The Sound Kitchen

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Brexit vote. There’s a quick course on the fifth smallest country in the world, a surprise guest in the kitchen, music by request, and of course, the quiz. Just click on the arrow in the photo and enjoy!

Hello everyone!

Welcome to The Sound Kitchen. You can catch the programme on-the-air every Saturday at 6:15, 7:15, 14:45 and 16:45 universal time. You’ll hear the winner’s names announced and the week’s quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you have grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and tune in every Saturday.

For our DX enthusiast friends: Our shortwave frequency is 13725 kHz on the 22m band, from 06.00 to 07.00 UT every day. We’ve had reception reports from Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Sierra Leone, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US, and although the frequency is “aimed” (or however that works) towards the African continent, give it a try. You never know … and be sure and send us your reception reports. Maybe we can get more time, which would be wonderful.

You can also hear our programs on WRMI (http://www.wrmi.net/) and WRN (http://www.wrn.org/listeners/). In Paris, you can hear us on World Radio Paris (http://www.worldradioparis.fr/) on DAB+. These broadcasters diffuse our programs out of the goodness of their hearts (and thank you thank you thank you WRMI, WRN, and World Radio Paris!), but unless you tell us how you heard us, we have no way of knowing … so do write and tell us how you listen to us.

A hearty welcome to our new RFI clubs! There’s the RFI Listeners Club in

Muzaffargarh, Pakistan with Mubashir Hussain Asher as president; the RFI Fan Club in Nadia, W Bengal, India with Sunilbaran Das as president; the Kumi Central RFI Listeners Club in Kampala, Uganda with Charles Ongole John as president, and the RFI Listeners Club in Sheikhupura, Pakistan with Riaz Ahmed Khan as president.

Welcome, welcome, welcome! There are now 36 official RFI English listeners clubs!

There are 19 RFI English clubs in the midst of football tournaments. RFI’s Listener Relations department organized the tournaments because they knew the European Championship Games would have everyone football mad … and the matches played by the RFI English clubs continue!

The participating clubs are from all around the globe. In Africa, there’s the RFI Fan Club, Kisii, Kenya, Mogire Machuki, president; Kemogemba Club, Tarime, Tanzania, Ras Franz Manko Ngogo, president; The RFI Listeners Club Gambia, Brikama Town, The Gambia, Lamin Ceesay, president; RFI Ducor Sea Breeze Club of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, Hyrum Karyea Mennoh, president, and the RFI Club Ain Kechera, Ain Kechera, Algeria, Ferhat Bezazel, president.

In Pakistan, there’s the Pak France International Listeners Club, Sahiwal, Shahzad Shabbir, president and the RFI Fans Web Visitors Club in Khanpur, Amir Manzoor, president.

In India, there’s the International DX Radio Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Mr Najimuddin, president; RFI Natun Radio Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Kanchan KR Chatterjee, president; Golden DX Club, Murshidabad, Siddhartha Sarkar, president; RFI Listeners Club, Hyderabad / Miryalguda; Mrs P Sreelatha Reddy, president; Young Stars Radio Club, Sainikpuri / Secunderabad, Hari Madugula, president, and Metali Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Shivendu Paul, president.

In Bangladesh, there’s the Kaptai RFI Fan Club, Kaptai, Jahangir Alam Manto, president; RFI Club Dhaka, Dhaka, Wali Ahad, president; RFI Surfer’s Society Bangladesh, Dhaka, Ms Royeka Khatun, president, and the Friends Radio Club, Naogaon, Dewan Rafiqul Islam, president.

Both of our Cuban clubs are participating, too – the RFI Club Cuba, Ivan Carralero, president, and Cubans on the Radio, also in Holguin, Rommel Tamayo Gutiérrez, president.

The clubs will be sending in match results and (hopefully!) lots of photos for our Facebook pages. Stay tuned for the latest!

This week’s quiz: On 2 July, I asked you a question about the Brexit - Britain had just voted to leave the European Union.

Within three days of the vote, the “Leave” politicians started softening up on their promises of all the good that leaving the European Union would bring. The biggest promise the “Leavers” made during the campaign was about the sum of money which Britain pays to the EU each week, and which, instead, would be used to fund the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). Boris Johnson, Mr Leave himself, campaigned from a bus that had “We send the EU (here is the sum of money) each week, let’s fund our NHS instead” printed on it. Three days after their victory, Leave side politicians were saying they had only promised to “spend the lion’s share of that money” on the NHS.

