Sonic Café, Calling America, but ahh nobody seems to be home. That’s the Electric Light Orchestra kicking off another smokin’ hot episode of the Sonic Café. I’m your host Scott Clark and this is episode 462. This time the Sonic Café presents the humor of Adam Carolla in a bit he calls rich man, poor man. Funny stuff. Our music mix is pulled from 56 years that includes the 13th Floor Elevators, a psychedelic rock band from the sixties that had the talent to make it big. We’ll play they’re take on Everybody Needs Somebody to Love from 1968. Also music from the Muffs, an all girl band from LA, plus Social Distortion, The Band, Weird Al, Steely Dan and many more, Then in the second half of the show the Sonic Café gets All Fired Up with another Sonic Café Twin with the Pat Benatar original followed by Andrea Munteanu’s 2024 cover of the song . All that plus some other neat stuff along the way, in another hour of eclectic radio, that’s fun, from way out here in the Pacific Northwest. So let’s dive The band is Velvet Rush, the tune is Euphnonia, and we’re the Sonic Café.

– Farmers protests 1: Montgomery Toms on Budget day – Farmers warn public, threaten ministers, may shut down UK food supply next Friday – Farmers protests 2: Balaclava farmer says there may be a food distribution blockades on Friday 19th December 2025 – Farmers protests 3: The Great & The Good: Gareth Wyn Jones 'Follow a farmer, let's start a farming food revolution.' – Gareth Wyn Jones, Welsh hill farmer and campaigner for British, sustainable, seasonal produce says the problems farmers face are the weather, big corporations, supermarkets and government. – After Metropolitan Police banned farmers Budget protest at the last minute, arresting farmers for peaceful protest. – The Blackrock enclosure agenda behind the farmers’ protests: George Monbiot, Gareth Wyn Jones on farming. The Great The Good – Gareth Wyn Jones. 2018 Oxford farming conference. It’s a long video I do promise it’s worth it . Well done Gareth Wyn Jones, a brilliant speech well presented! – Jo Bartosch Pornocracy part 2 (2025) GB Newz – Pornocracy, the machinery of mass degradation by Jo Bartosch (2025) on GB News They say everybody uses porn. They’re wrong. People don’t use pornography: it uses us. And you don’t have to watch it to be one of its victims – The triumph of the pornocrats is made more sinister by society’s widespread acceptance that ‘all men watch porn’, the denial of its devastating harms, and a lack of political will to curb the power of the global pornography business – Leila Cunningham, Reform Councillor, destroys the Labour MP with home truths about this Government. – How long can Starmer ignore the Palestine Action hunger strike? – Unsolved murder of Croydon investigator means Met Police must now declare Freemasons membership – Metropolitan Police officers are now made to say if they currently or ever have held a Freemasons membership to ‘strengthen the trust among both staff and London’s communities’ – How Long Can Starmer Ignore Interned Palestine Action Hunger Strikers? – Has the British public been tricked about what the Filton trial videos really show? Starmer desperately needs the trial of six peace activists who targeted Israeli arms firm Elbit to go his way, and bolster his government’s claim that Palestine Action is a terrorist organisation – There have been tight reporting restrictions on the trial – which has been especially helpful to the government, because it has used the lack of detail to build a misleading narrative that advances its cause. – Peter Oborne new book ‘Complicity’ – we will never be forgiven for our role in Gaza. – Both Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak under fire for backing what he calls Israel’s “criminal assault” following the Hamas attack of October 7. – What’s more the British media colluded with the government as well as misrepresenting or under-reporting those voices opposed – DDN in Cyprus – will this documentary put Keir Starmer behind bars. Will this documentary put Keir Starmer behind bars? – Britain’s complicity in the Gaza genocide, exposing Keir Starmer’s shady spy flight missions for Israel – Amos Goldberg, Israeli academic, holocaust genocide in Gaza. ‘Yes, it is genocide’ in Gaza says Israeli professor of Holocaust studies – Amos Goldberg, professor of Holocaust History at the department of Jewish history and contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has argued that Israel is committing the crime of genocide. “Yes, it is genocide” – Ilan Pappe – Israel is collapsing from within and he explains why. Israel Is Collapsing From Within – Israeli historian Ilan Pappé explains why he believes Zionism has entered its final phase, how Israeli society is disintegrating internally – CIAs Susan Miller – a CIA war criminal – Solemani killing philosophy. Israeli Influence, Al Qaeda, Assassination – Afshin Rattansi’s Going Underground On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Susan Miller, Former Chief of the CIA’s Station in Tel Aviv – Ukraine – Colonel Douglas Macgregor – why US is rowing back on war. You know,you and I watched President Trump – Now, when Rubio says, “I’m going to Moscow to talk to Lavough.” The president says, “No, you’re not. Jared and Steve are going. – NATO’s Rutte warns allies Russia could wage war on a scale ‘our grandparents endured’ – SUPERB: Brian Berletic, New Atlas – Ukraine rehearsal for US China WWIII. US beta-testing China blockade with attacks on Russian energy exports – US intelligence helps Ukraine target Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports Oct 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. has been helping Ukraine mount long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities for months in a joint effort to weaken the economy and force President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table – From workers hero, to techno slave-master, the rise of Xi-Jinping – The Rise of China’s President Xi Jinping: From Workers Hero, To Dystopian Techno-Slave Master (2024) – An amazing paper from the highest reaches of the CCP,‘Document Number Nine’, or ‘Communiqué on the Current State of the Ideological Sphere’, came to light. – The journalist who leaked it, Gao Yu, was sentenced to seven years in prison and is currently under house arrest. – The paper, which is cogent and clear, takes direct aim at the core values of Western democracy, and explicitly identifies them as the enemies of the party – Police ‘can’t decide’ if anti-abortion campaigner should be charged for praying – Charity worker has been waiting 10 months to hear if she will be prosecuted for silent act near clinic – Catholic charity worker says someone’s thoughts ‘cannot possibly be a crime’ and her ‘punishment has clearly been the process’ – The Irish teacher Enoch Burke has been returned to prison by the High Court in Dublin and corrupt judge Mr Justice Cregan Irish teacher who refused to ‘call a boy a girl’ in trans row will remain in jail for Christmas – The Secret Plan for America by Mike Shawn. What real truth seeking looks like – Tucker Carlson vs. Piers Morgan’s on 'destruction of the UK' puts free speech to the ultimate test. Tucker Carlson and Piers Morgan Uncensored – The Bristol Politics Show, presented by Tony Gosling https://politicsthisweek.gn.apc.org/2025/12/the-bristol-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-2/

