Tangents kicks off from the archive, January 12, 2008 with blues from the North Mississippi All-Stars, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Big Joe Brock. The final two hours is the year end membership campaign show which is how public radio in the United States receives a majority of its revenue. Highlights include guitarist Itamar Erez performing flamenco, the fretless guitar work of Mahan Mirarab with Persian singer Golnar Shahyar and the Malian infused retro psychedelia of Oakland, CA based Orchestra GOLD. Gaza Corner dissects a misleading interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by National Public Radio.
