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Norman Solomon - War Crimes & War Criminals

5 Jun, 2023 || 0:57:00 || Norman Solomon - War Crimes & War Criminals || At the end of World War Two, the victorious Allies decided to try leading officials of the Nazi regime as war criminals. A tribunal was convened in Nuremberg. Some of the top Nazis were hanged and others were given jail sentences. Today, Nuremberg is largely forgotten. The clear evidence of that was the March 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, an unambiguous war crime committed by war criminals, not just George W. Bush but Cheney, Wolfowitz, Rice, et al. Those responsible for the Iraq War have never answered for the chaos and massive bloodshed and dislocation that followed not just in Iraq but in neighboring Syria as well. The rise of ISIS, the massacre of Yazidis and sectarian violence can be directly traced to what Bush and his cohorts did. Will he and the others involved be held to account? Hardly, the former president has taken up painting in his retirement.

I'm Fading Away

2 Jun, 2023 || 0:07:39 || It's all here to be inspired by my music and a bit of conversation. || I wrote this song from a compilation of experiences, feelings, and visuals.

Handi-Link

1 Jun, 2023 || 0:29:52 || Yoga, Williams syndrome, Cavernous malformations || This program focuses on disability issues. Host Cam Wells will explore all sides of this comparing and contrasting with able bodied life.

Indie Beat featuring Joshua Hyslop

31 May, 2023 || 0:56:38 || 28 min feature of Joshua Hyslop plus 28 min of Western Canadian indie music mix || 28 minute feature (includes interview and songs) of Joshua Hyslop, a Vancouver-based singer-songwriter on the Nettwerk Records label who has recently released his new EP Embers, plus tracks by The Wild Romantics, The Deep Dark Woods, Carmanah, Madison Olds, Sweet Alibi, Ryan McMahon, Ocie Elliott & Sam Weber. PLEASE NOTE I AM CONTINUING TO RUN RE-RUNS DUE TO INJURY AND HEALTH ISSUES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF INDIE BEAT! <3

Deep Threes for 5/31/23

30 May, 2023 || 0:58:00 || Music beyond boundaries for a digital world! || Deep Threes is now available on the !earshot platform. Please contact Jay at jj@deep3s.com to find out more.

Greg Grandin – Kissingerism

29 May, 2023 || 0:57:01 || Greg Grandin – Kissingerism || Turning 100, the accolades for Henry Kissinger are pouring in. He is a legend. Over decades, he has assiduously cultivated and constructed the image of the sagacious elder statesman. Corporate journalists hang on his every word. Politicians seek his advice. But what is his record to deserve such respect and reverence? He is one of the most notorious characters of this or any other period in history. Just ask the Kurds, the East Timorese, the Bangladeshis, the Laotians, and the Chileans what they think of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. But since they are “unpeople,” their opinions don’t count. When he was Nixon’s national security advisor, Kissinger displayed his kowtowing to power when he kept silent as his boss made anti-Semitic remarks. When Nixon demanded that Cambodia be bombed, he conveyed the order like a good errand boy. It was Kissinger who once boasted, “The illegal we do immediately, the unconstitutional takes a little longer.”

Lori Jean Finnila Singer Songwriter

26 May, 2023 || 0:14:57 || It's all here to be inspired by my music and a bit of conversation. || My mild brain injury from anesthesia during a routine procedure in 1990 led me to the beauty to my music from natural foods, yoga exercising and other forms of exercise, and spiritual connecting.

Handi-Link

25 May, 2023 || 0:29:43 || Wheelchair basketball, variety village, cfpdp || This program focuses on disability issues. Host Cam Wells will explore all sides of this comparing and contrasting with able bodied life.

Indie Beat featuring Graham Dyck

25 May, 2023 || 0:56:30 || 28 min feature of Graham Dyck plus 28 min of Western Canadian indie music mix || 28 minute feature (includes interview and songs) of Graham Dyck, a singer-songwriter from Saskatchewan who has performed on the main stage at the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival and who wrote the song "Humboldt Strong" plus tracks by Aaron Nazrul, West My Friend, Dawson Rutledge, Olivia, Suffer the Children, Liana, Caleb Hart & Nuela Charles PLEASE NOTE I AM CONTINUING TO RUN RE-RUNS DUE TO INJURY AND HEALTH ISSUES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF INDIE BEAT! <3

Deep Threes for 5/24/23

24 May, 2023 || 0:58:00 || Music beyond boundaries for a digital world! || Deep Threes is now available on the !earshot platform. Please contact Jay at jj@deep3s.com to find out more.

Khurram Parvez - Kashmir: Telling the Story

22 May, 2023 || 0:57:00 || Khurram Parvez - Kashmir: Telling the Story || I interviewed Khurram Parvez in Srinagar, Kashmir in February 2011. When I returned to India that September to follow up on reporting on the mass graves in Kashmir, I was denied entry by the Indian government. I’ve been banned from India ever since. Sadly, this interview is still relevant. Since August 2019 the Hindu nationalist regime ruling India has imposed even harsher conditions on Kashmiris and eliminated what little autonomy they had. This story needs to be told. But the G20 won’t hear it. Its tourism officials are visiting Kashmir in late May in what will be an orchestrated photo-op extolling the valley’s natural beauties and comparing Kashmir to paradise. Kashmir is off the media radar screen. India has carefully controlled the narrative.

