WFMU: Currents with Brian D: Playlist from July 4, 2021

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Comments	Approx. start time
David Bowie	I'm Afraid of Americans (V1 mix)	Earthling	Arista/Virgin		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Squid	Rodeo "Rodeo" by "Squid"	Town Centre	Speedy Wunderground		0:06:18 (Pop-up)
Marco Rubio on PBS’ Firing Line	"Marco Rubio on PBS’ Firing Line"				0:11:57 (Pop-up)
Gang of Four	Natural's Not In It "Natural's Not In It" by "Gang of Four"	Entertainment	EMI		0:13:30 (Pop-up)
Sonic Youth	The Sprawl "The Sprawl" by "Sonic Youth"	Daydream Nation	Enigma		0:18:29 (Pop-up)
Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin: The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire-					0:27:34 (Pop-up)
American Music Club	Hello Amsterdam	San Francisco	Reprise		0:28:36 (Pop-up)
Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin: The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire-					0:32:21 (Pop-up)
Bjork	Declare Independence "Declare Independence" by "Bjork"	Volta	Elektra/Atlantic		0:33:19 (Pop-up)
Johnny Boy	You Are the Generation That Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve	Johnny Boy	Wild Kingdom		0:45:10 (Pop-up)
Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin: The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire-					0:50:55 (Pop-up)
Bikini KIll	New Radio "New Radio" by "Bikini KIll"	The Singles	Kill Rock Stars		0:50:58 (Pop-up)
Sleater-Kinney	A Real Man "A Real Man" by "Sleater-Kinney"	Sleater-Kinney	Chainsaw		0:52:22 (Pop-up)
Ignition	Anger Means "Anger Means" by "Ignition"	State of the Union	Dischord		0:53:26 (Pop-up)
Firewater	The Beat Goes On "The Beat Goes On" by "Firewater"	Songs We Should Have Written	Jetset		0:56:15 (Pop-up)
Jello Biafra	Pledge of Allegiance	I Blow Minds For a Living	Alternative Tentacles		1:01:48 (Pop-up)
CBC Report: The Fall of Saigon (1975)	"CBC Report: The Fall of Saigon (1975)"				1:04:51 (Pop-up)
Godspeed You Black Emperor	"A Military Alphabet (five eyes all blind) (4521.0kHz 6730.0kHz 4109.09kHz) / Job's Lament / First of the Last Glaciers / where we break how we shine (Rockets for Mary)"	G_d's Pee at State's End!	Constellation		1:10:17 (Pop-up)
Vice Report US Withdrawal From Afghanistan					1:30:44 (Pop-up)
Tricky	Black Steel "Black Steel" by "Tricky"	Maxinqaye	Island		1:32:42 (Pop-up)
The Clash	Straight to Hell "Straight to Hell" by "The Clash"	Combat Rock	CBS/Epic		1:38:55 (Pop-up)
Vice Report US Withdrawal From Afghanistan					1:45:57 (Pop-up)
The Homeless Gospel Choir	When the War Is Over	I Used To Be Young	Bandcamp		1:45:59 (Pop-up)
Donald Rumsfeld	"Donald Rumsfeld"				1:55:24 (Pop-up)
The Long Ryders	Masters of War "Masters of War" by "The Long Ryders"	The Best of the Long Ryders	Prima		1:55:29 (Pop-up)
Faith No More	War Pigs "War Pigs" by "Faith No More"	The Real Thing	Slash/Reprise		1:59:53 (Pop-up)
Fugazi	Repeater "Repeater" by "Fugazi"	Repeater	Dischord		2:07:30 (Pop-up)
Nikole Hannah-Jones 1619 Project	"Nikole Hannah-Jones 1619 Project"				2:14:23 (Pop-up)
Isley Brothers	Ohio/Machine Gun "Ohio/Machine Gun" by "Isley Brothers"	Givin' It Back	T-Neck/Buddah Records		2:16:29 (Pop-up)
Nikole Hannah-Jones 1619 Project	"Nikole Hannah-Jones 1619 Project"				2:27:15 (Pop-up)
Lonnie Smith	People Make the World Go 'Round	Rise Up!	Palmetto		2:27:00 (Pop-up)
Gil Scott-Heron	New York Is Killing Me	I'm New Here	XL		2:42:49 (Pop-up)
NYC Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams	"NYC Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams"				2:49:00 (Pop-up)
Diego Cortez	Whitewash "Whitewash" by "Diego Cortez"	Stuzzicadenti 1997-1999	Bar None	https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/arts/music/diego-cortez-dead.html	2:49:03 (Pop-up)
NYC Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams	"NYC Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams"				2:55:00 (Pop-up)
Laurie Anderson	Time To Go (for Diego)	Women in Electronic Music 1977	New Workd Music		2:54:58 (Pop-up)
Carlos Niño & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson	Parts I-IV	Chicago Waves	International Anthem		2:58:23 (Pop-up)

Listener comments!
