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The Secret Frequency

The Secret Frequency

Host: Steve Kramer
Owner: spiderwing
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Website: http://secretfrequency.libsyn.com
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A podcast with Steve Kramer, former co-chair of the Green Party of the US
Tags: green green party politics progressive talk
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PAST SHOWS
#23 - Pickled
2/14/2009 | Download File (46.56 MB) - right click to download
First of the new year for the Frequency - and what a year it's been so far!  So of course, in our inimitable fashion, we concentrate on practically none of that, and instead discuss spam musubi and pickles.  Also in the tasty mix is our new news roundup feature: Environmentally hazardous "ghost ship" arrives in England Ecuador expels a U.S. diplomat for supposedly interfering with police and stealing computers - two stories Panetta supports "limited" prosecution for waterboarding Everybody do the Guantanamo NIMBY! DNA samples to be taken from anyone picked up by the cops - coming soon to Washington? Shout-outs to Farpoint, Shelly Thomas's Futurism Now, Equal Measure, Green Change, and Thomas Casey's The Spark Effect!Plus music by The Alice Project - check out their latest album, Girl on a Box - and a special 2008 blooper reel! Image provided under a Creative Commons license by rachel is coconut&lime. digg this episode

#22 - Have a Green Christmas
12/23/2008 | Download File (35.30 MB) - right click to download
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Secret Frequency! A few words from your Green Party for this Christmas season: Rod Blagojevich: "We told ya so..." Six Steps to Mitigate the Financial Crisis A Report on a UFPJ that's a leeeetle too eager to pack up the tent... The Massachusetts GRP stands by their man We also discuss Obama's Cabinet and some sex workers looking for their rights (not the same folks, we don't think...) Christmasy music for this episode by Podsafe for Peace, Pushstart Wagon, and Interlunia (whom we hope are still together)! Some sounds for this episode provided under a Creative Commons Sample Plus License by user benjaminflack at Freesound. Plus, an out-of-this-world Christmas signoff, provided under the public domain...

#21 - Happy Days Aren't Here Again
12/9/2008 | Download File (39.27 MB) - right click to download
NOTE: Explicit language in this episode. See notes below. Alright, so maybe we're not the most positive Greens in the world today...let's just say that with all that's happening lately, there's only so much "hope" and "change" we can believe in! The Frequency does its best to rain on your parade with these stories: The Indypendent, on Rahim Campaign in New Orleans: "In Final Days of Congressional Campaign, Green Party Candidate Fights Local Media Blackout in New Orleans", by Jason Neville Boston Globe: Channeling Dick Tracy in their Chuck Turner coverage; meanwhile, the Massachusetts GRP backs Turner against Federal charges Wikinews: Canadian Parliament suspended Reuters Canada: Iraqi court orders the U.S. military to release a photojournalist; the military (thus far) ignores them ITN: Icelanders near-riot over financial meltdown, police response KGW NewsChannel 8, Portland: TG man elected mayor On the more positive side, however (yeah, we couldn't stay too negative for long!), we have plenty of shout-outs for our friends and neighbors: The Daily Splice is master of its own domain with a positive review of us! On the Wilder Side, a New York Greens blog, and... Independent Political Report, a new-ish blog covering "third" parties - both of whom linked to us here. Thanks! (Give them some hits in return!) GK and the Renegades have a new song out! Buy their albums! Makes the perfect Christmas gift for the really cool people on your list! And for all of you in the north of England, go see them at the Carling Academy in Liverpool on December 17th! Girl Meets Girl, one of our fellow shows on Libsyn. Go listen! Put it on your iPod, and vote for them at Podcast Alley, like we did! (Heck, while you're at it, vote for us, too!) Oh, and by the by, those weren't the alien lesbians. That was us, all the way back in our second episode... Our song for this episode is "State of the Union II", by Choyce! Check him out here, too; and if you're in the NYC, look for his platters on IFA Recordings! Buy them for Christmas! (NOTE: Explicit lyrics, yadda yadda yadda. Yeah, we'd rather not put this up, either, but we have established a family show of a sort, so...best to let people know what they're getting.) Image provided through Creative Commons by Poseyal Desposyni Poet digg this episode

#20 - Signals from Space
11/29/2008 | Download File (41.81 MB) - right click to download
Well, the election's all over - or is it? In addition to the Senate races in Georgia and Minnesota, Green candidate Malik Rahim is fighting on in Louisiana! So with things still heating up here on Earth - figuratively, and unfortunately literally as well - why is the Secret Frequency beaming in from the stars? Join us for the answer to that question and others as we take on these out-of-this-world topics: Terrorist attacks in Mumbai Barack Obama picks his Cabinet - will we see anti-war and progressive voters represented, if not Greens directly? Ralph Nader says something ill-advised on Fox Noise From 1977, a true "secret frequency": Vrillon speaks! (with full transcript) Plus, "Green Rainbow" (a song for our Green friends in Massachusetts?), by Lunar Drive! (MySpace page linked) (Accompanying image modifies a public domain image from the Wikimedia Commons. How appropriate: little Green men!)

