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August 25 Portland Resistance Calendar

Airs at: Fri, 08/25/2017 at 5:00pm - Fri, 09/01/2017 at 5:00pm
  52 events this week. A quieter week, but still one with plenty of great events. And more will be added as the week proceeds. In fact, this was last updated Thursday, August 31. Something you might want to do on Friday: DACA Press Conference - Milenio.org and Voz Hispana... Read more

A View from Phoenix on Tuesday's Protest against Trump, the Police Response, and Joe Arpaio

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO reporter Sam Bouman speaks with Dan Hemry of Phoenix Copwatch, who was at the Tuesday, August 22, 2017 protest in Phoenix against the President's rally. They discuss the scene at the protest, the police response, and Copwatch's dealings with former Maricopa County Sher... Read more

Trump's Turn to Lie about Afghanistan

Airs at: Fri, 08/25/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
   Our guest this Friday is Mathew Hoh a member of the advisory board of Expose Facts, Veterans for Peace and World Beyond War. In 2009 he resigned his position with the Sate Department in Afghanistan in protest of the escalation of the Afghan War by the Obama Adminisrtati... Read more

Moving Beyond Stereotypes

Airs at: Sun, 08/27/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
Live from Seattle, Washington, it's Part Two of our special Hempfest 2017 coverage! This week, a panel on Cannabis and Media: Moving Beyond Stereotypes, with Susan Squibb, Wes Abney, Ophelia Chong, Russ Belville, Chris Conrad, and yours truly Doug McVay. Read more

Dick Gregory speaking in 1976 at a rally for the American Indian Movement

Airs at: Wed, 08/23/2017 at 8:00am
We just uncovered this amazing speech in our archives - this has not been heard in decades. This episode features Dick Gregory at a Rally for the American Indian Movement (AIM), March 20, 1976. Ellen Moosecamp introduces Dick Gregory. This episode was broadcast two days be... Read more

Direct Cinema - Part One

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  In the early 1960's a revolution in documentary filmmaking took root, inspired by both cultural uprisings and new audio-visual technologies.  The movement known as Direct Cinema rejected authorial voiceovers and other narrative devices, opting instead for immediacy, ambi... Read more

President Donald Trump Unveils New Military Plan for Aghanistan

Airs at: Tue, 08/22/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
President Donald Trump has partially unveiled his new plan for the country of Afghanistan; a plan that might see the US Military presence in the region increase by four-thousand troops.  Moves like this have far-reaching consequences across the globe and must be carefully c... Read more

R.I.P. Dick Gregory

Airs at: Wed, 08/23/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  From Pacifica Radio Archives, recordings of Dick Gregory, honoring the life of the comedian and civil rights activist who broke barriers in the 1960s and became one of the first African-Americans to perform at white clubs.  Gregory used satire and cool humor as a force ... Read more

Staying Connected: Incarcerated Moms & Their Children

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James interviews Jessica Katz, the director of the Family Preservation Project (FPP) at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, and Nova Sweet, a former participant of the program.  FPP is a program of the YWCA of Greater Portland that uses a holistic, fami... Read more

Toward an Ecological Civilization: David Korten

Airs at: Tue, 08/22/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Will Rogers, a famous U.S. humorist once said, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” Good advice. Wish that it were heeded when it comes to climate change. Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, says, “there's tremendous disagreement” ab... Read more