My question to you was about the highly disputed sum of money which was one of the Leave side’s principal slogans. You were to write in with the amount of British pounds the Leave side said the UK pays to the EU every week, and which they wanted to use instead to fund the UK’s NHS.

The answer is: 350 million British pounds. That excludes money returned to Britain by the EU through rebates - money that Britain spent to subsidize its farmers and poorer regions, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. For example, Cornwall County has received close to 1 billion pounds in European Union assistance over the past 15 years, and was counting on around 500 million more by 2020. Cornwall County is demanding that the British government provide “investment equal to that provided by the E.U. programs.” And that’s just one county.

The winners are: Garba Bala from Kano State, Nigeria (he sent his answer via text to the Sound Kitchen mobile phone – see below for instructions on how you can do that, too); RFI Club member Kanybil Noon from Juba, South Sudan; Norman Cooper from Accra, Ghana; Wilfred W Asombang from Lusaka, Zambia, and Shoiab, a member of the RFI Fans Web Visitors Club in Khanpur, Pakistan.

Congratulations winners!

This week’s question ... you'll have to listen to the show to participate. You have until 3 October to enter this week's quiz. The winners will be announced on the 8 October program. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address in with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.

Send your answers to:

or

Susan Owensby

RFI – The Sound Kitchen

80, rue Camille Desmoulins

92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux

France

or

By text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country’s international access code, or “ + ”, then 33 6 31 12 96 82. Don’t forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.

To find out how you can win an RFI wireless computer mouse click here

To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or to form your own official RFI Club click here

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the world’s first woman cosmonaut. There’s the listener mailbag, great music, and of course, the quiz. Just click on the arrow in the photo and enjoy!

Hello everyone!

Welcome to The Sound Kitchen. You can catch the programme on-the-air every Saturday at 6:15, 7:15, 14:45 and 16:45 universal time. You’ll hear the winner’s names announced and the week’s quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you have grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and tune in every Saturday.

For our DX enthusiast friends: Our shortwave frequency is 13725 kHz on the 22m band, from 06.00 to 07.00 UT every day. We’ve had reception reports from Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Sierra Leone, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US, and although the frequency is “aimed” (or however that works) towards the African continent, give it a try. You never know … and be sure and send us your reception reports. Maybe we can get more time, which would be wonderful.

You can also hear our programs on WRMI (http://www.wrmi.net/) and WRN (http://www.wrn.org/listeners/). In Paris, you can hear us on World Radio Paris (http://www.worldradioparis.fr/) on DAB+. These broadcasters diffuse our programs out of the goodness of their hearts (and thank you thank you thank you WRMI, WRN, and World Radio Paris!), but unless you tell us how you heard us, we have no way of knowing … so do write and tell us how you listen to us.

A hearty welcome to our new RFI clubs! There’s the RFI Listeners Club in

Muzaffargarh, Pakistan with Mubashir Hussain Asher as president; the RFI Fan Club in Nadia, W Bengal, India with Sunilbaran Das as president; the Kumi Central RFI Listeners Club in Kampala, Uganda with Charles Ongole John as president, and the RFI Listeners Club in Sheikhupura, Pakistan with Riaz Ahmed Khan as president.

Welcome, welcome, welcome! There are now 36 official RFI English listeners clubs!

There are 19 RFI English clubs in the midst of football tournaments. RFI’s Listener Relations department organized the tournaments because they knew the European Championship Games would have everyone football mad … and the matches played by the RFI English clubs continue!

The participating clubs are from all around the globe. In Africa, there’s the RFI Fan Club, Kisii, Kenya, Mogire Machuki, president; Kemogemba Club, Tarime, Tanzania, Ras Franz Manko Ngogo, president; The RFI Listeners Club Gambia, Brikama Town, The Gambia, Lamin Ceesay, president; RFI Ducor Sea Breeze Club of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, Hyrum Karyea Mennoh, president, and the RFI Club Ain Kechera, Ain Kechera, Algeria, Ferhat Bezazel, president.

In Pakistan, there’s the Pak France International Listeners Club, Sahiwal, Shahzad Shabbir, president and the RFI Fans Web Visitors Club in Khanpur, Amir Manzoor, president.

In India, there’s the International DX Radio Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Mr Najimuddin, president; RFI Natun Radio Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Kanchan KR Chatterjee, president; Golden DX Club, Murshidabad, Siddhartha Sarkar, president; RFI Listeners Club, Hyderabad / Miryalguda; Mrs P Sreelatha Reddy, president; Young Stars Radio Club, Sainikpuri / Secunderabad, Hari Madugula, president, and Metali Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Shivendu Paul, president.

