Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (April 30) 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, the Voice of Russia.
From CHINA- China has lifted a 20 year old ban on foreigners who have HIV/AIDS, STDS, and leprosy. The bank chief of central China has called for the IMF to shift its focus to developing countries. India has announced a fund to reduce poverty in South Asia. The Russian government has made public archives that document the execution of 22,000 Polish officers in 1940. A brawl broke out in the Ukrainian Parliament after the approval of a treaty allowing Russia to extend its lease on a naval base on the Black Sea.
From NETHERLANDS- Radio Netherlands has eliminated shortwave broadcasts to North America. The decision is based on their surveys that find very few listeners in N America. If you ever listen to RN on shortwave, please let them know- by email to  letters@rnw.nl or send them a letter to Radio Netherlands Worldwide, PO Box 222, 1200JG, Hilversum, The Netherlands.
France and China agreed to end tensions over Tibet. Violence between the Redshirts and government forces continues in Thailand. Aviation disruption from the Icelandic volcano will cost the EU 2.5 billion Euros. Unemployment in Spain has surpassed 20%. Greece had its debt downgraded to junk status this week, while the EU commission says that the bail out will work- an analysis of the situation.
From CUBA- Afghan protestors torched NATO supply vehicles after troops killed civilians in their homes. The United nations has moved out of Kandahar ahead of a major military offensive. The US is being urged to hold hearings into the murder of at least 19 journalists by US troops in Iraq. Ecuador's parliament spoke out against two candidates for ther presidency of Colombia, calling them war-mongers. Bolivia has produced a document from the recent peoples climate summit, to be presented at the upcoming UN summit in Mexico. Former CIA operative Manuel Noriega has been extradited to France to face money laundering charges.
From RUSSIA- On the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, Russia made agreements with Ukraine on nuclear power production- Russia will also aid Italy in restarted its nuclear power plants, which have been shut down for 20 years.

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-
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link for smaller file and streaming-

¡FurthuR! Dan Roberts
--"Nobody believes the official spokesman... but everybody trusts an unidentified source."
-- Ron Nesen