Handi-Link

18 May, 2023 || 0:29:41 || Epilepsy, Baby's Breath, Asbestos || This program focuses on disability issues. Host Cam Wells will explore all sides of this comparing and contrasting with able bodied life.

Indie Beat featuring Mister K

18 May, 2023 || 0:56:32 || 28 min feature of Mister K plus 28 mins of Western Canadian Indie Music Mix || 28 minute feature (includes interview and songs) of Mister K, a folk pop singer-songwriter from Manitoba, whose forthcoming album tells a poignant and hopeful personal story, plus tracks by Chris Ronald, Greg Drummond, Josh + Bex, The Wild Romantics, Fallbrigade, Zach Kleid, Madeleine Roger & Justin Lacroix PLEASE NOTE I AM CONTINUING TO RUN RE-RUNS DUE TO INJURY AND HEALTH ISSUES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF INDIE BEAT! <3

Deep Threes for 5/17/23

17 May, 2023 || 0:58:00 || Music beyond boundaries for a digital world! || Deep Threes is now available on the !earshot platform. Please contact Jay at jj@deep3s.com to find out more.

Omer Aziz - Fascism in America

15 May, 2023 || 0:57:00 || Omer Aziz - Fascism in America || The term fascism is loosely bandied about. When most people think of it the images that come to mind are of stormtroopers and Hitler ranting and raving. It is often automatically assumed that fascism developed in Europe in the 1920s. But it had its origins earlier in the United States. The United States was built on genocidal attacks on Indigenous people, white supremacy and enslaved Black people. Actually, Hitler and the Nazis were greatly impressed and inspired by American fascism. Though the term was not used the United States had developed a sophisticated system of aggressive nationalism, racism and oppression, in other words: fascism. It lingers in the shadows and reappears, as is evident today. Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and other groups are fascist. They fear social equality as a threat to patriarchal, white supremacist domination.

Handi-Link

11 May, 2023 || 0:29:55 || Parasport Festival, Paralympic training, tetra || This program focuses on disability issues. Host Cam Wells will explore all sides of this comparing and contrasting with able bodied life.

Indie Beat featuring Sam Weber

11 May, 2023 || 0:56:34 || 28 min feature of Sam Weber plus 28 min of Western Canadian indie music mix || 28 minute feature (includes interview and songs) of Sam Weber, a singer-songwriter from North Saanich, BC, who has been profiled in Guitar Player Magazine and featured on Roundhouse Radio with Terry David Mulligan and and CBC's Vinyl Cafe, plus tracks by The Long War, Lion Bear Fox, Stray Cougar, Leeroy Stagger, Royal, The Small Glories, Nat Jay & The Matinee PLEASE NOTE I AM CONTINUING TO RUN RE-RUNS DUE TO INJURY AND HEALTH ISSUES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF INDIE BEAT! <3

Arundhati Roy - India: On the Road to Theocracy

8 May, 2023 || 0:57:00 || Arundhati Roy - India: On the Road to Theocracy || Hindutva is theocratic Hindu nationalism. It is a powerful force in what is now the world’s most populous country. Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, is a lifelong member of the RSS, an openly Hindu supremacist organization. Le Monde Diplomatique reports: Hindutva “followers regard India as a Hindu country. Non-Hindus are at best guests, at worst invaders, and must be identified, watched, deprived of certain rights, and in some cases expelled or even eliminated. The main victims of Hindutva are India’s large Muslim minority. Hindutva adherents oppose mixed Hindu-Muslim marriages, calling them a ‘love jihad’ that aims to convert Hindu women so that their offspring will be raised as Muslims. This paranoid fantasy has encouraged violence and widespread denigration of Indian Muslims.”

Handi-Link

4 May, 2023 || 0:29:58 || Fishing Derby, Norse, Stuttering || This program focuses on disability issues. Host Cam Wells will explore all sides of this comparing and contrasting with able bodied life.

Indie Beat featuring Dani Strong

3 May, 2023 || 0:56:32 || 28 min feature of Dani Strong plus 28 min of Western Canadian indie music mix || 28 min feature (includes interview and 4 tracks, 2 of which are unreleased sneak previews) of Dani Strong, who won the Independent Music Awards for Best Country Song and Best Country Artist of the Year in 2018, and whose debut album hit number 1 on the iTunes Country Music Charts, plus tracks by Andrea Nixon, JJ Shiplett, Chris Buck Band, The Bros. Landreth, Skye Wallace, The Wild Romantics, Oliver Swain & The Matinee PLEASE NOTE I AM CONTINUING TO RUN RE-RUNS DUE TO INJURY AND HEALTH ISSUES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF INDIE BEAT! <3