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

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

For more than a century, Zionism has worked tirelessly to convince the world that the creation of a “Jewish state” is not only justified, but inevitable, a destiny written in stone, a promise etched into history, a truth so self evident that questioning it becomes taboo. It is a narrative repeated in parliaments, echoed in textbooks, reinforced in media, and carried by diplomats who treat it as an unquestionable foundation of global politics. But today, we speak directly to our listeners about the widening gap between that narrative and the reality unfolding on the ground. Because the claim of a “Jewish state” is not ancient scripture. It is not a timeless truth. It is not a natural evolution of history. It is a political project, constructed, marketed, defended, and exported with extraordinary force. A project that relies on repetition, on mythmaking, on the constant reshaping of public memory. Zionism tells the world that this state is necessary. Reality keeps proving that it is maintained through violence. Zionism tells the world that this state is democratic. Reality shows millions living without rights under its rule. Zionism tells the world that this state is secure. Reality reveals a nation perpetually at war with the people it displaced. Zionism tells the world that this state represents all Jews. Reality shows countless Jewish voices, scholars, activists, rabbis, rejecting the idea that their identity must be tied to a state built on dispossession. And so we ask: If the idea of a “Jewish state” were truly self evident, why must it be defended with walls, checkpoints, surveillance, and military force? If the narrative were truly unbreakable, why must it silence critics, punish dissent, and rewrite history? Because reality has a way of speaking louder than propaganda. Reality is the Palestinian child in Gaza who has never known a day without drones overhead. Reality is the family in Hebron living under military rule while settlers walk freely. Reality is the refugee in Lebanon whose grandparents were expelled so a “Jewish state” could be declared. Reality is the global movement, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, secular, demanding justice, dignity, and equality. Reality is the simple truth: A state built on exclusion cannot claim moral authority. A state built on supremacy cannot claim democracy. A state built on erasure cannot claim permanence. And yet, Zionism continues to sell the world a story. A story of inevitability, of divine right, of historical destiny. A story that insists the “Jewish state” is the only possible future. But the world is changing. People are asking questions. Young voices are rising. Scholars are challenging old assumptions. Journalists are exposing what was once hidden. And Palestinians, in Jerusalem, in the villages and towns of the West Bank, in Gaza, and across the diaspora, continue to live, resist, and speak with a clarity that no narrative can erase. Today, we explore the tension between myth and reality. Between the story Zionism tells and the truth the world can no longer ignore. Between a political project built on power and a lived reality built on struggle. This is not a debate about identity. It is a conversation about ideology. About a project that claims inevitability while reality keeps proving otherwise. This is This Week in Palestine, where truth does not hesitate, where clarity does not bend, and where the call for liberation continues. And today, we begin that conversation. 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.

Mid century music in all genres

This week on This Way Out, a long-forgotten gem from the Pacifica Radio Archives brings some much-needed laughter: excerpts from The Gay Liberation Follies, a queer radio take on the legendary 1970s TV comedy Laugh-In, recently rediscovered and preserved from an original KPFA recording. In the news U.S. hospitals pay millions to settle Justice Department demands targeting pediatric gender-affirming care, queer celebrities are arrested protesting Israel’s war in Gaza at the United Nations, and Colombia withdraws from the global Equal Rights Coalition. Meanwhile, LGBTQ+ communities in Australia mobilize to defend trans and intersex rights, and U.S. Republicans discover that there’s more to politics than attacking trans people. Plus, a heartfelt tribute to Dolly Parton

This week I feature the brand new modern 15-track tribute album titled A Century of Strings, Stories & Songs: A Tribute to The Delmore Brothers.

The Lesbian Herstory Archive, based in New York, has been collecting all sorts of records of lesbians' lives, depictions, and organizing for 50 years. Abigail DeRoberts interviewed Maxine Wolfe and Rachel Corbman, longtime volunteers with this extensive project, about its origin, its early days, how it has been organized, its international scope, and how it has been adapting to the digital era. Link to project website: https://lesbianherstoryarchives.org/ Part of this interview debuted in This Way Out.

