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Voices from the Edge on 5/13/10

Airs at: Thu, 05/13/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Is Multnomah County "uniquely toxic" for people of color?   A new report by Portland State University states that for people of color, Multnomah County is a "uniquely toxic" place when it comes to education, income, home ownership and health. The 152-page report, which ... Read more

Gwen Shepard, Corvallis resident and the NAACP health coordinator for Alaska, Washington and Oregon.

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Health and Healthcare Forum Host Roberta Hall speaks with Gwen Shepard, Corvallis resident and the NAACP health coordinator for our region (Alaska, Washington and Oregon). Read more

Neuroscientist Dr. Daniel Amen discusses the latest research on how the key to a healthier body is a healthy brain.

Airs at: Mon, 05/10/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by Dr. David Naimon Dr. Daniel Amen, neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and brain imaging expert, discusses the latest research on how the key to a healthier body is a healthy brain.D r. Amen's latest book is "Change Your Brain, Change Your Body." Read more

Voices From the Edge on 05/06/2010

Airs at: Thu, 05/06/2010 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 pla... Read more

Prohibition Has Failed-- What's Next?

Airs at: Fri, 05/07/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Ani and Lyn talk about drug policy, the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program, and Oregon's Initiative 28.  Their guests are Howard Wooldridge, co-founder of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, and Alice Ivany, cheif co-petitioner for Intiative 28.  Howard and Alice stopped by ... Read more

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

Airs at: Wed, 05/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
   Host Lisa Loving speaks with Sandra Steingraber, internationally recognized authority on environmental links to cancer and reproductive health, about the new edition of her contemporary classic, "Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the... Read more

Mary Olson on Jaakko Seikkula's Open Dialog Approach to Mental Distress

Airs at: Mon, 05/03/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Madness Radio
 Hosted by Will Hall Is a 'psychotic' crisis inside one person's mind -- or does it happen between people, in their relationship? Can therapy untangle the web of madness by addressing the family, providers, and entire social network? Smith College social worker and Fullbrig... Read more

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

Airs at: Mon, 05/03/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by Dr. David Naimon Bestselling novelist, Jonathan Safran Foer, discusses his first book of nonfiction, Eating Animals.  Learn why eating eggs is crueler than eating beef,  how eating meat contributes to global warming far more than driving your car,   how Safran Fo... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04/29/10

Airs at: Thu, 04/29/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Clergy Abuse: Can we hold the abusers accountable and heal the community?   Revelations earlier this month implicating Pope Benedict XVI in cover-ups of clergy abuse in Europe are just the latest developments in an issue that is rocking religious institutions to their f... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04/29/10

Clergy Abuse: Can we hold the abusers accountable and heal the community?   Revelations earlier this month implicating Pope Benedict XVI in cover-ups of clergy abuse in Europe are just the latest developments in an issue that is rocking religious institutions to their fou... Read more