Originally aired November 19, 2012 on Trent Radio.

“Israel vs. Palestine” vs. peace and human dignity.

Pre-empted my planned program after the shooting started in Gaza on the 14th. Managed to go for 15 minutes before actually getting to the songs I planned, that must be some sort of record.

Set:

• “A Decisive Conclusion is Necessary“, op-ed piece from the Jerusalem Post by Gilad Sharon
• Gaza Youth’s Manifesto for Change
• I Will Not Obey (Utah Phillips)
• Is There Anybody Here? (Phil Ochs)
• The Delinquent (Malvina Reynolds)

Correction: I stated on air that, of the eight authors of the Gaza Youth’s Manifesto for Change, 7 had received scholarships in America but were denied permission by Israel to leave Gaza to study. In fact, this was the case for only one of the eight authors.

Originally aired November 12, 2012 on Trent Radio.

Talking about war and peace.

Set:

• From a German War Primer (Bertolt Brecht)
• Yellow Ribbon (Utah Phillips)
• Was It You? (Robert W. Service)
• The Song of a Soldier (Phil Ochs)
• What Are You Fighting For? (Phil Ochs)

Originally aired November 5, 2012 on Trent Radio.

A hamfisted attempt to start making sense of gender and privilege, and some songs of Peggy Seeger‘s and one from Joe Hill.