	3:01am Scott67: G'day Brian & Not Drowning Waving. ✌😎🌏🌻
	3:01am Jon: Hey
	3:03am HyperDose: Awake and grooving!
	3:04am Scott67: Great opener Brian!!!👍😎💜
	3:05am Scott67: G'day HyperD, glad you're here my friendly American! ✌😎
	3:05am diciassette: I fink this is good.
	3:06am Scott67: G'day diciassette, another reason I don't hate America as much anymore.✌😎
	3:07am diciassette: Well then! Cheers!
	3:07am Brian D: Good morning all.
	3:08am Scott67: Cheers diciassette.✌😎🍻
	3:10am Scott67: Love Squid!!😎🤙🦑
	3:14am Scott67: It's sunset & pissing down rain right now!
	3:18am Scott67: Hunting accident?
	3:19am Scott67: Fuck the Dump Button. We're all adults here!
	3:20am diciassette: Kim Gordon saved Sonic Youth
	3:22am Brian D: Did I make it?
	3:23am diciassette: The importance is to try innit?
	3:24am diciassette: In Hong Kong, one might say raining dog shit
	3:26am diciassette: * for as long as she could
	3:26am Scott67: Brian, you shut the fucks up alright.👍😎
	3:33am HyperDose: Even gladder to see you here, cobber! 🧐🎩✌🏾🎆🏴‍☠️
	3:37am Scott67: How's the apartment HyperD? Will you get a view of the Hooha & explody sky bits?
	3:42am diciassette: forty and fifty have five letters, for some reason
	3:43am diciassette: so much for an f word birthday
	3:45am HyperDose: @Scott It's amazing and just the change of scenery I needed (figuratively and literally)! Currently reformatting and setting up an old computer so I can watch movies in the bedroom and listen to music on the balcony while I chill & grill. 🌿🔥🍗🥩👨🏾‍🍳📻
	3:46am Brian D: @diciassette, Happy Birthday?
	3:48am diciassette: I'm a bit past those, but thanks in advance for both!
	⚡ 3:51am herb.nyc: First time listen (I woke to pee). Am talking notes. Kinda. But now I lay my head back down to...
	3:52am diciassette: bikini kill have brought their own levels for the show
	3:52am Scott67: 🗡👙☠🔫💜
	3:53am Scott67: Fuck the Dump, except for Trump! ✊😎
	3:54am Brian D: Think I caught one of them?
	3:54am diciassette: If only there were some sort of suction tube
	3:55am Scott67: Brian, we heard nothing!! In fact we weren't even there officer.
	3:56am diciassette: We all had our safety belts on too!
	3:57am Scott67: I'm wearing my Puritan Pants, way up high.👖💩
	3:58am diciassette: Sure fire way to prevent a wangover!
	3:58am diciassette: (Brian D, Scott started it in the other hotel room)
	3:59am Scott67: Hah! I'll have a double diciassette 😎🤙🍒🥃
	4:02am Scott67: Ooh! I said no ice!
	4:10am Scott67: Final Fall of Saigon & raising of North Vietnamese Flag, filmed by Australian Neil Davis. He also filmed the famous summary execution of a Suspected Viet Cong on the streets.
	4:12am Brian D: @Scott67, another Neil, Neil Sheehan (an Irish-American) did some of the most important reporting on the war. The Pentagon Papers later, but his book "Bright Shining Lie" is amazing.
	4:15am Scott67: John Pilger is Australian too.
	4:18am Scott67: Neil Davis was killed by shrapnel from a Government Tank shell. While filming a failed Coup attempt in Bangkok, 1985.
	4:24am diciassette: Jose Rizal was meant to be shot in the back as a traitor, but, apocryphally or not, he turned around to face them at the last moment.
	4:29am diciassette: I'll be doing a lot of reading later!
	4:33am Scott67: TRICKY!!!!
	4:34am I k e: Hi. Sounds good.
	4:34am Scott67: Love this Album!!!
	4:34am Fox: Killer show, dude.
	4:34am Scott67: G'day Ike.✌😎
	4:35am fred: That's a great cover! Also, hello
	4:36am Scott67: G'day Fox, I congrats on your show man! I caught some of it, in & out of sleep. But was too incoherent to comment. Actually that's me normally! 🍺😉🤙
	4:38am Scott67: Right on Fred!👍😎
	4:39am Fox: Thanks, Scott67.
