Simply the best. This hour, we present choice cuts from our favorite global albums of 2025, as culled from our monthly top 30 charts. Get our calendar by subscribing to our weekly e-blast at worldbeatinternational.com and play along! Happy New Year from World Beat Canada Radio!

This episode is “Father David Gierlach - Priest for Peace”. Father Gierlach, originally from upstate NY but now based in Hawaii, was a sucessful attorney for many years, but then chose to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a priest. Unlike most members of the clergy, who go along to get along even if that means ignoring or even supporting war and genocide, Father Gierlach has been outspoken in his insistence that the church must build the beloved community, one based on peace and respect for human rights. Father Gierlach was interviewed by longtime peace activist and civil resister Jack Gilroy on December 16, 2025.

Groovy over the top Cheeze From the 1960s.....fun, yet with a horror movie tone Cheeze from the 1950s, and a Catbox Cover that even Barry Manilow might hate.

Denise and Johnny talk about what Christmas means to them and discuss strategies for staying sober and sane during the holidays, along with some fabulous Christmas time music.

French Seduction: An American’s Encounter with France, Her Father, and the Holocaust. In a passionate blend of autobiography and cultural history, love, sex and art collide with hatred, withering French xenophobia and death, Eunice Lipton, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, describes her book, “French Seduction: An American’s Encounter with France, Her Father, and the Holocaust.” Lipton, who lives in Paris and New York received her Ph.D. in art history at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts. I spoke with her from her home in New York City the last week of March 2007. Because she describes painting as her favorite companions, we began when I asked her to tell us about her friends who she calls art. Eunice Lipton recommends “The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion,” by Ford Madox Ford. Originally Broadcast: March 28, 2007

Trump Marching to War with Venezuela Unless Congress Intervenes; Israel Increases Repression and Attacks on the Local Economy in Occupied Palestinian West Bank; Impeachment: The Antidote to Trump’s Authoritarian Presidency.

Oscar Brown Jr. talks about his life, his music, his poetry and his politics from his start as one of the first Black radio hosts to the influence of Paul Robeson and his life as one of the premier songwriters and performers in the country.

Dan Kovalik presented on the book he authored with Jeremy Kuzmarov, called "Syria: Anatomy of Regime Change."

Track: Funky Mule Artist: Ike Turner Album: A Black Man’s Soul Label: Pompeii Year: 1969 Track: Save The World Artist: Tenacious D Album: Post-Apocalypto Label: Columbia Year: 2018

Marc H. Morial is President and CEO of the National Urban League, the nation's largest historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization. Our conversation with Marc Morial begins with some of the biggest political lessons we have learned in 2025 and what we can look forward to in 2026. We also discuss the rise of Democratic Socialism and the impact of Mamdani’s campaign in NYC. In the second half of the show, we discuss a variety of things ranging from the impact of tariffs on Black Americans to the future of DEI. Marc also leaves us with some solid advice to fortify us in the new year.

Twenty-twenty-five’s queerest news and feature stories in review; this week’s Rainbow Rewind remembers Frank Kameny, Ma Rainey and key late December happenings; quick-study Kazakh Senators pass a “no promo homo” bill, Trump’s vile war on trans kids escalates, Congressional Republicans criminalize trans kid caregivers, a North Carolina County disbands its library board over a trans kid picture book, and St. Petersburg, Florida counters demolished rainbow crosswalks with multi-colored bike racks, Those stories and more this week, when you choose “This Way Out.” [NOTE: “NewsWrap” and the “Rainbow Rewind” segments return on our week of 12 January 2026 program.]

Funny things happen when you steal baby alligators. Find out why and more when you listen to the Joe and Anthony Show.. Won't you rate us on your favorite podcast app? We'd love it if you did.. Visit us at http://chiampa.org Next Show January 5th, 2026 - subject to change at a moments notice! ;)

It was the evening of December 18, 2007, and I was setting up my recording equipment in an unfamiliar downtown San Francisco conference room. The events coordinator of the Republican Roundtable had offered me an invitation to record Daniel Ellsberg – and of course I said yes – in spite of the unfamiliar venue. One of the guests walked past me and said matter-of-factly: Ellsberg is a traitor and proceeded to his chair. And by the time that Daniel Ellsberg arrived I was certain that there were only two people in the room who were not Republican. In spite of some skepticism Ellsberg moved the audience with one of the most personal and detailed descriptions of his experiences as Marine and then inside the Pentagon that in the end he received warm applause. Daniel Ellsberg recently wrote a public letter disclosing that he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has only three to six months to live. Radio producers, video makers, artist and writers are celebrate Daniel Ellsberg Week at the end of April. And this is my way of showing him love and appreciation.

