Making Progress: News for a Change, September 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 by onair

salee allawe Join us for a discussion about the human cost of the war in Iraq. We’ll be joined by local activist Susan Oehler, Greenville, SC activist Ann Cothran, and No More Victims (nomorevictims.org) founder Cole Miller to talk about bringing severely injured Iraqi children to the US for treatment. read the article about Iraqi girl Salee Allawe here. Salee and her father will be in Asheville on Wed., Sept. 19th. Check the MAIN calendar listing here.

Also, we’ll talk to Lady Passion, the High Priestess of Coven Oldenwilde, about spirituality, activism, law enforcement, and being Wiccan in WNC.

Sustainable agriculture expert Bryan Green asks “Why Money?” We’ll talk about the history of the Federal Reserve and what it means to you.

On the Weekly Radio Address, President Bush shows us how terribly, terribly, terribly, terribly smart General Petraeus is, and why we should trust him.

This local news and public affairs show focuses on underreported information and encourages civic activism. Tune in live 6-7 pm Monday (followed by the radio edition of the Asheville Global Report at 7 pm), catch the 1 pm Tuesday rebroadcast, or stream or podcast.

Pathways to the Sacred

September 14, 2007 by onair

This week on Pathways to the Sacred I reached into the archives for an old interview to help celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.  Rabbi Cabelli of Beth Israel Conservative Synagog on Murdock Street in Asheville talks about the Jewish High Holy Days and Conservative Judaism.

Listen for Rabbi Cabelli on Pathways to the Sacred Sunday 9/16/07 at 3:00pm, and Monday 9/18/07 at 5:00pm.

The Strange Boutique delivers the goods

September 14, 2007 by onair

Come visit THE STRANGE BOUTIQUE Friday evening from 9pm-1am on WPVM. Brian serves up delectable dishes of sound with your expanded psyche in mind. You can expect to hear an abundance of new music throughout, and don’t forget “Cheese at 11″ (a 15-minute block of 70′s cheese pop at 11pm) and “The Midnight Blotter” (an hour of face blowed off psychedelia beginning at Midnight).

If you miss it live, you can always tune into to hear the first 2 hours of the show (9-11pm) on the archive.

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The Ultimate DADA radio show !

September 12, 2007 by onair

dadaThis week Stephanie and Francois invite you to be dada with us . It is quite simple to play this game .

Discovered just after World War I dada‘s spirit is still “relevant” or “irrelevant” today.  Take this art class with us !

Also on the show, Doc BATHOS the Great, with his fleas circus, appeared as early as 1833 in England.  Today this carnival attraction is a lost art … but we discovered the very last one … hidden somewhere around Asheville. 

DADA would have been so happy to meet … Ira Sloan and MADO! ….

Today DADA À GOGO on the Paris of the South Radio Hour  … Click here to listen to the show now !!!

Afternoon Slacken – 911 – Peace, Love and Mash Ups

September 12, 2007 by onair

What are mash ups? They are two or more songs mixed together to create a special new song. Each week, Easy Mark hosts lots of audio mash ups for your listening pleasure. Click here to listen to the 9-18-2007 Afternoon Slacken on your computer now.

The Crossover Segment is an Afternoon Slacken inclusive feature which highlights another WPVM show-host. This time, get to know Cecil Bothwell, of Blows Against The Empire (on Fridays from 9AM-12PM).

Also, hear Cecil’s interview with Kim Carlyle, of The Network of Spiritual Progressives. On 9-11-2007, this group facilitated a public gathering to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent movement for political change and human betterment, which began on September 11, 1906.

Another weekly segment is a musically remixed commentary from Mumia Abu Jamal. This week it’s, When War Backfires.

Be sure to check out the programming guide for information on all of the WPVM shows. Music shows are only archived for one week after broadcast. So get ‘em before they’re gone!

Click here to listen to the 9-18-2007 Afternoon Slacken on your computer now.

Comments? Suggestions? Flattery? Email: easymark@wpvm.org

Making Progress: News for a Change, Sept. 10 2007

September 10, 2007 by onair

Join us for a discussion about race, Asheville, and Building Bridges, the innovative nine-week program open to all who want to Erascism! Cedric Nash, Asheville school teacher and Building Bridges graduate will give us his take. read his Citizen-Times column here.

Mike Hopping will guest-host this week. He’ll give us the history of the Community Energy Advisory Council, and interview Council member Margie Mears on the issues CEAC is dealing with, and how this may affect WNC’s energy future.

David will update us on where those 5 (or is it 6 now?) misplaced nukes may have been heading. (Hint: it rhymes with IRAN!)

On the Weekly Radio Address, George W. Bush tells us of going on a snipe hunt with our Austalian allies in the War on Terror.

This local news and public affairs show focuses on underreported information and encourages civic activism. Tune in live 6-7 pm Monday (followed by the radio edition of the Asheville Global Report at 7 pm), catch the 1 pm Tuesday rebroadcast, or stream or podcast.

TONIGHT ON MENTAL NOTES

September 10, 2007 by onair

ON THE NEXT MENTAL NOTES:

Love them or hate them, accordions have long infiltrated many musical
traditions around the globe.

Join musical curators extraordinaire
Nicole McConville and Mark Hosler of Negativland on a varied auditory tour of Planet
Accordion.

From Lawrence Welk, Klezmer and Balkan tunes to electronic music and noise, and
oh-so-much more, join us in some celebratory accordion adoration and perhaps a live performance or two.

That’s Monday night, September 10th at 9pm, on the next Mental Notes.

No accordions will be harmed in the making of this presentation.

Mental Notes
Mondays at 9:PM Eastern
only on WPVM, Asheville.
www.wpvm.org