In Bangladesh, there’s the Kaptai RFI Fan Club, Kaptai, Jahangir Alam Manto, president; RFI Club Dhaka, Dhaka, Wali Ahad, president; RFI Surfer’s Society Bangladesh, Dhaka, Ms Royeka Khatun, president, and the Friends Radio Club, Naogaon, Dewan Rafiqul Islam, president.

Both of our Cuban clubs are participating, too – the RFI Club Cuba, Ivan Carralero, president, and Cubans on the Radio, also in Holguin, Rommel Tamayo Gutiérrez, president.

The clubs will be sending in match results and (hopefully!) lots of photos for our Facebook pages. Stay tuned for the latest!

This week’s quiz: On 18 June I asked you to send me the name of the first woman in space and the year of her space flight.

The answer is: Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova. She was on-board the Vostok 6 spacecraft, which blasted off on 16 June 1963.

Before Tereshkova became a cosmonaut, she was a textile-factory assembly worker … how about that for a career change?

The winners are: RFI Listeners Club members Maruf Dewan from Espoo, Finland and S Sanjai Aravindhan from Chennai, India; John Taylor from Kumasi, Ghana; Ms Resha Prakash from Kathmandu, Nepal and Ali Rabban from the Karatoa Listeners Club in Sirajganj, Bangladesh.

Congratulations winners!

This week’s question ... you'll have to listen to the show to participate. You have until 26 September to enter this week's quiz. The winners will be announced on the 1 October program. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address in with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.

Send your answers to:

or

Susan Owensby

RFI – The Sound Kitchen

80, rue Camille Desmoulins

92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux

France

or

By text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country’s international access code, or “ + ”, then 33 6 31 12 96 82. Don’t forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.

To find out how you can win an RFI wireless computer mouse click here

To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or to form your own official RFI Club click here

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear about an essay by listener Nomula Srinivas Rao from Hyderabad, India, about his “ordinary” hero. Just click on the arrow in the photo, and enjoy!

Hello everyone!

Welcome to The Sound Kitchen. You can catch the programme on-the-air every Saturday at 6:15, 7:15, 14:45 and 16:45 universal time. You’ll hear the winner’s names announced and the week’s quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you have grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and tune in every Saturday.

For our DX enthusiast friends: Our shortwave frequency is 13725 kHz on the 22m band, from 06.00 to 07.00 UT every day. We’ve had reception reports from Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Sierra Leone, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US, and although the frequency is “aimed” (or however that works) towards the African continent, give it a try. You never know … and be sure and send us your reception reports. Maybe we can get more time, which would be wonderful.

You can also hear our programs on WRMI and WRN. In Paris, you can hear us on World Radio Paris on DAB+. These broadcasters diffuse our programs out of the goodness of their hearts (and thank you thank you thank you WRMI, WRN, and World Radio Paris!), but unless you tell us how you heard us, we have no way of knowing … so do write and tell us how you listen to us.

This week’s quiz: time for a summer break. The quiz is back next week, on 27 August.

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear about the Indian festival which celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters. Just click on the arrow in the photo, and enjoy!

Hello everyone!

Welcome to The Sound Kitchen. You can catch the programme on-the-air every Saturday at 6:15, 7:15, 14:45 and 16:45 universal time. You’ll hear the winner’s names announced and the week’s quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you have grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and tune in every Saturday.

For our DX enthusiast friends: Our shortwave frequency is 13725 kHz on the 22m band, from 06.00 to 07.00 UT every day. We’ve had reception reports from Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Sierra Leone, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US, and although the frequency is “aimed” (or however that works) towards the African continent, give it a try. You never know … and be sure and send us your reception reports. Maybe we can get more time, which would be wonderful.

You can also hear our programs on WRMI and WRN. In Paris, you can hear us on World Radio Paris on DAB+. These broadcasters diffuse our programs out of the goodness of their hearts (and thank you thank you thank you WRMI, WRN, and World Radio Paris!), but unless you tell us how you heard us, we have no way of knowing … so do write and tell us how you listen to us.

This week’s quiz: time for a summer break. The quiz is back on 27 August.

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear part two in a two-part series with DJ Doug. Just click on the arrow in the photo, and enjoy!

Hello everyone!