IF YOU AIR THE SHOW PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL TO LET ME KNOW! 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. Tricky - Aftermath 02. Floating Points - For Marmish 03. Santi Sugianto - Beautiful Days 04. Telenova - January 05. Everything But The Girl - SIngle 06. Radiohead - Daydreaming 07. UNKLE - Lonely Soul 08. Bob Moses - Keeping Me Alive 09. The Cinematic Orchestra - To Believe 10. Austra - American Science

IF YOU AIR THE SHOW PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL TO LET ME KNOW! 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 Alistair - Lost And Found 02. Ben Westbeech - Whatever Is Missing In You (Aeroplane Motion Extended Mix) 03. Daniele Busciala, Peter Mac, Precious James - Do You Want Me (Original Mix) 04. Scott Diaz - Mistreated (Studioheist Remix) 05. Susan Esthera - Orion (Original Mix) 06. Terry Dexter, Sweet Georgie, Michael Gray - You Saved Me (Michael Gray Extended Mix) 07. Riva Starr, Harry Stone, Crackazat - House Of Mirrors (Crackazat Extended Remix) 08. Gene King, Stupid People - Stupid People (Main Mix) 09. Kings Of Tomorrow - I Need To Love Me feat. April (Sandy Rivera's Club Mix) 10. Moe Turk - Lift Me Up (Original Mix)

Should Greens dump artificial intelligence? Author Jeremy Rifkin on latest book "Rescuing the Future - Reimagining Artificial Intelligence in a World on the Edge". Heat waves in the sea: "Climate change is driving unprecedented European ocean temperatures, with severe impacts for marine life." From Maynooth University Ireland, Lead Author Claire Bergin joins us.

1. Whats Real? - Chuck Cross ft. Von Pea, Rapper Big Pooh, Jclear and ENU 2. Fantastic - D-Rock ft. Afrika Baby Bam 3. Wassup - Raiza Bizza 4. That's Right - Brian Green ft. Black Eyed Peas 5. Under The Circumstances - The Other Guys 6. Keep On - DTMD feat. yU 7. Breakin Bread - Hi-Tek ft. Brian Digby Jr., Crunch, Donte and Main Flow 8. Keep U - Eternia 9. Feeling Fresh - Intricate Dialect 10. Ground Up - Brous One ft. Raw Poetic and Damu The Fudgemunk 11. Drama - Da Beatminerz ft. Shadez Of Brooklyn 12. Real Talk - High V.A.L.U.E. 13. Escape - Jeff Spec 14. Newspaper Man - Constant Deviants 15. Full Color - GabrieL C.A. 16. Visual - Ghettosocks

The Appalachian Sunday Morning is a two hour all Southern Gospel & Bluegrass 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, streamed through our radio station APP and streamed world wide on www.sbbradio.org.

No matter what happens in the world, you can rely on Backbeat to give you a fun hour of interesting music you don't normally hear on the radio. This week you'll hear a churnin' urn of burnin' funk from Big Maybelle backed by hot Memphis session players, the smooth singing of The Harmonizing four, Little Walter's first record made in the back of a Chicago record store, the Everly Brothers pay homage to their father and their home state, there's chilling blues from Joe Hill Lewis and a wild new instrumental from Ganaoque, ON band, Dusty Coyote.

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.

