Backbeat rolls into to town again this week with lots of vocal harmony, instrumentals, classics and favourites. Mixed in with the usual vintage blues, country, gospel and jazz you'll hear Louis Armstrong covering a Hank Williams hit, (a song that was probably older than both of them). We've also got a blues man who started performing on his own at seven years old and the incomparable Rose Murphy. 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.

Today, we open with a truth many in Washington refuse to face: Trump’s Iran war is bringing down the American empire. Not slowly. Not quietly. But in real time, in front of the world, in ways that expose the fragility of a superpower that once believed it could reshape the Middle East with a single strike. The Iran confrontation was supposed to be a show of dominance. Instead, it became a mirror reflecting American decline. A war of choice that revealed a nation overstretched, overconfident, and unprepared for the consequences of its own aggression. And while the empire trembles, the Gulf is rewriting its own destiny. Let’s see how the Gulf countries once obedient allies, are reshaping their stance. Saudi Arabia negotiating with Iran. Qatar refusing to bend. Turkey rising. And the UAE, the country that always played both sides, suddenly scrambling to bail itself out of Iran’s reach. Deals whispered in back rooms. Gold shipments rumored. Diplomacy conducted in shadows. A quiet panic disguised as strategy. Then comes Senator Chris Murphy one of the few voices in Washington willing to speak without fear. Murphy exposes what others tiptoe around: Trump enriching himself and his inner circle while the region burns. Contracts. Backdoor deals. Foreign money flowing into private pockets. Murphy lays it out plainly, revealing a network of self interest wrapped in the language of patriotism. And while Washington argues, the Mecca Pact shifts the balance of power. Turkey emerges from the pact with a new mandate, a moral, political, and symbolic authority over Israel that Tel Aviv never expected. A pact that turns Gaza from a tragedy into a rallying point. A pact that signals the Islamic world is no longer willing to watch from the sidelines. A pact that gives Ankara leverage it has not held in decades. But nothing captures the collapse of American power more than the final image, the one the world cannot unsee. Trump, humiliated, hiding in a food truck. A president sealed inside a metal box meant for plastic trays and catering carts. And outside? His entire administration left behind as a decoy. Exposed. Abandoned. Used as human cover while he disappeared into the shadows. A leader hiding. A team sacrificed. An empire trembling. This is where our story begins. 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.

Indigenous in Music with Larry K and Midnight Sparrows in our Spotlight Interview ( Rock) Your tuned into Indigenous in Music with Larry K, Tonight we welcome back our good friend Blair Bellerose of Midnight Sparrows. Tribal member of Fort McKay First Nation. On his third visit to our Spotlight, he brings along a brand-new collection titled Arrows Arrows Arrows. Written and produced by Blair, the album travels from country-leaning melodies to high-energy hard rock stories. Bringing us Indigenous Rock at it’s finest. Midnight Sparrows are featured in our Indigenous in Music Directory, read all about them right here www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/midnight-sparrows Midnight Sparrows, First Floor Highway, The City Lines, Terri Anne Strongarm, Shawnee Kish, Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas, Technicolor Fabrics, Matthew Chaffey, Allicia Kayley, Midnight Sparrows, Donita Large, TRIBZ, Kaeley Jade, Sara Kae, Stolen Identity, Siibii, Elastic Bond, Susan Aglukark, The Band Blackbird, QuiltMan, Teagan Littlechief, Bobbi-Jo Starr, Laura Niquay, Leanne Goose, The Northstars, Silla, Kevin Qaminiq-Mason, The Bloodshots, Kinky, Graeme Jonez 1915 and much much more. Visit us at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org to explore our programs, celebrate culture, and connect with powerful voices shaping our communities. Step inside our new Indigenous in Music Directory and meet the incredible Artists and Entrepreneurs who are making an impact today in the music industry.

Episode 27 includes new and newish stuff from Control Freaks, Witch Piss, the Peaweas, the Funerals, Cosmic Psychos, Cheater Slicks, Destination Lonely, Why Bother?, Bloodshot Bill, Guitar Wolf, the Unknowns, and lots more.

Episode 26 includes new stuff from Snõõper, Sex Mex, RMBLR, Twisted Teens, Oddfellows, Wine Lips, Xray Xeroxx, Wesley & The Boys, and lots more.

This week's episode includes new stuff from The Bacarrudas, Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Bad//Dreems, Perverts Again, The Out-Sect, Jacket Burner, Angel Face, CIVIC, Bass Drum of Death, DBR, the Dwarves, and lots more.

This week's episode includes new stuff from J.C. Thomaz and the Missing Slippers, Station Model Violence, Sweet Reaper, MK Ultras, Wild Billy Childish & CTMF, Guitar Wolf, Sexfaces, Tony From Bowling, Itchy and the Nits, the Sleeveens, (Swami) John Reis, and lots more.

