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Toolkits for Reform

Airs at: Mon, 07/17/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
This week on Prison Pipeline: Toolkits for Reform - A Conversation with Wanda Bertram, Communications Strategist at the Prison Policy Initiative. Criminal legal system reforms are being introduced at a rapid pace across the United States, often with the stated goal of reduc... Read more

Lauren Gross on the Right to Repair, with Repair PDX

Airs at: Thu, 07/13/2023 at 8:00am
Lauren Gross of Repair PDX talks about the right-to-repair movement around the world and around the region--and how listeners can join. Read more

Multnomah County vs. Big Oil, with John Wasiutynski

Airs at: Mon, 07/17/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Last month Multnomah County filed suit against several of the largest fossil fuel and coal-producing corporations to hold them accountable for damages from the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome, one of the deadliest and most destructive human-made weather disasters in Americ... Read more

Imani Muhammad of Youth Organized United To Help

Airs at: Thu, 07/06/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Imani Muhammad is a local nonprofit founder and director who works with kids and families. She is a past winner of The Skanner News Group Drum Major for Justice Award for civil rights, founder of the Portland Youth Summit, small business owner, basketball coach, lifestyle a... Read more

The Hottest Places in Portland

Airs at: Mon, 07/10/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
On June 28, 2021, Portland State Geography Professor Vivek Shandas drove around Portland on this hottest day ever recorded in the city, measuring the temperatures of the pavement in various neighborhoods around town. And what he found was a dramatic discrepancy between the ... Read more

A Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use

Airs at: Wed, 06/28/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: A Citizens’ Assembly On Drugs Use. The government of the Republic of Ireland has established a Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use to “consider the legislative, policy and operational changes Ireland could make to significantly reduce the harmful i... Read more

PDX Progressive Talk Radio - June 2023

Airs at: Wed, 06/28/2023 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Changing City of Roses In this episode, Moses Ross talks with two leaders in the Portland area. He takes a moment to disucss Portland's new form of governance with PDX Indepenent Commission Member, Kari Chisholm. Moses then switches gears in a dramatic move to talk abo... Read more

Art Talk Bus Stop

Airs at: Wed, 06/28/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Talk Bus Stop
In place of Art Talk Bus Stop this program is a special 3 part documentary short (1 hr total). The show features interviews and original music from three musicians of Montavilla Jazz, Denzel Mendoza, Mary Sue Tobin, and Machado Mijiga. Each musician created pieces inspired ... Read more

Art Talk Bus Stop

Airs at: Wed, 06/28/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Talk Bus Stop
In place of Art Talk Bus Stop this program is a special 3 part documentary short (1 hr total). The show features interviews and original music from three musicians of Montavilla Jazz, Denzel Mendoza, Mary Sue Tobin, and Machado Mijiga. Each musician created pieces inspired ... Read more

Eugene vs. NW Natural Encore

Airs at: Mon, 07/03/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
    This program aired originally on April 3, 2023 On February 7, the Eugene City Council voted to phase out fossil fuels like gas in new homes and buildings, the first city in Oregon to take this step that will cut climate pollution, improve air quality, and lower utilit... Read more