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Eugene vs. NW Natural

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
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 utility bills for households. This vote is a major victory ... Read more

How Green Is Portland These Days?

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
For the past few decades Portland has been internationally touted as a green city. In many ways it has deserved this reputation but there are still many ways in which the city needs to improve. In 2016 the city council approved a ban on any new or expanded fossil fuel infra... Read more

Human Rights and Decolonization

Airs at: Wed, 03/15/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Human Rights and Decolonization. The Sixty-Sixth Session of the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs meets in Vienna, Austria from March 13-17 this year. We hear powerful statements on decolonization and human rights from Bolivian Vice President D... Read more

Love In The Time Of Fentanyl

Airs at: Wed, 03/15/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
Safe supply, safe spaces to consume, and the decriminalization of people who use drugs: a conversation with Haven Wheelock, Drug Users Health Services Program Coordinator at Portland-area nonprofit Outside In. Haven and host Doug McVay also discuss the new documentary Love ... Read more

The Gap: Truth and Failure at City Hall, and Complimenting into the Void

Airs at: Fri, 03/10/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea cover the recent goings on at City Hall, and would you believe the direct dealing the City insists on doing, has not yielded great results. The City Auditor's office revealed a scheme by Portland Police and police veterans to ... Read more

Portland's Fukushima

Airs at: Mon, 03/13/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This week marks the 12th anniversary of the 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami. The tsunami caused the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. There were meltdowns of three of the Fukushima reactors, discharge of radioactive water in Fukushima and associated evacuation zone... Read more

Compassion Gains Ground in Colorado

Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Compassion Gains Ground in Colorado. The Colorado Legislature is considering whether to allow municipalities in that state to save lives by authorizing the operation of overdose prevention centers. We hear from two of the co-sponsors of House B... Read more

La Hora M

Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2023 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Episodio 2023- La Hora M - MUJERES y OFICIOS. En este episodio tuvimos cuatro invitadas que han elegido vivir en San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Sureste de México. Todas allegadas a la ciudad, nos comentarán cómo sus quehaceres, que desarrollados día a día desde sus autonomías... Read more

The Gap: City Council Shenanigans and the Art of Apology

Airs at: Fri, 03/03/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea start with a news round-up, starting national and drilling down to the local. We discuss Dilbert's fall from grace (if he ever had any??? because the cartoon is so unfunny????) Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'national divorce,' and ... Read more

Drug Checking and Safe Supply

Airs at: Wed, 03/01/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Drug Checking and Safe Supply. We hear from Professor Mal McLeod with the Australian National University’s College of Science on delivering the CanTEST Health and Drug Checking Service. Plus we hear from Dylan Griffith, founder of the Kootenay ... Read more