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Mark Winne and "Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty"

Airs at: Sun, 05/10/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Host Dr. David Naimon interviews Mark Winne, author of Closing the Food Gap:  Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty.   Closing the Food Gap exposes America's dangerous dietary split: from patrons of food pantries, bodegas, and convenience stores to the more comfortabl... Read more

The Importance of Mother's Day

Airs at: Thu, 05/07/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Bridget B. here, and this edition of Bread & Roses was all about The Importance of Mother's Day; it's actual meaning and how you can get involved to make a difference. Given that this show fell right before Mother's Day, or on Mother's Day in other countries, I wanted to br... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 4, 2009

Airs at: Sun, 05/03/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Is human nature good or evil? Can you move beyond your past if you were raised on a commune?  Does industrial livestock farming of pigs and poultry lead to  new diseases?  These are the questions raised on this program, hosted by the Old Mole's Denise Morris.   This progra... Read more

Pig Cities and Swine Flu

Airs at: Sun, 05/03/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 How has industrial farming produced the conditions for new diseases like the current  outbreak swine flu?  Rob Wallace writes the blog Farming Pathogens, and in this conversation with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken, he explains how cities of pigs and cities of poultry create br... Read more

Are We "Born To Be Good?"

Airs at: Sun, 05/03/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 The human sciences, going back to Darwin, have accumulated evidence that our most  hard-wired emotions are not greed and selfishness, but gratitude, awe and compassion.  In this conversation, Dacher Keltner, author of Born to Be Good, talks with Bill Resnick about why we a... Read more

Albert Camus's THE PLAGUE

Airs at: Sun, 05/03/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
The Ubu Hour adapts Albert Camus's THE PLAGUE just in time for the swine flu pandemic... Actually we ran a longer version of this show 3 years ago, when people were worried about avian flu and how the Bush administration would react to it.  So we took that 1 hour show, chop... Read more

Dr. Larry Dossey and his new book, The Power of Premonitions: How knowing the Future Can Shape Our Lives

Airs at: Sun, 05/03/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Stephanie Potter hosts a special interview with Dr. Larry Dossey, a physician who is deeply rooted in the scientific world and has become an internationally influential advocate of the role of the mind in health and the role of spirituality in healthcare. He discusses his ... Read more

Dr. Daniel G. Amen and his book, Magnificent Mind At Any Age

Airs at: Sun, 05/03/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Dr. David Naimon interviews New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Daniel G. Amen, discusses natural ways to treat anxiety, depression, memory problems, ADD, and insomnia in his new book Magnificent Mind At Any Age.   Read more

Grow your Own Food!!!

Airs at: Tue, 04/28/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
 Hosted by Barbara Bernstein It's time to plant your garden and this morning we talk with two Portland gardening proponents who work to make gardening accessible and enjoyable to everyone. We'll talk with Renee Moog, the coordinator for the SE Natural Techniques Demonstrati... Read more

Swine Flu and the Potential for Pandemic

Airs at: Wed, 04/29/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" discusses Swine Flu --  potential for pandemic?  Read more