Seattle's Iran Festival was originally scheduled for this weekend. It's been postponed, sadly, but Iran's football team is in town, so we went ahead with our planned celebration of Iranian musicians, both traditional and modern. Listen: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #iran #persia #worldmusic

Okay, so Pulisic really does make stuff happen.

It's officially summer! If you need some new sounds to help usher in the season, check out this 2-hour collection of tunes from around the planet: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #spintheglobe #worldmusic #communityradio #globalmusic #summersounds #summermusic #kaos

I'm not saying I deserve credit for the inspired US win tonight, but just hours before I'd posted this mix of #worldcup and #soccer tunes. Enjoy. Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #communityradio #radioshow #globalmusic #worldmusic #KAOS

So much great new #globalmusic to explore this month, including releases from Coco Mbassi, PhD, Fatoumata Diawara, Seu Jorge & Marisa Monte, Natacha Atlas & Samy Bishai, Basya Schechter, Mexican Institute Of Sound, Kommuna Lux, Nu Genea, and many more. Listen: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe...

Water, water everywhere, and everybody is writing songs about it. Seriously. South Africa, Tuva, Cambodia, India, Armenia. Turns out everyone loves water. Stream the latest episode of Spin The Globe: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #worldmusic #watersongs #communityradio #globalmusic

This week's #spintheglobe is two hours of great #globalmusic that you can stream free right here: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #kaos #communityradio #worldmusic

The best sounds the world is creating right now... streaming free for your listening pleasure from Spin The Globe on #communityradio station KAOS-fm in Olympia, WA, USA. Stream it here: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #worldmusic #globalmusic #top10music #pacificnorthwest

STG's final all-women show of this series, finishing things off with music from Oceania featuring Te Vaka, Moana and the Tribe, Small Island Big Song 小島大歌, Barefoot Divas, Toni Huata, Olivia Foa'i, Brittni Paiva, Samoa Sisters, Whirimako Black, & more. Listen at www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe...

The penultimate offering in a series on the global music of women, this time spanning the reaches of Europe. Stream it free here: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #worldmusic #globalmusic #communityradio #kaos #womensmusic #spintheglobe

For Earth Day Week (yes, that's a thing), I collected some song about animals from all over the planet. Enjoy the vibe: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #worldmusic #communityradio #kaos #globalmusic #radioshow #animalmusic #earthday

PSA: A feline trap does not need to have closed sides to be effective. #catsofbluesky

Ah, springtime. Time of unfolding leaves, delicate flowers, and new global music from artists including Super Panela, Suistamon Sähkö, Cheikh Ibra Fam, Aly Keita, Mansfarroll, Souad Massi, and many more. Listen free: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe...

More women in world music. This time, we journey across the Americas, from Cuba, Peru, Canada, Columbia, Brazil, Argentina, Belize, and beyond. Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #worldmusic #womensmusic #theamericas #communityradio #kaos #spintheglobe #globalmusic

A BEE’S ZZZs Davis, California A sunflower chimney bee rests on a pillow of velvety ochers in the early evening, likely already snoozing after a long day’s work pollinating plants. This species of bee often nests at the base of sunflowers. Photograph by Karine Aigner

#spintheglobe explores the diverse work of Cameroonian bassist Guy Nsangué this week, along with a heap of other great #globalmusic Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #worldmusic #africanmusic #bassplayer #communityradio #kaos #cameroon #cameroonmusic

On this No Kings weekend, here's a playlist of African queens... of music! Songs from artists including Manou Gallo, Sona Jobarteh, Khaira Arby, Syssi Mananga, Seheno, Sayat Demissie, Meklit, Les Amazones d'Afrique, Lala Njava, & more. Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #africanmusic

Some of the best new sounds from around the globe this week, from artists including dakhabrakha, Souad Massi, Mariachi el Bronx, Bamako Airlines, Ziggy Marley, Tinariwen, Tram des Balkans, and many more. Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #worldmusic #communityradio #globalmusic

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Another all-woman show, this time featuring music from Asia, from Japan to Iran with many stops in between. Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #womenshistorymonth #womensmusic #musicofasia #communityradio #kaos #spintheglobe #asianwomen

LEG ONE. WON.

Is there a special term for a president who's a lame duck because he shot himself in the foot? www.npr.org/2026/03/08/g...

An old saying goes "Women hold up half the sky" -- and in the case of this episode of Spin The Globe, they hold up the full 2 hours. Global women, global sounds, community radio. Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #worldmusic #kaos #womenshistorymonth #radioshow #globalmusic

"Military force alone will not secure a democratic future for the Iranian people..."

Taking a listen to a lot of good music in the Venn diagram where #worldmusic and #rockmusic intersect. Who's making this great sound? Listen to find out (or just peek at the playlist): www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #communityradio #radioshow #globalmusic #globalrock

See a collection of creative photographs from this year’s games featuring infrared imaging, vintage cameras, optical filters, digital composites, unusual angles, unexpected subjects, and more.

I'm not watching, but if you are, here's a way to perhaps make it less painful. #stateoftheunion #sameoldsameold

Hope you had a great Mardi Gras and Lunar New Year celebration, and are having an uplifting Ramadan. All of that, and also this new show featuring the best new music from all over the planet! Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #worldmusic #globalmusic #communityradio #radioshow

Happy President's Day

The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory

‘She dared to be difficult’: How Toni Morrison shaped the way we think

Happy Lunar New Year! My gift to you is two hours of #worldmusic to celebrate the occasion. Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #communityradio #kaos #globalmusic #lunarnewyear #horses #moon

Bad Bunny understood the assignment…

Epstein survivors are sharing the most important ad you’ll see today. Please watch. Trump and his administration are trying to cover up this scandal, but we are not moving on from it.

Another 2-hour musical celebration of #diversity from KAOS-fm community radio! Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #worldmusic #globalmusic #radioshow #mixtape #celebratediversity #olywa #kaos

Movie review from Guardian on Melania.

Here's my musical tribute to all the people standing up for the rule of law and constitutional rights, and against fascism, racism, and violence. Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #worldmusic #globalmusic #protestsongs #meltice #antifascism #communityradio #spintheglobe #radioshow

Stuck at home because of a big storm, tyranny, or general malaise? I've got the soundtrack to warm your ears a bit... 2 hours of #globalmusic of deserts, camels, oases, and such. Listen at www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #communityradio #worldmusic #desertmusic #kaos #desertblues

Minnesota turns out!

Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.

Fun new diverse music this week -- listen and appreciate all the artists making beautiful sounds in a sometimes ugly world: www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #worldmusic #globalmusic #communityradio #spintheglobe #kaos #celebratediversity

Need a vacation but can't actually get away? Turn up the heat, put on your finest Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses, and kick back with two hours of tropical island tunes from #spintheglobe www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #worldmusic #radioshow #globalmusic #kaos #islandmusic

You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.

New #globalmusic for a #newyear! Check out the latest #spintheglobe for your wird-ranging, diverse music fix! As heard on KAOS 89.3fm in Olympia, Washington, USA www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe... #communityradio #kaos #worldmusic #radioshow #newmusic

"Time will show the Trump era to be less turning point, more freakish aberration – a sort of Prohibition for populists. In history’s bigger picture, Trump is a blotch, an unsightly smear on the canvas." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Nouhou as the elder, calming statesman of Cameroon -- and their captain -- is a vibe. Probably not something on the bingo card of many #SoundersFC fans. Ans Cameroon is holding their own against a heavily-favored Ivory Coast. #AFCON

Reflections in Budd Inlet, Washington State #photography #pugetsound #pacificnw #washingtonstate #reflections