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Michelle Moog interview plus Progressive music featuring various Moog instruments!

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Professor Ted welcomes Moogseum and Bob Moog Foundation executive director, and daughter of the late Bob Moog, on Thursday, November 13th from 1-3 PM. Hear his discussion with Michelle Moog-Kousa about the rare Minimoog Prototype Exhibit at the Moogseum in downtown Asheville this weekend, November 14-16, in conjunction with the Museum of Music Technology. These prototypes were created in 1969-1971, and tell the fascinating story of the evolution of one of the most important synths ever invented. More info here: Moogseum


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Assessing The Israeli Ceasefire (with Abdaljawad Omar)

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This week, we’re sharing two segments: a chat with Palestinian writer and assistant professor Abdaljawad Omar and a segment of the October 2025 B(A)D News with network participants discussing thinking through resisting the rise of fascism.

Assessing The Israeli Ceasefire

First up, an interview with Abdaljawad Omar, a writer, analyst and an Assistant Professor at Birzeit University in Bethlehem in the West Bank in Palestine. For the hour we speak about the status of the ceasefire, the continued killing by the Israeli state and the lack of significant humanitarian supplies of food and medicine in Gaza, ongoing violence in the West Bank and settlement expansion and settler impunity, representation of Palestinian resistance in Western media and meaningful solidarity from abroad.

Mr Omar’s writing is frequently featured on Mondoweiss and the newly launched Equator Journal and other journals listed in our show notes. He can be found on X and Bluesky and has a couple of books due out in the near future.

Playing Out Resistance

The next segment was recorded at the annual A-Radio Network gathering that happened in Freiberg, Germany, by participants in the network in attendance. For this segment, you’ll hear people discuss a workshop they participated in about thinking through preparation for rising authoritarianism, keeping safe while preparing for social revolution. Feel free to reach out to projects on the participants page for the A-Radio Network website (we suggest you first try A-Radio Berlin as they’re quite good at answering their email) if you would like the materials used in the workshop to host one with your community.

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“Indelible Sauce ” – Back Again – Positive Vibes Early Morning Music Sessions – 103.3 AshevilleFM – www.ashevillefm.org – Tuesday, Nov 11th, 2025

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This week – join DJSmittymon  as he welcomes back..  local Asheville band “Indelible Sauce” on the Positive Vibes’ Early Morning Music Sessions..  Happening this Tuesday, Nov 11th, 2025 – starts around 9am..        plus – Orange Peel Ticket Give Away – Fortunate Youth with Bumpin’ Uglies & Josh Heinrichs – Saturday, Nov 15th at 8pm)           tune in / turn it up!..  enjoy…   smittymon

The band will be performing live in the studio and talking about their music and album (Hits the Spot!) which came out in May2025, upcoming shows and much more..  ..

ABOUT THE ARTIST:  Indelible Sauce   

Indelible Sauce is a very original, eclectic, dynamic, diverse, and busy Asheville, NC 2 piece band.

Without question, we are extraordinarily blessed, and there is endless amount of beautiful and not so beautiful things to be inspired, motivated and driven by.
And we are, and will always remain open to infusing many different styles, flavors and ways of thinking and relating into our mix.
Our themes can range from the whimsical and silly to the serious and profound, and it is very important to us that we try to make a positive and meaningful impact through our work, both through the music and the words they speak.
We’ve been together for five years.
And our families have lived in the Asheville area for over 20 years at this point, and our kids have and continue to grow up here in this community.
And we find that it is very important to contribute to our community and be active agents of assistance and change.
Please look for and sign up with Indelible Sauce on Spotify, Instagram, YouTube, Distro kid, Facebook and other streaming platforms.
And we’ve got some exciting shows coming out that we’d love to tell ya about!
Muchisimas Gracias!!!!!!!!!!!
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BAND MEMBERS

Radix Drums, sings, and plays sax

Michael plays bass/guitar, Kazobo, and sings

 

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Positive Vibes
Early Morning Music Sessions
103.3 AshevilleFM
8-10AM

 @djsmittymon


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Southerners Against Surveillance Systems and Infrastructure (with Ed)

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Ed, co-founder of SASSI (Southerners Against Surveillance Systems & Infrastructure), speaks to The Final Straw Radio about the proliferation of surveillance infrastructure in the South (and more broadly in United States).

We speak about topics such as the increasing cooperation between the state and corporate surveillance companies, the desire of these companies to extract ever-increasing amounts of data from the public, the way the state uses private databases to sidestep traditional warrant processes, some of the specific technologies that cities in the south have contracts with and their efficacy. We also touch on how folks at SASSI investigate these topics, and what can be done to help with this effort and ways to think about individual and community safety.

Also of interest to listeners may be our prior episode, Pushing Back On Flock Cameras with Kate Bertash, which Ed references during the chat.

The following links provide more information about topics we briefly touch on in the chat.

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Featured Track:

  • Push by Liquid Liquid from Discography (1981-1984)

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All Hallow’s Eve on Life Out of Tunes!

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This Friday, October 31st Joey Books will be serving Halloween-flavored treats — contemporary, obscure, and legendary tracks — most with that familiar psychedelic hue. We’ll be hearing new music from Edena Gardens, Bitsy Knox & Roger 3000, and Hungrytown, along with tunes by The Flaming Lips, Spirits Rejoice, and the enigmatic Moondog. Plus, I’ve got a few listener requests and a couple of surprises thrown in for good measure. And hey… big thanks to everyone who helped make our Asheville FM Fall Fun Drive such a huge success! You might even hear some on-air shoutouts! Don’t be afraid to tune in on Friday, 7-9 pm eastern time.


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