Tune in to The Free Speech Zone on Sunday night January 1st 2012 at 7 pm to hear a talk by Tariq Ali, titled: Islam and its discontents, given at The University of Auckland NZ on March 17th, 2011. As US backed dictators crumble and fall in the Middle East, heralding a new Arab reawakening,  what is the likely impact of all this on the region and elsewhere? And how will these changes affect the jihadi groups that have been active in the region? The Saudi Kingdom is the refuge not just for retired dictators but  is also the area that has provided al-Qaeda with most of its early recruits. Arab democracy will become effective only if it deals with the economic problems that confront most of its citizens. Political solutions are no longer enough. London-based and published on every continent, Tariq Ali has been a leading figure of the international left since the 1960s. He is an editor of New Left Review and has written more than 20 books on world history and politics as well as seven novels. Born in Pakistan he attended Oxford  University where he became involved in student politics and the movement against the Vietnam war. He is a critic of neoliberal economics and his book The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity was a response to 9/11. His latest book is The Obama Syndrome: War Abroad.

On WSCA-LP 106.1 FM - Portsmouth Community Radio (streaming viawww.portsmouthcommunityradio.orgfor those outside the broadcast signal limits) 

Kind regards,  Brad  aka dj Big Brother
djbigbrother@portsmouthcommunityradio.org

“The people, unfortunately, are still very ignorant,
and are kept in ignorance by the systematic efforts
of all the governments, who consider this ignorance,
not without good reason, as one of the essential
conditions of their own power.”  ~ Mikhail Bakunin  1871
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          glimpses of sanity and truth
                 Sundays  7:00-8:00 pm
                   WSCA-LP   106.1 FM  
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Lives In The Balance: songs of social and political import
    that you won’t hear on brain-dead corporate radio
                        with   dj  Big Brother                              
         Sundays  8:00-9:00 pm  WSCA-LP  106.1 FM 
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~ Scott Nearing

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Ok!  It’s now a New Year with the unknown ahead but the good things just keep rolling along. It’s time for another BIG BAND MONDAY on “Under the Radar”—January 2^nd 2012 from 8-10pm.  Your host Steve will be swinging with the BIG BANDS again, as the only BIG BAND radio show on the Seacoast plays the tunes even your grandma can “jump’n jve” to.

This month brings more TID-BITS of BIG BAND history from the Palomar Big Band Web site. The Palomar is an interactive, member-driven blog for those who love to talk about the BIG BANDS and the Swing Era. You’ll hear the factoids and listen to the music concerning the BIG BAND history for the month of January.

Steve’s featured performer for this show is the leader of a swinging big band that rivaled on record, and exceeded in person, the orchestras of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Count Basie. Get ready to have your feet tappin’ to Mr. Jimmy Lunceford and His Harlem Express. You’ll hear studio as well as live recordings of Lunceford’s distinctive two-beat swing. You’ll understand why Lunceford’s aggregation was noted less for its soloists than for its ensemble work.

So, by all means, listen to ‘Under the Radar” with Steve when the first Monday of the month comes around.  Get ready to jump’n jive” to Goodman, Shaw, Miller Martin, Kenton, Hampton and of course Ellington with the Seacoast’s only true Big Band show with Steve. And who knows even a special quest may show up!!

So if you like BIG BANDS, swing music, horns and plenty of them, then by all means listen to ‘Under the Radar-BIG BAND Mondays’ the first Monday of each month, from 8:00 to 10:00PM, on WSCA 106.1 FM or on the web at portsmouthcommunityradio.org Don’t forget if you have a BIG BAND request of any kind or just want to chat you can e-mail  Steve and the  Under the Radar-BIG BAND Show at wscautr@yahoo.com

And remember, as Steve says, “He loves you madly”………………….

Rabbi Michael Lerner chairs the Network of Spiritual Progressives and is editor of Tikkun Magazine, and he argues that the spirit and origins of both Christmas and Hanukah are about fighting against economic injustice and imperialism. He says Occupy Wall Street is consistent with the true meaning of the holidays. Tune in Thursday at noon or catch it when you can on podcast on iTunes or theburtcohenshow.com.

And as always from ten to noon it’s Fine Aged Rock, with some tasty Christmas and Hanukah goodies for you.

Enjoy!!

Burt

Tune in to The Free Speech Zone on Sunday night December 18th at 7 pm to hear a Boiling Frogs interview with F. William Engdahl titled: Geopolitics Behind the Phony US War in Afghanistan. Engdahl  joins hosts Sibel Edmonds & Peter B. Collins to discuss how the real purpose of US military presence in that pivotal Central Asian country is obscured, and the crucial importance of restoration and control of the world’s largest supply of opium for the world heroin markets and heroin’s use as a geopolitical weapon against opponents, especially Russia. He talks about Washington orchestrating the Egyptian as well as other regional regime changes from Syria to Yemen to Jordan and well beyond in a process referred to as “creative destruction,” Libya’s role in Washington’s greater Middle East project,  the major players in the New World Order such as the Rockefellers, Soros, Washington’s National Endowment for Democracy, the New Silk Road project and pipeline politics, and more!

