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The Push to Release Guantanamo Prisoners: 70 Days to go

Airs at: Fri, 11/11/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Positively Revolting
  The Push to Release Guantanamo Prisoners; 70 Days to go Guest host Linda Olson-Osterlund will be joined from London by Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison. They will talk about the seventy days le... Read more

Gandhi's Gift

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for More Talk Radio
  “Gandhi’s Gift” is the first major documentary about Mahatma Gandhi to be made in the U.S. and asks the question, “Were Gandhi’s final years his finest?” Co-producer Cynthia Lukas will join Cecil and Celest in studio to discuss the film and Gandhi's legacy of resistance.... Read more

Evening News on 11/10/16

Airs at: Thu, 11/10/2016 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News
On tonight's evening news report: -Analysis on the Donald Trump election from the Council on American Islamic Relations, independent journalist Arun Gupta, Ralph Nader -We hear students speaking out against fossil fuel infrastructure expandion in the city of Portland -A l... Read more

Presswatch: Barriers to Democracy

Airs at: Thu, 11/10/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Presswatch
   Host Theresa Mitchell takes your calls and comments on the Presidential election and on the various barriers and scams that prevent an outbreak of democracy in the U.S.  Plus a renewed call for social activism. Read more

Old School Beats

Airs at: Fri, 11/18/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
A Special 3-hour block of Old School Beats in celebration of Hip-Hop History Month!   November is Hip-Hop History Month, where we give celebration to what hip hop has done to bring together people of the world, people of all nationalities, young people, all the political ... Read more

LIVING IN TRUMPLAND

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
As we stagger past the shock and dismay of this presidential election, it's important that we understand what we must do as individuals and as a community to counter the forces that have been unleashed by the election of Donald Trump. To help us navigate these difficult wat... Read more

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Airs at: Thu, 11/10/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Words and Pictures
  Charles Brownstein is the Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit advocacy organization which recently moved its headquarters from New York to Portland.  The CBLDF provides aid to artists and publishers facing legal threats such as censorshi... Read more

The Digital Divide: Call In

Airs at: Fri, 11/11/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for The Digital Divide
  Host Rabia Yeaman takes your calls and discusses the Assange/Wikileaks email disclosures, why no emails at the RNC or any Republicans were exposed & what would happen if your emails were made public. Read more

Winners & Losers this Election Season

Airs at: Thu, 11/10/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
  Community dialogue is important. Voices from the Edge lends a KBOO microphone to informed guests you might not hear anywhere else. With an hour to invest, the call-in format engages listeners in meaningful conversations about crucial issues like racial disparity, governm... Read more

Flashpoints: Greg Palast

Airs at: Wed, 11/09/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for Flashpoints
  Today on Flashpoints Greg Palast joins host Dennis Bernstein for an election day post mortem on voter intimidation.  Also, The Pipeline: How Marin and San Francisco financial firms fuel the fracking boom. Read more