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Revolutionary Happiness

Airs at: Mon, 12/27/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In this commentary, Frann Michel takes up what's wrong with happiness, happiness studies, and the pursuit of happiness and ends with some tips on being happy, because we all like a happy ending.   You can read this piece and find links to her sources here.    Image: “Misery... Read more

Out with the old, in with the new: 2011 In Review

Airs at: Tue, 12/28/2010 at 12:00am
With Joe on vacation, Abe reflects on the wreckage of another year gone by, and looks forward to the year to come. But it's not all about the host, oh no! Listeners will have the chance to comment about which events from 2010 they thought were the most significant, and what... Read more

Voices from the Edge 12-23-10 Who Was Good & Who Was Bad in 2010?

Airs at: Thu, 12/23/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
    It's that time of year when Jo Ann and Dave review which of our public figures deserve a gift in their stocking and which deserve a lump of coal. They'll also be asking listerners to share their holiday list of candidates. Will it include Senator John McCain for ... Read more

Presswatch on 12/16/2010

Airs at: Thu, 12/23/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Todays topics include; the new tax bill and its effect on our society (including health care and social security), North and South Korea, and other news stories. Read more

Returning vets at risk for suicide--a challenge to mental health care in the armed forces

Airs at: Fri, 12/17/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30pm
Hosts Northwest Vets for Peace discuss suicide among veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. They also feature an interview from the Talk Nation Radio show with 1st Infantryman Jeff Hanks who went AWOL to avoid redeployment to Afghanistan. Hanks had a panic attack at ... Read more

Mad Pride: Living With Mental Diversity

Airs at: Mon, 12/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Join KBOO Madness Radio host Will Hall and guest Myriam Rahman, who are both survivors of severe mental illness diagnosis but who no longer view themselves as sick. What does it mean to live with madness? What can people with psychiatric diagnosis do to empower themselves ... Read more

Black Farmers Settlement with USDA; Food Safety Modernization Act; Interview with the Curious Cook Harold McGee

Airs at: Sun, 12/19/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Food Show
President Obama just signed into law a $1.15 billion settlement with thousands of black farmers who were discriminated against by the United States Department of Agriculture. So we began the show with an update from John Boyd Jr., president of the National Black Farmers A... Read more

The Death of the New Deal - or - Obama's Tax Cut "Compromise"

Airs at: Tue, 12/14/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris. Join Abe and Joe as we mourn the death of the New Deal. President Obama's  tax cut "compromise" spells out, in painful detail, the final death of the idea of liberalism as a governing philosophy. Obama was elected at the head of a popul... Read more

Hohohomo Holiday Season

Airs at: Tue, 12/07/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
Normal 0 Are you stressing about the holidaze? Tis the season to celebrate in our own hohohomo way, with gaymazing holiday music and more. We start the show with a song from the Indigo Girls "Your Holiday Song" Our first guest is Miranda May and we talk about how to surv... Read more

Neighborhoods Versus Cell Phone Towers

Airs at: Tue, 12/07/2010 at 12:00am
 Host Joe Uris invites concerned NE Portland Neighborhood Activists Susan Prows and Steve Cole in to talk about Cell Phone Towers in Portland.  Many city residents are opposed to the towers, and to the less-than-transparent methods being used to place them. See RespectPDX.o... Read more