This week on the show, hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah speak with Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories about international law and ending the genocide in Palestine. They discuss the role of the Palestinian Authority, the impact of the Madleen that tried to break the siege on Gaza and she teases her upcoming report on private sector complicity in the politcal economy of genocide. On the Resistance Report, Jon Elmer tells us about Israeli special forces hit by a deadly ambush as a series of Qassam operations called the Stones of David continue.
This episode highlights the interviews and reports from our livestream broadcast of June 12th, 2025.
Sonic Café, yeah some days, it is hard to be human. That’s the amazing Betty LaVette from her 2023 LP LaVette! So ahh welcome to the café, I’m Scott Clark and this is episode 439. This time the Sonic Café navigates the American Healthcare System. Listen for the gang from Southpark, as they jump through hoops in an attempt to get there health insurance to pay a claim. Funny stuff, because it’s so close true. Our music mix is from 55 years, and includes great covers, listen for Scary Pockets with Stuck in the Middle with you, the Violent Femmes with Breaking up is Hard to do, and finally Lauren Ruth Ward, with the Divinyls classic, I touch myself. We’ll also toss in some 80’s tunes, with Split Enz and INXS. Also great jazz from Wayne Shorter, and of course many more. Oh and before we forget, a big Sonic Café welcome to our newest sponsor. From the maker of Clear Blue, it’s Clear Dad, the first pregnancy test for Dad’s, because for the biggest moment of your life you have to be sure, ahh both of you. So let’s do this thing, from 1968 this is Traffic, and we’re the Sonic Café.
This is the second of two archived visits with Benjamin Franklin, as portrayed by Ralph Archbold.
Benjamin Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a young man and became an inventor, printer, scientist, author, governor, activist in the war for independence from England, an ambassador to France, and the first post master general in the United states, among a multitude of many other accomplishments. Ralph Archbold has portrayed Benjamin Franklin in theater, for conventions, and in the media for over 30 years.
Benjamin Franklin, through the person of Ralph Archbold, met with me in Franklin Court where his home and printshop were located, in Philadelphia. We met on July 18, 1994. We discussed his early life, his inventions and his role in the cessation from England and the formation of the United States. We began our conversation when I first asked him when he first came to Philadelphia.
The book Benjamin Franklin and Ralph Archbold recommend is “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.”
Commentary # 1 Christopher Black (1959-2025): Successfully defended his client at the UN Tribunal for Rwanda, and accused the Court of serving Western powers. A memorable and exemplary fighter for justice.
Commentary # 2:
Trump increases tariffs on Canada, Carney & co. increases hostility to China & asks to be part of the Golden Dome. Playing with fire to please oligarchs.
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. Japan, France 24, and Cuba.
Today on the Global Research News Hour, we are looking at plans by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to boost military spending to 2 percent of the GDP of his country in just a few months, his apparent embrace of the unproven Golden Dome missile defense shield and what stakes await Canadians who want to stop war, not start new ones (especially those of a nuclear nature.) In our first half hour, the scientist Theodore Postol of MIT joins us to explain why the Missile Defense shield today,, like missile defense in the 1980s is more science fiction than science fact and why alternatives would be far more preferable to this insanely expensive strategy. Then in our second half hour, we sit down with Tamara Lorincz of the Canadian Voice Women for Peace to discuss the false vision of a more peaceful world through increasing and expensive military strength and how to refute these claims in Canada. Finally, Alberta organizer Morrigan Johnson representing the Canada-Wide peace and justice network explains what is wrong with the G7 leaders meeting in his province this weekend and about the activities pushing back against an agenda not in the interest of the Canadian or the world’s people.
13 for the road. Wherever you roam the world is your home! New music this hour from the borderlands between Denmark and Germany from Drones & Bellows, Italian Celtic with a Canadian singer from Willos. Livin' High On Highland Life with Barleyjuice and a Cosmic Celtic from The Breath. In, out and all about, it's Celt In A Twist!
Fast-tracking the future with a full hour of sizzling new spins, from Italian DJ, Didje Doo, Tunisa remixed from Sinouj, updated Cabo Verdean funana by Grupo Pilon, electro Jamaican roots courtesy Runkus, and chill spy vibes debut from Sonova. All new including a dub tribute to Curtis Mayfield's Superfly. World Beat Canada Radio!
Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy are more then just TV shows....they're music oozing of cheeze too.....The limburger lounge is especially stinky and it's a cost effective trip to hawaii with 50 guitars.....we didn't throw them into the luggage though, which was probably a good thing
June 14th Nationwide Anti-Authoritarian Protests Likely to be Largest Since Trump Returned to Office; Israel’s Seizure of Gaza-Bound Humanitarian Aid Ship Violates International Law; Trump – GOP Slash Clean Energy Incentives that Reduced Pollution, Created Jobs, lowered elec. bills.
Rafael Kadaris, the fascist terror of ICE Gestapo. People standing up against ICE, the June 14 protests in DC and everywhere, and the urgent demand: The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go NOW! Interview with Alfonso Morales. Bob Avakian, “How do you deal with the ugly and dangerous attacks against you?” (The Bob Avakian Interviews, 2022) Further reflections on what's behind the unprincipled attacks on Bob Avakian, which have gotten worse. The genocide in Gaza continues...Do Not Be Complicit.
Today’s guest, Vladimir Gagic, is an independent nonpartisan political and legal commentator, former lawyer, and social media influencer found online at @ToxikVlad
In the first half of the show, we examine Trump’s challenges to the Judiciary Branch of the government, and ways that Republican leadership are ensuring the strengthening of the Executive Branch. We discuss the protests in Los Angeles and the legal justification for Trump deploying the National Guard.
In the second half of the show, we discuss the justification for the legal attacks on Trump and from Trump and examine the merits of the cases. We also discuss the powers of the judiciary in this country.
Judge Andrew Napolitano welcomes former British diplomat and geopolitical analyst Alastair Crooke to discuss Russia’s response to the recent, June 1,2025, NATO-backed drone attacks on strategic Russian airfields.
But before going to Alastair Crooke, here is a brief comment on the same topic by Prof. Jeffrey Sachs. Sachs has worked as an economic adviser to governments in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and serves as the Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University.
Before he retired Alastair Crooke was a ranking figure in both British Intelligence with MI6 and European Union diplomacy. Judge Andrew Napolitano served as Superior Court judge from 1987 to 1995 and became a legal and political analyst for Fox News. He now runs a very popular podcast channel under the title “Judging Freedom”
Judge Napolitano interviewed Alastair Crooke on June 9, 2025. You can watch the video of the conversation for free on YouTube under the title: Alastair Crooke: Moscow's Silence/Moscow's Threats
DATE: June 4 and 9, 2025
LOCATION: INTERNET
As summer season starts to heat up, it’s important to remember that soaring temps endanger the lives of millions. Unfortunately, the federal government is not doing much to help. There are absolutely no federal statutes guaranteeing the rights of workers to legally leave their workplace to prevent heat injury (incidentally, as we discussed in previous episodes of Sea Change Radio, there are no federal laws protecting incarcerated people from extreme temperatures, either). This week on Sea Change Radio we speak with Pam Walaski, the President of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), about the heat-related health workplace guidelines her organization is trying to introduce into OSHA standards. Then we dig into the Sea Change Radio archives to learn more about wildfire prevention and safety from Crystal Kolden, a professor at UC Merced who’s also a former firefighter.