Welcome to The Sound Kitchen. You can catch the programme on-the-air every Saturday at 6:15, 7:15, 14:45 and 16:45 universal time. You’ll hear the winner’s names announced and the week’s quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you have grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and tune in every Saturday.

For our DX enthusiast friends: Our shortwave frequency is 13725 kHz on the 22m band, from 06.00 to 07.00 UT every day. We’ve had reception reports from Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Sierra Leone, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US, and although the frequency is “aimed” (or however that works) towards the African continent, give it a try. You never know … and be sure and send us your reception reports. Maybe we can get more time, which would be wonderful.

You can also hear our programs on WRMI and WRN. In Paris, you can hear us on World Radio Paris on DAB+. These broadcasters diffuse our programs out of the goodness of their hearts (and thank you thank you thank you WRMI, WRN, and World Radio Paris!), but unless you tell us how you heard us, we have no way of knowing … so do write and tell us how you listen to us.

This week’s quiz: time for a summer break. The quiz is back on 27 August.

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear part one of a two-part series with DJ Doug. Just click on the arrow in the photo, and enjoy!

Hello everyone!

Welcome to The Sound Kitchen. You can catch the programme on-the-air every Saturday at 6:15, 7:15, 14:45 and 16:45 universal time. You’ll hear the winner’s names announced and the week’s quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you have grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and tune in every Saturday.

For our DX enthusiast friends: Our shortwave frequency is 13725 kHz on the 22m band, from 06.00 to 07.00 UT every day. We’ve had reception reports from Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Sierra Leone, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US, and although the frequency is “aimed” (or however that works) towards the African continent, give it a try. You never know … and be sure and send us your reception reports. Maybe we can get more time, which would be wonderful.

You can also hear our programs on WRMI and WRN. In Paris, you can hear us on World Radio Paris on DAB+. These broadcasters diffuse our programs out of the goodness of their hearts (and thank you thank you thank you WRMI, WRN, and World Radio Paris!), but unless you tell us how you heard us, we have no way of knowing … so do write and tell us how you listen to us.

This week’s quiz: time for a summer break. The quiz is back on 27 August.

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Somaliland’s pastoralists. There’s a special birthday tribute, a quick course on Rastafari, your letters, great music, and of course, the quiz. Just click on the arrow in the photo and enjoy!

Hello everyone!

Welcome to The Sound Kitchen. You can catch the programme on-the-air every Saturday at 6:15, 7:15, 14:45 and 16:45 universal time. You’ll hear the winner’s names announced and the week’s quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you have grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and tune in every Saturday.

For our DX enthusiast friends: Our shortwave frequency is 13725 kHz on the 22m band, from 06.00 to 07.00 UT every day. We’ve had reception reports from Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Sierra Leone, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US, and although the frequency is “aimed” (or however that works) towards the African continent, give it a try. You never know … and be sure and send us your reception reports. Maybe we can get more time, which would be wonderful.

You can also hear our programs on WRMI (http://www.wrmi.net/) and WRN (http://www.wrn.org/listeners/). In Paris, you can hear us on World Radio Paris (http://www.worldradioparis.fr/) on DAB+. These broadcasters diffuse our programs out of the goodness of their hearts (and thank you thank you thank you WRMI, WRN, and World Radio Paris!), but unless you tell us how you heard us, we have no way of knowing … so do write and tell us how you listen to us.

A hearty welcome to our new RFI clubs! There’s the RFI Listeners Club in

Muzaffargarh, Pakistan with Mubashir Hussain Asher as president; the RFI Fan Club in Nadia, W Bengal, India with Sunilbaran Das as president; the Kumi Central RFI Listeners Club in Kampala, Uganda with Charles Ongole John as president, and the RFI Listeners Club in Sheikhupura, Pakistan with Riaz Ahmed Khan as president.

Welcome, welcome, welcome! There are now 36 official RFI English listeners clubs!

There are 19 RFI English clubs in the midst of football tournaments. RFI’s Listener Relations department organized the tournaments because they knew the European Championship Games would have everyone football mad … and the matches played by the RFI English clubs continue!

The participating clubs are from all around the globe. In Africa, there’s the RFI Fan Club, Kisii, Kenya, Mogire Machuki, president; Kemogemba Club, Tarime, Tanzania, Ras Franz Manko Ngogo, president; The RFI Listeners Club Gambia, Brikama Town, The Gambia, Lamin Ceesay, president; RFI Ducor Sea Breeze Club of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, Hyrum Karyea Mennoh, president, and the RFI Club Ain Kechera, Ain Kechera, Algeria, Ferhat Bezazel, president.