American Society,Interpretations,Religion,Self-Identity by LeGov The freedom to think and the freedom of religion are constitutional keystones and givens in the United States. However, when those freedoms lead a Pentecostal pastor to come out as an atheist, he is shunned by some and praised by others. Jerry DeWitt, whose ministry began when he was seventeen, is the author of “Hope After Faith: An Ex-Pastor’s Journey From Belief to Atheism.” He’s our guest in this two part conversation about his 25 year dialogue with faith, his early beliefs, his evolving skepticism and his embrace of free-thinking humanism. As it is for all of us, early life experiences are most often taken for granted and form the basis by which we compare subsequent experiences and develop new understandings. So when Jerry DeWitt and I visited by phone from western Florida on December 13, 2013, we began the first part of our conversation with a description of his early childhood. Jerry DeWitt’s website provides information about his book and links to the resources and topics discussed in our program. The books Jerry DeWitt recommends are those written by Joseph Campbell.

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, nyahu pardon, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Germany, France 24, Cuba, and Japan.

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A welcome break from the hectic holidays. Turn off and tune in Celt In A Twist for a one of a kind mix​ of updated classics and contemporary revelations in Celtivity. Patric​ia Fraser drops the 3rd single from the new ETH spinoff Haggis X-1, Billy Brag​g, man of the people joins the Murphs from For The People and we bookend some Celtic dub to coax some Christmas sunshine. Join the fun!

