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Floating for Relaxation and Recovery

Airs at: Wed, 04/27/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Recovery Zone

A buoyant float in a dark tank of 93º salt water seems to be a sure-fire way to completely relax every muscle in the body, and floaters report benefits ranging from chronic pain relief to heightened states of consciousness. Six years ago Christopher Messer appeared on KBO... Read more

Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program to Maximize Fertility: An Interview with Jill Blakeway, L.Ac

Airs at: Mon, 04/11/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Making Babies: A proven 3-month Program for Maximum Fertility, by Jill Blakeway, L.Ac. and co-authored Dr. Sami David, a reproductive endocrinologist offers women and men a guide to fertility using the wisdom of Chinese medicine in conjunction with Western medicine. Ferti... Read more

Community Coalition Demands Minority Input on Superfund Cleanup

Airs at: Fri, 04/08/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

The Portland Harbor community coalition led by Groudworks, a local agency working for environmental social justice delivered a letter to the city government today. The Coalition wants more effort on the city’s part to include marginalized communities when they write their ... Read more

Upside Downtrodden - episode 135

Airs at: Fri, 04/01/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Upside Downtrodden

EPISODE 135 TOPIC: HEALTH EPISODE 135 SEGMENTS: JUSTWORTHY CAUSE - WMHI.ORG, WORDS TO LIVE BY EPISODE 135 GUEST: SONYO ESTAVILLO We live in a world of make-believe, institutionalized by man-made systems of control which seek to disparage, undermine, and enslave society.... Read more

Century Of Lies for March 20 2016

Airs at: Sun, 03/20/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week we feature interviews with Betty Aldworth, Executive Director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, and with Vanessa Caldwell, a member of the New Zealand delegation at the annual meeting of the United Nations' Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna and co-chair o... Read more

#History by Hillary

In a matter of a few days, Hillary Clinton grossly mischaracterized Nancy and Ronald Reagan’s record on HIV/AIDS, apologized briefly on twitter, and then apologized at greater length, less badly, on Medium. First, as reported on Truthdig (among other places), she praised t... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for March 14, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker hosts this Old Mole and we hear: Bill Resnick interviews Mark Engler, co-author of "This Is an Uprising: How Non-Violent Revolt Is Shaping the 21st Century" Jan Haaken talks with documentary director on her new movie "Trapped," about attempts to clos... Read more

Book Mole: What She Left Behind

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Larry Bolden reviews What She Left Behind, the harrowing tale of an eighteen year old woman who finds herself committed to a state asylum due to her rebelling against her father’s choice of whom she will marry. The author, Ellen Marie Wiseman, did extensive research into how ... Read more

Documentary: Targeted Regulations at Abortion Providers

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Jan Haaken interviews Dawn Porter, Director of the documentary film, TRAPPED, that will be playing at Cinema 21 for five days, opening on Friday March 18th. In “Trapped,” documentarian Dawn Porter chronicles the lives of medical professionals who work at clinics in the South... Read more

Epidemic of Despair

Airs at: Mon, 02/29/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker reads Jay Bookman's blog post entitled "The epidemic of despair in white working class America is now revealed." It reveals shocking dysfunction (alcoholism, drug abuse) and unprecedented suicide rates leading to shortened life spans and deteriorating living co... Read more