Howards Cultural Rationalism Sketch written by don featuring don and martin recorded at studios Nim Fm 2006-03-31 length: 7:40 mins. File info: 128 kb/s 7 MB stereo

3.5Mb 7mins. 42 seconds. Corporate Capitalism has had its snout in the trough but too much of a good thing can lead to dire consequences. Hear what happens when the corporate capitalist patient won't listen to the doctor - no matter how sympathetic the medical profession might be. This satirical little sketch was produced in the 2NimFM community radio studios and on ageing computer. Starring Bob Dooley, Graeme Ferguson, Gai Reid, Marie Cameron and Martin Preedy. Written and produced by Warwick Fry.

Weekly Grass Roots Podzine March 26 Media savvy-ness test for activists. Tony Blair's song of new and old lies. Fear Sting for the White House. Cyclone report and new industrial hemp initiative. Champion swimmer Ian Thorpe explaining his absence during the Commonwealth Games. Archive piece about rogue sperm samples. Music by Bertha Control, Entropic Factory Seconds, melbournefringe.com.au length: 27 mins. file info: 12.3 MB 64 kb/s stereo

Update and info on the upcoming Easter corroboree at Lake Cowal. Al Shacklock and Johnny Chai give us an update and renewed call for support of the campaign against gold mining at Lake Cowal, western New South Wales. music by Earth Reggae, more info at http://peacebus.com related articles: 1.] Dr. Alexander von Paleske "Lake Cowal, Pascua Lama, Bulyanhulu - Barrick's Global Hunt for Gold" http://sydney.indymedia.org/node/36177 2.] "LAKE COWAL CORROBOREE AT EASTER" http://sydney.indymedia.org/node/36071 length 15 mins. 128 kb/s 14 MB stereo

Discussion on the trashing of the Hemp Embassy by young local thieves....... Young Alesia Nimbin's sushi chick drops in......... & the Nimbin Players (Bob is one) have a new show at the Bush Theatre soon.

We take you back to St Pat's Day. Our Hemp boys (Gerald, Bob & Michael) have a lovely sounding young female in the studio with them. She's an activist. (We apologise for the misposting of the Demon's Football program with this item. The Real first hour of the Hemp Show will replace it as soon as possible!)

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What's sportsworthy this week ??? In AFL: the pre-season cup's been won. .... In RUGBY LEAGUE: the Bulldogs are yet again in hot water. ... In SOCCER: Socceroos coach is leaving. .... In CRICKET: there's the 3rd test in Sth Africa. ... & not forgetting the COMMONWEALTH GAMES. .... a sporting smorgasborg to chew the fat over.l

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Tasmania election - results so far 14-7-3....sound like a sport score, according to media sources it was like that, and a dirty game at that.. Tassie info can be accessed through: www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/forests/ tasmania. TWS started in Tassie about 30 years ago, and although these days everything is consumed by the lust for money it also puts out really good info.I tried to find the statistic for plantations in Tassie, its there I've found it before but most info on this stuff is hard to find some stats. 20000 hectares of native forest clearfelled and burned every year - 80 000 hectares have been cleared in the last seven years, so as you can see from the stats they are increasing extraction A.R.C. Autonomous Regions Coalition - want to hear of a political system that sounds equal to me (-human equation).. The slaughter of trees continues - leaked documents show illegal land clearing in western N.S.W. - while we all stand on and point the finger. Oxford University professor Myers estimates 200 million years Great Barrier Reef - a look at different points of view at our fast vanishing natural wonders. What do dinosaurs and humans have in common? besides being creddited with a prodigious appetite. Sorry for inadvertent cross promotion of scan dot org File info: 28 mins. MB 32 kb/s mono

A new participatory radio program with the TV news running. Our guests, Tanya and Ian fill in with hard hitting commentary, fundrops, political echos, and embarrassing revelations about our government, and the corporate media. This segment was recorded Saturday night 2006-03-18 in the studio Nim Fm community radio in Nimbin Australia Music by Huske e-mail: busyfingersmus@optusnet.com.au Imported clips by politicalhumor.com, ecoshock.org, and locally produced stings TV news from ABC national 7 pm news next program planned for April 1st , No! its not a joke. Studio phone number: 02 66 890 277 ring in! length: 52 mins. 32kb/s 12 MB mono

Featuring Condoleezza Rice visiting Downunder. Comment on the visit. Tunje Barry Jackson on Drumming Cirles and Salsa classes. Podcastmania ladybirdlive.com with 'share the sun' Huske with So Far and Game Over busyfingersmus@optusnet.com.au length 29 mins. 64 kb/s MB stereo

