21st Century Wire's Podcast

THE SUNDAY WIRE broadcasts LIVE from the AV7 Conference in Milton Keynes, England, with host Patrick Henningsen, along with a number of guests from the event including Mike Robinson, Vanessa Beeley, Willem Felderhof, Max Igan, Zen Gardner and more, covering the event and a wide range of topics….

Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield - this is your brave new world...

*WARNING THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES*

The Sunday Wire with Patrick Henningsen broadcasts LIVE on Alternate Current Radio SUNDAY 5pm-8pm GMT, 12pm-3pm EST, 9am-12pm PST at http://alternatecurrentradio.com and http://thesundaywire.com.


We're joined by global affairs analyst and author, Andrew Korybko, from Sputnik News, to discuss the New Grand Chessboard in detail – from the latest moves in Yemen, over to the Horn of Africa and across the African continent, with all roads leading to Beijing.

Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield - this is your brave new world...

*WARNING THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES*

The Sunday Wire with Patrick Henningsen broadcasts LIVE on Alternate Current Radio SUNDAY 5pm-8pm GMT, 12pm-3pm EST, 9am-12pm PST at http://alternatecurrentradio.com and http://thesundaywire.com

Direct download: overdrive-newgrandchessboard-ph-korybko-sw-ep134.mp3
Category:News & Politics -- posted at: 6:07pm CDT

THE SUNDAY WIRE broadcasts LIVE with host Patrick Henningsen covering the top news stories internationally. In the first hour Patrick looks ahead to next week's AV7 Conference in Britain, as well as what’s transpired over the last week in global current events. Later in the first hour we're joined by global affairs analyst and author, Andrew Korybko, from Sputnik News, to discuss the New Grand Chessboard in detail – from the latest moves in Yemen, over to the Horn of Africa and across the African continent, with all roads leading to Beijing. In the third and final hour of overdrive we'll connect with 21WIRE's newly anointed roving 'democracy correspondent', Basil Valentine, for an update on Cruz and Lee Harvey Oswald and the US election Vaudeville serial black comedy-cum-political theatre de bizarre.

Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield - this is your brave new world...

*WARNING THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES*

The Sunday Wire with Patrick Henningsen broadcasts LIVE on Alternate Current Radio SUNDAY 5pm-8pm GMT, 12pm-3pm EST, 9am-12pm PST at http://alternatecurrentradio.com and http://thesundaywire.com.

Direct download: acr_ep134_sunday_wire.mp3
Category:News & Politics -- posted at: 7:44am CDT

Patrick opens Episode #133 of the SUNDAY WIRE with a skewering rant about last weekend's annual White House Correspondents' Dinner and takes a hard look at the decaying state of America's near non-existent 'Fourth Estate' which has devolved into 'Team America' Media.

Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield - this is your brave new world...

*WARNING THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES*

The Sunday Wire with Patrick Henningsen broadcasts LIVE on Alternate Current Radio SUNDAY 5pm-8pm GMT, 12pm-3pm EST, 9am-12pm PST at http://alternatecurrentradio.com and http://thesundaywire.com.

Direct download: overdrive_ph-npcdinner-team-america-ep133-sw.mp3
Category:News & Politics -- posted at: 9:28am CDT

THE SUNDAY WIRE broadcasts LIVE with host Patrick Henningsen covering the top news stories at home and internationally. In the first hour Patrick covers last night's annual Washington Press Corespondents Dinner and takes a hard look at the decaying state of America's near non-existent 'Fourth Estate.' Later in the first hour we welcome 21WIRE special contributor, Vanessa Beeley, to discuss the latest campaign by smart power brokers to nominate US and UK government-funded 'NGO' known as the "White Helmets" for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. Afterwards, we’re joined by author and 21WIRE special contributor, Branko Malić, from Kali Tribune to analyze last week's UN 'Climate Deal' (or no deal) in Paris. In the final overdrive segment we'll try once again to connect with our illusive roving 'democracy correspondent' Basil Valentine for an update on the US election pantomime.

Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield - this is your brave new world...

*WARNING THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES*

The Sunday Wire with Patrick Henningsen broadcasts LIVE on Alternate Current Radio SUNDAY 5pm-8pm GMT, 12pm-3pm EST, 9am-12pm PST at http://alternatecurrentradio.com and http://thesundaywire.com.

Direct download: acr_episode_133_sunday_wire_the_nobel_ruse_wo_bd.mp3
Category:News & Politics -- posted at: 4:26pm CDT

THE SUNDAY WIRE broadcasts LIVE with host Patrick Henningsen covering the top news stories at home and internationally. In the first hour Patrick looks back over a month on the road in the Middle East and what challenges lay ahead for 21WIRE. Early on in the first hour we welcome a new guest to the show, Ken Stone, a longtime antiwar activist and member of the Syria Solidarity Movement, to discuss his recent trip to Syria and Palmyra and what lies ahead for that country. Afterwards, we're joined by author and 21WIRE special contributor, Jay Dyer, from JaysAnalysis for an in-depth discussion about 'Soft Power' and the epic millennial battle between traditionalism and modernism playing out in the Middle East and beyond. In the final overdrive segment we'll try to connect with our riving 'democracy correspondent' Basil Valentine for an update on the US election pantomime.