DJ GlibStylez - The Chill Study Vol. 25 (1-19), Gamma Krush - 2K25 Cold Start 1. J-Kits - Milky Waze 2. Jazzbois x Telemakus - Dream Hands (feat. Tristan Cappel) 3. BestPaul - Metropolis 4. DESH & delaney. - Glow 5. The Deli & Zan - Mandalas 6. Boombap Cafe - Peacoat Parkway 7. CARTWO - Golden Path 8. Kobe Banks - Chameleon 9. SUSHI MUSIC x ICYFOG - Half court 10. sviridpavlov - People In The Back 11. ChildNoah - Works 12. Kid Tarô x Shukgotbeats - The Hoop 13. Mecca:83 - Before You 14. Saiko x Willis - winter sun 15. Konteks - Jazz Workshop 16. Kosibeats & Michael Souley - Bounce With Me 17. Matt Wilde - Find a Way 18. Modha Àbáse, x Fanni Zahár - River 19. Mugensoul x The Summer Knows - Cosmic Turbulence Gamma Krush - 2K25 Cold Start 20. Frolicking - BLKrKRT 21. Soul Searching - Midan 22. Metro Theme - Latif King 23. Collect Vibes (inSTEMental) - Moka Only 24. Cyclical - Rawhead 25. recycle with fx - Tuamie 26. Microphone Master - Easy Mo Be 27. Jazzy Chuck Brown - Nate Kiz 28. MoVibe - Jones Vee 29. Man Above (instrumental) - Erick Sermon 30. Sweet Night - KLIM Beats 31. Moon PPL - Faraon 32. Subtle - cocabona/less.people 33. How It Is - Leavv 34. Icicles - Ace Butter 35. Cold Start - anbuu/Blue Wednesday 36. Understanding Xmas - K-Waz

French's 1985 nonfiction work, Beyond Power: Women, Men and Morals, was the basis for her major address at the First World Summit on Women and the Many Dimensions of Power, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in June 1990. In part 1 (WINGS #37-25), French described a pre-existing matrifocal human social organization that prioritized care for offspring. In Part 2 (#38-25) she describes and decries the rise of a patriarchal and hierarchical system that prioritizes competition for personal accumulation and power-over, and prescribes male control of females. French excoriates this system for wrecking the viability of life on earth. Thirty-five years later, the accuracy of this analysis is increasingly clear.

Indigenous in Music with Larry K and Pony Man (Country) Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, today we’re joined by is the multi-talented Pony Man. From the film sets of The Avengers and Cowboys & Aliens to the heart of the Indigenous music scene, Pony brings decades of experience as a filmmaker, producer, and creative visionary. His latest release, ‘Shake the Tail Feather’, celebrates joy, unity, and Navajo pride through powerful sound and stunning visuals. He'll be stopping by to us all about it. Pony Man is featured in our current issue of the SAY Magazine, read all about him at our place www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/pony-man. Enjoy music from Pony Man, Vince Fontaine, Annie Humphrey, Indigenous, John Trudell, Melody McArthur, Bryce Morin, William Prince, Julian Taylor, Celeigh Cardinal, Hataalii, Kind of Sea, 1915, Elastic Bond, Irv Lyons Jr., One Way Sky, Campo, Jorge Drexler, Clube da Bossa, Janel Munoa, Shawnee Kish, Lee Harvey Osmond, Tom Wilson, Digging Roots, The Melawmen Collective, The Northstars and much much more. Visit us on our home page to learn about us and our programs at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org, check into our Two Buffalo Studios and our SAY Magazine Library to find out all about our Artists and Entrepreneurs.

Music has a hole in it. The fires, killer heat, Arctic blasts they dont make it. Global warming is not for popular music? Where are voices of ordinary folks suffering through the never-before-seen, calls for people power? Here we go: 21 songs for this grave new world.