	4:40am Brian D: Thank you, Fox.
	4:40am Scott67: Yep!!💀🤘🔥⛏🛠
	4:40am Brian D: Hello Fred!
	4:41am diciassette: oh my gosh mixing up Clash & MIA, but I suppose you might be able to figure out how that happened.
	4:41am Brian D: Indeed, Di, indeed.
	4:44am diciassette: How important are the Clash. Will we ever really know?
	4:46am Brian D: Can't imagine navigating this world without the Clash, Di...
	4:50am fred: @diciassette: On that same record, MIA also quoted New Order and The Pixies, which is pretty cool
	4:56am Brian D: Got much love for MIA.
	4:56am Eric from Detroit: Brilliant use of a cover of masters of war
	5:01am Scott67: 😎🤘
	5:02am Scott67: Patton channels Ozzie.
	5:04am Fox: I love Patton. It's amazing how much his voice has matured. He always had range, but he transformed from slightly nasal metal voice to... everything.
	5:08am Brian D: Indeed, Fox. Great version of that song.
	5:08am Scott67: I think his voice had no choice but to evolve, to keep up with his musical mind.
	⚡ 5:45am Hoboken Jack: Good morning, Brian -- sounding good! Hi Scott67!
	5:46am Brian D: Jack! Good morning!
	5:48am Scott67: G'day Jack.😎🤙
	5:55am HyperDose: Thank you Brian, was able to complete a handful of menial back burner tasks while grooving to the show. Now you must excuse me while I tend to the feline and commence with my morning ritual of tea & a smoke. Be well, all! ⛅🧉💨
	5:57am Brian D: Happy to be your soundtrack, Hyper. Pets for the feline.
	5:58am diciassette: THank you Brian D and the rest of you rowche rumblers
	5:58am Brian D: And thank you all for joining me. Have a great rest of your Sunday and week!
	6:00am Scott67: Thanks Brian. Edifying and entertaining. ✌😎🤙🌏🌻

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Sat. Dec 21st, 6am - 9am: Writer and investigative journalist Greg Donahue (More info...)
Writer and investigative journalist Greg Donahue joins Currents on Saturday, December 21st to discuss his reporting on the mysterious -- and life-threatening -- brain disease that's affecting residents of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Greg's work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, New York magazine, The Guardian, The Atavist Magazine, Vice, and Marie Claire, among many other publications.

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Comments	Approx. start time
David Bowie	I'm Afraid of Americans (V1 mix)	Earthling	Arista/Virgin		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Squid	Rodeo "Rodeo" by "Squid"	Town Centre	Speedy Wunderground		0:06:18 (Pop-up)
Marco Rubio on PBS’ Firing Line	"Marco Rubio on PBS’ Firing Line"				0:11:57 (Pop-up)
Gang of Four	Natural's Not In It "Natural's Not In It" by "Gang of Four"	Entertainment	EMI		0:13:30 (Pop-up)
Sonic Youth	The Sprawl "The Sprawl" by "Sonic Youth"	Daydream Nation	Enigma		0:18:29 (Pop-up)
Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin: The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire-					0:27:34 (Pop-up)
American Music Club	Hello Amsterdam	San Francisco	Reprise		0:28:36 (Pop-up)
Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin: The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire-					0:32:21 (Pop-up)
Bjork	Declare Independence "Declare Independence" by "Bjork"	Volta	Elektra/Atlantic		0:33:19 (Pop-up)
Johnny Boy	You Are the Generation That Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve	Johnny Boy	Wild Kingdom		0:45:10 (Pop-up)
Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin: The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire-					0:50:55 (Pop-up)
Bikini KIll	New Radio "New Radio" by "Bikini KIll"	The Singles	Kill Rock Stars		0:50:58 (Pop-up)
Sleater-Kinney	A Real Man "A Real Man" by "Sleater-Kinney"	Sleater-Kinney	Chainsaw		0:52:22 (Pop-up)
Ignition	Anger Means "Anger Means" by "Ignition"	State of the Union	Dischord		0:53:26 (Pop-up)
Firewater	The Beat Goes On "The Beat Goes On" by "Firewater"	Songs We Should Have Written	Jetset		0:56:15 (Pop-up)
