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Wayne MacPhail attends a Hamilton vigil for Teenage Head's Frankie Venom. Frankie Venom died October 16. He was 52. Part of the panel discussion from Rabble.ca's relaunch party. Speakers include Duncan Cameron, Maude Barlow, Jessica Yee, Murray Dobbin, and Anne Lagace Dowson. Studs Terkel, speaking at Chicago University in 2005. Terkel died October 31, 2008. He was 96.

When the 2010 Olympic Spirit Train stopped in Edmonton, protestors were on the case, and they stole the show. Thanks to CJSR FM88 program RISE UP! for this piece. LAL's tune Self Defense. Susan Nathan is a British Jew who exercised her right of return only to find conditions for Arab-Israeli's akin to those under the apartheid regime. She talks about her book The Other Israel: My Journey Across the Arab Israeli Divide. Keith is waiting for the end of the election tunnel to appear. Reel Women discuss Ironman. One more tune from LAL: Wasteland.

Which is your least favorite party, and what would they have to do to gain your vote. What Whitehorse has to say. Keith completes the following assignment: compare and contrast the U.S and Canadian election debates. Horreya - Maryem Tollar and Ernie Tollar. Redeye podcast brings us an interview with Ian Angus, the editor of Climate and Capitalism on the political parties, and their platforms when it comes to the environment. Maryem Tollar with Watad Ya Gamil/Bel Enfant.

Election streeters: How engaged are you in following the campaign? Stephen Lewis has devoted himself in the last few decades to fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS infections. Lewis delivered an address in Whitehorse last week (September 15, 2008). Canada's Aboriginal Communities, he said, have higher rates of the disease due to poverty and government neglect. At the end of the address a question came from the audience about what Aboriginal Communities can expect from the Canadian Government in the future. Here is what Lewis said in response. Keith Gottschalk is struggling on in the face of a double header news story: the U.S. Election campaign, and the government's bailout of Wall Street. Electioneering, DVD style. Judy Rebick and Cathi Bond get into it over their favorite election movies. Feature interview with Salman Rushdie on his new novel The Enchantress of Florence.

Keith's continuing trials at the border, and what he thinks of Sarah Palin, John McCain's new running mate. How do we pick out our favorite organic food... A new study by student Tegan Renner brings a bit of insight from a sample size of 100. The band: Entire Cities. The song: Dancing With My Brother. Reel Women take us back to movies about the 50s. How happy are we that that era is done?

It looks like it just might be more difficult to stop global warming than the public is being led to believe. Those are the findings of a research commentary published in the journal nature this week. The technological challenges are, the authors say, going to be far greater than we've been led to believe. Well, when the rabble podcast network's program redeye got the news, they called up one of those authors. Here is part of their interview with Tom Wiggley, a senior scientist at the center for atmospheric research in Boulder Colorado and he co-authored the commentary. Well, watching a video doesn't have to emit a lot of C02, depending on the video, I suppose. And the Reel Women walked down to their local video emporiums this week to find anything the Easter bunny might have hidden for them, and this is what they came up with. Take it away Judi and Cathi. The Vancouver Aboriginal Transformative Justice Society provides community based alternatives to the mainstream criminal justice system. The rabble podcast network's Stark Raven spoke to Christine Parnell, the program director with the Vancouver Aboriginal Transformative Justice Society.

In this episode Keith Gottschalk thinks maybe, just maybe, Obama might make a difference. Wayne MacPhail reviews Sprouts, a new way to create Flash content, we hear a bittersweet memory of Kenya from Victoria Fenner and the Reel Women, Judy Rebick and Cathi Bond go "woohoo" for Zodiac. Our music comes from The Creaking Tree String Quartet (http://www.creakingtree.com/) Thanks guys!

Keith wishes the U.S. presidential candidates would be just a little less entertaining. Farai Gonzo is a journalist who was forced to flee Zimbabwe after a warning that her life was in danger. She tells her story to Nicole Rogers. The Radio-Canada Digital Diversity Award went to the documentary "Ghosts Migrate" in 2007. This episode we feature the tale of movement across continents a countries, told in two voices. Judy Rebick and Cathi Bond are taking on American Gangster. Do they like it? One of them does.

Interview with IMPAC Dublin Literary Award-winning Author Rawi Hage. Three Little Words by the Sunshine Variety Club - myspace.com/sunshine variety club. Keith is commenting on politics and also swearing a blue streak in honor of George Carlin. Brits Abroad by the Sunshine Variety Club.

Keith Gottchalk is making his home a safe house for ideas. Bob Bossin of Stringband remembers his folk compatriot, U.Utah Phillips. Dr. Henri Morgentaler accepting the award from Outstanding contribution to Humanity from the Canadian Labour Congress. Reel Women on Into the Wild. The Pivot Legal Society speaks about the recent B.C Supreme Court ruling which will keep the Insite Safe Injection Site open. Work isn't working for Ontario Families is a new report put out by the Canadian Labour Congress, The Toronto and York Region Labour Council, and Campaign 2000, an organization that aims to stop child poverty.