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Peter Shapiro and Kevin Card on the Health Care Crisis

Airs at: Mon, 07/27/2009 at 5:00pm
 Both Abe Proctor and Joe Uris are on vacation this week. Today, Peter Shapiro and Kevin Card tell us some horror stories about the current Health Care Crisis, and listeners are encouraged to call in and share theirs.  It seems as tho everyone has been touched by the health... Read more

Fighting the SEIU

Airs at: Sun, 07/26/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 The National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) has been fighting for its right to represent healthcare workers in California, against the massive Service Employees International Union (SEIU).  Tom Becker talks with NUHW's vice-president John Borsos about the issues.  You ... Read more

Featuring Terry Dorn, author of The Cross and the Psychiatrist

Airs at: Sun, 07/26/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Sounds of Awareness
 Host Paul Van Dyck interviews Terry Dorn, author of The Cross and the Psychiatrist.  They discuss his life and his self help book for people with mental illness.  Read more

Voices from the Edge on 07/22/09

Airs at: Wed, 07/22/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Seven months into a new administration and the nation still finds itself embroiled in two Asian wars. Many Americans would have difficulty explaining how the Obama administration's conduct of these wars differs from the last administration's. They're certainly not being hel... Read more

Dr. David A. Kessler and his book "The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite"

Airs at: Sun, 07/19/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 The End of Overeating  Hosted by: Dr. David Naimon An interview with former FDA commissioner, Dr. David A. Kessler, about his book "The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite,"  a book that reveals just how the food industry is fueling the ... Read more

Judith Arcana

Airs at: Mon, 07/13/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Jennifer Kemp speaks with activist and author Judith Arcana about reproductive rights in the United States, before Roe v. Wade and now. Also, hear Judith read some of her poetry! Read more

The Secret Surveillance Program, and the Health Care Bill

Airs at: Mon, 07/13/2009 at 5:00pm
 Hosted by: Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   Joe Uris is still on Summer Vacation.  Today, Abe takes a look at the breaking story of the Bush-era "surveillance program" that Cheney ordered the CIA to keep secret from Congress. That would be Vice-president Cheney, who has Const... Read more

Monday Morning Radiozine FAMILY BUSINESS with Anna Keith Soderberg

Airs at: Sun, 07/12/2009 at 5:00pm
Anna Keith Soderberg interviews Dixie Whetsell, BS, IBCLC from the Northwest Mothers Milk Bank about the importance of human milk and the new milk bank forming in Portland, OR. Read more

Robert Gourley on the history of Company-Provided Health Care

Airs at: Sun, 07/12/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Health and Health Care Forum  Hosted by Roberta Hall Today, Roberta talks to Robert Gourley about the history of our unique, Company-Provided Health Care System. Read more

Dixie Whetsell and the Northwest Mothers Milk Bank

Airs at: Sun, 07/12/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Family Business  Hosted by Anna Keith Soderberg Currently, US milk banks cannot meet the need for donor milk. The closest milk bank to Portland is in San Jose, California.  Oregon and Washington have two of the highest breastfeeding rates in the United States with the pote... Read more