Best Japanese Internet Radio Podcasts (2024)

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West Coast Cookbook and Speakeasy River City Hash Mondays 29 July 24 1:04:43

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, JD Vance is so weird he tripled down on his attacks on women, cats and the American Way of Modern Life. Then, on the rest of the menu, the Oregon Health Authority…

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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Blue Moon Spirits Fridays 26 July 24 1:03:50

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump had a major freakout over FBI Director Chris Wray’s congressional testimony about the assassination attempt. Then, on the rest of the menu, Southern…

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Radio Japan (Interval Signal): Circa 1970

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: The majority of my vintage shortwave recordings are unfortunately quite brief. This is mostly due to the fact that they were only kept as "proof" of reception and not generally for program content. I can still remember the thrill of hearing Radio Japan in T…

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West Coast Cookbook and Speakeasy Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays 25 July 24 1:04:00

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump freaked out big time over Madame VP at his rally in North Carolina. Then, on the rest of the menu, the Missouri MAGA Attorney General whined …

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The Shortwave Report July 26, 2024 28:59

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This week's show begins with Sea Shepherd founder arrested, Last Generation activists causing chaos at European airports, anti-Netanyahu protests in Washington, China helps create a possible unity government in Palestine, and the Lancet Medical Journal estimates Palestinian deaths much higher than the Gaza Health Ministry. This week's show features…

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The Shortwave Report July 26, 2024 29:00

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This week's show features stories from France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK World Radio Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240726.mp3 (29:00) From FRANCE- Canadian-American activist Paul Watson, founder of anti-whaling group the Sea Shepherd, was handcuffed aboard his own ship on an Interpol warrant from Japan. Temperature re…

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West Coast Cookbook and Speakeasy Smothered Benedict Wednesdays 24 July 24fb 1:03:23

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the possibility of a Judge Cannon on the Supreme Court surges into the spotlight. Then, on the rest of the menu, a $1 million grant from the Nation…

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West Coast Cookbook and Speakeasy Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays 23 July 24 1:04:14

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, MAGA Mike and the other insurgents have 0.00 chance of prevailing in their legal challenges to keep Kamala off the ballot, but they’ll still try by any means n…

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West Coast Cookbook and Speakeasy River City Hash Mondays 22 July 24 1:04:39

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Fox, the RNC and MAGA are losing it over the news that Vice President Harris will be the presumptive Democratic nominee. Then, on the rest of the menu, the Los An…

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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Blue Moon Spirits Fridays 19 July 24 1:03:36

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Jack Smith appeal could go faster than expected. Then, on the rest of the menu, in response to an appeals court blocking Biden’s student loan repaymen…

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Shortwave Audio Online: Early Internet Audio Show on Shortwave Listening (2 Episodes)

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Al Quaglieri, who shares the following recordings and notes: These are two episodes of an internet "broadcast" I put together sometime in the early 1990's, I believe:By Al Quaglieri

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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays 18 July 24 1:03:49

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump keeps falling asleep at the Republican National Convention. Then, on the rest of the menu, just released financial reports show a conservativ…

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The Shortwave Report July 19, 2024 28:59

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http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240719.mp3 (29:00) From FRANCE- An interview with Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights situation in Palestine. She was heavily criticized by Israel, along with the US and France, for describing the Israeli actions in Palestine in a paper entitled "Anatomy of a Genocide." She says that the Israel…

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The Shortwave Report July 19, 2024 29:00

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This week's show features stories from NHK World Radio Japan, France 24, and Radio Havana Cuba.http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240719.mp3 (29:00) From FRANCE- An interview with Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights situation in Palestine. She was heavily criticized by Israel, along with the US and France, for describing the Isr…

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episode 271 Mark Bailey Mike Miller 16:14

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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about haughty waiters in Japan, not qualified to order salt in restaurants, how Dutch and Germans make jokes, saying I don't mind that you are Jewish is rude, how venues want a residency agreement for comics without any incentive, and how smoking is still a fad in Japan. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio…

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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Smothered Benedict Wednesdays 17 July 24 1:02:40

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump had an unhinged meltdown over the stock market records and Biden’s plan to reform the Supreme Court. Then, on the rest of the menu, a Washing…

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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays 16 July 24 1:03:53

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Jack Smith quickly delivered a reality check to Aileen Cannon. Then, on the rest of the menu, the Feds charged three former Chicago hospitals executives in a $…

