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New Shows Update for Jan 2020

Several new shows are starting the new year!

Grateful Dave’s High Lonesome will broadcast on Tuesday’s from 6pm-8pm.

Join Grateful Dave each week, as he takes a journey through Bluegrass, NewGrass, Americana, and American roots music, from Elisabeth Cotton to Elisabeth Reed and beyond. Grateful Dave Cottingham  email:  Gratefuldave@pm.me

Then on Monday-Friday from 7am-8am, just before our live broadcast of Democracy Now! (and right after Background Briefing, we will broadcast The Tom Hartmann Show.

a progressive national and internationally syndicated talk show host whose shows are available in over a half-billion homes worldwide. He’s the New York Times bestselling, 4-times Project Censored Award-winning author of 24 books in print in 17 languages on five continents. Leonardo DiCaprio was inspired by Thom’s book “The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight” to make the movie “The 11th Hour” (in which Thom appears), and the movie “Ice On Fire.”

Talkers Magazine named Thom Hartmann as the 10th most important talk show host in America in 2019 and has been in the top ten for over a decade and is the #1 most important progressive host, in their “Heavy Hundred” ranking.

His radio show is syndicated on for-profit FM and AM radio stations nationally, on non-profit and community stations nationwide by Pacifica.

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WCOM 15th Birthday

We celebrated our 15th Birthday on Nov 7 at the Hickory Tavern. Thanks to all those who came, donated, and local merchants who donated an outstanding array of popular raffle prizes. Mark your calendars for next years party!

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Successful Event: WCOM Rockin’ the Kraken 2019

The third annual WCOM Benefit Concert at the Kraken returned on Saturday, August 17th 2019 in White Cross, just west of Carrboro. Postponed by a hurricane in 2018, artists donate their time with all tips going to all volunteer, non-profit WCOM radio.

We appreciate everyone who came out for our most successful Kraken concert by far.We collected a total of $837.30 (roughly 4% of our annual budget). The first two combined earned $997.

The Kraken concert is a highlight of the WCOM calendar, bringing together our community in a fun atmosphere. The nest two station events are the Annual Meeting in October and the celebration of WCOM’s 15th birthday at the Hickory Tavern on Thursday, November 7th.

We appreciate the inventiveness and energy of Eliza Dubose in making the concert an event.Thanks to our emcees: Jerry Villemain and Becky Johnson.
The event could not happen at all without the generosity of the Kraken staff, its owners Kirk and Jody, and its generous regulars. Most of all, we appreciate the exceptional musicians who donated their time to benefit your community radio station, WCOM. Rod AbernethyWyatt Easterling and Mike RosadaStan Lewis & His Lawbreaking Revelers (overheard quote of the night in the bar – “I don’t know much about country music, but that’s what it is.” (Karen Novy and Robert IrelandToo Much Fun )

WCOM Rockin’ the Kraken Schedule, Saturday, August 17, 2019

7:00 – 7:45 PM             Rod Abernethy
8:00 – 8:45 PM             Novy//Ireland
9:00 – 9:45 PM             Stan Lewis & Those Law Breakin’ Revelers
10:00 – 10:45 PM         Wyatt Easterling
11:00 to 11:45 PM        Too Much Fun

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New Shows Update:

The Programming Committee (Chair Larry Solomon, host of Deja Vu Sundays 3-5pm ) updates us on the below new shows for Jan-June 2019. Clicking on the show will take you to the details on each show page. Interested in becoming a host on WCOM? Apply by clicking here!

The Buzz Host: Christine Bush Time Slot:  6-7 pm Sundays

The format is a showcase of indie music sourced online from the Creative Commons, SoundCloud, the Free Music Archive, Bandcamp, and miscellaneous crowdfunding projects with occasional guest interviews or artist spotlights. Also included will be reviews of new recordings and music news.

Cup of Technology Host: Dr. Rochelle Newton Time Slot:  4-5 pm Saturdays

A Cup of Technology is a weekly talk show that features lively analysis of the trending news in culture, education, important issues social issues, impactful interviews with those who know and of course, the latest in technology! A Cup of Technology welcomes calls, questions, or comments.  Listeners can also submit topics for discussion.

Our World Today Host:  Sam Bell Time Slot:  TBD

“Our World Today” is an interview show that covers a wide range of topics of contemporary interest, including politics, history, science, and religion. The show draws most of all from people within our local community, especially since the universities, industries, and other institutions in our area draw in many people who would be interesting interview subjects. The host has a personal background in scientific research, history, philosophy, and religious studies that he can draw from.

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Meuller Report Audio Online

The WCOM Board discussed how to make the audio of the report available – while deciding against pre-empting shows for broadcast, we are using our website to point listeners to the audio on the web at muellerreportaudio.com. The publication of the report was released April 18, 2019, and is available at justice.gov/storage/report.pdfary

For many of us, sitting down to read through the entire report page-by-page is unrealistic. Making this available in an audio format, without biased political commentary. Because of the wide public interest in the document, believe it should be available for free for anyone.

You can support in other ways by telling your coworkers, friends and family about the show, sharing the episodes on social media, and rating and reviewing the podcast on the various platforms are other ways to help return the value you get from this production effort.