— Election in Holborn and St Pancras. Neil McAvoy on how being a Welsh politician led to death threats and potential sabotage of his car. — I was born in Cardiff West, I grew up on the Fairwater estate in Cardiff West, I went to school in Cardiff West, I live in Cardiff West and I’m raising my family in Cardiff West. — “They’re all the same”, is the most common response on the doorstep, and this is true. But in this election, you have a choice in Cardiff West — Hostile Takeovers of Political Parties, Supermarkets and News Media by WEF 4th Reich — 4TH REICH FINANCE FASCISM UK 1, IN THE NEWS MEDIA: THE CANARY Kerry-Anne Mendoza, former editor of The Canary, interviewed by Crispin Flintoff, on the hostile takeover. — Bristol 24/7 and Bristol Post had similar take overs. — The Crispin Flintoff Show The Canary has reported that it has been debanked again. But there are also claims of mismanagement. What has been going on? — 4TH REICH FINANCE FASCISM UK 2, IN POLITICS: REFORM UK ZAHAWI/PINAY CERCLE MONEY AND ISRAEL LOBBY BOX FARAGE IN: Sky News report on polls — Reform not doing so well now. Reform UK slide from first place to third in latest YouGov MRP polling — With the UK headed for a hung parliament dominated by centre left anti-Brexit parties Britain set for Rejoin coalition as pressure to reverse Brexit mounts, new polls suggest — BBC: pensioners might have to pay income tax. Income tax thresholds held so low govt has to intervene to stop pensioners paying — The state pension is set to rise above the normal level for paying tax in April 2027, due to increases in payments and tax thresholds being frozen. — 4TH REICH FINANCE FASCISM IN UK 3, FOOD: MORRISONS SUPERMARKET Cost of living crisis. — Protect Our Plates – private equity company buying out Morrisons. Vulture capitalism. — Morrisons has quietly changed almost beyond recognition, and most shoppers have no idea — Sikanda Abbas joins Tony and Martin live. He comes from a Pakistani family that moved to UK in the 1970s. — Prophet from the Muslim Hadith on usury, money and the end of times. Eschatology of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam — How Salafism and Wahhabism, extremist versions of the Muslim religion, were pushed by Saudi Arabia and infiltrated mosques and universities in UK, leading up to the war on terror. — Muslim Brotherhood and the CIA – books by Mark Curtis, and Robert Dreyfuss. Al-Muhajiroun links to intelligence services. — Mad conspiracy theories pushed to muddy the waters — Secret Affairs: Britain’s Collusion with Radical Islam by Mark Curtis As much of history is appropriated by the media and we are beckoned into an era of endless war, this superb book could not be more timely. — Sensational in the best sense, it examines the darkest corners of the imperial past to reveal the truth behind today’s news, John Pilger – Devil’s Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam by Robert Dreyfuss – American journalist who covers national security for Rolling Stone magazine, has written a splendid book, part of the very useful American Empire Project – The Clark Inquiry 2013 in to extremism in Muslim schools in Birmingham – The trustees to schools were replaced by military and government officials even though schools were cleared. – 'Trojan Horse': the real story behind the fake ‘Islamic plot’ to take over schools – In 2014 – Government trying to get influence in Mosques. Prevent programme ‘spying on our young people’, say east London imams – Muslim religious leaders in Newham claim government’s Prevent anti-radicalisation strategy causing ‘breakdown of trust’ – Sikander Abbas: I support you through your challenges and equip you to become your own healer. – My aim is to provide you with healing methods and practical tools so you can take control of your emotional health – Sir Hugh “Sir Hugh”, also known as “The Jew’s Daughter” or “The Jew’s Garden”, is a traditional British folk song, – President Xi visits US. Trump’s speech at UN – no nuclear Iran. – Trump agrees for Ukraine to produce patriot missiles. – Many countries walk out on Netanyahu’s speech at UN. – Trump’s disruption to TV coverage during Xi visit frustrates Chinese officials – Iran leader Masoud Pezeshkian speech. Online voices rally behind Pezeshkian’s UN speech, condemn Western double standards – Pezeshkian’s speech on Wednesday recalled the suffering of victims of terrorism in Iran and the families of those killed in the country. – His remarks also rejected the false narrative surrounding Iran’s nuclear program and drew attention to Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal and the lack of international inspections there – Russia’s position on Ukraine war. Lavrov on Europe’s “Contribution to Peace Efforts” in Ukraine – Coming False Flag in Europe? Warren Thornton – FALSE FLAG ON EUROPE IMMINENT? Warren Thornton on possible upcoming false flag attacks from his contacts in the military. – These are the areas that may be the targets. The Mallorca airport in Spain. The Sorrento Continental Hotel in Italy. The Promenade De Anglais, Nice. – The area to be launched from west of Sardinia. The agencies involved CIA, French Naval Intelligence Services and the Ukrainian