Movies with cell phone disconnections, bad ads, a "New Yoprk Telephone Conversation" and more. Originally broadcast Nov. 28, 2012.

Mash-ups from Eclectic Method and others of dialogue from Quentin Tarantino films, and music from his movies.

Weekly news mash-up show by Paul Fischer. This week, notes, thoughts, and observations from a lifelong NYC biker on the art of cycling (I have the broken bones to prove it) and what the real lesson is from the saga of Lance Armstrong. It's not the lesson you think. This program contains actuality of a cycling lap around Central Park and interviews recorded in Central Park NYC and actualities montage of Lance Armstrong, also, Travis Tygart US Anti Doping Agency w/Scott Pelley, Peter Flax, Biking Magazine from CNN, Christine Brennan, USA Today from MSNBC, Oprah Winfrey w/ Gale King from CBS.

Two hours of shortwave radio-oriented programming, starting with solar weather, news on meteor showers and ham radio, and other reports. Other reports include:

5:15 a.m.: "The RAIN Report: "We hear a sample of Your Handiham World podcast, one of the best hamcasts."

5:30 a.m., "The Shortwave Report" with host Dan Roberts and international news via shortwave radio. This week's show features stories from NHK World Radio Japan, the Voice of Russia, Spanish National Radio, and Radio Havana Cuba.

6 a.m.: "Glenn Hauser's World of Radio"

6:30 a.m.: "Amateur Radio Newsline" Developers of free D V digital audio say a change in the FCC Amateur Service rules is needed; the Sun wakes up and hurls a large C-M-E toward Earth; the ARRL holkds it first Board of Directors meeting of 2013 and the FCC to hold open hearings on the impact to communications caused by hurricane Sandy.

Some call Jan. 20 "DJ Appreciation Day" for the day in 1965 when Alan Freed died. This show tunes in clips of famous DJs, amid songs by Sam Cooke ("Having a Party"), Indeep ("Last Night a DJ saved My Life"), David Bowie ("DJ"), Donald Fagen ("The Nightlfy"), Samson & Delilah ("There's a DJ in Your Town"), Steve Carlisle ("WKRP in Cincinatti"), They Might Be Giants ("Hey Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal?"), Nils Lofgren ("Can't Get Closer [WCGC]"), Merle Haggard ("Please Mr. DJ"), Stonewall Jackson ("B.J. the D.J."), Gram Parsons ("Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man"), George Jones ("Radio Lover"), The Charlie Daniels Band ("Mister DJ"), The Smiths ("Panic"), and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers ("The Last DJ").

Radia Show 407: "Out Come The Wolves" by La Danse de l’Ours from Radio Grenouille in Marseille, France. "Out Come the Wolves" is the second sound piece of Nicolas Perret and Cédric Anglaret’s project The four seasons of Paanjärvi in which, since 2009, they focus on the soundscape of the small russian village of Paanajärvi. Isolated in the thick primary forest of oriental Karelia, Paanajärvi has somehow fallen out of the time. Its inhabitants, the last custodians of the disappearing Karelian culture, live a tough life that is strongly bond to the nature surrounding them. Winters are harsh in Paanajärvi. At this latitude, the sun doesn’t show much and temperatures remain way below freezing for many months. As winter progresses food gets rare for the wolves. Out of the forest they approach the village at night to attack dogs, that the villagers try to protect by all means. As long as dogs are barking the wolves are still far; once they are silent they are nearby. In the winter of 2012, 23 dogs were eaten by the wolves in Paanajärvi. Following "Out come the wolves," a 6 minutes addition sheds light on the Man who eats dogs. The four seasons of Paanjärvi is supported by SCAM, Défi Jeune, the Juminkeko Foundation and Radio Grenouille. In 2007 Nicolas Perret and Cédric Anglaret have joined their practice of sound, documentary and music in a common project of collection, creation and diffusion. Since they work under the name La danse de l’ours. www.ladansedelours.blogspot.com "Out come the wolves" – winter, Recorded in March 2012 in Paanajärvi, Duration: 23 min, Mix: Philippe Chario. The man who eats dogs, Recorded in March 2012 in Paanajärvi, Duration: 23 min, Mix: Philippe Chariot.

This first edition for 2013 of this show about field recordings and acoustic ecology produced by German architect, writer and sound artist D. L. Lutz.

Human Machine: R.U.R. Robots by Max Goldfarb.

Keith + Mendi Obadike will join host Tom Roe live from free103point9's Wave Farm and the WGXC Acra studio to present a special broadcast of their net.opera "The Sour Thunder" (Bridge Records). "The Sour Thunder" tells a double-sided story blending autobiography and speculative fiction. Sesom travels from a land where scent is language to a land where language is spoken. Mendi travels from Atlanta (the US) to Santiago (the DR). "The Sour Thunder" explores the role of geography in identity and the idea of language as a technology. The first iteration of this project was simultaneously performed in and webcast from the Yale Cabaret and Afro American Cultural Center.

