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A Box of Toys

A Box of Toys – October 28, 2025

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A Box of Toys is a radio program dedicated to the mystery of obscure music. The sheer volume of new and original artists is utterly overwhelming and A Box of Toys endeavors to pluck these voices out of their dusty basements and onto the airwaves for your listening pleasure. It is the culmination of a … Continued

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Food aid for millions set to run out November 1, as federal shutdown continues – October 27, 2025

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Food aid set to run out November 1, as federal shutdown continues, Democrats call it cruel and totalitarian; “Survival International” report says “uncontacted indigenous groups” could vanish in a decade under threats from logging, mining, climate; UN … Continued

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The Fragile Ego of Power: Trump’s Descent, His War on Canada, and America’s Waning Influence in Asia

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The Unbound Grandiosity of Trump’s Ego and Its Frailty as the Most Powerful Man in the World Craves and Demands Praise and Flattery We will begin with more evidence of Trump’s mental impairment from a deranged rant he posted on Truth Social about Tylenol and vaccines at 4.19 AM Sunday offering dangerously absurd medical advice. … Continued

Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature

Busting the Myth of Primate Patriarchy: The Nature of Sex and Gender in Our Ape Relatives

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The late world-renowned primatologist Professor Frans de Waal explores the nature of sex and gender among our cousins the apes, and how gender diversity is a common and pervasive potential on nature’s masculine-feminine continuum. In the quest to overcome human gender inequality, he suggests that our focus needs to be on the inequality.