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Interview with Youngest Journalist in the World, Janna Jihad

Airs at: Mon, 07/22/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

KBOO host McKenzie Beard interviews 13 year old, Janna Jihad, the youngest Journalist in the World. Jihad's goal is to spread awareness about the crisis in her hometown Nabi Saleh, Palestine. Here she lives with the daily impact of war, bombings and Israeli occupation. Read more

Voices from Syria: A Conversation with Mark Taliano

Airs at: Fri, 08/09/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Beloved Community

On The Beloved Community, John Shuck speaks with Mark Taliano, author of Voices from Syria. Three years ago, Mark Taliano travelled to Syria in attempt to hear from Syrians what is really happening in their country. Mark writes: "Between 15 and 23 September 2016, I tra... Read more

The Nib

Airs at: Thu, 08/08/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

Based in Portland, The Nib is a publisher of political comics and graphic journalism founded in 2013 by cartoonist Matt Bors. Originally appearing on the online platform Medium, The Nib has managed to stand out from the field of webcomics publishers by paying fair-marke... Read more

One Gun

Airs at: Tue, 08/06/2019 at 3:00am - 5:30am

Produced for: Vinyl Pajama Party

Oregon PSR: Unequal impacts of Nuclear Weapons

Airs at: Mon, 08/05/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Guest host Jenna Yokoyama talks to Sean Tenney of Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility about the unequal impacts of nuclear weapons. OR PSR will be holding an event on Tues, Aug 6 from 6-7p at the Japanese Americna Historical Plaza for Hiroshima and Nagasaki Memor... Read more

Resisting Tyranny in Hong Kong

Airs at: Mon, 07/22/2019 at 4:00pm - Fri, 07/26/2019 at 5:00pm

Produced for: The Final Straw Radio

Resisting Tyranny in Hong Kong For the hour, we spoke with Ahkok who identifies as a humanitarian, antifascist and musician who grew up in Hong Kong and has participated in protests over the years including the Umbrella Movement and current protests today. We talk about th... Read more

Tragedy In Kansas

Airs at: Wed, 07/31/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week we speak with Jennifer Hess, a Kansas medical cannabis patient, wife and mother whose husband died in police custody. Plus, Jessyln McCurdy from the ACLU, Patrice Onwuka from the Independent Women's Forum, and Aleks Kajstura from the Prison Policy Initiative speak... Read more

Buscando America on 07/30/19

Airs at: Tue, 07/30/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Buscando America

Janna Jihad nació en Cisjordania y con tan solo doce años ha sido catalogada como la periodista más joven del mundo. Conversatorio con Janna en el Café Revolución durante la gira que realiza en Estados Unidos junto con el documental “Radiance of Resistance". ¿Quiénes están... Read more

Left & the Law: District Attorneys

Airs at: Mon, 07/29/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss the wave of progressives running for District Attorney across the US, including Tiffany Caban in New York, the change this wave marks from the usual alliance of DAs with policing, and the overreach of a New Orleans DA who is now bein... Read more

Iran and US MIddle East Policy

Airs at: Mon, 07/29/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick continues his conversation with political scientist Stephen Zunes about Iran and its relations with the USA. Among his other accomplishments, Zunes is a senior policy analyst for Foreign Policy in Focus. You can find the first part of this conversation at t... Read more