Volume 1 sections:

Introduction to Volume 1

Executive Summary to Volume 1

I. The Special Counsel’s Investigation

II. Russian “Active Measures” Social Media Campaign

III.A. GRU Hacking Directed at the Clinton Campaign (Russian Hacking and Dumping Operations)

III.B. Dissemination of the Hacked Materials

III.C. Additional GRU Cyber Operations

III.D. Trump Campaign and the Dissemination of Hacked Materials

IV. Russian Government Links To And Contacts With The Trump Campaign

IV.A.1 Trump Tower Moscow Project

IV.A.2 George Papadopoulos

IV.A.3 Carter Page

V.A.4 Dimitri Simes and the Center for the National Interest

IV.A.5 June 9, 2016 Meeting at Trump Tower 

IV.A.6 Events at the Republication National Convention 

IV.A.7 Post-Convention Contacts with Kislyak

IV.A.8 Paul Manafort 

IV.B. Post-Election and Transition-Period Contacts 

V. Prosecution and Declination Decisions

Volume 2 sections:

Introduction to Volume 2

Executive Summary to Volume II 

I. Background Legal and Evidentiary Principles 

II.A. The Campaign’s Response to Reports About Russian Support for Trump (Factual Results of the Obstruction Investigation)

II.B. The President’s Conduct Concerning the Investigation of Michael Flynn 

II.C. The President’s Reaction to Public Confirmation of the FBI’s Russia Investigation 

II.D. Events Leading Up To and Surrounding the Termination of FBI Director Comey 

II.E. The President’s Efforts to Remove the Special Counsel (Clean Version)

The President’s Efforts to Remove the Special Counsel (Explicit Version)

II.F. The President’s Efforts to Curtail the Special Counsel Investigation 

II.G. The President’s Efforts to Prevent Disclosure of Emails About the June 9, 2016 Meeting Between Russians and Senior Campaign Officials

II.H. The President’s Further Efforts to Have the Attorney General Take Over the Investigation 

II.I. The President Orders McGahn to Deny that the President Tried to Fire the Special Counsel (Clean Version)

The President Orders McGahn to Deny that the President Tried to Fire the Special Counsel (Explicit Version)

II.J. The President’s Conduct Towards Flynn, Manafort, [Redacted – Harm to Ongoing Matter] 

II.K. The President’s Conduct Involving Michael Cohen

II.L. Overarching Factual Issues 

III.A. Statutory Defenses to the Application of Obstruction-Of-Justice Provisions to the Conduct Under Investigation

III.B. Constitutional Defenses to Applying Obstruction-Of-Justice Statutes to Presidential Conduct

IV. Conclusion (plus credits and “thank yous”)

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WCOM’s 14th Birthday Celebrated November 1

CARRBORO, NC: The Hickory Tavern located inside the Hampton Inn at 370 East Main Street in Carrboro hosted the annual birthday celebration for

The Jalaopy Records vinyl catalog is just one of several amazing raffle prize packages

community radio station, WCOM-LP 103.5, on Thursday, November 1, 2018 from 5PM until 9PM. Over $1000 was raised for WCOM. If you or your business would like to be a sponsor a show, please call 919-675-2787.

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Licks and Lyrics Special Live Show 10/27/2018 3-5pm

Licks and Lyrics will host two  live bands during a two hour special broadcast on Saturday October 27, 2018:

The first hour has Double H Bluegrass duet appearing. 3-4pm

Then from 4 – 5pm The Yard Arm,  rock music.

Show page: https://wcomfm.org/programs/licks-and-lyrics/

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WCOM loses James Coley, host of “Ethics Matters” & “Radio Free Association”

James Coley, long time host on WCOM, had a heart attack at his desk at UNC and died earlier this week.  The NC Ethical Humanist Society held a memorial for him on Sunday, July 22 2018. 

PER LISTENER REQUESTS, WE HAVE AVAILABLE A RECENT SHOW MR. COLEY DID WITH CONGRESSMAN DAVID PRICE,  LISTEN HERE:

Mr. Coley was a past president of the NC Ethical Humanist Society, as well as a wonderfully friendly curmudgeon.  Many at WCOM had serious debates with him, as well as a few less so.  The humanists facebook page posted a note on his passing and you may find information there: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EHSOT/permalink/21151501954330/        or perhaps on the website ncethicalsociety.org
 
During his show time in the station July 5, 2018 (Thursday 6-6:30pm) we did a brief memorial to him (myself, Bluesman Marc Lee, and former jazz host Solomon Gibson III). James would have appreciated the songs we played, as a hard line atheist:
    -John Lennon’s “Imagine” and “God”, and
    -“Mean Church People” by MSG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Gr0Jmi6CE ).

SUMMARY OF MY PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS

I am a metaphysical naturalist, empiricist and scientific realist, with an epistemology that blends elements of foundationalism and coherentism. Circular chains of epistemic justification are allowed as long as they pass through a quasi-foundation of beliefs there is no good reason to doubt.

My view on free will I call firm determinism. There are conflicting ordinary language concepts of free will; my Control Theory of Freedom offers autonomous control as a successor. There are variations of the concept, and most but not all of them are incompatible with determinism.

In ethics, I have a prescriptivist view. There are no objective values, but that is no reason for me not to act on my Humanist value system. I believe in reason, but it is only instrumental with respect to a value system.

I am an atheist. There is no purpose for human life ordained by the Universe, evolution or anything else. We give life significance and purpose through our values, and most importantly our actions. The way to find meaning in life is to find meaningful things to do — and then do them

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“Best of the Triangle” 2018 Finalist

Best of the Triangle 2018: Local Color

For another year in a row, community radio WCOM was voted a finalist in the “Best Local Radio Station” category for IndyWeek’s Best of the Triangle 2018. Our co-finalist was megawatt MIX 101.5, both beaten out for “best of” by mega station WUNC.  We’re proud to be voted in the best-of, and thank our listeners and supporters!

Details are on the IndyWeek website: https://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/best-of-the-triangle-2018-local-color/Content?oid=14840479

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