Summary of "Ecotones" 17 March 2006 Pirate Fishing - Greenpeace shows the world the perils of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Tasmania - Rally yesterday "Whose island -Yours or Gunns?", and AFR report of dealings money changing hands Australian EnviroFund gives away money - see link: www.nht.gov.au/envirofund/ How much diesel does a diesel truck suck? Tuvalu Climate Refugees - High tide and their response. recorded Nim Fm studios 2006-03-17 length: 29 mins. 32 kb/s mono 6.6 MB

In this last part Peter demonstrates the massive radiation dangers from MINING, Yes !!! Just the process of mining the ore. Furthermore the inadequacy of government bodies, scientific mumbo jumbo, distorting, and negating facts, and twisting makes it almost impossible for the public to scutinize. He cites the shirking of responsibilties and accountability. Secrecy of research and regulations to prevent public scrutiny, causes distrust, and a huge credibility deficit . The maze of institutions, gov. departments and industry organisations is so convoluted, almost incomprehensible in its web of obfuscation, lies and nuclear industry propaganda. Peter makes the case that Australia has become a third world country in the standards of toxic waste dumping. Anti nuclear campaigners are given a NEW VOCABULARY to fight the NU KILLER POWER. speaker Peter Pedals e-mail pp@rpc.com.au audio clips from media and anti nuclear protests post production by scan dot org length 30 mins. 64 kb/s 13.7 MB mono

In part 3 Peter goes into the details of health ramifications. He shows that in all points the claims of the nuclear industry are fraught with wrong data, questionable measuring methods, and outright ignorance of scientific facts. His presentation is mixed with historical clips from anti nuclear campaigns, protest musicians, and indigenous speakers. The uranium mining itself is shown to be of more danger to us, than nuclear waste from power plants. post production by scan dot org e-mail: pp@rpc.com.au file info: length 30 mins. 64 kb/s 13.7 MB mono

Peter Pedals digs deeper into the issues of toxicity, health standards, and criminal lies from the nuclear industry The dark secrets of an industry out to MAKE $$$ are revealed. Speaker P. Pedals and historical clips from anti nuclear campaigners, activists musicians and indigenous statements post production by scan dot org e-mail pp@rpc.com.au file info length 30 mins. MB 64 kb/s mono

Peter Pedals lays down the facts on URANIUM MINING. The mining of uranium is as dangerous, as using the extracted ore for military, or civilian energy use. This is part 1 of an extremely important issue we ALL face NOW ! Future parts are in production featured speaker Peter Pedals e-mail pp@rpc.com.au post production by Scan Dot Org for Nim Fm file info 30 mins 64 kb/s 13.8 MB stereo

Featuring Canadian visitors in Nimbin - The metaphysics of the 5 dollar bill - Moving South, Crocs, Gators and Global Warming - Interview with Ian Browne about possible ramifications due to climate change - Boots, presented by local artists Lani and Sheri www.ladybirdlive.com - Afro Australian Tunje Barry Jacksons having the last word - Speakers Ian Browne - e-mail etshamrock2@hotmail.com - File info 44 mins. 64 kb/s stereo

Moving South – Crocs, Gators and Global Warming - Ecology Thesis by Ian Browne - e-mail: etshamrock2@hotmail.com - recorded at Nim Fm studios 2006-03-03 - File info : 17 mins. 16.2 MB 128 kb/s stereo

Uninhibited discussion about drugs and drug law reform. The big news this week is the huge cocaine bust in OZ - plus, local vandalism at the Nimbin Hemp Embassy.

Uninhibited discussion about drugs + BE WARNED! in this part Martin & his US cybermate get into a wild rave... + a bit about mentally ill

Sporting discussion on AFL, cricket, etc. ... but this week the big ripple is THE END OF THE DEMONS. Michael B from the Hemp Bar next door to the radio station drops in to ask some hard questions of our boys, John, Frank & Chris.

Lively banter from NimFM's el Presidente Bob & our Poet in residence Jack-the-Naked-Hippy... centred on the playspace called Nimbin

as per PlaySpace pt 1 + a bit about Nimbin's upcoming alternative (& cheaper) Blues Festival

10.4Mb 23 Minutes. The Petrol Wars. When Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered oil at half price to the victims of Hurrican Katrina in New Orleans eyebrows were raised. When a municipal Council in Massachusetts accepted the offer to provide cheap heating oil to pensioners and underprivileged (whose subsidies had been cut) to help them through the winter, the Bush administration went ballistic. A Republican congressman has called for an investigation of CitCo - the US company which is distributing the cheap oil - while other companies, like Exxon make record profits, indulge in price fixing and anti-trust practices, and fail the 'social responsibility' obligations the big oil companies are expected to voluntarily accept. So why does CitCo come under the microscope? Lara Pullin of the Australian Venezuela Solidarity Network has a few suggestions, which seem to be in accordance with sympathetic congressman Serrano, and President Hugo Chavez himself in rare interviews with the community radio network "Democracy Now". Musical background provided by the late Ali Primera, poet songster, with his song "Dear Mr. Sam" and "The Petrol War".