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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Blue Moon Spirits Fridays 12 July 24 1:03:51

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the shooting incident outside Justice Sotomayor’s home by her security detail, is a reminder of Trump’s general threats against America and Americans. The…

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BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica: June 21, 2024

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Olivier Hubert with BBC presenter Cerys Matthews for the BBC Midwinter Broadcast (Source: BAS and BBC) Many thanks to SRAA contributor, TomL, who shares the following recording of the BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica, recorded on June 21, 2024 at 21:30 UTC on 11,685 kHz. TomL notes: BBC 2024 Midwinter broadcast to Antarctica. 11685 kHz using A…

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episode 270 Mark Bailey Mike Miller 11:20

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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about the trend of comics doing podcasts, Jon Stewart steals Mark's comedy gestures, Reddit steals Mark's joke via Jimmy Carr, Mark's original joke that Ricky Gervais used years later on Golden Globes, arguing with venues on scheduling, why Mark should not comedy roast a restaurant owner before being…

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West Coast Cookbook and Speakeasy Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays 11 July 24 1:04:06

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Clarence Thomas was caught trying to protect himself from investigation. Then, on the rest of the menu, the Massachusetts House unanimously approve…

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The Shortwave Report July 12, 2024 28:59

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This week's show starts with India and Orban trying to end the war in Ukraine, the US is spending $160 billion on nuclear weapons this year, important election results in the UK and France, and Israel kills dozens of Palestinian civilians in a tent city in front of a UN school. This week's show features stories from NHK World Radio Japan, Radio Hav…

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The Shortwave Report July 12, 2024 29:00

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This week's show features stories from NHK World Radio Japan, Radio Havana Cuba, France 24, and Radio Deutsche-Welle.http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240712.mp3 (29:00) From JAPAN- Indian PM Modi has been in Moscow meeting with Putin about boosting trade and a path to peace in Ukraine. Hungarian PM Orban, current president of the EU, has been meeting w…

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West Coast Cookbook and Speakeasy Smothered Benedict Wednesdays 10 July 24 1:03:24

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, if Ted Lieu raised the issue of Donald Trump’s awful past at a press conference, would it make a sound? Then, on the rest of the menu, Montana Repu…

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West Coast Cookbook and Speakeasy Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays 09 July 24 1:04:29

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump’s unwritten deal with the media was exposed by the “hyenas” of the White House press corps yesterday. Then, on the rest of the menu, billionaire LinkedIn…

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West Coast Cookbook and Speakeasy River City Hash Mondays 08 July 24 1:04:22

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump's prosecutions can still move forward despite the Supreme Court's immunity ruling. Then, on the rest of the menu, Texas is still investigating migrant aid g…

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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Blue Moon Spirits Fridays 05 July 24 1:03:54

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player !Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the threat by the president of the Heritage Foundation that there will be blood, is only part of Project 2025. Then, on the rest of the menu, a cybersecur…

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Radio Dada Gorgud, the Voice of Azerbaijan: February 21, 1999

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Dada Gorgud, the Voice of Azerbaijan February 21,1999 Date of recording: February 21, 1999 Frequency: 9.165 MHz Reception location: Coe Hill, Ontario Receiver and antenna: Drake SW-8 and a very long wire antenna Notes: Radio Dada Gorgud, …

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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays Independence Day Edition 04 July 24 1:03:06

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays Independence Day Special, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, new audio recordings of Trump were just leaked from a pissed off reporter who was writing a book on him. Then, on the res…

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The Shortwave Report July 5, 2024 28:59

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This week's show begins with the rise of the far right in European elections, In France liberals try to prevent the far right from taking over Parliament, Netherlands chooses a far right government at odds with the European Union, and several reports on the war on Gaza. This week's show features stories from France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Rad…

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The Shortwave Report July 05, 2024 29:00

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This week's show features stories from France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cuba.http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240705.mp3 (29:00) From FRANCE- After French voters rejected President Macron's Renaissance party in EU Parliamentary elections he called for snap elections for the French Parliament. Last weekend, the first part of the electio…

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episode 269 Mark Bailey Mike Miller 18:44

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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about Talk Funny joining Audible.com and Amazon Music in addition to a myriad of other formats, Mark recommends Nathan Fielder's comedy videos, reality tv, AI taking narration jobs, James Havens in Nagoya, the stages of a laid off radio dj, revenge shops a la Larry David, favorite Curb your Enthusias…

