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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
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report November 6, 2026
This week's show features stories from NHK World Radio Japan, France 24, and Radio Deutsche-Welle. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr261106.mp3 (29:00) From JAPAN-…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report October 30, 2026
This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, Radio Havana Cuba, and NHK World Radio Japan. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr261030.mp3…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report October 23, 2026
This week's show features stories from France 24, NHK World Radio Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr261023.mp3 (29:00) From FRANCE-…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report October 16, 2026
This week's show features stories from France 24, NHK World Radio Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr261016.mp3 (29:00) From FRANCE-…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report October 9, 2026
This week's show features stories from NHK World Radio Japan, France 24, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr261009.mp3 (29:00) From JAPAN- A…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report October 2, 2026
This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK World Radio Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr261002.mp3 (29:00) From…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report September 25, 2026
This week's show features stories from NHK World Radio Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260925.mp3…
The Shortwave ReportThe shortwave Report September 18, 2026
This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, NHK World Radio Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260918.mp3…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report September 11, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report September 4, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report August 28, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report August 21, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report August 14, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report August 8, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report July 31, 2026
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 Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report July 24, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report July 17, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report July 10, 2026
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-…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report July 3, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report June 26, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report June 19, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report June 12, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report June 5, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report May 29, 2026
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 Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report May 22, 2026
This weeks show begins with the Chinese and Russian presidents meet in Beijing, there is international outrage after the Israeli Security Minister taunts…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report May 15, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report May 8, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report May 1, 2026
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…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report April 24, 2026
This week's show begins with the G7 meeting in Paris on the environment but no one can mention "climate change," an interview with the Director of EU Security…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report April 17, 2026
This week's show begins with a Harvard professor and his article called "The United States has become a rogue state," in London another 500 are arrested as…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report April 10, 2026
This week's show starts with international press reviews on Trump's threats to end the Iranian civilization, how the Iran war is a catalyst for renewable…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report April 3, 2026
This week's show starts with European press on the current use of AI in the wars, an interview with Israeli journalist Gideon Levy, interviews about Trump's…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report March 27, 2026
This week's show begins with a comparison between the US and Iran peace proposals, Australia and the EU have concluded talks on a Free Trade deal, stock market…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report March 20, 2026
This week's show begins with analysis os Israeli attacks on Lebanon and a million civilians displaced, more immigrants will be heading to Europe, Iran had…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report March 13, 2026
This week's show begins with world press on the US/Israeli war on Iran, an interview with a Swedish professor on what Iran and the US want from the war, Trump…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report March 6, 2026
This week's show begins with the war on Iran and AI weapons, how the world reported the war on Iran, Iran reminds the US they did not start the war, France…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report February 27, 2026
This week's show starts with the Pacific Ocean warming, China and Germany meet over free trade, AI firm Anthropic under pressure from the Pentagon, report on…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report February 20, 2026
This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260220.mp3 (29:00) From…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report February 13, 2026
This week's show begins with the new Japanese PM's defense plans, Ukraine is selling weaponized drones in Europe, an interview with Francesca Albanese, the US…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report February 6, 2026
This week's show begins with an interview about the expiring of the nuclear treaty between the US and Russia, the Washington Post lays off a third of its…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report January 30, 2026
This week's show begins with the consequences of the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, Trump describes new weapon used in the kidnapping of…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report January 23, 2026
This week's show begins with press reviews on the World Economic Forum, Greenland, and Donald Trump, the Board Of Peace, attitudes in Venezuela, and Gen-Z…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report January 16, 2026
This week's show begins with root causes of protests in Iran, White House meeting on Greenland and NATO deploys troops there, Japan begins mining in deep sea…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report January 9, 2026
This week's show starts with press reviews on Maduro, Capitol riots anniversary, and Greenland, Netanyahu praises Trump action in Venezuela, Colombian…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report January 2, 2026
This week's show starts with China doing military drills around Taiwan, Israel bars 37 aid groups from Palestine, France proposes a ban on social media for…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report December 26, 2025
This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr251226.mp3 (29:00) From…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report December 19, 2025
This weeks show begins with the Young Republicans host the German far-right in NYC, Defense One releases what they say is a more complete version of the US…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report December 12, 2025
This week's show begins with an in-depth piece on how Europe sees Trump's new National Security Strategy, analysis of the US military seizing a Venezuelan oil…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report December 5, 2025
This week's show begins with Japanese companies file lawsuits to get Trump tariff fees returned , Netanyahu pardon request, Putin in India and Macron in China…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report November 28, 2025
This week's show begins with a review of the COP 30 summit in Brazil, Israeli settlers are targeting activists in the occupied West Bank, more record floods in…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report November 21, 2025
This Week's show begins European leaders upset over secret US Russia plans over Ukraine, protests at the UN COP 30 climate conference in Brazil, China and…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report November 14, 2025
This week's show begins with Trump threatening to sue the BBC for the way they edited a speech by him on Jan 6 2020, the International Criminal Court asks for…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report November 7, 2025
This week's show begins with a wealth tax proposed in France which 86% of the citizens wanted and it was turned down by Parliament, the UN Climate Change…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report October 31, 2025
This week's show begins with Trump deals with South Korean and Japanese militaries, Argentina supports President Milei in legislative elections, UN says the…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report October 24, 2025
This week's show begins with an in-depth piece on the growing Trump influence in Latin America with a possible return to the 19th century relationship…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report October 17, 2025
This week's show starts with electric vehicles in Norway and the US, an update on the Gaza ceasefire and restricted aid, more Venezuelans assassinated for…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report October 10, 2025
This week's show begins with press reviews on October 7th, the political crisis in France, and Trump's dream of a Nobel Peace prize; Venezuela prevents a false…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report October 3, 2025
This week's show begins with a comparison of "free speech" between the US and France, a Palestinian Policy Maker on the proposed peace plan, much of the Sumud…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report September 26,2025
This week's show begins with a youth uprising in the Philippines, several reviews of Trump at the UN, Italy and Spain send naval ships to protect the Gaza…
The Shortwave ReportThe Shortwave Report September 19, 2025
This week's show starts with the far-right rally in London with Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk, bombing raids are accelerated in Gaza City, the UN finds…