In Pakistan, there’s the Pak France International Listeners Club, Sahiwal, Shahzad Shabbir, president and the RFI Fans Web Visitors Club in Khanpur, Amir Manzoor, president.

In India, there’s the International DX Radio Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Mr Najimuddin, president; RFI Natun Radio Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Kanchan KR Chatterjee, president; Golden DX Club, Murshidabad, Siddhartha Sarkar, president; RFI Listeners Club, Hyderabad / Miryalguda; Mrs P Sreelatha Reddy, president; Young Stars Radio Club, Sainikpuri / Secunderabad, Hari Madugula, president, and Metali Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Shivendu Paul, president.

In Bangladesh, there’s the Kaptai RFI Fan Club, Kaptai, Jahangir Alam Manto, president; RFI Club Dhaka, Dhaka, Wali Ahad, president; RFI Surfer’s Society Bangladesh, Dhaka, Ms Royeka Khatun, president, and the Friends Radio Club, Naogaon, Dewan Rafiqul Islam, president.

Both of our Cuban clubs are participating, too – the RFI Club Cuba, Ivan Carralero, president, and Cubans on the Radio, also in Holguin, Rommel Tamayo Gutiérrez, president.

The clubs will be sending in match results and (hopefully!) lots of photos for our Facebook pages. Stay tuned for the latest!

This week’s quiz: On 11 June, my friend and colleague Laura Angela Bagnetto came on the show to talk about her trip to Somaliland, where she spent all her time with the country’s nomadic pastoralists.

Laura Angela asked you to write in and tell us which animal is the most important to Somalilanders. This animal is a staple in their diet.

The answer is: the goat. Somalilanders eat goat every day, sometimes more than once (Laura Angela had roasted goat for breakfast and goat spaghetti for dinner … every day.)

The winners are: RFI Listeners Club members Temesgen Mulleta Insenae from Addis Abeba, Ethiopia; Hans Verner Lollike from Hedehusene, Denmark; Dr DW Nabi from Middlesex, UK; Selva Raj from Tamilnadu, India and Rabeya Begam, a member of the Nilshagor RFI Fan Club in Nilphamari, Bangladesh..

Congratulations winners!

This week’s question ... you'll have to listen to the show to participate. You have until 19 September to enter this week's quiz. The winners will be announced on the 24 September program. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address in with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.

Send your answers to:

or

Susan Owensby

RFI – The Sound Kitchen

80, rue Camille Desmoulins

92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux

France

or

By text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country’s international access code, or “ + ”, then 33 6 31 12 96 82. Don’t forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.

To find out how you can win an RFI wireless computer mouse click here

To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or to form your own official RFI Club click here

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the winner of the European Champion’s League. There’s “On This Day”, your voices, great music, and of course, the quiz. Just click on the arrow in the photo and enjoy!

Hello everyone!

Welcome to The Sound Kitchen. You can catch the programme on-the-air every Saturday at 6:15, 7:15, 14:45 and 16:45 universal time. You’ll hear the winner’s names announced and the week’s quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you have grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and tune in every Saturday.

For our DX enthusiast friends: Our shortwave frequency is 13725 kHz on the 22m band, from 06.00 to 07.00 UT every day. We’ve had reception reports from Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Sierra Leone, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US, and although the frequency is “aimed” (or however that works) towards the African continent, give it a try. You never know … and be sure and send us your reception reports. Maybe we can get more time, which would be wonderful.

You can also hear our programs on WRMI (http://www.wrmi.net/) and WRN (http://www.wrn.org/listeners/). In Paris, you can hear us on World Radio Paris (http://www.worldradioparis.fr/) on DAB+. These broadcasters diffuse our programs out of the goodness of their hearts (and thank you thank you thank you WRMI, WRN, and World Radio Paris!), but unless you tell us how you heard us, we have no way of knowing … so do write and tell us how you listen to us.

A hearty welcome to our new RFI clubs! There’s the RFI Listeners Club in

Muzaffargarh, Pakistan with Mubashir Hussain Asher as president; the RFI Fan Club in Nadia, W Bengal, India with Sunilbaran Das as president; the Kumi Central RFI Listeners Club in Kampala, Uganda with Charles Ongole John as president, and the RFI Listeners Club in Sheikhupura, Pakistan with Riaz Ahmed Khan as president.

