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The Old Mole Variety Hour for October 1, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This episode is hosted by Thom Becker, and features these segments: 1. An interview with Diane Feeley, a Detroit activist, on environmental, labor, feminist and housing issues. 2. In the first of a two-part segment, Desiree Hellegers interviews American Sign Language in... Read more

A Radio Geekly: Episode 26 - Ghosts and Goblins and Geeks....OH MY!!!

Airs at: Fri, 10/05/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  A Radio Geekly
For this month's episode of A Radio Geekly, the collective reports back from convention season 2018, gives insight on some spooky things happening in town, as well as other activites to check out in the Fall. Tune in at 11am with your jack-o-lanterns and costumes at the rea... Read more

Afghanistan, Iraq, & Yemen: Finding Hope in Countries Devastated by U.S. Policy

Airs at: Wed, 09/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Join peace activist Kathy Kelly and host Lisa Loving for an hour on colonialism and nonviolence in the face of war, this Wednesday morning at 9. Back in the 1990s, Kathy was founder of Voices in the Wilderness, where she traveled with local activist Dan Handelman of Peac... Read more

#DisarmPSU Rally

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A rally and march was hosted today at Portland State University. The outcry comes after Jason Washington, a black man, was gunned down by PSU police officers James Dewey and Shawn McKenzie in late June. The mission of the event was to bring justice for Washington and preven... Read more

Looking Ahead to the Portland Psychedelic Conference

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
    The First Annual Portland Psychedelic Conference is coming up on October 27th, at the Alberta Abbey in Northeast Portland. KBOO reporter Sam Bouman sat down today with an organizer and two of the speakers who will be at the conference to find out more. Doctor Alissa ... Read more

Save Money on Text Books! How? Open Educational Resources - Check it Out

Airs at: Fri, 09/28/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for:  Valley Views
Did you know that any student at any university or community college in Oregon could significantly cut their textbook expenses?  I didn’t until I interviewed Meggi Wright, the Open Educational Resources Librarian at Lane Community College in Eugene.  Meggi and I chat about ... Read more

Reducing Harm, Saving Lives: California Assembly Bill 186

Airs at: Sun, 09/23/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies we look at California's Assembly Bill 186, which would allow the city and county of San Francisco to establish a supervised consumption facility that would prevent drug overdose deaths. Governor Jerry Brown has until September 30 to sign the mea... Read more

Radical Mycology Convergence - Networking for Connection and Healing

Airs at: Wed, 09/26/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
  Fungi have often gotten a bad rap or been neglected, but for Radical Mycologists the potential value in human/mushroom interactions are unlimited, and their investigations embrace mycology through science, art, philosophy, sociology, religion ancient history. Peter McCoy... Read more

"Fight for $15 " Embraces #MeToo Movement in Striking McDonalds

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Annelise Orleck, Professor of History, Dartmouth College and author of  WE ARE ALL FAST-FOOD WORKERS NOW:  The Global Uprising Against Poverty Wages" Emboldened by the #MeToo movement, McDonalds workers staged a one-day strike at restaurants in 10 cities to pressure manag... Read more

The Day to Day Fight to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 09/20/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  The State of Oregon is partnering with school districts and education service districts across the state to reduce chronic student absenteeism. Chronic Absenteeism is different from traditional concepts like truancy or delinquency, and aims to capture all absences from a... Read more