Jello Biafra	Pledge of Allegiance	I Blow Minds For a Living	Alternative Tentacles		1:01:48 (Pop-up)
CBC Report: The Fall of Saigon (1975)	"CBC Report: The Fall of Saigon (1975)"				1:04:51 (Pop-up)
Godspeed You Black Emperor	"A Military Alphabet (five eyes all blind) (4521.0kHz 6730.0kHz 4109.09kHz) / Job's Lament / First of the Last Glaciers / where we break how we shine (Rockets for Mary)"	G_d's Pee at State's End!	Constellation		1:10:17 (Pop-up)
Vice Report US Withdrawal From Afghanistan					1:30:44 (Pop-up)
Tricky	Black Steel "Black Steel" by "Tricky"	Maxinqaye	Island		1:32:42 (Pop-up)
The Clash	Straight to Hell "Straight to Hell" by "The Clash"	Combat Rock	CBS/Epic		1:38:55 (Pop-up)
Vice Report US Withdrawal From Afghanistan					1:45:57 (Pop-up)
The Homeless Gospel Choir	When the War Is Over	I Used To Be Young	Bandcamp		1:45:59 (Pop-up)
Donald Rumsfeld	"Donald Rumsfeld"				1:55:24 (Pop-up)
The Long Ryders	Masters of War "Masters of War" by "The Long Ryders"	The Best of the Long Ryders	Prima		1:55:29 (Pop-up)
Faith No More	War Pigs "War Pigs" by "Faith No More"	The Real Thing	Slash/Reprise		1:59:53 (Pop-up)
Fugazi	Repeater "Repeater" by "Fugazi"	Repeater	Dischord		2:07:30 (Pop-up)
Nikole Hannah-Jones 1619 Project	"Nikole Hannah-Jones 1619 Project"				2:14:23 (Pop-up)
Isley Brothers	Ohio/Machine Gun "Ohio/Machine Gun" by "Isley Brothers"	Givin' It Back	T-Neck/Buddah Records		2:16:29 (Pop-up)
Nikole Hannah-Jones 1619 Project	"Nikole Hannah-Jones 1619 Project"				2:27:15 (Pop-up)
Lonnie Smith	People Make the World Go 'Round	Rise Up!	Palmetto		2:27:00 (Pop-up)
Gil Scott-Heron	New York Is Killing Me	I'm New Here	XL		2:42:49 (Pop-up)
NYC Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams	"NYC Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams"				2:49:00 (Pop-up)
Diego Cortez	Whitewash "Whitewash" by "Diego Cortez"	Stuzzicadenti 1997-1999	Bar None	https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/arts/music/diego-cortez-dead.html	2:49:03 (Pop-up)
NYC Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams	"NYC Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams"				2:55:00 (Pop-up)
Laurie Anderson	Time To Go (for Diego)	Women in Electronic Music 1977	New Workd Music		2:54:58 (Pop-up)
Carlos Niño & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson	Parts I-IV	Chicago Waves	International Anthem		2:58:23 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	3:01am Scott67: G'day Brian & Not Drowning Waving. ✌😎🌏🌻
	3:01am Jon: Hey
	3:03am HyperDose: Awake and grooving!
	3:04am Scott67: Great opener Brian!!!👍😎💜
	3:05am Scott67: G'day HyperD, glad you're here my friendly American! ✌😎
	3:05am diciassette: I fink this is good.
	3:06am Scott67: G'day diciassette, another reason I don't hate America as much anymore.✌😎
	3:07am diciassette: Well then! Cheers!
	3:07am Brian D: Good morning all.
	3:08am Scott67: Cheers diciassette.✌😎🍻
	3:10am Scott67: Love Squid!!😎🤙🦑
	3:14am Scott67: It's sunset & pissing down rain right now!
	3:18am Scott67: Hunting accident?
	3:19am Scott67: Fuck the Dump Button. We're all adults here!
	3:20am diciassette: Kim Gordon saved Sonic Youth
	3:22am Brian D: Did I make it?
	3:23am diciassette: The importance is to try innit?
	3:24am diciassette: In Hong Kong, one might say raining dog shit
	3:26am diciassette: * for as long as she could
	3:26am Scott67: Brian, you shut the fucks up alright.👍😎
	3:33am HyperDose: Even gladder to see you here, cobber! 🧐🎩✌🏾🎆🏴‍☠️
	3:37am Scott67: How's the apartment HyperD? Will you get a view of the Hooha & explody sky bits?
	3:42am diciassette: forty and fifty have five letters, for some reason
	3:43am diciassette: so much for an f word birthday
	3:45am HyperDose: @Scott It's amazing and just the change of scenery I needed (figuratively and literally)! Currently reformatting and setting up an old computer so I can watch movies in the bedroom and listen to music on the balcony while I chill & grill. 🌿🔥🍗🥩👨🏾‍🍳📻
	3:46am Brian D: @diciassette, Happy Birthday?
