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The Politics of PTSD

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Is PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) a useful concept  for thinking about how people deal with a society saturated in violence?   What is gained by using it to treat soldiers suffering from the results of battle mayhem?  Can it be extended  to understand women in abusi... Read more

Healthcare Reform -- or Deform?

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Is the Healthcare bill now being debated in Congress a step in the right, or in the wrong, direction?  In this piece by long-time health professional Carol Miller, read here by Tom Becker, it's another corporate bailout that will make real reform more difficult to achieve.... Read more

Brandi Tuck from the Goose Hollow Family Center talks about Homeless Issues

Airs at: Wed, 11/18/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Brandi Tuck from the Goose Hollow Family Center talks about Homeless Issues Wednesday Morning Talk Radio Hosted by Erik Jorgenson Today's guest is Brandi Tuck, Executive Director at the Goose Hollow Family Center, which opened for the season on November First.  Brandi was r... Read more

John Perkins and Hoodwinked Live in Studio

Airs at: Tue, 11/17/2009 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Author and former "economic hit man" John Perkins joins Abe and Joe for a look behind the mirror at the coporations who have made America into history's first truly global empire. Perkins examines why global financial markets collapsed, ... Read more

Acupuncturist Maria Perez discusses Community Acupuncture as part of healthcare reform.

Airs at: Mon, 11/16/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by: Dr. David Naimon  Acupuncturist Maria Perez discusses Community Acupuncture as part of healthcare reform.  Read more

Out Loud focuses on our talent, our health, and our stories.

Airs at: Tue, 11/10/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
Out Loud focuses on our talent, our health, and our stories. Max Voltage, from Pants-Off Productions, talks about Homomentum: a monthly queer cabaret. Homomentum takes over the Egyptian Room Saturday Nov 14th. This month's Timewarp Talent Show will showcase queer dance & pe... Read more

Interview with Chris Bouneff, Executive Director of NAMI

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness was the Prison Pipeline Guest. Chris Bouneff talked about the special problems of folks who are incarcerated. NAMI website is: nami.org/Oregon. Telephone: 503/230-8009. Read more

Herbalist Andrew Gaeddert & Healing Digestive Disorders: Natural Treatments for Gastrointestinal Conditions

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Healthwatch Hosted by Dr. David NaimonHealing Digestive Disorders: Natural Treatments for Gastrointestinal Conditions Herbalist Andrew Gaeddert,  author of Healing Digestive Disorders: Natural Treatments for Gastrointestinal Conditions, and Chinese Herbs in the Western Cli... Read more

More Talk Radio on 10/26/09

Airs at: Mon, 10/26/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, who is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Black Women's Health Imperative. With five videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; Hoytt's first appearance was a 1991 Senate Committee as a President for th... Read more

PressWatch: Dr. Henry Niman on the Ukraine outbreak

Airs at: Thu, 11/05/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell interviews Dr. Henry Niman, Ph.D., internationally known viral researcher, on the progress of Swine Flu and the outbreak in Ukraine.  Media hoopla or not, it's a dangerous pandemic and is about to grow more so; the numbers from the Ukraine have been spun.  Read more