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Barbara Strauch and The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind

Airs at: Mon, 06/21/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Hosted by Dr. David Naimon  New York Times health editor, Barbara Strauch, discusses her new book The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind. She shares research on how our brains improve as we age, and what we can do to maintain o... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06/17/2010

Airs at: Thu, 06/17/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
About the program… Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you and your community. Every week, Voices from the Edge provides KBOO listeners a place ... Read more

Madness Radio on 06/28/10

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Madness Radio
  Madness Radio: Schizophrenia and Black Politics Jonathan Metzl How did the definition of schizophrenia change during the civil rights and Black Power era of the 1960s? Why did a disease primarily affecting withdrawn white housewives suddenly become focused on angry and... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06/10/2010

Airs at: Thu, 06/10/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
"A Conversation with The Fire Frashour Campaign" Should Portland Police officers Ronald Frashour, Chris Humphreys and others involved in the death of Portland residents in recent years be fired immediately? Should mandatory arbitration be removed from the Portland Police A... Read more

Sandra Steingraber and Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment

Airs at: Mon, 06/14/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by Dr. David Naimon   Poet, biologist and cancer survivor, Sandra Steingraber, uses all three kinds of experience to investigate the links between cancer and environmental toxins.  She discusses the new updated edition of her classic book Living Downstream: An Ecol... Read more

Shahid Buttar Bill or Rights Defense Committee and Bed Bugs in Portland, Oregon on the Digital Divide June 2010

Airs at: Fri, 06/11/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Digital Divide
Hosted by: Dave DeAngelis, Rabia Yeaman Digital Divide for June 2010 Tune in to the Digital Divide this Friday, June 11, 2010. Dave DeAngeles speaks with Shahid Buttar of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee regarding the ever increasing domestic surveillance techniques. ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06/03/2010

Airs at: Thu, 06/03/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Jo Ann & Dave discuss police accountability, and the U.S. Supreme Court's June 1 decision regarding Miranda rights.  Open lines. About the program… Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions ... Read more

Roosevelt Rough Riders Oral History Project

Airs at: Wed, 06/02/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Underground
Solomon Barr, host of the program, introduced us to the Oral History Projects. Students in this class did interviews with Portlanders, and then edited the interviews, wrote and recorded the scripts, and put the show together. Briana interviewed Lisa Loving, Dorian interview... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 05/27/2010

Airs at: Thu, 05/27/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Coffee, Tea and VOE: A talk with Coffee Party PDX's Kristy Alberty and Common Cause Oregon's Nate Gulley The Tea Party has captured the imagination of America's media industry if not the American people, lending it clout that far surpasses its numbers. Tea Party pressure ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 5/20/10

Airs at: Thu, 05/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Oregon Primary Election 2010 About the program… Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you and your community. Every week, Voices from the Edge... Read more