SBU. – The method 3 Gerbera Drones recovered from Russian attacks. To kill civilians and trigger European entry into the war — UK PM Andy Burnham’s speech at UN, Russia’s 'information warfare' in UK – new Centre for Disinformation Defence to be set up. — National Centre for Information Defence, a kind of Orwellian BBC Verify, paid for by taxpayers, which attempts to boost government lies and disinformation — Betraying the hundreds of thousands of Brits who died fighting Hitler and twisting facts to suit the WEF Bilderberg foreign war narrative. — Fabian Society meets Jacob Rees Mogg on GB News to call for jailing of anti-war protesters and conscription as well as telling Brits that e have a duty to save Britain (in Ukraine) — Jacob Rees-Mogg urges Brits to ‘do their duty’ [Stiff Upper Lip video] – even if some of us ‘have to die’ — Fabian Society’s Paul Richards Calls For Ukraine War Conscription and Jailing of Protesters on Jacob Rees-Mogg show GB News — Jacob Rees-Mogg may have just cemented his status as Britain’s most out-of-touch politician… — Diesel, UK has only 42 days of reserves left. [Sky News video] Coming economic crash or depression. Naked Capitalism blog. — Diesel ban: UK to be ‘even more exposed’ if Trump follows through on export threat The UK could be “exposed” by a diesel crisis. — After Trump announced a ban on exports of diesel, Mauricio Alencar explores how it could impact the UK economy — Cartel Price Fixing and Profiteering of supermarkets and energy giants – — MORRISONS SUPERMARKET, originally a family business, was taken over by a US private equity firm in 2021 who are now gutting the company — Food had to go up. Fuel had to go up. Energy had to go up. Every few months there seemed to be another reason why ordinary people just had to suck it up, tighten their belts and accept that this was the new normal — When you’re choosing which food doesn’t make it into your trolley this week, somebody else is announcing billions in profit — RT: press gangs in Ukraine grab men off streets for front line. ‘Every day, hundreds of people flee Ukraine… there is a constant risk of being seized’ — RT Kiev persists with its violent conscription campaign, forcefully grabbing people off the streets and sending them to the front lines. — Jacob Rees Mogg – Bring back duty and the stiff upper lip – talk. It is your Duty to Die for Great Britain. — Russia's Sergei Lavrov at Security Council in UN – self determination of Countries. Lavrov on Europe’s “Contribution to Peace Efforts” in Ukraine — Putin opening address at Arms Manufacturing Committee. Putin Warns NATO Over Baltic Drills & Nuclear Triad Readiness — ISRAEL'S ELECTION FIXING: Anthony Lowenstein interviewed by Richard Sanders on DDN – Israeli public bamboozled. — How Ex-Mossad Spies Are Running Foreign Governments Antony Loewenstein on Double Down News — Israeli intelligence firms, ex-Mossad operatives, and automated bot networks are quietly manipulating foreign elections and hijacking democratic governments around the world — Al Jazeera – Palestinians banned from standing and voting in upcoming Israeli elections. — Israel bars Arab parties and candidates from election, Ofer Cassif calls ban unlawful Al Jazeera English — CLEAR EVIDENCE OF ISRAELI GENOCIDE: ‘Naza’ Israeli made film about Israeli computer systems used to deliberately kill Palestinian civilians. — “We made the film to spark a public discussion about the [Israeli] government’s actions in Gaza, the killing of more than 73,000 people, most of them civilians, the normalisation of a war of extermination." — One of the film’s subjects described the process of using AI to kill Palestinians in the enclave as “insanely fun” and said it was like playing a “video game”. — Netanyahu speech at UN – mass walkout. Watch from New York as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders at the UN General Assembly. — Steve Jermy and Douglas McGregor on Putin’s post-election plans for Ukraine war and Eurpean leaders who support it — Novorossiya. Putin will have a clear run to basically continue to prosecute the war uh in Ukraine as he sees fit — Maybe Putin will just take Novarussiya and I heard for the first time about a month ago Putin talk about Novorussiya — The Bristol Politics Show, presented by Tony Gosling

This week on the show, we take a break from the news cycle to discuss understanding Hamas. Writer and analyst Justin Podur joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah to talk about Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s novel The Thorn and the Carnation. He gives insight into Sinwar’s thinking and how it helped shape the resistance in Palestine and world events since October 7th, 2023. Writer, author and director of Just World Educational Helena Cobban speaks about the importance of understanding Hamas and why that matters to ending Israel’s genocide in Palestine. The Electronic Intifada's contributing editor Jon Elmer discusses the Gaza siege, bringing us a history of the blockade, how Israel ghettoized the Palestinian population and the evolution of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority throughout the intifadas and the so-called “peace process.”