	3:48am diciassette: I'm a bit past those, but thanks in advance for both!
	⚡ 3:51am herb.nyc: First time listen (I woke to pee). Am talking notes. Kinda. But now I lay my head back down to...
	3:52am diciassette: bikini kill have brought their own levels for the show
	3:52am Scott67: 🗡👙☠🔫💜
	3:53am Scott67: Fuck the Dump, except for Trump! ✊😎
	3:54am Brian D: Think I caught one of them?
	3:54am diciassette: If only there were some sort of suction tube
	3:55am Scott67: Brian, we heard nothing!! In fact we weren't even there officer.
	3:56am diciassette: We all had our safety belts on too!
	3:57am Scott67: I'm wearing my Puritan Pants, way up high.👖💩
	3:58am diciassette: Sure fire way to prevent a wangover!
	3:58am diciassette: (Brian D, Scott started it in the other hotel room)
	3:59am Scott67: Hah! I'll have a double diciassette 😎🤙🍒🥃
	4:02am Scott67: Ooh! I said no ice!
	4:10am Scott67: Final Fall of Saigon & raising of North Vietnamese Flag, filmed by Australian Neil Davis. He also filmed the famous summary execution of a Suspected Viet Cong on the streets.
	4:12am Brian D: @Scott67, another Neil, Neil Sheehan (an Irish-American) did some of the most important reporting on the war. The Pentagon Papers later, but his book "Bright Shining Lie" is amazing.
	4:15am Scott67: John Pilger is Australian too.
	4:18am Scott67: Neil Davis was killed by shrapnel from a Government Tank shell. While filming a failed Coup attempt in Bangkok, 1985.
	4:24am diciassette: Jose Rizal was meant to be shot in the back as a traitor, but, apocryphally or not, he turned around to face them at the last moment.
	4:29am diciassette: I'll be doing a lot of reading later!
	4:33am Scott67: TRICKY!!!!
	4:34am I k e: Hi. Sounds good.
	4:34am Scott67: Love this Album!!!
	4:34am Fox: Killer show, dude.
	4:34am Scott67: G'day Ike.✌😎
	4:35am fred: That's a great cover! Also, hello
	4:36am Scott67: G'day Fox, I congrats on your show man! I caught some of it, in & out of sleep. But was too incoherent to comment. Actually that's me normally! 🍺😉🤙
	4:38am Scott67: Right on Fred!👍😎
	4:39am Fox: Thanks, Scott67.
	4:40am Brian D: Thank you, Fox.
	4:40am Scott67: Yep!!💀🤘🔥⛏🛠
	4:40am Brian D: Hello Fred!
	4:41am diciassette: oh my gosh mixing up Clash & MIA, but I suppose you might be able to figure out how that happened.
	4:41am Brian D: Indeed, Di, indeed.
	4:44am diciassette: How important are the Clash. Will we ever really know?
	4:46am Brian D: Can't imagine navigating this world without the Clash, Di...
	4:50am fred: @diciassette: On that same record, MIA also quoted New Order and The Pixies, which is pretty cool
	4:56am Brian D: Got much love for MIA.
	4:56am Eric from Detroit: Brilliant use of a cover of masters of war
	5:01am Scott67: 😎🤘
	5:02am Scott67: Patton channels Ozzie.
	5:04am Fox: I love Patton. It's amazing how much his voice has matured. He always had range, but he transformed from slightly nasal metal voice to... everything.
	5:08am Brian D: Indeed, Fox. Great version of that song.
	5:08am Scott67: I think his voice had no choice but to evolve, to keep up with his musical mind.
	⚡ 5:45am Hoboken Jack: Good morning, Brian -- sounding good! Hi Scott67!
	5:46am Brian D: Jack! Good morning!
	5:48am Scott67: G'day Jack.😎🤙
	5:55am HyperDose: Thank you Brian, was able to complete a handful of menial back burner tasks while grooving to the show. Now you must excuse me while I tend to the feline and commence with my morning ritual of tea & a smoke. Be well, all! ⛅🧉💨
	5:57am Brian D: Happy to be your soundtrack, Hyper. Pets for the feline.
	5:58am diciassette: THank you Brian D and the rest of you rowche rumblers
	5:58am Brian D: And thank you all for joining me. Have a great rest of your Sunday and week!
	6:00am Scott67: Thanks Brian. Edifying and entertaining. ✌😎🤙🌏🌻

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