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ACE 2010-03-04 Digital Radio

andrew — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:43:22 +0000

A bit of a different focus this week as I talk with John Anderson, a media activist and doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois, about HD-Radio, discussing the corporate-dominated development of the standard and the failures of regulation. Available at Radio4All.net.

First show of 2010 – Bob returns from Cairo

andrew — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:47:08 +0000

Bob provides a detailed report from the Gaza Freedom March, which he joined in Cairo. The marchers were never let into Gaza, but succeeded in raising public awareness of the blockade of Gaza on the first anniversary of the Israeli invasion.

Listen here.

2009-11-19 Afghanistan, Honduras, Grad unions

andrew — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:58:35 +0000

Covering both international affairs and labor issues on this week’s show, which brings us back from a long hiatus.

We start in Afghanistan, and discuss the likelihood (and impact) of an escalation in U.S. troop numbers. Bob points to a day of action next Monday, where Peace Action West and others are urging supporters to call the Whitehouse to oppose an escalation.

We then move to Honduras, and discuss recent State Department statements which have garnered praise from supporters of the coup, and corresponding criticism from figures such as Senator Kerry and Rep. Berman. In talking about the situation on the ground I pointed to Bill Taylor of the Primary Communications Project, who has been working with Radio Lenca, one of the few pro-Zelaya broadcast outlets still on the air in Honduras. We note that it seems difficult to believe that the conditions for a free and fair election exist in an environment which has seen assassinations of Zelaya supporters.

GEO members celebrate after their successful strike earlier this week (credit: Ben Seese)

Finally, we move back to Urbana, Illinois, and talk about the succcessful strike by the Graduate Employees’ Organization, defending the continued existence of tuition waivers for graduate employees – and by extension intervening to ensure the accessibility of graduate education.

The version uploaded this evening (Thursday) is a fairly rough version, as I want to get it up for broadcast on WRFU this evening. I have audio courtesy of Joe of I-Resist that I hope to use to supplement our studio-based conversation, but that’s going to have to wait for later this evening or tomorrow.

ACE 2009-11-19 on Radio4All.net

Indymedia Radio copy

Iraq, Iran and more

andrew — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:46:32 +0000

Still live on air with today’s show, but wanted to take the opportunity to post the photo (of the Portworkers’ strike in Seattle) I just mentioned on air, and will post more later.

Update: Finished with the show, and will upload audio later this evening. Today’s show covered the Pentagon-independent expert-covert propaganda story, which has received surprisingly little coverage, as well as Hillary’s provocative comments about attacking Iran, the dockworker’s work stoppage in solidarity with Iraqi workers (demonstrated visually on the left, with thanks to fluffy) and healthcare coverage in the US, with specific reference to McCain’s plan and the presidential election.

Update (2008–05-02): Audio now online on Audioport and Radio.indymedia.org.

Update (2008-05-03): Also on the WRFU site. And a-infos (radio4all).

Twitter Updates for 2008-01-27

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:59:59 +0000

Last Thursday’s show is online at http://acriticalear.info – topics include Iran, Gaza, Jose Padilla, the US economy. #