Welcome, welcome, welcome! There are now 36 official RFI English listeners clubs!

There are 19 RFI English clubs in the midst of football tournaments. RFI’s Listener Relations department organized the tournaments because they knew the European Championship Games would have everyone football mad … and the matches played by the RFI English clubs continue!

The participating clubs are from all around the globe. In Africa, there’s the RFI Fan Club, Kisii, Kenya, Mogire Machuki, president; Kemogemba Club, Tarime, Tanzania, Ras Franz Manko Ngogo, president; The RFI Listeners Club Gambia, Brikama Town, The Gambia, Lamin Ceesay, president; RFI Ducor Sea Breeze Club of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, Hyrum Karyea Mennoh, president, and the RFI Club Ain Kechera, Ain Kechera, Algeria, Ferhat Bezazel, president.

In Pakistan, there’s the Pak France International Listeners Club, Sahiwal, Shahzad Shabbir, president and the RFI Fans Web Visitors Club in Khanpur, Amir Manzoor, president.

In India, there’s the International DX Radio Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Mr Najimuddin, president; RFI Natun Radio Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Kanchan KR Chatterjee, president; Golden DX Club, Murshidabad, Siddhartha Sarkar, president; RFI Listeners Club, Hyderabad / Miryalguda; Mrs P Sreelatha Reddy, president; Young Stars Radio Club, Sainikpuri / Secunderabad, Hari Madugula, president, and Metali Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Shivendu Paul, president.

In Bangladesh, there’s the Kaptai RFI Fan Club, Kaptai, Jahangir Alam Manto, president; RFI Club Dhaka, Dhaka, Wali Ahad, president; RFI Surfer’s Society Bangladesh, Dhaka, Ms Royeka Khatun, president, and the Friends Radio Club, Naogaon, Dewan Rafiqul Islam, president.

Both of our Cuban clubs are participating, too – the RFI Club Cuba, Ivan Carralero, president, and Cubans on the Radio, also in Holguin, Rommel Tamayo Gutiérrez, president.

The clubs will be sending in match results and (hopefully!) lots of photos for our Facebook pages. Stay tuned for the latest!

This week’s quiz: On 4 June, the final match of the European Champion’s League had just been played, and the winning team was the Spanish club Real de Madrid. This made the French jump for joy. Why? I asked you why the French would be overjoyed that a Spanish football club won the European Champion’s League tournament.

The answer is: Because “Zizou”, France’s beloved Zinedine Zidane, is the coach. Zidane is the only Frenchman to have won the European Champion’s League as not only a player, but also as a coach. And he’s only been the coach of Real de Madrid for about 6 months.

The winners are: Marcos Brito Romero, a member of the RFI Club Cuba in Holguin, Cuba; RFI Listeners Club members Chaitali Sarkar from Murshidabad, India and Mam Gorie Sowe from Serekunda, The Gambia; Mrs. Sworna Khaton, a member of the Lolona Listeners Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh and Abeogyan Abdul Aziz from Accra, Ghana.

Congratulations winners!

This week’s question ... you'll have to listen to the show to participate. You have until 12 September to enter this week's quiz. The winners will be announced on the 17 September program. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address in with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.

Send your answers to:

or

Susan Owensby

RFI – The Sound Kitchen

80, rue Camille Desmoulins

92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux

France

or

By text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country’s international access code, or “ + ”, then 33 6 31 12 96 82. Don’t forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.

To find out how you can win an RFI wireless computer mouse click here

To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or to form your own official RFI Club click here

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Austrian presidential elections. There’s a reading from Alan Lightman’s novel “Mr g”, your voices, great music, and of course, the quiz. Just click on the arrow in the photo, and enjoy!

Hello everyone!

Welcome to The Sound Kitchen. You can catch the programme on-the-air every Saturday at 6:15, 7:15, 14:45 and 16:45 universal time. You’ll hear the winner’s names announced and the week’s quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you have grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and tune in every Saturday.

For our DX enthusiast friends: Our shortwave frequency is 13725 kHz on the 22m band, from 06.00 to 07.00 UT every day. We’ve had reception reports from Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Sierra Leone, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US, and although the frequency is “aimed” (or however that works) towards the African continent, give it a try. You never know … and be sure and send us your reception reports. Maybe we can get more time, which would be wonderful.

