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A Decade of Failure

Airs at: Sun, 02/03/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs will soon hold its 62 annual session. The CND meets from March 18 through 22 in Vienna, Austria. This year should be a milestone. In 2009, member nations agreed to a political declaration with targets in drug related indicators to be reached... Read more

Buscando America on 01/29/19

Airs at: Tue, 01/29/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En esta emisión recordamos al poeta y compositor venezolano Simón Díaz, además hablamos sobre cómo se está cocinando el golpe de estado en Venezuela. La Habana amaneció el lunes entre escombros luego del impacto de un potente tornado. Netflix estrena "Massacre at the Stadiu... Read more

SWOP Behind Bars with Jill McCracken: Sex Work, Incarceration, and Intersections

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2019 at 4:00pm - Fri, 01/25/2019 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  The Final Straw Radio
Sex Worker Outreach Project Behind Bars w/ Dr. Jill McCracken This week, William spoke with Jill McCracken, codirector of SWOP Behind Bars, or the Sex Worker Outreach Project, Behind Bars chapter. Jill is also a professor at University of South Florida at St. Petersburg tea... Read more

Stopping Gun Violence in Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 01/30/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
Today Penny Okamoto from Ceasefire Oregon will talk about the group's efforts to prevent gun violence by advocating effective gun laws. She will also discuss the new fire-arm related legislation that has been introduced into the 2019 legislature, including Student Bill, SB ... Read more

Poet Emily Jungmin Yoon

Airs at: Fri, 01/25/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
Emily Jungmin Yoon is a Korean Canadian poet who wrestles with history. Producers Jake and Sara join Emily to talk about her debut full-length poetry collection, A Cruelty Special to Our Species which explores the history of Korean “comfort women” during World War II. Throu... Read more

Arab Voices: The Realities of Jerusalem Today

Airs at: Fri, 01/25/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  One Land Many Voices
Today on Arab Voices we will air the remarks delivered at "The Realities of Jerusalem Today" panel held on October 11, 2018, at the Houston Jerusalem Conference entitled "JERUSALEM: WHAT MAKES FOR PEACE?", organized by Bright Stars of Bethlehem. There were three speakers at... Read more

#StopBarr

Airs at: Mon, 01/28/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
William Pelham Barr has been nominated to be the next US Attorney General. He had the job once before, serving from 1991 until 1993 under then-President George H. W. Bush. His time as AG may have been brief, yet while in that post Barr managed to leave an indelible mark on ... Read more

Ep 78. It Takes A Village To Organize A TED Talk ft.TEDxPortlandStateUniversity

Airs at: Tue, 01/22/2019 at 12:00am - Thu, 01/31/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
ICYMI— our very own Bae of Life Brittain will be delivering the talks to end all Tedx Talks! So this week, we had Sasheen, Abi, and Ethan from Portland State come thru the studio to tell us more about the event and #movingforward. Listen for laughs and to hear more informat... Read more

Presswatch on 01/24/19

Airs at: Thu, 01/24/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
On today's show, unfortunately I must begin with war warnings regarding Syria and Venezuela; I will talk briefly about the situation in Caracas today, and then I will be welcoming Strike Debt Portland to the airwaves.  Reverend Sandra Decker and others will be in the studio... Read more

These Are Strange Times, My Dear

Airs at: Mon, 01/28/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
It seems as if Americans have never before been involved in a situation where every day brings a loud new threat to our public order and to our commonwealth. Our executive branch demands our scrutiny on a daily, even hourly basis. We watch as America and much of the world g... Read more