Too Much Information with Abe and Traci

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Cops out

Airs at: Tue, 10/19/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Oath Keepers, budget fights, and Portland Street Response. It's another day in Oregon law enforcement. Traci an Abe take your calls. Read more

Funny harm harm: The intersectionality of oppressive “jokes”

Airs at: Tue, 10/12/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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As a general rule, comedians are better off when they punch up rather than down. But when they routinely punch down, and their target is always the same -- trans people -- the result is anything but funny. Trans rights pioneer Mia Macy and KBOO's own Sonia Battrell join Tra... Read more

Losing Facebook

Airs at: Tue, 10/05/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
What if Facebook went away? On Monday, for a little while, it did. Did it matter? Opinions vary. Abe and Traci take your calls. Read more

The Caucacity

Airs at: Tue, 09/28/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
What do rural voting patterns, the prevalence of COVID, and the murder of a young Black man in Bend, Ore., have in common? We'll tell you. SPOILER ALERT: It's racism. Traci and Abe take your calls. Read more

Newberg, old racism

Airs at: Tue, 09/21/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Just down the road in the Willamette Valley, the town of Newberg has been making a name for itself of late for all the wrong reasons. And by "wrong reasons," we mean racism. Traci and Abe take your calls. Read more

Just the vax, ma’am

Airs at: Tue, 09/14/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Finally, a vaccine mandate (of sorts). Plus, Traci and Abe look back on the two decades since the attacks of Sept. 11.  Read more

Lone star hate

Airs at: Tue, 09/07/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Last week, in the dead of night, the Supreme Court let stand a new anti-abortion law in Texas -- handing the forced-childbirth movement its largest victory since the Roe era began. Traci and Abe take your calls. Read more

Night on Bald Mountain

Airs at: Tue, 08/31/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
We're well into fire season in the western part of North America -- or, as it used to be known, summer and fall. In the eastern part of the continent, it's known as "hurricane season." Human activity is altering the climate -- but can we fix it? Traci and Abe take your call... Read more

Graveyard of empires

Airs at: Tue, 08/24/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
With the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, the nation's longest and costliest imperialist adventure comes to a close. Predictably, the media have got it entirely wrong. Plus -- the Proud Boys are back. Abe and Traci take your calls. Read more

Too Much Information with Abe and Traci on 08/17/21

Airs at: Tue, 08/17/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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