Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Kent Ford and the "The Portland Black Panthers"

Airs at: Thu, 08/03/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
  Portland is  widely regarded as a liberal bastion, and yet the 2010 census found it to be “America’s whitest major city.” Longstanding racial tensions led to the formation of a local branch of the Black Panther Party in the late 1960s.  Based in the city’s Albina Distric... Read more

Sonali Kolhatkar on Her New Book: Rising Up

Airs at: Thu, 08/03/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Beloved radio host and producer Sonali Kolhatkar, host of Rising Up with Sonali, talks about her new book and ways that racism impacts media today. Read more

Democracy in Portland

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Portland is embarking on a great experiment, a pretty radical change in the how the city council and mayor operate, thanks to the Charter Commission and a 58% approval from the voters. But will it work to democratize city governance and can city elites be defeated in their ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 7, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Democracy in Portland: Portland is embarking on a great experiment, a pretty radical change in the how the city council and mayor operate, thanks to the Charter Commission and a 58% ap... Read more

The Path To End AIDS

Airs at: Wed, 08/02/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: The Path To End AIDS. UNAIDS recently launched its 2023 Global AIDS Update. We hear from UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima; Loic Michaud, Head Nurse and an addiction consultant at Checkpoint Geneva; Yana Panfilova with Teenergizer; and ... Read more

Listen to Youth

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  This program originally aired on June 16, 2023 In recent years it’s becoming more and more obvious that youth are the real leaders of the climate movement. And for good reason, because they are the ones that are going to live with the climate mess that previous generatio... Read more

Jackie Wirz of Donate Life NW

Airs at: Thu, 07/27/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Donate NW Executive Director Jackie Wirz talks about how to help people in need of organ donors in our region.  Read more

Saving Lives With Safer Supply

Airs at: Wed, 07/26/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Saving Lives With Safer Supply. The National Safer Supply Community of Practice released a new community report entitled Prescription For Safety: A Study of Safer Opioid Supply Programs in Ontario. We hear from some of the report's co-authors i... Read more

Portland International Raceway's Lethal Pollution

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Because of its toxicity, the sale of leaded gasoline in passenger cars was banned by the EPA in 1996. But its use was still allowed for “off-road” vehicles, such as farm machinery, marine engines and race cars. There are more than a dozen major race tracks around the United... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 24, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 07/24/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Left and the Law on the Supreme Court: On June 29th, the Court delivered on the long standing goal of rightwing politicians to overturn affirmative action. In deciding against Harvar... Read more