This week, reports about how internet and cable companies are trying to put a cap on how much internet you can use. Also, a report back on the suicide of internet activist Aaron Swartz from Free Speech Radio News. Plus solar weather, and more. Hosted by Tom Roe.

Pirates in the news this week include FCC action. John Anderson has once again posted an awesome annual wrap up of the FCC enforcement action on his blog. Kieth Peron, from PCJ media is announcing that he will soon be making available over 100 different ring tones. ‭Select postings from the Free Radio Network, HF Underground and note stations logged per the Free Radio Weekly‭. Off Air Recordings include the stations of: WMPR, WRRI, and Red Mercury Labs. SWL Fest update from the International Radio Report.

'Off The Hook' radio program from WBAI in New York, with internet activist Aaron Swartz a guest a few months ago before his recent suicide. This show features an excerpt of that, along with part of an interview with Swartz at age 14 that underlines what a remarkable person he was. We also delved into the issue of depression in our community with excerpts from the 'Geeks and Depression' panel at HOPE Number Nine, and we had a roundtable discussion on what we can do better and where people at risk can turn.

New songs from Richard Chartier and William Basinski, Crank Sturgeon, Distant Correspondent, Yo La Tengo, Mountains, Zs, and others.

Mash-up show. Episode 89. Featuring over 100 very short tracks by Jim Allenspach, The Avalanches, The Bran Flakes, Tom Brokaw, Big City Orchestra, Buttfinger, The Button, Cassetteboy, Dsico, Emergency Broadcast Network, The Evolution Control Committee, Experts of Legitimaziation, Omer Fast, Steve Fisk, Freddy Fresh & The MPC Genius, Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Girl Talk, Felix Kubin, Kid Koala, Lecture on Nothing, Mag Wheels, Tim Maloney, Phil Milstein, John Oswald, Osymyso, DJ Pantshead, People Like Us, DJ Qbert, Klarc Qent, DJ Shadow, David Shea/DJ Grazhoppa, Silica Gel, Soulwax, Stark Effect, Steinski, Donna Summer, The Tape-beatles, Myeck Waters, Wobbly, and Otomo Yoshihide.

Rebroadcast from Jan. 19, 2013. Keith + Mendi Obadike will join host Tom Roe live from free103point9's Wave Farm and the WGXC Acra studio to present a special broadcast of their net.opera "The Sour Thunder" (Bridge Records). "The Sour Thunder" tells a double-sided story blending autobiography and speculative fiction. Sesom travels from a land where scent is language to a land where language is spoken. Mendi travels from Atlanta (the US) to Santiago (the DR). "The Sour Thunder" explores the role of geography in identity and the idea of language as a technology. The first iteration of this project was simultaneously performed in and webcast from the Yale Cabaret and Afro American Cultural Center.

Dr. Oliver Sacks, the science behind our love of music, and Robert Callum, on the depletion of the oceans, are guests.

Latest editions of "The Rain Report" and "PiratesWeek" are played here. From "The Rain Report:" "Hamfest Chair, Tom Morris/KG4CYX, talks about chairing the Miami hamfest, coming up Feb. 1-2." From "PiratesWeek:" Pirates FM and shortwave stations are covered by this show from Ragnar Daneskjold in upstate New York. Stations logged per the Free Radio Weekly. Also, off air recordings from the stations All Along the Watchtower, Rave on Radio, and Radio Gaga.

An after-hours tribute to the legendary Baltimore Orioles manager, including a rarely-heard version of his weekly radio show, and clips of him arguing with umpires, and more. Weaver died Jan. 18, 2013. Animal Collective released an album last year, "Centipede Hz," about aliens beaming radio signals, with featured air checks from Baltimore radio, and nods to DJ Johnny Walker from WFBR. This show will tell the story of a boy and his radio, cut-ups and mash-ups, and other radio stories. Live from Wave Farm in Acra, NY.

Tracklist/timelist for Vital Weekly 865, a weekly experimental new music show, formerly by folks behind Staalplaat: 0000 Tune; 0014 Eyeless In Gaza - Formerly At Midnight; 0315 Krill.minima - Nachtigal; 0617 Christoph Funabashi; 0857 Disco Splendor; 1158 Street Thunder - Dawn @ Mt. Sarah Connor; 1456 Duplant & Chambel & Drouin; 1800 Belorukov & Harpakahylo & Lichota & Nasung; 2058 Output: Noise - Sleep Terror Disorder; 2402 Tune.