Housekeeping this hour so the music library is spick and span for the holidays. We've uncovered some hidden gems to debut plus fresh tracks from Budapest's Balkan Taksim, dub en francais from Luiza & Bleu Soliel, Zanna the voice of Rio's Metro, a gorg duet from Alex Cuba with Cyrille Aimee and the sublime from Peppermoth's latest, Albedo. A clean sweep in 60 minutes. Join us!

Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news for the week of December 4th to the 11th, 2025.

In the first half of the show, we discuss the Texas gerrymandering efforts and how the Supreme Court’s intervention has cleared the way to further disenfranchise minority voters in the state. We also discuss the implications for other states because of this outcome. We also examine the nature of capitalism and contrast it with the nature of socialism when we ask why individuals don’t pay for firefighting services. In the second half of the program, we examine several of the problems that have arisen (or otherwise been exacerbated) within the carceral system under the current administration.

A CP Christmas for 2025 continues with our kids show for this year. Songs with kids in them. We don't have any kids in the bunker. We'll be working on that for next year.

US War Crime Attacks on "Drug Boats": A Prelude to US Attack on Venezuela; Supreme Court Hears Case that Could Further Increase Trump’s Unchecked Executive Power; New Book Recounts 25-Year Campaign that Cut U.S. Youth Incarceration By 75%.

“Worse Than A Fool,” by Bob Avakian. Fascist Pig Trump Packs Pig Sty with Fascist Pigs. Sunsara Taylor & Rafael Kadaris explore this important point: "Two Countries" Within This Country—And The Whole Damn System's Got To Go! With excerpts from Bob Avakian's REVOLUTION 102, and other works. Two Important Shout Outs!—Billie Eilish speaks out. University student, Ahoo Daryaei violently arrested after boldly protesting repressive anti-woman laws in Iran.

Amid all the darkness sweeping our nation over the past year, there remain vital signs of life from progressives. But will they be able to adequately fight, organize, and inspire to retake power? This week on Sea Change Radio, a political discussion with John Stoehr of The Editorial Board as we focus on the Democratic Party. We talk about messaging, the end of the government shutdown and look at some of the rising stars on the left side of the aisle.

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

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

Press coverage in the queer times of Trump; the “Rainbow Rewind” honors December-born queer celebs and key historic December events; Kuala Lumpur cops drop charges against 200 raid arrestees, the E.U.’s top court orders same-gender marriage portability, a Tokyo High Court ruling sends Japan’s marriage equality issue to the Supreme Court, the U.K.’s Women’s Institute expels trans members under court duress, and an upstate New York Methodist minister transitions with grace. Those stories and more this week, when you choose “This Way Out.”

1. Take Flight - Mr. Burns feat. Masta Ace and Quibby V 2. Prognosis Negative - Timbuktu & T.O. Huxtable feat. Ghettosocks 3. Logic - Wais P feat. Lord Jamar 4. Exactly - URF Tone 5. Never Give Up (Go ‘Head) - P.R. & Substantial 6. Alright - Das EFX 7. Hit The Crates - Pxlicy feat. A-F-R-O and Apathy (kuts by Tone Spliff) 8. Man of Many Trades - JoeyBags & The Tane 9. Triptych - davepsy feat. Sidedave 10. Happiness - K-Rec feat. Sadat X 11. Océan Pacifique - dela 12. Slice of Life - Cameron London 13. Soul Canvas - D7Muzic 14. Feature Presentation - Abstract Minded 15. Wrong - Edo. G & Parental 16. The Monterey Rap King - Shawn Lov 17. Countdown - Korben Palace, Prop Dylan and Skyzoo 18. Put On - Thought Provokah 19. Discern - Shad 20. Astro Space Belts - Mr Slipz 21. Black Jazz Summer - Sibbs Roc 22. Never Ending (instrumental) - Dana Coppa