17.5Mb. 38 Minutes. Friday March 3. Memorial gathering for Commandante Shafik Handel at the Venezuelan Embassy in Canberra, Australia. While only a handful of Australians would know Salvadoran activist Jorge Shafik Handel, over half a million Salvadorans turned out on the streets of San Salvador last February for a state funeral, and on Friday March 3. admirers all around the world simultaneously held gatherings to honour his memory. Shafik Handel was the central figure in the high command of the FMLN (Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front), which fought a protracted guerilla war in El Salvador through most of the 1980s. After an offensive in November 1989 during which the FMLN guerillas controlled two thirds of the capital, San Salvador for almost a week, the Salvadoran government was forced to negotiate a peace with the FMLN. Shafik again, was a central influence in negotiating the peace agreement that was eventually signed in 1992, and when the FMLN entered Salvadoran elections as a political party he again provided a strong leadership role. He was expected to lead the FMLN to a victory in this year's upcoming presidential elections. To honour him at the Venezuelan Embassy in Canberra, was the Venezuelan Charge D'Affaires Nelson Davila, representatives of the Canberra Committee of the FMLN, a member of the Socialist Alliance, Mick Gentleman, MLA in the ACT Assembly, and Brian Henderson, of the Australia Cuba Friendship Society. Poetry reading by refugee Salvadoran poet, Bernardo Zamora, Celtic music by Brian Henderson.

Omegas Free Press Radio Featuring Islam and Women File info 20 mins. 9.8 MB mono

Special Police Inquisition Edition. Michael arrives an hour late, but he's got a good excuse. MIchael's got the goods; namely Bluey Lyons the Police Commander with him, to give listeners the REAL lo-down on drugs & crime in Nimbin. Get the NimFM probe into the politics of policing Nimbin.

Scan Dot Org weekly grassroots podzine Telephone conversation with Joe Broadhurst, Canadian radio CKUT in Montreal about Canadian listed company Barricks cyanide goldmining at Lake Cowal, a wetland habitat and sacred Aboriginal site, uranium dumps, and other crimes in this country Attorney General Phillip Ruddocks latest phone-and computer tapping Cutting 5000 payphones, while the latest scare, the WHALE FLEW is approaching fast Nimbin punishes right winger, and National Party opportunist Thomas George 525 000 guns in Queensland, and nobody knows the owners Pentagon becoming shark haters Re issued Dangerous Gypsy Families FEATURED SPEAKERS Joe Braodhurst from CKUT Montreal, Johnny Chai, local voxpops, Graham, Paris, Music by Heathen Jimmy and Yothu Yindi File info length 60 mins. 13.7 MB mono

Miss La Qua's Radio Show. featuring... Gay & Lesbian, Sexual Health, & Easy Listening Music snippets. Tonite (Thurs 2nd March 8-10pm) she interviews Tania, the new ACON (Aids COuNcil) manager, ... ... (& in her 2nd part) ... reviews the new gay cowboy movie 'Brokeback Mountain', ... ... and discusses the up & coming Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney.

Miss La Qua's Radio Show. featuring... Gay & Lesbian, Sexual Health, & Easy Listening Music snippets. Tonite (Thurs 2nd March 8-10pm) she interviews Tania, the new ACON (Aids COuNcil) manager, ... ... (& in her 2nd part) ... reviews the new gay cowboy movie 'Brokeback Mountain', ... ... and discusses the up & coming Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney.

Da Demons Football Show with all the goss on Australian Rules Football & Sport. Tonight (Friday 3rd March 2006, 5-6pm) our hosts John & Frank have a guest. He is the husky voiced Chris Hellyer, reliable half back flanker for the local Nimbin AFL football team - the Demons.

15.3 Mb. 50mins. The Nimbin Hemp Show, Part 1. Friday February 24. Uncle Bob launches us into the first hour of classic stone rapping.Whence this stoney, stoney indignation at National Party Politician Thomas George's stich-up of Nimbin, with a call for an extra 10 police for the tiny village of Nimbin. What is he afraid of? Perhaps it has something to do with the investigation into the Australian Wheat Board and the Iraqui bribery scandal ....

14 Mb. 48 Mins. Nimbin hemp Show, Part 2. Friday February 24. Classic stone rave on randomising the sensual faculties of selection and detection, and deconstructing the behavioural training of police sniffer dogs. And of course, a whole stash of drug news.