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Cracked: The Future of Dams in a Hot, Chaotic World

Airs at: Mon, 06/26/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Throughout history, mankind has dammed rivers at the cost of wild fish, Indigenous peoples, forested land, and healthy watersheds. Adding to the havoc of today’s climate-change-induced weather extremes and water shortages, science says there’s no future for the business of ... Read more

Listen to Youth

Airs at: Mon, 06/19/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
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 generations have created. During the May Rumble on the Rive... Read more

Fresh Out Community Based Re-Entry Program

Airs at: Mon, 06/19/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Larry Turner, co-founder of Fresh Out Community Based Re-Entry Program, and Wilford Johnson, Fresh Out alumni and peer mentor. Individuals who release from prison often return to underserved communities and face many barriers that make successfu... Read more

Jeff Strang from Common Ground OR/WA

Airs at: Thu, 06/08/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guest is Jeff Strang from Common Ground OR/WA, talking about land ownership, wealth control, and taxes. He’s talking about a policy strategy for Oregon like in Alaska, where residents get money every year through a tax on the oil industry – except in Oregon it would be ... Read more

Ep. 2: A conversation about Ethiopia and the African immigrant experience

Airs at: Wed, 06/07/2023 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  The Global Sail
  My name is TK Taparura, and I am an immigrant from Zimbabwe, a country in Southern Africa. Last time I spoke about Zimbabwe. I am thankful to you all for the support. Through various feedback, I am glad to say that many of you enjoyed the show. I am thankful for the show... Read more

It Did Happen Here hosts and producers talk about their project and event on Tuesday, June 6th, 7pm

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2023 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Tonight, join Mic Crenshaw, Celina Flores, Moe Bowstern and Jonathan Mozzochi in Studio 2, as they talk about It Did Happen Here, the book, the podcast and their upcoming event on Tuesday, June 6th, 7pm at Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209   ... Read more

Cycling from Alaska to Argentina with Kristen and Ville Jokinen

Airs at: Thu, 06/08/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's special hour-long Jonesy, our guests are Kristen and Ville Jokinen, who cycled from the top of Alaska to the southernmost tip of Argentina, an adventure covering 18,215 miles over 20 months. Kristen chronicles the trip in the new book Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey fro... Read more

The Global Overdose Crisis

Airs at: Wed, 05/31/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: The Global Overdose Crisis. The Seventy-Sixth World Health Assembly was held recently in Geneva, Switzerland. Among the side events at this year’s Assembly, UNAIDS and the Open Society Foundation hosted a discussion entitled “Responding to the ... Read more

Morgan Miller of the Class Struggle Action Network

Airs at: Thu, 06/01/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guest is Morgan Miller of the Class Struggle Action Network. They are moving forward with all kinds of projects.  Read more

Tank the Tanks

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Just before northbound traffic reaches the St. Johns Bridge, three new billboards have appeared on Hwy 30/St Helens Road in Linnton.  They are part of the Tank the Tanks campaign. The billboards perch alongside the six mile-long Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub. The... Read more