The Shortwave Report

The Shortwave Report

A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan, and Sputnik Radio.

Episodes

September 10, 2026 28 mins

This week's show features stories from  Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, NHK World Radio Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260911.mp3   (29:00)          From GERMANY- Britain announced a ban on goods produced by settlers in the occupied West Bank. The Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband delivered the changes while pointing out that he is proudly of...
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This week's show features stories from  Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, NHK World Radio Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260904.mp3   (29:00)          From GERMANY- Last Friday the Trump administration announced plans to take about 20% of Venezuelan oil reserves or 65 billion barrels. John Feeley is a former US Ambassador to Panama and curr...
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August 27, 2026 28 mins

This week's show features stories from  France 24, NHK World Radio Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260828.mp3   (29:00)         From FRANCE- A devastating mudslide and floods moved through the Nepal and Tibet regions destroying many villages and killing hundreds- many countries have sent aid and rescue teams. Leela Jacinto talks about the geology of ...
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August 20, 2026 28 mins

This week's show features stories from  NHK World Radio Japan, France 24, Radio Havana Cuba, and Radio Deutsche-Welle.

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260821.mp3   (29:00)          From JAPAN- The South Korean military drill with the US was shortened at the request of Trump. Campaigns for the Brazilian presidential elections kicked off last Sunday, with the vote coming ...
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August 13, 2026 28 mins

 This week's show begins with the proposed wealth tax in the UK, Greenland rejects US oil drilling for the moment, the new Colombian president says he will use US and Israeli military to stop cocaine production, and a new tariff on solar panels.

  This week's show features stories from  Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, Radio Havana Cuba, and NHK World Radio Japan. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260...
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August 6, 2026 28 mins

This week's show features stories from  Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK World Radio Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260807.mp3   (29:00)          From GERMANY- In Gaza there was a funeral for 112 members of 2 clans that were buried under the rubble of a building Israel had flattened. Israel continues to bomb daily in Gaza despite a ceasefire- 150...
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July 30, 2026 28 mins

This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, and Radio Havana Cuba.

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260731.mp3   (29:00)          From GERMANY- The wildfires in France, Spain, and Italy have been the major topic in European news. A few notes. A hectare is about 2.5 acres and 40 degrees centigrade is 104 fahrenheit. First a brief summary of the situ...
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July 23, 2026 29 mins

This week's show features stories from France 24, NHK World Radio Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cuba.

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260724.mp3   (29:00)          From FRANCE- The French Parliament voted into law a ban on the use of most social media for children under 15 years old. The negative effects of social platforms were widely debated in the country ...
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July 16, 2026 28 mins

This week's show features stories from NHK World Radio Japan, France 24, Radio Havana Cuba, and Radio Deutsche-Welle.

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260717.mp3   (29:00)          From JAPAN- Sales of electric vehicles more than doubled in the past 6 months in Japan due to generous government subsidies.  The journal Nature published research warning that climate change threa...
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July 9, 2026 28 mins

This week's show features stories from France 24, NHK World Radio Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.

http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260710.mp3   (29:00)          From FRANCE- Some press reviews on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, from both American and European sources. One of the side effects of the heat waves that are sweeping through Europe is the melting of th...
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July 2, 2026 28 mins

This week's show begins with more on European heatwaves, German courts charge a Ukrainian military man and the government with involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline explosion, a special on the 250th anniversary of the US, Cuba requests a hearing at the UN on US aggression and energy blockade, and the "Board of Peace" has big plans for Gaza.

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June 25, 2026 28 mins

 This week's show begins with a report and analysis of the record breaking heat in much of Europe, press on the UN Report on Israeli war crimes and genocide, Cuban Foreign Ministers respond to Marco Rubio and US actions on Cuba, and 76% of people surveyed worldwide have no confidence in Trump. 

  This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, Radio Havana Cuba, and NHK Japan. ...
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June 18, 2026 28 mins

This week's show begins with an interview with a political scientist researching why the leaders of most countries are twice the age of the average citizens, several reports on the G7 summit, several reports and press reviews on the agreement between the US and Iran, massive drone strike by Ukraine on Moscow, and the US military does a deadly strike inside Venezuela.

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June 11, 2026 28 mins

This week's show starts with World Ocean Day at the UN, press reviews on North Korea, Ireland, and billionaires, 30% of Fukushima prefecture still has unsafe levels of radiation after 15 years, and Mexico and Belize deliver aid to Cuba.

  This week's show features stories from France 24, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260612.mp3   (29:00)         &...
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June 4, 2026 28 mins

This week's show begins with press reviewsabout the EU deporting failed asylum seekers to Rwanda and Uganda, analysis of the failed ceasefire with Iran and Lebanon, Analysis of the Colombian presidential election, and the US does not respond to a UN plan to trace fuel deliveries to Cuba.

This week's show features stories from France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr26060...
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May 28, 2026 28 mins

 This week's show starts with the war on Ukraine, the environmental impact of war, record high temperatures in Europe, further criticism of Israeli treatment of the flotilla activists, and Mexican President Sheinbaum on the US indictment of Raul Castro.

This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260529.mp3 &nb...
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May 21, 2026 29 mins

 This weeks show begins with the Chinese and Russian presidents meet in Beijing, there is international outrage after the Israeli Security Minister taunts kidnapped flotilla activists, Cuba says US media story about preparations to attack the US are pure propaganda, interview with a journalist about "Inside the Broligarchy: Is Big Tech Running Politics?"

  This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, Fran...
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May 14, 2026 28 mins

This week's show begins with Saudi Arabia and the UAE bombed Iran, the Japanese government subsidizes fuel costs, audio files accusing US, Honduras,and Israel of plotting to destabilize Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia, and press reviews on Trump and Xi meeting.

This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan, Radio Havana Cuba, and France 24. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260515.mp3 &nb...
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May 7, 2026 28 mins

This week's show begins with attempts to tax windfall oil profits, update on the Non-Proliferation Treaty, an alarming number of medics killed in South Lebanon, and a flotilla of solar panels leaving Spain for medical facilities in Cuba.

This week's show features stories from France 24, NHK Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260508.mp3   (29:00)     &...
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April 30, 2026 28 mins

   This week's show begins with a large segment on press freedom in Europe and the US, Iran denies Trump's claim that they are in a state of collapse, the UN hosts an update of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons treaty, and Maduro can finally begin to pay for legal representation in the US.

This week's show features stories from France 24, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/...
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