Thursday, March 25, 2010

Show #68, March 26th, 2010

This week on The Revolution...REVOLUTION! IN NEPAL!. Ben Peterson Joins us for a first hand account of revolutionary transformation in Nepal. An inspirational account of how a people with nothing transformed their lives to embrace radical egalitarianism and universality.

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Also Greens co-leader Metiria Turei will be in the studio to discuss National's mining policy and the turning mood of the country. Also why does Phill Goff get to monopolize this issue? Are the Greens being marginalized even as we embrace conservationist values?

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Playlist

Willie Bobo - Spanish Grease
Slum Village - I Don't Know
Cal Tjader - Soul Sauce
Menelik - Nightwork
Fela Kuti - Mr Follow Follow
PB Wolf & Encore - Run the line
Cornell Campbell - Never Change
Rae & Ghost - Crimonology
Dramatics - Get Up Get Down
Milton Wright - Keep it Up
Group Home - Tear Shit Down
MHZ - Widespread
Grover Washington Jr - Knucklehead

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Show #67, March 19th 2010

This week on The Revolution...we welcome a man with his own 'nomics', Act MP Roger Douglas the neo-liberal boogey man himself! Douglas has two private member bills before parliament, one abolishing compulsory student union membership (VSM), the other reinstating discriminatory youth wages. At the tender age of 73 what is behind Roger's new found passion for youth issues?

ROGER'S PA CANCELS INTERVIEW : (


Also this week...Kerem Blumberg Israeli peace activist joins us to talk 'Occupation and Resistance' a photo exhibition being held at 5b Buller st on the 21th-22nd & 26th-27th (12-3pm, opening party Friday night from 9). While the Gaza blockade drags on, the political peace process stagnates, we get a sense of what's been going on at ground level. Visit activestills.org.

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Also on Friday night Quixotic opening at 5:30 Fringe Fest Goodness at None Gallery 24 Stafford st.


Playlist

Syl Johnson - Is it because i'm black
Black Sheep - The choice is yours
Sir Victor Uwaifo - Ekassa 40
Sadat X - Daily News
Lisandro Meza - Shacalao
Leroy Huston - Ghetto 74
Alton Ellis - Blackish White
Bill Cosby - Hicky Burr
Mr Lif - Arise
Fela Kuti - Chop & Quench
Rod Taylor - Them top ranking
Ill Bill - American History X
Cappadonna - Run
24 Carat Gold - Ghetto Misfortune's Wealth
Talib Kweli - Get By
Ramsey Lewis - Living for the city
Lootpack - crate diggin'

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Show #66, March 5, 2010

This week on The Revolution...Dr Leonore Tiefer of NYU joins us to talk on the medicalization of life by the pharmaceutical industry. Are you Shy? You must suffer from 'general anxiety disorder'. Hey ladies are you not a raging nympho? You have what's called 'female sexual dysfunction'. Ask your doctor about our newest drug that we trialled as an antipressant but didn't work so we've created a new disease just for you!

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Check Dr Tiefer's activist work on the New View Campaign


Playlist

Biggie - Sky's The Limit
Ronnie Lewis - Always There
Ernie & The Dap Notes - Dap Walk
Grover Washington Jr - Inner City Blues
Outkast - 2 dope boys in a cadillac
Tiken Jah Fakoly - Foly
Curtis Mayfield - Little Child
Common - The People
Ike & Tina - Whole Lotta Love
Brass Construction - Movin'
Lonnie D - Dream On
Mumia - The Haiti Response
Slyvania East Side Symphony - Egbe Mi O
Dave & Ansel Collins - Monkey Spanner
King Geedorah - Take Me To Your Leader
De La Soul - Breakadawn
The Propositions - Africana
Wu Tang - Uzi
Antibalas - Talkatif