The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

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Abe, Joe Uris
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Call-in Talk Radio

 

Every Tuesday from 8:00am to 9:00am. Retired October 2020

 

Call-in talk radio covering politics, history, and the state of the zeitgeist, with a liberal dose of listener comments.

 

Topic tags: 
Race, LGBTQ, Police, Youth, Legislation, War/Peace, Women, Law/Court/Crime, Corporations, Economy, Education, Energy/Natural Resources, Community Building, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Civil Liberties, Activism, Environment/Climate, Humor, Housing/Homelessness, History, Immigration, Labor, Health, Government/Politics, Food, Global Affairs, Gender, Faith/Religion/Spirituality
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Retired

A deeply unpopular governor buys himself a recall election. Welcome to the age of Citizens United.

Airs at: Tue, 06/12/2012 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor.  Joe Uris is off for the summer. Last week, at long last, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker went before the electorate to face the consequences of his anti-labor, anti-woman jihad. And he won. How do you win a recall election as a deeply unpopular chief ... Read more

As Joe prepares for his annual hiatus, he and Abe survey the State of the Union.

Airs at: Tue, 06/05/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris The State of the Union is screwed. Four years into the New Depression, the economy still lags and working people suffer while the ruling class rolls in profligate wealth. Inequality grows more extreme. The wars drag on. The modern survei... Read more

Abe and Joe ponder the recent preponderance of religious misbehavior.

Airs at: Tue, 05/29/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   Some three centuries into the Age of Reason, there still seem to be an inordinate number of public clashes between the secular and the sacred. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is using the two-week runup to the 4th of July to ... Read more

NATO rolls in to Chicago to fine-tune the machine. Thousands turn out to greet them.

Airs at: Tue, 05/22/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   Flowers in bloom, sunshine on the lake, NATO summits, bloody clashesbetween police and demonstrators. Ah, springtime in Chicago. Abe and Joe look at the latest outburst against globalization and militarism, and ponder a question: If ... Read more

Gerry Pollet talks about the latest chapter in the Hanford cleanup saga.

Airs at: Tue, 05/15/2012 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris.  For decades, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on the Columbia River has been a festering stew of radioactive waste. A long-term effort is under way to clean it up -- but if the federal government has its way, Hanford will be the new home... Read more

The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show on 05/08/12

Airs at: Tue, 05/08/2012 at 8:00am - 9:00am
 Abe and Joe pontificate on a range of issues, all while imagining themselves to possess intellectual heft and moral authority. Meanwhile, it's Spring Membership Drive! Give us all your money or else! Read more

It's KBOO's Spring Membership Drive! Give us your money!

Airs at: Tue, 05/08/2012 at 12:00am
  Abe Proctor and Joe Uris pontificate on a range of issues, all while imagining themselves to possess intellectual heft and moral authority. Meanwhile, it's Spring Membership Drive! Give us all your money or else!         Read more

May Day!!! May Day!!! Yes, it's the REAL Labor Day!!!

Airs at: Tue, 05/01/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris Today's discussion revolves around May Day!  Some call it International Workers' Day.   We'll talk about it's History...  And invite your calls on what May Day means to YOU!     Read more

Coal Trains are Commin' to the Great NorthWest

Airs at: Tue, 04/24/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris There are plans afoot to build Coal Export Terminals on the Oregon Coast, and transport Huge Quantities of Coal for Export across our state by rail.  This is a Bad Idea, for myriad reasons.  Coal Trains leave a trail of Coal Dust in their wake that has a... Read more

Dr. Paul Gorman on why we need a National Single Payer Health System

Airs at: Tue, 04/17/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris. Today's guest is Dr. Paul Gorman from Oregon Health & Science University. Here in America, we pay some of the Highest Costs for Medical Care, yet reap some of the Worst Results. Why?  We Waste Way Too Much Money on the Private Health Insurance Industry.     Read more