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...these apocalyptic visions get you down. If you listen to the weirder radio talk shows, you know that the next real-life cataclysm won't come until Dec. 21, 2012 (something about the winter solstice and a Mayan prophecy). By then, Governor Schwarzenegger will be in his second term and eligible for Social Security...if there is Social Security. But that's a different nightmare. Or two. --By Richard Corliss
...voices crowding the radio dial are as varied as they are opinionated. Democracy advocates in Hong Kong exhort listeners to attend the latest Victoria Park rally. Downtrodden Bangkok citizens listen in glee as a crusading radio program exposes?in real time?a corrupt traffic cop as he tries to extort money from a taxi driver (who rings the program as the shakedown is happening). A lonely migrant worker in southern China receives advice on how to find a mate even without the help of a village matchmaker. Best of all, since talk radio flourishes at the intersection of anonymity...
...Instead, Ulil uses the radio to dissect issues facing modern Islam today. Unlike in the U.S., where an increase in conservative-Christian broadcasting has sharpened an us-vs.-them divide, Ulil preaches inclusiveness in his weekly 30-minute show "Religion and Tolerance." More than 5 million Indonesians listen in as Ulil preaches a moderate and progressive message of Islam. But not everyone appreciates his take: earlier this year, a west Javanese radical group issued a death fatwa against him. But Ulil remains undaunted. Just last week, he was back in fine form, discussing how each individual experiences Islam differently...
...airwaves have, throughout most of modern Asia's history, been controlled by authoritarian governments rather than loquacious rabble rousers. Ever since the first crackly radio broadcast, Asia's strongmen have known the power of radio to rally the masses. Radio, after all, reaches even the remotest hinterland, as those listening secretly to the BBC World Service in places like Burma or Tibet know. When Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines in 1972, one of the first things he did was shut down the radio stations. For Marcos and other autocrats, radio was a tool of subjugation, not incitement...
ARLINGTON, Va.—Every night, without fail, a faint but familiar sound floats into my apartment. You have to strain to hear it, but if you turn down the TV and listen closely, it is unmistakable: it is the sound of “Taps” being played on a solitary trumpet...