Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Chris Vaughn Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Chris Vaughn is a democrat running for the US House District 2 seat.  He talked with Don Merrill about why the district, which has only had two democrats since 1893, may be ready for its third, why climate change is really a climate emergency that people need to believe and... Read more

#BlackVotesMatter Portland Mayoral Debate

Airs at: Wed, 04/29/2020 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
KBOO is livestreaming the Urban League of Portland's Online Mayoral Forum. This forum is an opportunity for Black voters and other allies to ask direct questions to the candidates who are seeking to serve our community. Multnomah County and Portland are home to some severe ... Read more

Lisa Pool Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Lisa Pool is a democrat running for Oregon Senate district seat 12.  She talked with Don Merrill about why the Oregon Health Plan needs to include small businesses that offer non-traditional holistic medicine in its coverage,  how she is looking forward to meeting and debat... Read more

Buscando America on 04/28/20

Airs at: Tue, 04/28/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Oswaldo Nemquino Activista Waorani en la Amazonía del Ecuador habla sobre la amenaza que representa el Covid19 para su comunidades. Escucha los relatos de  Erika y Rosalía sobre como están sobreviviendo a la pandemia en Guayaquil y Cuenca. Desde Madrid, Ricardo Romero nos h... Read more

Paige Hook Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Paige Hook is a democrat running for the Oregon House 17 seat.  She talked with Don Merrill about how her district needs new leadership as a way to finally get rural counties a seat at the big boy table, why gun legislation and gun safety are not mutually exclusive, and why... Read more

A Global Crisis

Airs at: Wed, 04/29/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Penal Reform International’s Director of Policy and International Advocacy Olivia Rope with an overview of PRI’s new report Global Prison Trends 2020, and ACLU National Prison Project Senior Staff Attorney Eunice Cho discusses COVID-19 threats ... Read more

Robert “Bob” Scheer - Part 1 - Ep 61

Airs at: Wed, 04/22/2020 at 6:30am - Wed, 04/29/2020 at 11:45pm
Produced for:  Fortress On A Hill
Robert “Bob” Scheer, famed journalist, interviewer, activist, and editor-in-chief of TruthDig.com, stops by the podcast to discuss his career, his interviews with American presidents from Nixon to Clinton, and his radio show / podcast Scheer Intelligence.  Here is part 1 of... Read more

Covid-19 Update on Prison Pipeline

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2020 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us this week on Prison Pipeline as we speak with Paul Wright on the crisis of Coronavirus in the prison system. Wright is Director of the Human Rights Defense Center which educates the public on issues of concern to the prison industrial complex and abuse of rig... Read more

Tino Contreras "Éxitos" 3 LP Set

Airs at: Sun, 04/26/2020 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  La Voz Del Sabor
This is a fantastic 3 LP Set released in 1968 by Musart with drummer TIno Contreras. He is now 96 years old and going stong!! Read more

Julia Hill Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Julia Hill is a democrat who is running for the Oregon House District 39 seat.  She talked with Don Merrill about how her international experience with the Peace Corps and Doctors without Borders could help Oregon deal with this current and future disasters., why her love o... Read more