You can also hear our programs on WRMI (http://www.wrmi.net/) and WRN (http://www.wrn.org/listeners/). In Paris, you can hear us on World Radio Paris (http://www.worldradioparis.fr/) on DAB+. These broadcasters diffuse our programs out of the goodness of their hearts (and thank you thank you thank you WRMI, WRN, and World Radio Paris!), but unless you tell us how you heard us, we have no way of knowing … so do write and tell us how you listen to us.

There are 19 RFI English clubs kicking off a round of football tournaments. RFI’s Listener Relations department organized the tournaments to coincide with the European Championship Games, from 10 June through 10 July.

The participating clubs are from all around the globe. In Africa, there’s the RFI Fan Club, Kisii, Kenya, Mogire Machuki, president; Kemogemba Club, Tarime, Tanzania, Ras Franz Manko Ngogo, president; The RFI Listeners Club Gambia, Brikama Town, The Gambia, Lamin Ceesay, president; RFI Ducor Sea Breeze Club of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, Hyrum Karyea Mennoh, president, and the RFI Club Ain Kechera, Ain Kechera, Algeria, Ferhat Bezazel, president.

In Pakistan, there’s the Pak France International Listeners Club, Sahiwal, Shahzad Shabbir, president and the RFI Fans Web Visitors Club in Khanpur, Amir Manzoor, president.

In India, there’s the International DX Radio Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Mr Najimuddin, president; RFI Natun Radio Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Kanchan KR Chatterjee, president; Golden DX Club, Murshidabad, Siddhartha Sarkar, president; RFI Listeners Club, Hyderabad / Miryalguda; Mrs P Sreelatha Reddy, president; Young Stars Radio Club, Sainikpuri / Secunderabad, Hari Madugula, president, and Metali Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Shivendu Paul, president.

In Bangladesh, there’s the Kaptai RFI Fan Club, Kaptai, Jahangir Alam Manto, president; RFI Club Dhaka, Dhaka, Wali Ahad, president; RFI Surfer’s Society Bangladesh, Dhaka, Ms Royeka Khatun, president, and the Friends Radio Club, Naogaon, Dewan Rafiqul Islam, president.

Both of our Cuban clubs will participate, too – the RFI Club Cuba, Ivan Carralero, president, and Cubans on the Radio, also in Holguin, Rommel Tamayo Gutiérrez, president.

The clubs will be sending in match results and (hopefully!) lots of photos for our Facebook pages. Stay tuned for the latest!

This week’s quiz: On 28 May, I asked you a political question about Austria. The final results were just in from the country’s presidential polls, which were so close the results were decided by the postal votes which were counted the day after the polls closed, on 23 May.

I asked you to write in with the names of the two contenders, and the names of their parties. Things have changed a bit since I asked the question: Austria’s Constitutional Court has ruled that there were irregularities in the postal votes and has ordered new polls, so who we thought was the next president of Austria, is not – yet, anyway. The elections will be re-held in September or October.

At the time I asked you the question, the president elect of Austria was Alexander Van der Bellen, who ran as an independent, although he is a former Green Party leader. He had narrowly beaten the far-right candidate Norbert Hofer, head of the Freedom Party. We’ll see what happens in Austrian politics this fall, it seems.

The winners are: Two long-time listeners – and of course RFI Club members - Jean-Maurice Devault from Montreal, Canada and Father Steve Wara from Bamenda, Cameroon. From Murshidabad, India, RFI Club member Bina Rani Mondal is a winner this week, as is Sanusi Isah Dankaba from Keffi in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. And a hearty welcome to brand-new listener and brand-new member of the RFI Listeners Club, Tom Higenyi from Kampala, Uganda. Welcome to the Sound Kitchen, Tom!

Congratulations winners!

This week’s question ... you'll have to listen to the show to participate. You have until 5 September to enter this week's quiz. The winners will be announced on the 10 September program. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address in with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.

Send your answers to:

or

Susan Owensby

RFI – The Sound Kitchen

80, rue Camille Desmoulins

92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux

France

or

By text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country’s international access code, or “ + ”, then 33 6 31 12 96 82. Don’t forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.

To find out how you can win an RFI wireless computer mouse, click here.

To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or to form your own official RFI Club, click here.

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the world’s biggest cruise ship, The Harmony of the Seas. There’s “On This Day”, the listener mailbag, great music and, of course, the quiz. Just click on the arrow in the photo, and enjoy!

Hello everyone!

Welcome to The Sound Kitchen. You can catch the programme on-the-air every Saturday at 6:15, 7:15, 14:45 and 16:45 universal time. You’ll hear the winner’s names announced and the week’s quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you have grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and tune in every Saturday.