On WSCA-LP 106.1 FM - Portsmouth Community Radio (streaming viawww.portsmouthcommunityradio.orgfor those outside the broadcast signal limits) 

Kind regards,  Brad  aka dj Big Brother
djbigbrother@portsmouthcommunityradio.org

“The people, unfortunately, are still very ignorant,
and are kept in ignorance by the systematic efforts
of all the governments, who consider this ignorance,
not without good reason, as one of the essential
conditions of their own power.”  ~ Mikhail Bakunin  1871
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The Free Speech Zone   with dj Big Brother
          glimpses of sanity and truth
                 Sundays  7:00-8:00 pm
                   WSCA-LP   106.1 FM  
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Lives In The Balance: songs of social and political import
    that you won’t hear on brain-dead corporate radio
                        with   dj  Big Brother                              
         Sundays  8:00-9:00 pm  WSCA-LP  106.1 FM 
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“Do the best that you can in the place where you are and be kind”
~ Scott Nearing

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Thursday on PAWSitive Thoughts a very serious topic-the slaughter of America’s horses ..Jean’s guests, Cheryl Robinson horse rescuer owner, trainer for the last 30 yrs.., Suzanne Bryant,  barn mgr at the NH SPCA & Monica Webb a long-time activist against the inhumane slaughter of horses and advocate for the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act -will talk about the cruelty of horse slaughter—what you need to know about it and how you can help to end it.

Some of the program’s content will be graphic as Jean’s guests will explain how American horses – considered by most to be companion animals – are killed at the slaughter houses and talk about, in detail, the unimaginable suffering they experience.

NOTE: J will unveil a new name for the program in January 2012

Tune in to The Free Speech Zone on Sunday night December 11th at 7 pm to hear Greg Palast, author of Vulture’s Picnic: In pursuit of petroleum pigs, power pirates and high-finance carnivores, and investigative reporter for BBC Television’s Newsnight, interviewed by host Kert Davies on Greenpeace Radio. Palast is a Puffin Foundation fellow in investigative reporting and is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Armed Madhouse and The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.  The Greenpeace Research Team met up with Greg about a year ago on the Gulf Coast while investigating the impacts of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster,and showed Greg and his team where to find the oil that BP wanted to hide.

On WSCA-LP 106.1 FM - Portsmouth Community Radio (streaming viawww.portsmouthcommunityradio.orgfor those outside the broadcast signal limits) 

Then stay tuned for some great music on Lives In The Balance from 8 to 9 pm.

Kind regards,  Brad  aka dj Big Brother
djbigbrother@portsmouthcommunityradio.org

“The people, unfortunately, are still very ignorant,
and are kept in ignorance by the systematic efforts
of all the governments, who consider this ignorance,
not without good reason, as one of the essential
conditions of their own power.”  ~ Mikhail Bakunin  1871
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The Free Speech Zone   with dj Big Brother
          glimpses of sanity and truth
                 Sundays  7:00-8:00 pm
                   WSCA-LP   106.1 FM  
**************************************************************************
Lives In The Balance: songs of social and political import
    that you won’t hear on brain-dead corporate radio
                        with   dj  Big Brother                              
         Sundays  8:00-9:00 pm  WSCA-LP  106.1 FM 
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“Do the best that you can in the place where you are and be kind”
~ Scott Nearing

SUPPORT PORTSMOUTH COMMUNITY RADIO ~ JOIN NOW!
www.portsmouthcommunityradio.org

Tune in to The Free Speech Zone on Sunday night December 4th at 7 pm to hear a Jim Puplava / Financial Sense Newshour interview with Peter Schweizer, author of Throw Them All Out: How Politicians and Their Friends Get Rich Off Insider Stock Tips, Land Deals, and Cronyism. Schweizer describes one of the biggest scandals in American politics that is waiting to explode. He tells the story of the inside game in Washington and shows how the permanent political class enriches itself at the expense of the rest of us.

On WSCA-LP 106.1 FM - Portsmouth Community Radio (streaming via www.portsmouthcommunityradio.org for those outside the broadcast signal limits) 

Kind regards,  Brad  aka dj Big Brother
djbigbrother@portsmouthcommunityradio.org

“The people, unfortunately, are still very ignorant,
and are kept in ignorance by the systematic efforts
of all the governments, who consider this ignorance,
not without good reason, as one of the essential
conditions of their own power.”  ~ Mikhail Bakunin  1871
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The Free Speech Zone   with dj Big Brother
          glimpses of sanity and truth
                 Sundays  7:00-8:00 pm
                   WSCA-LP   106.1 FM  
**************************************************************************
Lives In The Balance: songs of social and political import
    that you won’t hear on brain-dead corporate radio
                        with   dj  Big Brother                              
         Sundays  8:00-9:00 pm  WSCA-LP  106.1 FM 
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“Do the best that you can in the place where you are and be kind”
~ Scott Nearing

SUPPORT PORTSMOUTH COMMUNITY RADIO ~ JOIN NOW!
www.portsmouthcommunityradio.org

It’s that time of year, a time for holiday cheer and the time for our WSCA Pledge Drive. “Under the Radar-Big Band Mondays”-will be taking part in both. Join the “Under the Radar” crew-Larry Newman-aka LJ Delta, Jean Gagne and Steve Shervanian on Monday December 5^th during the Big Band Show. This night you’ll enjoy Big Band Holiday Music, a chance to pledge your money or time to the WSCA Team, and to listen to our special guest, the affable, former WSCA DJ Mr. Gary Lowe. LJ will swoon you with his own special Christmas song, Jean will tickle you to the point of contributing with his sultry voice and Steve will be playing Big Band Holiday music. So here is your opportunity to start the holidays off right with good music, fun talk and a chance to support the only radio station on the Seacoast that plays Big Band Music. It’s your chance to give back and enjoy at the same time—so listen in both live at 106.1 FM or  on-line at portsmouthcommunityradio.org   from 8 to 10PM on Monday December 5^th for “Under the Radar Big Band Mondays”—Holiday/Pledge Drive show.