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Growing Food...Empowering Communities...Changing Lives

Airs at: Thu, 03/23/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
  Jo Ann Hardesty speaks to Barbara Bernstein, producer of the new documentary Gaining Ground. GAINING GROUND presents the personal stories of farmers and activists confronting the challenges of feeding their local communities sustainably grown food. The documentary inter... Read more

Seeking Justice for Quanice Hayes

Airs at: Wed, 03/22/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
On February 9th 2017 in Northeast Portland, a 17 year old child, Quanice Derrick Hayes was shot three times, twice in the chest and once through the head at point blank range.   He was shot and killed by Portland Police Officer Andrew Hearst.    The family of Quanice Hayes... Read more

Iran: History & Politics

Airs at: Tue, 03/21/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Alternative Radio
  Iran, a country of 80 million people, strategically straddles West and South Asia. Once in Washington’s hip pocket, Iran dramatically left the U.S. orbit in 1979 when the Shah was overthrown and the Islamic Republic was established. The “loss” of Iran was a major blow to... Read more

News You Can Use

Airs at: Sun, 03/19/2017 at 2:15pm - Sun, 03/26/2017 at 2:15pm
Produced for This Is How We See It
Trump accuses Obama of wiretapping his phones at Trump Towers!  Ben Carson says that African slaves were immigrants?  The Pope may be open to having married men as priests in the Catholic church.  Listen in as we cover these topics and more. Read more

#CND60

Airs at: Sun, 03/19/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week begins our coverage of the Sixtieth Annual Session of the UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Austria. In part one of our coverage, we hear from delegates representing New Zealand, Uruguay, and the European Union. Read more

Chris Hedges on the Rise of Trump and American Fascism

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Radiozine
  It's all about "The F-Word," our monthly exploration of fascism"which is corporate control of the state, combined with repression of human rights and ramped up police and military. Today we devote this entire hour to "The F-Word" with a major address, "The Rise of Trump,... Read more

Reforming PPB: Kathleen Saadat

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for More Talk Radio
  In June of 2016 Kathleen Saadat resigned her position as chair of a community panel created to help monitor Portland police reforms in the wake of a federal justice investigation. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in a family committed to justice and education, Ka... Read more

Navy Vet Jonathan Hutto on Current Events and the Marine Corps Social Media Scandal

Airs at: Fri, 03/17/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Marvin and Angie interview returning guest Jonathan Hutto, author of "Anti-War Soldier." He will share his take on the current administration, and the recently-exposed social media scandal among the Marine Corps and other branches of the military. Music provided by Marvin Read more

Winner of KBOO's #PetsAgainstTrump contest!

After adding up all the votes from the website voting, and the voting sheets we had in the station, we have a winner! The winning pet will receive a pet hoodie with this written on it: "I'm Trump's Pet Enemy #1. #PetsAgainstTrump" It ended up being a close contest between ... Read more

Reducing Risk and Minimizing Harm

Airs at: Wed, 03/15/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Free Culture Radio
According to the Harm Reduction Coalition, harm reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. Harm Reduction is also a movement for social justice built on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of p... Read more