For our DX enthusiast friends: Our shortwave frequency is 13725 kHz on the 22m band, from 06.00 to 07.00 UT every day. We’ve had reception reports from Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Sierra Leone, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US, and although the frequency is “aimed” (or however that works) towards the African continent, give it a try. You never know … and be sure and send us your reception reports. Maybe we can get more time, which would be wonderful.

You can also hear our programs on WRMI (http://www.wrmi.net/) and WRN (http://www.wrn.org/listeners/). In Paris, you can hear us on World Radio Paris (http://www.worldradioparis.fr/) on DAB+. These broadcasters diffuse our programs out of the goodness of their hearts (and thank you thank you thank you WRMI, WRN, and World Radio Paris!), but unless you tell us how you heard us, we have no way of knowing … so do write and tell us how you listen to us.

There are 19 RFI English clubs kicking off a round of football tournaments. RFI’s Listener Relations department organized the tournaments to coincide with the European Championship Games, from 10 June through 10 July.

The participating clubs are from all around the globe. In Africa, there’s the RFI Fan Club, Kisii, Kenya, Mogire Machuki, president; Kemogemba Club, Tarime, Tanzania, Ras Franz Manko Ngogo, president; The RFI Listeners Club Gambia, Brikama Town, The Gambia, Lamin Ceesay, president; RFI Ducor Sea Breeze Club of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, Hyrum Karyea Mennoh, president, and the RFI Club Ain Kechera, Ain Kechera, Algeria, Ferhat Bezazel, president.

In Pakistan, there’s the Pak France International Listeners Club, Sahiwal, Shahzad Shabbir, president and the RFI Fans Web Visitors Club in Khanpur, Amir Manzoor, president.

In India, there’s the International DX Radio Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Mr Najimuddin, president; RFI Natun Radio Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Kanchan KR Chatterjee, president; Golden DX Club, Murshidabad, Siddhartha Sarkar, president; RFI Listeners Club, Hyderabad / Miryalguda; Mrs P Sreelatha Reddy, president; Young Stars Radio Club, Sainikpuri / Secunderabad, Hari Madugula, president, and Metali Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Shivendu Paul, president.

In Bangladesh, there’s the Kaptai RFI Fan Club, Kaptai, Jahangir Alam Manto, president; RFI Club Dhaka, Dhaka, Wali Ahad, president; RFI Surfer’s Society Bangladesh, Dhaka, Ms Royeka Khatun, president, and the Friends Radio Club, Naogaon, Dewan Rafiqul Islam, president.

Both of our Cuban clubs will participate, too – the RFI Club Cuba, Ivan Carralero, president, and Cubans on the Radio, also in Holguin, Rommel Tamayo Gutiérrez, president.

The clubs will be sending in match results and (hopefully!) lots of photos for our Facebook pages. Stay tuned for the latest!

This week’s quiz: On 21 May, I asked you a question about an article we had just published on the RFI English website, about an enormous cruise ship that had just set sail from the French shipyard Saint-Nazaire and was on its way to Southampton in Britain. The passengers boarded at Southampton and set off for … and that was the question. You were to write in with the name of the city which was the final destination of the new cruise ship called “The Harmony of the Seas”.

The answer is: Barcelona. A lovely city, Barcelona. I am not so sure the Harmony of the Seas is lovely, though – well, it depends on your idea of beauty. I don’t think those monster cruise ships are pretty. And they pollute a lot. Do you like to look at them? Anyway, the correct answer to this week’s quiz is Barcelona, Spain.

The winners are: RFI Listeners Club members Mrs E Vijayalakshmi from Chennai, India; Dr DW Nabi from Middlesex, UK, and Zenon Teles from the Christian–Marxist–Leninist-Maoist Association of Listening DX-ers in Goa, India. There’s Shahzad Shabbir, the president of the RFI Pak France International Listener's Club in Sahiwal, Pakistan, and last but not least, Rajia Khatun from Kurigram, Bangladesh.

Congratulations winners!

This week’s question ... you'll have to listen to the show to participate. You have until 29 August to enter this week's quiz. The winners will be announced on the 3 September program. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address in with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.

Send your answers to:

or

Susan Owensby

RFI – The Sound Kitchen

80, rue Camille Desmoulins

92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux

France

or

By text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country’s international access code, or “ + ”, then 33 6 31 12 96 82. Don’t forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.

To find out how you can win an RFI wireless computer mouse click here

To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or to form your own official RFI Club click here