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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Smothered Benedict Wednesdays 03 July 24 1:03:42

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, former Federal Prosecutor, Shan Wu, reported on what it was like inside the Supreme Court during the reading of Trump's immunity decision. Then, on …

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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays 02 July 24 1:04:13

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump has become totally unhinged after the immunity ruling. Then, on the rest of the menu, the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ordered more than a doz…

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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy River City Hash Mondays 01 July 24 1:03:22

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Jack Smith slipped a ‘poison pill’ in the brief Cannon demanded he file. Then, on the rest of the menu, nine Oregon Senate Republicans are seeking to tie rising e…

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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Blue Moon Spirits Fridays 28 June 24 1:03:32

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Dr Jill was at the debate while Melania watched the Uruguay/Bolivia Copa soccer match with her 24-hour bodyguard at her Manhattan penthouse. Then, on the …

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Voice of America (Skylab Re-entry Coverage): July 11, 1979

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Photo: NASA Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Nigel Thornbury, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Voice of America (VOA) Date of recording: July 11, 1979 Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-5900 long wireBy Nigel Thornbury

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The Shortwave Report June 28, 2024 28:59

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This week's show begins with an analysis of the plea deal Julian Assange was required to accept, a proposal to create a minimum tax on the world's 3000 richest people, elections in France and the UK, and the UN Secretary-General speaks out against the expanding war in Lebanon.This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, a…

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The Shortwave Report June 28, 2024 29:00

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This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, and Radio Havana Cuba.http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240628.mp3 (29:00) From GERMANY- Julian Assange has been released from a high-security prison in England, made to plead guilty to a single count of espionage, and returned home to Australia. Jameel Jaffer is the executive direc…

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Episode 268 Mark Bailey, Mike Miller 8:39

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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about police canine units and how Mark would improve them, euphemisms that police use in the US, contradictions in police techniques, how Mark would increase security for Brinks trucks, Mark finds problems in the plot of Undercover Billionaire, and how police must have supernatural senses. Brought to…

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West Coast Cookbook and Speakeasy Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays 27 June 24 1:04:10

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the immunity challenge has been hogging the news at SCOTUS, but the Fischer case has been flying under the radar and it could make insurrections g…

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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Smothered Benedict Wednesdays 26 June 24 1:02:32

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Aileen Cannon is defying legal norms by giving Trump a forum to attempt to throw out his indefinitely-delayed classified documents case. Then, on t…

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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays 25 June 24 1:03:08

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Cannon made a major mistake inquiring how the DoJ is funding the case, and it may cost her. Then, on the rest of the menu, the state infant mortality rate rose…

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West Coast Cookbook and Speakeasy River City Hash Mondays 24 June 24fa 1:03:12

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Judge Cannon's extraordinary pretrial backlog is 'like LaGuardia on a holiday.’ Then, on the rest of the menu, the FBI has offered a reward for information about …

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Foreign AM Broadcast Band DX: Circa 1970's

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recordings and notes: Foreign BCB DX 1970's Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 or Realistic DX-150A and a longwire antenna Notes: Although I did not focus much on foreign broadcast band (medium wave) DXing in the 1970's, I did…

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The Shortwave Report June 21, 2024 28:59

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This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, France 24, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240621.mp3 (29:00) From FRANCE- The European Union passed the Nature Restoration Plan, a part of the European Green Deal- Each EU member will need to restore 20% of its land and sea ecosystems by 2030. On an edition of the program called…

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The Shortwave Report June 21, 2024 29:00

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This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, France 24, and Radio Havana Cuba.http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240621.mp3 (29:00) From FRANCE- The European Union passed the Nature Restoration Plan, a part of the European Green Deal- Each EU member will need to restore 20% of its land and sea ecosystems by 2030. On an edition of the program called …

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episode 267 Mark Bailey, Mike Miller 9:19

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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about conspiracy theories and the history of Hollywood, Mark's adventures in trying to find a qualified guitarist in Nagoya, funny open mic stories, and Dick Cheney syndrome. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.…

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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Blue Moon Spirits Fridays 14 June 24 1:03:40

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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, striking back at Trump, Fulton County DA Fani Willis filed a Motion to Dismiss his appeal to remove her as prosecutor, that could lead to the case being s…

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Radyo Pilipinas: May 24, 2024

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of Radyo Pilipinas, recorded in McGrath, Alaska, on May 24, 2024 at 19:28 UTC on 12,120 kHz:By Paul Walker

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