Netil Radio Weekly

#037

Words

Hello and welcome back to our link storm,

First - A big thank you! For contributing to our little effort to help to protect democracy under the threat. Together, we raised some awareness about the situation, supported Ukrainian artists by purchasing their music via bandcamp and you, our small radio community, raised and donated  £1283.00 - It’s more than we expected and we are proud of you! All your contributions are now in the accounts of the chosen charities. Thank you!

Last week was intense for the alternative world of alternative democracy, and the future of Europe’s unity. Viktor Orbán won election in Hungary. Again. Fourth time. Impressive, one can say. But the word shocking is coming to my mind. I don’t mean it’s shocking that Orbán won the election. In last 12 years in power, Orbán took over control in every aspect of society. From the media, through institutions topping it up with brutal takeover of academic institutions and establishing Chinese influence in the academic environment. All this with the never ending destabilisation of European Union unity is enough to question the purpose of having a country like this in the union. And now the shocking part - Viktor Orbán in his winning speech said that he defeated his enemy - Volodymyr Zelensky. In normal circumstances this will simply break a normal person’s brain. How unreal it is to say that. A politician who destroyed the opposition in three election periods is turning his focus to the president of another country in hunt for an imaginary enemy.. A country which is under brutal attack by someone who is financing Orbán’s tool to control his position. The pieces of this puzzle are very poorly designed, they fit, but it’s just too obvious. 

Of course Viktor Orbán didn’t run a campaign against the president of Ukraine. He only did what all populists do - used the momentum of the situation for his own good. He bought the votes of Hungarian people for cheap gas and oil soaked in the blood of innocent people. Pretty much the same thing as we can see some western politicians doing - instead of sitting down with environmental crisis advisers and experts to use the problem for something good. Like get rid of fossil fuels and focus on renewable energy. But populists go to ask different dictators to supply the goods instead.

The time of populist should be over soon. Every day they prove that their priorities are twisted. Selfish, short lasting with no solution for the future challenges. Elections are coming and we should stop being lethargic and start to be active in demanding our politicians to do what the purpose of their job is - to serve. 

You can spend the time until the next election by taking a break from facebook, reading investigative journalism and listening to Netil Radio. It’s good for you, good for the future.

Thank you for reading, stay connected

Miro

Coming Up

✧ DJ Bert is joining soft touch today 5-7pm ✧ Marie Garaccio is covering for Sassy Wylie while she is away - Saturday 1-3pm ✧ Canan Batur in conversation with Lz Mc Can about his new EP, influences and all that jazz - Sunday 12-2pm ✧ London School of Electronic Music is back hosted by its founder Pablo Ranacat - Monday 1-3pm ✧ Nou is starting her journey with us - every 2nd Wednesday of the month 10pm till the end ✧ 

Reminder! Friends and Family takeovers on Netil Market

✧ SODAA Stream takeover - 29th April 11am-11pm ✧

✧ Netil Sessions takeover - 30th April 11am-11pm ✧

✧ Netil Radio 5th Birthday - 28th-31st May ✧

Full program here

Listen Back

✧ Miro in conversation with Karl Verboten about the thread from Tower hamlet Council ✧ J Casa is back for a chit chat with PJ & Abdel ✧ DJ Obi Mark covering Eyes Have Babes ✧ The Slizzard Sister in charge of Beta K’s show ✧ Forest Law did Tropical Problems again ✧ All Zipped Up was fun plenty ✧ Lila interviewing Binti Red ✧ Romansoff back on JAS ✧ Jaye Ward was Magical, Real.. as always ✧ Trancemania in full effect - TSUNIMAN b2b Wednesday ✧ Big Rebz & MR2 joined A Real Sisterhood community service ✧ Hidden Sound celebrating launch of their website ✧ it’s been one year of Disintegration with Oren G! ✧ Jin Synth live & Iajov for Unknown Species ✧ Smoked Poets in solo ride talking about cost of living, playing workers music ✧ Valentine’s Morning Grooves ✧ Lu.Re celebrating her upcoming debut EP ✧ The Ransom Note Dispatch for all the new premieres ✧ Breakfast Brapp! with unstoppable Shimmy ✧ Hemlin’s mama duties break - Island DNA ✧ Saagar for Blake Creighton - It’s Not Too Late ✧ 

✧ The Ransom Note, Sova Audio, Eat Work Art_ & Netil Radio fundraiser Together for Ukraine recordings ✧

And there is much more in our archives 

New Music

✧ Laib Und Seele Records just released new EP by Grim Beazley / Loafy Tunes every 1st Friday of the month 5-7pm ✧

✧ EYA Records’s Too Smooth Christ - Peemax Trax EP is in the shops / Expand Your Awareness - every 1st Thursday of the month 9-11pm ✧

Miro sundayMusiq tips / Morning Transition - every Sunday 9-11pm

✧ YNV - Golden Hour Ritual ✧ B.C. Slumber - Slumber Assistant ✧ Polygonia - Bloom ✧

That’s all for this week

Stay Tuned 

NR Team

London’s community voice, broadcast live from a converted shipping container atop of Netil Market - project facilitated and supported by Eat Work Art