Featuring new music from Swell Maps, Snõõper, Itchy and the Nits, Alien Nosejob, Wild Billy Childish & CTMF, Toys That Kill, Xray Xeroxx, Wasted Youth Club, Los Gondos, Jacket Burner, Wayne Pain & The Shit Stains, and plenty of other new punk and punk-adjacent rock 'n' roll from the past decade, first heard on Community Radio St. Louis.

Sonic Café — “The Survivor,” that’s Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. Hey there and welcome to our little coastal radio café in the Pacific Northwest, serving a weekly blend of eclectic music, comedy, and pop culture. I’m Scott Clark, and this is episode 496. This time we’re spinning a super‑fun mix pulled from 59 years. Former Pentatonix standout Avi Kaplan brings “Peace Somehow,” a tune that feels like it drifted out of our mossy forests. We’ll test your musical IQ with the most‑streamed songs of the last seven decades—see how many you nail. Plus Jimmy Page tells how Led Zeppelin’s classic “Kashmir” came together. Canada’s greatest party band, Dwayne Gretzky, tears into Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al.” Plus Minus the Bear, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Black Keys and we’ll also slip in some classic jazz with Wayne Shorter’s “Footprints,” and ride the Sonic Café Time Machine back to 1970 for Mark Lindsay’s “Silver Bird.” Whew, that’s a lot of goodness—so let’s pour the first round. Celebrating the malted arts, here’s Bowling for Soup with “Hooray for Beer.” And as always, we’re the Sonic Café.

This special episode revisits Al Aqsa Flood and the events of October 7th, 2023. In January 2025, the Electronic Intifada’s executive director, Ali Abunimah, was kidnapped, imprisoned and then deported by Swiss authorities after legally entering the country for an event he was invited to speak at on Palestine. On June 23rd, 2026, Ali returned to Zurich and gave the talk that had been prevented by his 2025 arrest. He discusses the Electronic Intifada’s investigations into the collapse of Israel’s southern command and the widespread use of the Hannibal Directive, including Israeli testimony showing that Israeli forces killed their own civilians on 7 October. He also examines the still unsubstantiated claims of systematic mass rape by Hamas - allegations that collapse when their sources and purported evidence are examined. On April 22nd, 2024, the Electronic Intifada’s contributing editor, Jon Elmer joined a conversation on Palestinian resistance organized by the European Palestinian Youth Union in Sweden, where he breaks down the coordinated military operation that took place on October 7th.

The harp, in its early form, is second only to the flute as the oldest known human musical instrument. The Radio Curious theme music this week is played by professional harpist and harp teacher Jessica Schaeffer, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. Intrigued by the harp when she saw it at a piano lesson when she was four years old, she began her formal training to play the harp when she was ten. Jessica Schaeffer holds a bachelor’s degree in the study of the harp and a Master’s Degree in music; she plays in symphony orchestras and teaches the instrument she loves. We visited in the studios of Radio Curious where she brought her harp, played for us and told stories, on December 3, 2012. Jessica Schaeffer’s website is www.jessicaschaeffer.com. The book she recommends is “The Power of Now,” by Eckhart Tolle.

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. France, Japan, Cuba, and Germany.

In the first half of the show, we are visited by Dr. Corinice Wilson. Dr. Corinice Wilson is an educator, advocate, and proven leader committed to building a stronger, safer, and more prosperous city in Tulsa, OK. She appears today to discuss the importance of community leadership, local politics, and the impact that individuals can have in their own day-to-day realities. The second half of the show we talk with Senator Mark Kelly. Senator Mark Kelly is an American politician and a retired astronaut and naval officer. He is the senior United States senator from Arizona, a seat he has held since 2020. He is a member of the Democratic Party

It's our "Not Quite The Beatles" special as most of the Beatles songs are really not that cheezy...but we found versions that are.

Radio Johnny and Denise Miller discuss negative and positive beliefs.

Trump's “Shock and Awe.” Two-part Bob Avakian Interview, “Amidst Rising Fascism & A Death-Bound System, A Liberating Way Forward.” The RevCom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity, Los Angeles, on YouTube Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan. Leo Pardo, a leader of the RevCom Corps, Chicago, on defending the lives and rights of immigrants in the face of fascist attacks. Outernational, “Todos Somos Ilegales,” We Are All Illegals. Bob Avakian from “2025: A New Year—Profound New Challenges . . .”

Trump Flounders as Iran Takes Initiative in his Reckless and Destabilizing War; Progressive Democrats’ Primary Election Wins Stoke(s) Corporate Dems Backlash; Opposition to U.S. Youth Life Without Parole Sentences Drives Campaign for Reform.