#19.5 - Election Night Special 5
11/5/2008 | Download File (13.89 MB) - right click to download
An interview with Mountain Party Gubernatorial candidate (WV) Jesse Johnson...plus, the Green numbers once again...

#19.5 - Election Night Coverage
11/5/2008 | Download File (13.89 MB) - right click to download
An interview with Mountain Party Gubernatorial candidate (WV) Jesse Johnson...plus, the Green numbers once again...

#19.4 - Election Night Special 4
11/5/2008 | Download File (11.03 MB) - right click to download
Lise discusses some doings at her precinct...and the U.S. has a new President-Elect.  Plus: some more Green numbers...

#19.3 - Election Night Special 3
11/5/2008 | Download File (11.58 MB) - right click to download
More on the Green races across the country...and Barack Obama is poised to ascend to the Presidency.

#19.2 - Election Night Special 2
11/5/2008 | Download File (8.47 MB) - right click to download
Steve makes the first calls of the night.  Let's go, Greens!

#19.1 - Election Day Special 1
11/4/2008 | Download File (1.43 MB) - right click to download
Good Election Day morning from the Secret Frequency!  Go out and vote. We will be!

#19.1 Election Day Special 1
11/4/2008 | Download File (1.43 MB) - right click to download
Good Morning from the Secret Frequency.  Go out and vote, we willl.

#18 - Can't Catch a Fish Without Debate
10/28/2008 | Download File (50.26 MB) - right click to download
So, Senator...how much do you like this episode of the Secret Frequency?  You have two minutes to respond; then your opponent has one minute to call you all the names he can think of...and of course everyone knows there are no other choices, right?  *sigh*In this episode, you'll hear all about the following: Nader and McKinney appear on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.  Also, more from DN! on how the Republocrats control the entire debate process. Tom Hayden and the "Progressive" Democrats deal in FUD - and here's the real thing, for comparison... Be sure to check out Green Change and Green Party Watch! Dorothy says, Stop the Traffik - in human beings! The Charm City Roller Girls! Music for this episode from A Band Called Quinn!  Catch Kid Loco's latest album, Party Animals and Disco Biscuits - with vocal duties handled by Louise Quinn!Images used under Creative Commons licenses from Nicholas Laughlin and Barbara Lavin. digg this episode

#17 - Pallin' Around with Terrorists
10/19/2008 | Download File (43.29 MB) - right click to download
Another episode here at the Frequency: The Voice of the new, post-collapse America! Follow along with us as we provide a chart through our brave new world with the following terr'ist stories: Remember that thing we had...you know, an economy?  Kiss that goodbye! Cynthia McKinney jumps a shark on water-skis makes some amazing allegations against the Department of Defense.  Faux News picks up the "story"...along with every rant-wing ding-a-ling on teh Internets.  Film at 11! The Maryland State Police are diligently protecting us all from those dangerous peace activists!  And their yummy cookies, too!  The ACLU of Maryland are the killjoys pointing out the round-up of the "undesirables" by then-Kommissar Governor "Burger Bob" Ehrlich and his Secret Police!  Stay in view, citizens! And finally: if McCain gets elected, can we require a DNA test to make sure that Tina Fey isn't sworn in as Vice President?  Or maybe to insure that she is?

#16 - We're Baaaaack!
9/4/2008 | Download File (55.05 MB) - right click to download
Wow, where have you guys been?It's a long, long sordid story, true Green believers.  We could go into all of it, but we'd have to bring up the poodles...and the chocolate sauce...and the C clamps...and - oh, to heck with it, just listen to the episode; we explain there!And such an episode!  An hour-long effort this time out (so make sure that iPod is charged up) covering a lot of election news that we'd been letting slip for a while, including a discussion of all the major party candidates in the upcoming Presidential election!The spotlight is, of course, on Green candidate Cynthia McKinney and her running-mate Rosa Clemente, who you can currently find out about at this website.  That's right, runcynthiarun.org is now forwarding to this site, held by...a member of the 9/11 Truth movement?In other news, if you're in the D.C. area, be sure to catch your host and his announcer-daughter in the latest production by the community drama troupe The Rude Mechanicals.  And check out Goodnight Bush, our kiddie story from plug time!  A nice read for your kids - preferably once Bush gets hauled in front of the courts at the Hague, so they know the boogeyman gets his comeuppance!

#15 - Interesting!
6/22/2008 | Download File (30.60 MB) - right click to download
"May you live in interesting times.  May you come to the attention of those in power.  And may you receive everything you ask for."Well, in terms of probably apocryphal Chinese curses, we're batting one-for-three here on the Secret Frequency.  But that won't stop us from following the latest news - specifically, the efforts by Representative (and erstwhile Presidential candidate) Dennis Kucinich to impeach the President.  Can we say that again?  IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT!Think Conyers heard it that time?A few other things we cover on this somewhat-cobbled-together episode: Dan Rather's take-that speech before the National Press Corps The Green Party's take on the impeachment of Bush, or, to paraphrase, "What exactly is keeping you guys?" Decisions of the Green National Committee (yeah, try finding these for the Democrats or Republicans!) Green Party Watch, from Gregg Jocoy and Ronald Hardy! The Palm Beach County Green Party.  Support these folks!  Go there and donate! "Show Us Some Green" - A national political party needs money to function??  Who'da thunk? Music for this show comes from Doug MacLeod - and it's one you'll be humming along to all week!Image licensed under a Creative Commons License by bloodforoil.org.

