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Positive Charge!

Airs at: Wed, 11/14/2018 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
  We are inundated by news of hate and intolerance in our newsfeeds, on the radio, and on TV on a daily basis. How can we deal with all this bad stuff without feeling helpless, depressed, and outraged? Two years ago, a group of women representing different religions, sexua... Read more

Portland Business Alliance vs. the Environment

Airs at: Mon, 11/12/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Recently the Portland Business Alliance endorsed the massive Jordan Cove LNG export terminal proposed for Coos Bay. But this is not the first time this influential business organization, which claims a membership of 1,900, has advocated for positions that put our communitie... Read more

Discussing the Largest Event on Planet Earth

Airs at: Fri, 11/09/2018 at 9:00am
  Having just returned from Iraq for Arbaeen in which over 15 million people from all over the world converged on the Holy City of Karbala, John Shuck discusses his experience and the significance of the world's largest event with Iraqi refugee and Portland resident, Hanan... Read more

Buscando America on 11/06/18

Airs at: Tue, 11/06/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Nueve días sin agua en la gran Tenochtitlán. La caravana migrante llega a la Ciudad de México y desbordó el albergue que fue previsto por autoridades capitalinas. Desde La 72 Hogar Refugio Para Personas Migrantes y hablamos con Ramón Marquez sobre esta nueva crisis de despl... Read more

After the Elections

Airs at: Mon, 11/05/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Bill Resnick talks with Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies about the elections: whatever happens, the issues will remain the same.   Read more

U.S. Interventions in the Middle East: Edward Said

Airs at: Tue, 11/06/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  The current occupant of the White House has said, “The Middle East is a troubled place. There are a lot of bad things happening in that part of the world.” Indeed. But why is it troubled place and why are bad things happening there? There is no mention of Washington’s ro... Read more

Alessandra Seiter - The Myth of Library Neutrality (Part 2)

Airs at: Mon, 11/05/2018 at 5:30am - 6:00am
Produced for:  Off The Shelf
In this episode, I conclude my conversation with Alessandra Seiter about the myth of library neutrality. We'll talk about her sociohistorically informed model of intellectual freedom and find out how individuals and institutions have challenged the idea of library neutralit... Read more

Corvallis Renters Crisis - Affordability, Availability, Questionable Practices Part 2

Airs at: Fri, 11/09/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for:  Valley Views
Andrea Haverkamp is a PhD student in Environmental Engineering and Queer Studies at Oregon State University.  Her personal mission is to advance social justice and gender equity in engineering.  She is the host of Labour Wave, a radical, leftist working class podcast in Cor... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour November 5, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 11/05/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel hosts this episode, which features these segments: Zoe Leonard reads “I Want a President” Bill Resnick talks with Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies about post-election prospects Tom Becker reads from an article about why the US constitution ... Read more

The Sound of Memphis

Airs at: Sat, 11/03/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Up on a bluff above the Mississippi River sits the town of Memphis Tennessee.  From the Chickasaw Nation to the Memphis Blues and Rockabilly, we'll dig into the history of this musical city.  Home to Sun Records and the first all-girl radio station WHER, as well as the site... Read more