Recorded August 4, 2024

It’s been a LOOOONG time since Adam and Peter recorded a new Real Sankara Hours episode and…A LOT has happened! They discuss the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race, and Kamala Harris’s run for president.

Links:

• Text messages, radio chatter show confused communications around tracking Trump’s would-be assassin https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/29/politics/trump-shooting-text-messages/index.html

• Trump Assassination Attempt Laid Bare Long-standing Vulnerabilities in the Secret Service https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-assassination-attempt-laid-bare-long-standing-vulnerabilities-in-the-secret-service

Theme song: “Real Sankara Hours theme song”

Peter MGunn – bass guitar

Adam Hudson – drums

Real Sankara Hours website: https://realsankarahours.org/

Recorded April 15, 2024. In this free episode, Adam and Peter mostly discuss the ongoing genocide in Gaza by Israel. In particular, we discuss Iran’s retaliatory strike against Israel, and Israel’s other AI kill list.

Links:

• ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/
• Israeli attack that killed aid workers consistent with multiple precision strikes, analysis shows https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/03/middleeast/world-central-kitchen-strike-analysis-intl/index.html
• Israeli strike on Iran’s consulate in Syria killed 2 generals and 5 other officers, Iran says https://apnews.com/article/israel-syria-airstrike-iranian-embassy-edca34c52d38c8bc57281e4ebf33b240
• Iran launches retaliatory attack on Israel with hundreds of drones, missiles https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-launches-drone-attack-israel-expected-unfold-over-hours-2024-04-13/

Theme song: “Real Sankara Hours theme song”

Peter MGunn – bass guitar

Adam Hudson – drums

Real Sankara Hours website: https://realsankarahours.org/

Recorded January 28, 2024. First free episode of the new year – 2024. In this episode, Adam and Peter discuss South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, the ICJ’s interim ruling that Israel is plausibly committing genocide in Gaza, the 2024 election and the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries, and Houthi rebels in Yemen attacking Israeli ships in the Red Sea.

Links:

• U.S. strikes Houthi rebels in Yemen https://apnews.com/article/biden-houthis-yemen-shipping-attacks-fc5c1ed40f4e370bed81670bfdda0899
• Yemen: why is the war there getting more violent? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29319423
• Who are the Houthi rebels and why are they attacking Red Sea ships? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67614911
• The ICJ ruling could implicate the US in war crimes https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/27/ijc-verdict-israel-gaza-war-biden-pressure
• What has the ICJ ordered Israel to do on Gaza war, and what’s next? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/26/what-has-the-icj-ordered-israel-to-do-on-gaza-war-and-whats-next?traffic_source=KeepReading
• The ICJ ruling (full text) https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2024/01/192-20231228-app-01-00-en.pdf

Theme song: “Real Sankara Hours theme song”

Peter MGunn – bass guitar

Adam Hudson – drums

Real Sankara Hours website: https://realsankarahours.org/