Race Matters / Radio as Alchemy

20.07.25
A collage of three images. From to bottom: Jose Maceda - Ugnayan - for 20 radio stations (1973) Phillipines - Cladnestine Radio in Algiers - iranian Radio golden era pre1978
Aired on 20.07.25, 10:00am
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A sonic love letter and archive assemblage indebted to the legacy, magic and transformation of radical radio.

Radio Rata
Live broadcast at the Red Rattler for our Radio as Alchemy fundraiser. Produced and hosted by Ethan Lyons and Shareeka Helaluddin, recorded by Ewan MacColl.

24hours/Palestine Radio Al Hara
An excerpt from the September 2024 iteration, via the Wonder Cabinet Radio Al Hara broadcasting from Bethlehem, Palestine.

Palestine Forever NYC The Lot Radio
An excerpt from our 2024 collaboration with the radio show and organising collective DJs Against Apartheid, listen to the full takeover here. With gratitude to Nour & Kat.

Beyond the Bars Prison Radio 3CR
From the 2025 NAIDOC Prison Radio broadcast, a conversation from Middleton Prison. Listen to and support the full broadcast via 3CR Radical Radio, follow Beyond the Bars and 3CR radio. With gratitude to Inez, Priya, Leila for making this shared broadcast possible.

Radio Roohafza
Experimental and independent online radio, streaming sound from a self-hosted server in Delhi.

Assembled and hosted by Shareeka Helaluddin

More Episodes

Tracklist

Radio as smoke with Radio Rata
Interview
An excerpt from our outside broadcast Radio as Alchemy at the Red Rattler, Ethan Lyons and Shareeka Helaluddin in conversation (and song) with Roscoe Lee Brown of Radio Rata
The Slits
Newtown
24hours/Palestine with Radio Al Hara
An excerpt from Wonder Cabinets 24hour Palestine, a project using radio to sonifying interconnected political struggles streaming out of Bethlehem, Palestine
Palestine Forever NYC with The Lots Radio
An excerpt from our solidarity syndicate with the NYC-based intiative empowering DJs and artists to expose and resist apartheid investment seeped into global club culture
Beyond the Bars Prison Radio with 3CR
A conversation from Middleton Prison, produced by the First Nations broadcasters at 3CR for the 2025 NAIDOC Beyond the Bars Prison Radio special
Aasma Tulika
Mic Check