SHOUT! POLL: Is the US Really a ‘Democracy’ or an Autocracy? VOTE HERE.

Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield - this is your brave new world...

*WARNING THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES*

The Sunday Wire with Patrick Henningsen broadcasts LIVE on Alternate Current Radio SUNDAY 5pm-8pm GMT, 12pm-3pm EST, 9am-12pm PST at http://alternatecurrentradio.com and http://thesundaywire.com.


We travel to South Lebanon to meet with our guide there. We tour a former war zone that spans from the Crusades all the way to 2000 when the Hezbollah resistance fought and pushed back the Israeli Occupation, and later in 2006 when they defeated Israel’s IDF.

Image: Patrick coming out of the bunker complex – dug below at least 30 feet of mountain rock and soil, and with steel-reinforced walls inside, complete with a war room, sleeping quarters and a prayer room.

Intro music by Tanjaret Daghet: @tanjaretdaghet

The Sunday Wire with Patrick Henningsen broadcasts LIVE on Alternate Current Radio SUNDAY 5pm-8pm GMT, 12pm-3pm EST, 9am-12pm PST at alternatecurrentradio.com and thesundaywire.com.

Direct download: overdrive-ph-balbek-mleeta-sw131.mp3
Category:News & Politics -- posted at: 11:55am CDT

We're joined in-studio by a very special guest, Dani Shukri, drummer for the band Tanjaret Daghet طنجرة ضغط (aka 'Pressure Pot'), a Syrian rock band currently based in Beirut, to discuss their music and what's happening in the underground music & culture scene here in the Middle East region.

Tanjaret Daghet on SoundCloud: @tanjaretdaghet

Download tracks: play.anghami.com/artist/956925

Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TnjrhDghtTanjaretDaghet

The Sunday Wire with Patrick Henningsen broadcasts LIVE on Alternate Current Radio SUNDAY 5pm-8pm GMT, 12pm-3pm EST, 9am-12pm PST at alternatecurrentradio.com and thesundaywire.com.

Direct download: dani-shukri-tanjaret-daghet-sunday-wire-ep-131.mp3
Category:News & Politics -- posted at: 11:48am CDT

THE SUNDAY WIRE broadcasts LIVE on the road with host Patrick Henningsen on location in Beirut, Lebanon, covering the top news stories internationally. In the first hour Patrick breaks down an extraordinary and insightful week on the road in the Middle East, along with updates on international news and events. We also got a chance to speak to a local graffiti artist of note, aka 'Chad the Mad', to learn more about the street art scene here in Beirut and beyond. Halfway through the first hour we'll be joined in-studio by a very special guest, Dani Shukri, drummer for the band Tanjaret Daghet طنجرة ضغط (aka 'Pressure Pot'), a Syrian rock band currently based in Beirut, to discuss their music and what's happening in the underground music & culture scene here in the Middle East region (if you like their music and want to support these artists, then we encourage you to download their latest tracks here). After that, we'll travel to South Lebanon to meet with our guide there as we tour a former war zone that spans from the Crusades all the way to 2000 when the Hezbollah resistance fought and pushed back the Israeli Occupation, and later in 2006 when they defeated Israel's IDF. In the final segment, we may try and connect with our new roving "democracy correspondent", Basil Valentine, to see if there have been any sightings this week in the world.

Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield - this is your brave new world...

*WARNING THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES*

The Sunday Wire with Patrick Henningsen broadcasts LIVE on Alternate Current Radio SUNDAY 5pm-8pm GMT, 12pm-3pm EST, 9am-12pm PST at http://alternatecurrentradio.com and http://thesundaywire.com.

Direct download: acr_sunday_wire_ep_131.mp3
Category:News & Politics -- posted at: 10:18pm CDT

We go into EXTREME OVERDRIVE as Patrick recaps this week's show and welcomes our resident odds maker jock, Basil Valentine, with an update on the U.S. Presidential Election Circus.

Also: Check out this week's show title jam by the band Pinhead Gunpowder

Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield - this is your brave new world...

*WARNING THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES*

The Sunday Wire with Patrick Henningsen broadcasts LIVE on Alternate Current Radio SUNDAY 5pm-8pm GMT, 12pm-3pm EST, 9am-12pm PST at http://alternatecurrentradio.com and http://thesundaywire.com.

Direct download: ext-overdrive-sw130-basil.mp3
Category:News & Politics -- posted at: 2:18pm CDT