#14 - Drag Race
5/15/2008 | Download File (38.93 MB) - right click to download
A mish-mosh of items this time around.  Lisa returns to help Steve discuss the Green primaries, Wal-Mart, Jenna's wedding, the Orioles, the U.S. Patent Office, the D.C. Madam, Fox Noise, and conspiracy theories.  And all this without getting into women's clothing!  (Well, okay, Lisa did.  And we think Mark Penn did, too, but don't hold us to that.) MSNBC: Kansas firm sells candid Wal-Mart videos.  Comedy gold!  In drag! NYT: Questions on the validity of 46 judges.  Remember that thing called "The Constitution"?  Whaddevah happened to that, anyway? Wikipedia: Controversy surrounding the circumstances of her (the D.C. Madam's) death. Crooks and Liars (not Think Progress): Working class = Low-class Plus, some great music from Black Nite Crash (and not from an '80s movie).  Go there, and buy their new album, Array!  (It's available soon!)

#13 - Calling for a Chainsaw
5/1/2008 | Download File (36.22 MB) - right click to download
It's a solo effort by Steve this time - which is enough to make anyone want to break out the chainsaws. In this episode: Green Party press release on how the election's going so far (not that anyone watching the MSM would know...) Philadelphia Daily News: Would Obama prosecute Bush administration officials? New York Times: Behind TV analysts, Pentagon's Hidden Hand by David Barstow Leo Strauss at Sourcewatch Baltimore Sun: Guess who's coming to town? BG&E (remember that "&"!) hikes rates yet again...and a graphic to prove it Plus, get with the sounds of New 2 the Brain and Moral Decline! The first is self-described as "music for your brain", which we can definitely get down with; the second is...let's say "music for your gonads". And we hate to do this, but, okay...WARNING! Moral Decline uses some of the Seven Words You Can't Say on TV in this song...and it also has the potential to cause widespread moral panic in these here United States, and may even make people stop watching reality television and start using their brains for something other than a hat rack. "Mah Gawd, Ethel! What'll those subversive, pinko Greens think of next??" And leave comments, people! Mahalo. Sound samples used under a Creative Commons license from The Freesound Project: By Halleck: pre-show_chatter.flac By hazure: timber.wav The base image used has previously been released into the public domain by Pearson Scott Foresman.

#12 - Liberty and Union
4/18/2008 | Download File (41.55 MB) - right click to download
(Apologies to Dan'l Webster for the title...)This episode, an exclusive interview with Sen. Mike Gravel, former Senator from the state of Alaska, and current Presidential candidate from the Democratic Libertarian Party!  Also, news from all four(!) parties, and a special report on unions in America (hint: we're in favor!)  All this, plus disturbingly sexy slime monsters (don't ask...)Music for this episode by Michael Brett.  Go check 'im out!Other notes for this episode: A pint of "bitter" for Obama? Tavis Smiley A Muzzle to the Texas Democrats for keeping Kucinich off the ballot McCain screws up on foreign policy - again Bob Barr for President, question mark? Senator Gravel speaks: The National Initiative for Democracy Citizen Power: A Mandate for Change The Kyl-Leiberman Amendment on Iran Gravel challenges Clinton on her vote for the above - and Hillary laughs it off UNION!: UFCW Workers approve new contract (WashPost) UAW, American Axle talks proceeding (Reuters) Hillary Clinton on the Board of Wal-Mart (NYTimes) And for those who speak Odeo:My Odeo Channel (odeo/3cdc53322531f77d)

#11 - The Real Real Thing
4/1/2008 | Download File (48.41 MB) - right click to download
Everybody grab a chair when the music stops!  In this episode, Mike Gravel ends up with the Libertarian Party, Harry Reid ends up in the smoke-filled room at the back of DNC Headquarters, and random Canadian conservatives end up in their basement fallout shelters, protecting themselves diligently from those durn Green "facists".  (Jonah Goldberg, call your office!  But do it on the secure Bat-phone - you never know when they might be listening!)Also, music from Vanessa Peters and Ice Cream on Mondays (and thankfully not from Bo Bice!).  And finally, Steve delivers an Olbermannesque "special commentary", with music from Blowin' Chunks! Our promo this episode was for One Eighteen: Migration...Other items of note: The Major Leagues' answer to the Green Party!  (Though I think the Green Party can pitch better...) "The Hits Just Keep on Comin'" at The Hidden Message Let's hear it for Fair Use!  Take that, RIAA! GK and the Renegades have some friends on this side of the pond (besides us!)  Also, tour dates for all of you in England!

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