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PlanetSlade's song of the day.
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Elton Britt - Uranium Fever
YouTube video by Knights Oldies
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January 22, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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Seems about right.
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Ben Jennings on Donald Trump and his ‘board of peace’ – cartoon
The US president has claimed the world is ‘richer, safer and much more peaceful than it was just one year ago’
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January 22, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Seems about right.
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And quite right too. I hope it wins all 16 categories.
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Sinners becomes first film in history to earn 16 Oscar nominations
Ryan Coogler’s ghost story breaks records as One Battle After Another trails in second with 13 nods and Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value and Frankenstein trail with nine apiece
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January 22, 2026 at 4:49 PM
And quite right too. I hope it wins all 16 categories.
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The third and final collection of my murder ballad essays is out today. This volume covers Pearl Bryan, Duncan & Brady, the family massacre ballad from Shirley Jackson's Hill House and an extraordinary Pennsylvania case of 1882 which I call The Murder Bottle.
January 22, 2026 at 10:25 AM
The third and final collection of my murder ballad essays is out today. This volume covers Pearl Bryan, Duncan & Brady, the family massacre ballad from Shirley Jackson's Hill House and an extraordinary Pennsylvania case of 1882 which I call The Murder Bottle.
Perfect for anyone who's ever said, "I like the UN, but I just wish it could be run by all the worst people in the world".
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Seven more countries agree to join Trump's Board of Peace
Seven Muslim-majority countries accept an invitation to Trump's new organisation, while Russia's Putin says he's considering joining.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Perfect for anyone who's ever said, "I like the UN, but I just wish it could be run by all the worst people in the world".
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
PlanetSlade's song of the day.
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Ain't It a Shame
YouTube video by Jeff Tweedy - Topic
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January 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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PlanetSlade's song of the day.
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Robert Plant - Soul of a Man (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Robert Plant
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January 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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This guy gets it.
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A Stark Warning About the 2026 Election, with Robert Kagan
Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 16/01/2026 · 43m
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January 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
This guy gets it.
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PlanetSlade'ssong of the day. Wilson Pickett on vocals!
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Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down
YouTube video by Eric Bibb - Topic
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January 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
PlanetSlade'ssong of the day. Wilson Pickett on vocals!
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"If animation is a religion, stop motion is a sect. These are sectarian, mad people doing something that is completely impractical to do - which makes it more beautiful ." - Guillermo del Toro on the latest episode of This Cultural Life.
January 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM
"If animation is a religion, stop motion is a sect. These are sectarian, mad people doing something that is completely impractical to do - which makes it more beautiful ." - Guillermo del Toro on the latest episode of This Cultural Life.
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"Jenrick" would be an excellent name for a Dickensian undertaker, all pallor and fawning, lurks a little too often around the coffins of the younger ladies
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
"Jenrick" would be an excellent name for a Dickensian undertaker, all pallor and fawning, lurks a little too often around the coffins of the younger ladies
PlanetSlade's song of the day.
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Eric Bibb - This One Don't (Official Video)
YouTube video by Eric Bibb Official
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January 12, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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Good episode. Turns out I didn't really know this story at all.
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Politics on Trial: Muhammad Ali vs. the Draft
Podcast Episode · Past Present Future · 11/01/2026 · 1h 1m
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January 12, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Good episode. Turns out I didn't really know this story at all.
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Tornado Smith - Brooks Williams & Dan Walsh
YouTube video by Brooks Williams
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January 10, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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I don't know if Ed Murrow would have worn the big foam hat, but otherwise his is good strong stuff.
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Trump Admin: Obey Or Die | AI Health Advice | The Best Of The Worst Gadgets From CES
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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January 9, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I don't know if Ed Murrow would have worn the big foam hat, but otherwise his is good strong stuff.
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PlanetSlade's song of the day.
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2° coro delle lavandaie
YouTube video by HODESSA
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January 8, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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Happy New Fear!
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Happy New Fear!
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
I'm two episodes into this so far, and it is very good.
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Waiting for the Out review – totally magnificent TV about philosophy in prison
Dennis Kelly’s brilliant drama about a teacher in prison is moving, gripping and almost painfully vulnerable – plus the main character decimates everyone at a middle-class dinner party. What more coul...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:05 AM
I'm two episodes into this so far, and it is very good.
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Good episode.
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Shakespeare's Sonnets (Archive Episode)
Podcast Episode · In Our Time · 01/01/2026 · 53m
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January 2, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Good episode.
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And you thought today's Archers plots were silly ...
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Brawls, blackmail and Judi Dench: 75 staggering moments from 75 years of The Archers
From Jill’s flung flapjack to Nigel’s tragic fall, the Great Flood, Helen’s acquittal and a priceless cameo from Dame Judi, here’s an anniversary feast of epic Ambridge moments
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January 1, 2026 at 9:52 AM
And you thought today's Archers plots were silly ...
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"The biggest disappointment of 2025 may well have been not what Trump did but how so many let it happen. [...] If this was a test, there were more failing grades than we could have imagined."
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Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Awful
A damage assessment of the President’s first year back in the White House.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
"The biggest disappointment of 2025 may well have been not what Trump did but how so many let it happen. [...] If this was a test, there were more failing grades than we could have imagined."
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Some wonderfully stuff here. I particularly like the Guadalupe one at the bottom of the scroll.
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A Trump-Epstein statue, melting democracy and human banners: the art of protesting in 2025 - in pictures
In cities and towns across the US, murals, statues and performances brought a focal point to collective action
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December 31, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Some wonderfully stuff here. I particularly like the Guadalupe one at the bottom of the scroll.
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The University of California and Dust to Digital have just finished digitising a mass of 1920s and 1930s 78rpm records to let us all hear them online for free. Predictably enough, this is the track I called up first:
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Victor matrix BS-028388. Frankie and Johnnie / Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters
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December 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The University of California and Dust to Digital have just finished digitising a mass of 1920s and 1930s 78rpm records to let us all hear them online for free. Predictably enough, this is the track I called up first:
adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/ma...
adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/ma...