Episode 26. wig live at the ironworks: ig henneman sextet; icompani garbo: icompani; nottwo in wiesbaden: peter brotzmann, as, ts, cl, tarogto/ jorg fischer, dr ; frail lumber: scott fields ensemble; mark in the water: ken vandermark, reeds; cleanfeed the nows: paul lytton, nate wooley, ken vandermark, ikue mori; 5 frozen eggs: scott fields, marilyn crispell, hamid drake, hans strum; wires & moss: angelica sanchez, marc ducret, tony malaby, drew gress, tom rainey; rudi records zarja tay: saadet turkoz, giovanni maier, zlatko kaucic; no business live at total meeting: carlos zingaro, jean luc cappozzo, jerome bourdellon, nicolas lelievre; red toucan shoe: jan klare; bart maris; de joode; michael vatcher; loosetorque different times: frode gjerstad, as/ nick stephens, b; el gallo rojo AIRE: pierro bittolo bon, as, bari s/ riccardo marogna, cl, bcl/ marco quaresimin, b/ niccolo romanin, dr

From Pacifica Radio, "Your Own Health And Fitness" with an episode about "Cell Phones and Breast Cancer," with Surgeon and breast cancer specialist Dr. John West discussing recent cases of young women who developed breast cancers after carrying their cells phones in their bras. Hosted by Layna Berman.

Some artists take more inspiration from others for their work, and here, we listen to a few comparisons. Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" vs. The Beach Boys' "Surfin' USA." The Chiffons "He's So Fine" vs. George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord." Marvin Gaye's "Hitch Hike" vs. The Velvet Underground's "There She Goes Again." Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa" vs. Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'." Public Enemy's "Security Of The First World" vs. Madonna's "Justify My Love." And others.

Highlights from free103point9's recent "60 Hours of Conrad Schnitlzer." Schnitzler (17 March 1937 – 4 August 2011) was a prolific German experimental musician. A co-founder of West Berlin's Zodiak Free Arts Lab, he was an early member of Tangerine Dream (1969–1970) and a founder of the band Kluster. He left Kluster in 1971, first working with his group Eruption and then focusing on solo works. Schnitzler participated in several collaborations with other electronic musicians.

The two most recent episodes of "Radia." Radia is an international network of radio stations interested in new and forgotten ways of making radio art. Each week a different station takes a turn creating a show for all the others. First, from Radio Student, Ljubljana, in Radia show 406 we bring You a mashap of authentic recordings from the Arctic, made by Marko Peljhan and his team, from one of their Arctic Perspective Initiative’s mission: therein recordings, local radio communications over short waves and folklore and pop music from the Arctic. “In the Arctic, there are the openest public radio stations. The radio station does not have a key, anyone can come on the radio and do the show.” Then, "Out Come The Wolves" by La Danse de l’Ours from Radio Grenouille in Marseille, France. "Out Come the Wolves" is the second sound piece of Nicolas Perret and Cédric Anglaret’s project The four seasons of Paanjärvi in which, since 2009, they focus on the soundscape of the small russian village of Paanajärvi. New "Radia" episodes air Saturdays at 10 a.m. ET.

From Pacifica Radio Archives, produced at KSVR Studios at the radio station KSVR-FM in Mount Vernon, Washington. The actors are from the Skagit Radio Repertory Company. The producer is Joseph C McGuire. Thorndyke is the original fictional forensic detective from the early 1900s. Using science to aid the art of detection to bring criminals to justice. In this story Dr Thorndyke helps the defense in figuring out the tricky problem foot prints in the mud.

Live performances. Live webstream for this, and most, shows at Spotty Dog Books & Ale available from free103point9 and WGXC at http://comm.free103point9.org:8000/spottydog.mp3.m3u. This show will be broadcast on free103point9 Online Radio and WGXC 90.7-FM at midnight Fri., Jan. 25.

Ian McColm is a drummer, guitarist, and composer from Alexandria, VA. Aside from his work with ambient guitar duo Nagual, he has appeared on releases from Feeding Tube and Marmara Records and shared stages and bills with likes of Rufus Reid, Aaron Dilloway, Chris Corsano, Robert Turman, Home of Easy Credit, MV/EE, Ben Greenberg, Daniel Bachman, and Sylvaine Helary. In fall of 2012, McColm was featured on two new releases: Leminiscate Duo, with Washington, D.C. drone artist Chris Videll, and the Nagual/Katie Buono collaboration. 22-year-old Daniel Bachman plays “psychedelic appalachia.”

The Magnetic Fields (named after the André Breton novel "Les Champs Magnétiques") is an American indie pop group founded and led by Stephin Merritt. He is the group's primary songwriter, producer and vocalist, as well as frequent multi-instrumentalist. This show will feature some of their songs.

Live performance at Rural Route Film Festival at Anthology Film Archives in Manhattan, NY 07.21.05 from free103point9 webcast.

UN launches investigation into US drone attacks. In Conversation with Mel Goodman, former CIA analyst and author of the book National Insecurity. From Pacifica Radio.

This is the 20th year of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting's media analysis radio show. This week: Rose Aguilar on Roe at 40, Daphne Wysham on climate policy.