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Keith Gottschalk is looking for some help getting some sleep. The BC Civil Liberties Association's Executive Director Murray Mullard, speaks about why more oversight is needed for both the public's and the police's sake. Music from A Northern Chorus: The Shepherd and the Chauffeur The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti's Brian Concannon speaks about the current political situation in Haiti. Reel Women take on the Troubles by examining Ken Loach's film "The Wind That Shakes the Barley." Another tune from A Northern Chorus: Fragile Day.

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Lisa Rundle in conversation with Naomi Klein about her new book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. To hear more and a segment from Klein's new film, tune in to the radio book lounge at www.rabble.ca/rpn/rbl

Victoria Fenner goes to Bangalore, India to follow the work of mosquito hunters. They're on the trail of the insects in order to combat the spread of diseases like malaria. Reel Women Judy Rebick and Cathi Bond take on the sex in John Cameron Mitchel's Shortbus. T. Nile sings us a little song called Something Better Radio Tadamon speaks with the Washington editor of Harper's magazine about his recent article on the rise of democracy in the middle east. One more song from T. Nile. This one is called Trees.

Rabble Radio this week was mixed and recorded in a Toyota Yaris on a gravel road. Please be forgiving. Wayne introduces us to ning. Denise Pelley's singing career recently took her to Sudan. Africafiles: The Pulse spoke to her about her experiences there teaching music. You can hear more by logging on to rabble.ca/rpn/afr. For more about Denise Pelley, go to denisepelly.com. Music: Ride Theory with The Piper. Keith Gottschalk is wondering if the media is painting an accurate picture of how beleaguered President Bush is becoming. Cathi Bond and Judy Rebick are discussing Hellboy this episode. Music: Ride Theory with Dead Radio Love.

Keith, the new bookstore owner highlights those who hold a candle against the dark. We hear a doc from Green Planet monitor on Grupo Fenix which is bringing Solar energy to Nicaragua. The doc is by Janna Graham. Our songs are from Woodpigeon's Songbook album. This eclectic collective of Calgerians starts at no less than seven members on any given song and can top out at nearly fourteen collaborators. But quantity never trumps quality on Songbook, with its clever lyrics backed by a soaring orchestra. a sad country ballad for a tired superhero and ms. stacey watson, stepney green. Finally, I review Castroller. Links http://www.woodpigeon-songbook.com/ Woodpigeon's Songbook http://www.rectanglerecords.com/ Rectangle Records http://radio3.cbc.ca/ CBC Radio3, New Music Canada Artist- Woodpigeon Castroller http://castroller.com

Wayne lets us all in on the new plans for the iphone. Reel Women go head to head over All That Jazz. We have a winner! Well, 35 winners to be exact. They all got tickets to Michael Winterbottom's new film, a Mighty Heart. Why? They all subscribed to our newsletter by sending a note to rabbleradio@gmail.com. You can subscribe too to find out about more contests. A Mighty Heart tells the story of the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal bureau chief Daniel Pearl. Since that event happened in Pakistan, the producers of Pakcast were very interested in the portrayal of the country, and its people. Pakcast film correspondent Ambreen Ali is here with her review. Don't be afraid to donate and keep this ship afloat! Listen to this promo to hear what Noam Chomsky has to say about rabble.ca Micheal Riordan's series Listen to the Land: A Season with the Quinte Organic Farmer's Co-op is running all summer at rabbledocs (www.rabble.ca/rpn/doc). He spoke with Meagan Perry about why he made that documentary. Jojo and the Fugitives with Chips, Chicken, Banana Split

The Green Planet Monitor speaks with organic farmers in Bolivia. For more, head to www.rabble.ca/rpn/ecp The Besnard Lakes sing about Devistation. For more: www.thebesnardlakes.com Vandana Shiva joined two other luminary activists - Maude Barlow, and Starhawk for a symposium on Women and Water. Wayne's introducing us to igoogle. More from The Besnard Lakes. This is You Lies to Me.

Keith Gottschalk bemoans the loss of spring, and wonders when the U.S. government will do something about global warming. Promo for our feature documentary, Listen to the Land: A Season With the Quinte Organic Farmer's Co-op. Adria Vasil speaks with rabble radio's Charlotte Scott about her new book Ecoholic: Your Guide to the Most Environmentally Friendly Information, Products and Services in Canada. Plunkett, a singer-songwriter duo who make their home in Italy. You can find them online at www.plunkett.it. The song is The River. Reel Women Cathi Bond and Judy Rebick talk about a unclassifiable, unquantifiable movie called Save the Green Planet. You can hear the full piece at rabble.ca/ree. This review was recorded in March of 2006. It's the first one at the bottom of the reel women page. The frogs from MacGregor Point Provincial Park, all recorded by Wayne MacPhail. Part 1 of Listen to the Land: A Season with the Quinte Organic Farmer's Co-op. Podcasts wraps with Plunket, Just Rise.

Keith Gottschalk has a word of warning for us all. Have you heard the buzz? No? It's because the bees are dying. Are reel women talking to you? They might be. This time, they review Babble. The Acorn, a sextet from Ottawa, bring us Spring Thaw. Tired of paying through the nose for Adobe Photoshop? Head for picknick.com. Radio Tadamon! has provided this interview excerpt with author Rawi Hage about his book Deniro's Game. The Acorn's second song of the show. This is Brokered Heart.