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Episode 73. It Takes A Village To Cope ft. ALANNA

Airs at: Tue, 12/04/2018 at 12:00am - Tue, 12/18/2018 at 12:00am

Produced for: Village Vibes Podcast

This week we have a new home, a special co-host @rastaroo, and a fantastic guest @alannaarchie and we dive into important and vital conversation! #ittakesavillage Read more

Why the 2020 Census Matters: Arturo Vargas

Airs at: Tue, 12/04/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

How important is the 2020 census? Very. Its repercussions are profound. It’s about power and money. The census in theory should be neutral, an objective collection of data, but like almost everything else these days it is politically charged. The numbers determine repres... Read more

A Radio Geekly: Episode 28 - ARG Holiday Hijinks!

Airs at: Fri, 12/07/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: A Radio Geekly

The year may be coming to a close, but the ARG collective is still busy bringing you info on all things geek! Collective member OpenMike gives an homage to comic book writer, editor and publisher, Stan Lee, who passed away last month. Jess chats with Anna Snyder, founder of... Read more

1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW !!!

Airs at: Fri, 12/07/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am

Produced for: Valley Views

Valley Views began its run on November 3, 2017. It doesn’t seem like an entire year has gone by. Folks at KBOO have been extremely supportive with my efforts to get this show up and running and I am grateful for their having my back. During this 1 year anniversary show, ... Read more

Jo Ann Hardesty Returns to KBOO!

Airs at: Thu, 12/13/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Portland's newest City Council member and longtime community activist Jo Ann Hardesty returns to the KBOO airwaves to host her show Voices From the Edge on December 13th. The legacy and impact of the "War on Drugs" on already vulnerable communities is hard to overstat... Read more

Sojourner Truth!

Airs at: Thu, 11/29/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

An update on Yemen as Senator Bernie Sanders is now leading an effort to block U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Our guest is Jehan Hakim, chair of the Yemeni Alliance Committee, which is working with other groups including Just Foreign Policy and Action Corps... Read more

Citizen Review Committee Sends Police Misconduct Case to City Council

Airs at: Wed, 11/28/2018 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

On November 7, the Citizen Review Committee met for a "conference hearing" on a police misconduct case it first heard back in August. Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw was in attendance to present her own findings in the case--she agreed with the CRC on all but two of i... Read more

Taking Over PG&E

Airs at: Mon, 11/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick interviews Johanna Bozuwa, Research Associate at the Democracy Collaborative, about how public ownership of electric utilities can help avert climate catastrophe and promote energy democracy, and how the California wildfires and PG&E’s culpability have incre... Read more

Economic Inequality Kills: Stephen Bezruchka

Airs at: Tue, 11/27/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Given that people in the U.S. spend more money on health care than the rest of the world combined, then logic would dictate that we have the best health outcomes. Well, we don’t. Why? Increasing evidence from epidemiologists— the scientists who study the health of popula... Read more

Eleven Things that White “Progressives” Say and Do that I Really, Really Hate

Airs at: Fri, 11/30/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am

Produced for: Valley Views

Within the US, I’ve lived in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southwest and the Northwest. I’ve lived large metropolitan areas and towns with less than 5,000 people. I try to live in places that are considered to be “progressive” in population and culture. But sometimes the ... Read more