Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (August 15) is up at the website
 http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml in both broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quickdownload or streaming form (4.9MB) (28:59)
(NEW! If you have access to Audioport.org there is a higher quality version posted up there {26.7MB}  http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)

This week's show features stories from China Radio International, Radio Netherlands, Radio Havana Cuba, and the Voice of Russia.
From CHINA- China is quite proud of its opening ceremonies at the Olympics and received much international praise. China invested over 8 billion dollars into "Green" energy technology for the Olympics. Iran and the EU agreed to continue talks on Iran's nuclear program. The US has not yet removed N Korea from a terrorist list despite recent compliances. Evo Morales was victorious in a Bolivian referendum over the weekend.
From NETHERLANDS- Evo Morales won the vote in the referendum in Bolivia, but an analysis of the situation does not reveal a clear victory for his ideals. A press review on a coffeehouse that tried to find a way around the recent Dutch smoking ban. Royal Dutch Shell has been reprimanded for its attempt to "greenwash" its plans to extract oil from tar sands in Canada.
From CUBA- The Bush administration turned down a request from Israel for military assistance in an attack on Iran. Some background on the fighting that broke out last week between Georgia, South Ossetia, and Russia.
From RUSSIA- An analysis on how tensions between Georgia and Russia rapidly escalated into a war that has killed thousands of civilians. Former Russian President Gorbachev suggests creating a regional security system for the Caucasus, and criticized the US for encouraging Georgia's attack on South Ossetia. A commentary rebutting US criticism of Russia's military response to Georgia's attack on South Ossetia.
There is an article about the Shortwave Report by Cassandra Roos on line at- http://www.campusprogress.org/soundvision/780/big-stories-shortwaves

I was interviewed for an informative weekly radio show Mediageek, available at  http://radio.mediageek.net

All that plus times and frequencies for listening at home. It's free to rebroadcast, please notify me if you're airing it and haven't notified me in the last month, please mention the website if you only air a portion. If you just want to listen and have a slow connection, try the streaming version- lower sound quality but good enough and way easier if you don't have a high-speed internet connection. If streaming is a problem because of your slow connection, download the smaller file- it takes 20 minutes or less, and will play swell in any mp3 player application (RealPlayer, Winamp, Quicktime, iTunes, etc) you have on your computer.
This program will be aired on Friday afternoon at 4:30pm (PDST) on KZYX/Z Philo CA, you might be able to stream via
There are several other streams that work better- Freak Radio Santa Cruz now streams this program on Friday at 9:00am.(PDST)
The Shortwave Report may be downloaded as a podcast from or iTunes (search for "shortwave" in podcasts)
Check out the amazing streams at
And Radio For Peace International at

I hope you'll listen and air this if you're connected with a radio station. I am still wondering how to get financially compensated for the 25 hours I put into this program weekly- any ideas are appreciated. Any stations rebroadcasting this (or listeners) are welcome to donate for production costs. You can do so through the website. Many thanks to those that have donated! No Guilt! (maybe a little)
link for broadcast edition-
(13.3MB)
link for smaller file and streaming-

¡FurthuR! Dan Roberts
--Politics hates a vacuum. If it isn't filled with hope, someone will fill it with fear.
- Naomi Klein