and a Celebrity Slip Up of the disco kind. She's someone you may not have heard from, but we'll give you the deets on her...is that what you say these days? We're so stuck into our own little world sometimes. It's all cheeze though. I garrauntee it!

Johnny and Denise discuss the AA third step and the God stuff.

Raven Schwam-Curtis is a Black and Jewish content creator, advocate, and speaker. An academic turned content creator, Raven is an alumna of Cornell University and Northwestern University, and her work uniquely blends personal storytelling with social justice advocacy. She elevates important conversations around intersectionality, political activism, and systemic change. Her contributions have been featured in major outlets like Glamour Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, POLITICO, and Buzzfeed. And She is our guest today!